Line #30 Creator/AndySamberg


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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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