Jason Sudeikis
American actor and comedian (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Jason Sudeikis[1] (/sʊˈdeɪkɪs/ suu-DAY-kiss; born September 18, 1975)[1] is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others.
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Born | Daniel Jason Sudeikis (1975-09-18) September 18, 1975 (age 48) Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | Fort Scott Community College |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Partner | Olivia Wilde (2011–2020) |
Children | 2 |
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From 2020 to 2023, he co-created and played the title role in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2010), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2011), Portlandia (2011–2014), and The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018).
He had leading film roles in the comedies Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel, Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and We're the Millers (2013), as well as the acclaimed independent films Drinking Buddies (2013), Sleeping with Other People (2015), and Colossal (2016); and supporting roles in Alexander Payne's Downsizing (2017) and Olivia Wilde's Booksmart (2019). He has also provided voice-work for Epic (2013), The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and Next Gen (2018).