Born and raised in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region, he began performing improv at sixteen and moved to stand-up comedy by eighteen, winning Acme Comedy Club’s “Funniest Person in the Twin Cities” award and appearing at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, which led to early TV spots on Comedy Central Presents. His breakout television role came as Terry Bernadino on the sketch series Reno 911! (2003-20…
