Pat Kilbane

Pat Kilbane
Born Patrick F. Kilbane
November 5, 1969
Lakewood, Ohio, United States
Occupation Actor/Comedian
Years active 1996–present
Height 6' 5" (1.96 m)

Patrick F. "Pat" Kilbane (born November 5, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his three seasons as a cast member on MADtv from 1997–2000, as well his memorable appearance in the 1996 "The Bizarro Jerry" episode of Seinfeld, in which he played Bizarro Kramer. Kilbane's first book The Brain Eater's Bible: Sound Advice for the Newly Reanimated Zombie, was released on March 18, 2011.

Life and career

Kilbane was born in Lakewood, Ohio and attended Beloit College, where he graduated in 1990. While there, Kilbane majored in French and he began work as a stand-up comedian. Kilbane is an alumnus of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. After graduation, he toured the midwest for four years, spending over 40 weeks a year on the road. Kilbane would later move to Los Angeles, where he would act in commercials for Budweiser (fighting an "evil" refrigerator), The Single Guy, and HBO's Arli$$.

After spending 3 seasons as a cast member on MADtv, Kilbane appeared with small and supporting roles in films such as Monkeybone, Evolution, and Meet Dave. In 2003, Kilbane was considered for his own sketch comedy show on Comedy Central called The Pat Kilbane Show. A pilot episode was filmed and produced. However, Comedy Central ending up passing on greenlighting the pilot to series.

In late 2004, Kilbane opened Wexford Hill Hobbies on Stroop Road in Kettering, Ohio. The store specialized in gaming hobbies including role playing, table top, and miniature games. In 2007, he sold the store and it was renamed Krystal Keep by new owners. Kilbane currently resides in Woodland Hills, California.

In 2008, Kilbane reprised his Howard Stern impersonation on an episode of Frank TV.

More recently, Kilbane spent several years working with DreamWorks helping developing science fiction concepts for television. He also wrote the humorous sci-fi/horror book, "Brain Eaters Bible: Sound Advice for the Newly Reanimated Zombie", which was released on March 18, 2011. In 2012, a "Brain Eaters Bible" app for the iPad was released.[1]

In April 2012, Kilbane moderated a web series for SOFREP.com titled "Inside The Team Room". This web series featured US NAVY SEALs Chis Osman, Brandon Webb, and the late Chris Kyle. [2]

MADtv

Kilbane joined the cast of MADtv in 1997 as a feature performer, for the third season. However, when David Herman left the show mid season, Kilbane was later promoted to a repertory performer status. Kilbane was known for many popular characters, such as the frequently appearing Stan McNer, a coffee addict with bulging eyes. Others include Nick Bendix, actor of Rocket Revengers, the Sheriff's deputy (The Son of Dolemite). He also became the second cast member to portray the Spishak salesman (David Herman was the first).

Kilbane impressed with numerous impersonations, which included Al Gore, Howard Stern, Luke Perry, Marilyn Manson, Sean Connery, Mel Gibson (as Martin Riggs from "Lethal Weapon"), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Leno, Jack Nicholson, Desi Arnaz (as Ricky Ricardo from "I Love Lucy"), Michael Richards (as Cosmo Kramer from "Seinfeld"), Bob Saget, Donald Trump, Tom Bergeron, Ted Koppel, Robin Williams, Antonio Banderas, Leonard Nimoy (as Mr. Spock), Rob Zombie, Charlton Heston, Andy Griffith, Tommy Tune, Michael Imperioli (as Christopher Moltisanti from "The Sopranos"), Billy Bob Thornton (as Karl Chiders from Sling Blade), Stone Phillips, Michael Eisner, and Brad Pitt.

Despite being a cast member on MADtv, Kilbane did not limit himself and often did side projects. For example, while on summer hiatus from MADtv, he co-starred in the Universal film New Jersey Turnpikes with Kelsey Grammer and former MADtv castmember Orlando Jones. After three years on the show, Kilbane left MADtv at the end of season five.

Characters

Character Sketch Season of First Appearance Notes
Andy Kessler Various 4
Nick Bendix/Captain Dutch Anderson Rocket Revengers
Schtein Hoppy Potty
Sheriff's Deputy Son of Dolemite 4
Spishak Spokesman Spishak Products 3
Stan McNer Stan the Java Man 3
Taylor Jason Bernard Henry Brown Jacobson/Nolan Pretty White Kids with Problems

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2008 Meet Dave Number 4
2008 Semi-Pro Petrelli
2008 Day of the Dead Scientist
2006 Pucked Elvis
2004 EuroTrip American Robot Guy
2001 Evolution Officer Sam Johnson
2001 Monkeybone Burger God Representative
1999 New Jersey Turnpikes

Television

Year Title Role Other notes
2008 Frank TV Howard Stern
2007 My Name Is Earl Lance "Bagger Lance" Parker Ep: "Girl Earl"
1997–2000 MADtv Various Characters
1997 Arli$$ Damian Niles
1996 Seinfeld Bizzaro Kramer (Feldman)
Preceded by
David Herman
1995-1997
MADtv's Spishak
Spokesman
1997-2000
Succeeded by
Josh Meyers
2002-2004

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