Adam Pally

Adam Pally
Pally at TCA in 2010
Born	Adam Saul Pally (1982-03-18) March 18, 1982 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Daniella Liben Pally (m. 2008)[1]
Children	2

Adam Saul Pally^[1] (born March 18, 1982) is an American actor and comedian, most widely known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project.

Early life and education

Pally was born in Livingston, New Jersey^[2] to Dr. Steven Pally, an osteopathic internist who owns his own medical office and Caryn Pally, who manages the practice in Florham Park, New Jersey. He was raised Jewish.^[1][3] He grew up in New York, Chicago, and New Jersey.^[3] and has two sisters, Erica and Risa.^[4]

In 2004, Pally graduated from The New School University in New York City. He has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York since 2002 and continues to perform in shows such as "Death by Roo Roo"^[5] and "ASSSSCAT 3000"^[6] at the theater's Los Angeles division.^[7] He is a member of the sketch comedy group "Chubby Skinny Kids" with comedians Dan Gregor and Doug Mand.^[8] Pally is also part of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Gil Ozeri and Ben Schwartz; the group continues to perform their long-form improv show at UCBT occasionally.

Career

Pally has appeared in such films as Iron Man 3, Taking Woodstock, Solitary Man, Assassination of a High School President, The To Do List and A.C.O.D.. He has made guest appearances on Californication and The Colbert Report. He has written and appeared on the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV::. Pally and frequent collaborator Gil Ozeri are currently writing a script being produced by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay's company Gary Sanchez Productions.^[9]

From April 2011 to May 2013, Pally starred as Max Blum, one of the lead characters on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Damon Wayans, Jr., and Casey Wilson. In 2013, Pally was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his work on season three of Happy Endings. Following the cancellation of Happy Endings, Pally joined the cast of The Mindy Project as a series regular for the second and third season, playing the role of Dr. Peter Prentice.^[10] He left the show mid-way through the third season, making his final appearances as a series regular in 2015.

Pally most recently filmed a lead role opposite T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch in the upcoming comedy Search Party. This film serves as the directorial debut of screenwriter Scot Armstrong.^[11]

Pally performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2008.

Other work

Pally is a regular contributor to the humor website Funny or Die, where he is best known for his series Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally, where he interviews celebrities in his car. In 2011, Pally co-starred in the comedic stage-show The Realest Real Housewives, created by his Happy Endings co-star Casey Wilson. He has appeared regularly on many podcasts on the Earwolf network such as Comedy Bang Bang, improv4humans, Who Charted, and How Did This Get Made?.^[10]

Personal life

Pally lives in Los Angeles. He married Daniella Anne Pally (née Liben) on July 3, 2008;^[1] the couple has two children, a son Cole (b. 2012)^[12] and daughter GG (b. 2013).^[13]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Adam Pally at the Internet Movie Database
• Adam Pally on Twitter