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3 | Andy Samberg (born David A.J. Samberg[[note]]He reportedly told his parents he wanted to change his name to Andy at 5 years old[[/note]], August 18, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and writer. |
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5 | He's perhaps best known for his seven years as a cast member and writer on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', where he created (and often starred in) the SNL Digital Short series of sketches that were pre-taped, as opposed to filmed live on set. His celebrity impressions included Creator/NicolasCage (which had its recurring segment, "Get in the Cage", in ''Weekend Update''), Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/ChuckNorris, Creator/HowardStern, Creator/KeanuReeves, and Music/WeirdAlYankovic. During this era of his career, he also headlined the 2007 comedy ''Film/HotRod'' and co-starred in ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' opposite Creator/PaulRudd and Creator/JasonSegel. |
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7 | Upon his departure from ''SNL'' in 2012, he appeared in the films ''Film/ThatsMyBoy'' opposite Creator/AdamSandler and ''Film/CelesteAndJesseForever'' with Creator/RashidaJones, as well as the ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' series. He also co-starred in the first season of Creator/TheBBC sitcom ''Series/{{Cuckoo}}''. |
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9 | From 2013 to 2021, he starred in the comedic {{police procedural}} ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' as Detective Jake Peralta, for which he won his first UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}. |
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11 | In addition to his acting and writing, he's also one third of the musical parody group Music/TheLonelyIsland, who often appeared with him in SNL Digital Shorts. They've released four albums to date, and released the {{mockumentary}} film ''Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping'' in 2016. |
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14 | !! Discography (with Music/TheLonelyIsland): |
15 | * ''Incredibad'' (2009) |
16 | * ''Turtleneck & Chain'' (2011) |
17 | * ''The Wack Album'' (2013) |
18 | * ''Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping'' (2016) |
19 | * ''The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience'' (2019) |
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21 | !! Selected filmography: |
22 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (2005 -- 2012) {{as himself}} / various characters |
23 | * ''Film/HotRod'' (2007) as Rod Kimble |
24 | * ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' (2009) as Robbie Klaven |
25 | * ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' (2009) as Brent [=McHale=] (voice) |
26 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' (2013) |
27 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps'' (2008) as Ham (voice) |
28 | * ''WesternAnimation/TakeTwoWithPhineasAndFerb'' (2010): Himself |
29 | * ''Film/CelesteAndJesseForever'' (2012) as Jesse Abrams |
30 | * ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' (2012) as Jonathan Loughran (voice) |
31 | ** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'' (2015) |
32 | ** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania3SummerVacation'' (2018) |
33 | ** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTransformania'' (2022) |
34 | * ''Film/ThatsMyBoy'' (2012) as Todd Peterson / Han Solo Berger |
35 | * ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' (2013 -- 2021) as [[Characters/BrooklynNineNineJakePeralta Jake Peralta]] |
36 | * ''Film/SevenDaysInHell'' (2015) as Aaron Williams |
37 | ** ''Film/TourDePharmacy'' (2017) as Marty Hass |
38 | * ''Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping'' (2016) as [=Connor4Real=] (also writer) |
39 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'' (2016) as Junior |
40 | * ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' as [=SkekGra=] the Heretic |
41 | * ''Film/PalmSprings'' (2020) as Nyles. |
42 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBoysDiabolical'' as Unknown (voice, also writer) |
43 | * ''VideoGame/TinyTinasWonderlands'' (2022) as Valentine |
44 | * ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'' as [[WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale Dale]] |
45 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Digman}}'' (2023) as Rip Digman (also co-creator) |
46 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' (2023) as [[Characters/MarvelComicsScarletSpider Ben Reilly]] |
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