Eric André

Eric André

André at a weekly comedy show at the Royal/T Cafe in 2012
Born (1983-04-04) April 4, 1983
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Berklee College of Music
Years active 2009–present
Notable works and roles The Eric André Show, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, Man Seeking Woman
Website www.ericandre.com

Eric André (born April 4, 1983)[1] is an American actor, comedian and television host. He is the creator and host of The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim and plays Mike on the FXX series Man Seeking Woman.

Early life

André was born in Boca Raton, Florida. His father is Haitian and his mother is an American Jew.[2][3] He identifies as Black and Jewish.[2][4][5] After graduating from Dreyfoos School of the Arts in 2001, André studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he played the double bass and graduated in 2005 with a BFA.[6][7]

Career

He is the creator and host of The Eric Andre Show, a talk-show parody series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim.[8] He co-starred as Mark on the short-lived ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and guest-starred on 2 Broke Girls as Deke, Max's love interest and fellow pastry student.[9]

He plays Mike in the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman, which premiered in 2015.[10] On March 3, 2015, Man Seeking Woman was renewed for a 10-episode second season, slated to air in 2016.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Invention of Lying, TheThe Invention of Lying Parker leon
2010 Thin Skin Passenger Short film
2012 Should've Been Romeo Buzz
2013 Internship, TheThe Internship Sid
2015 Flock of Dudes Mook
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Dreadlocked CMZ Reporter
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm Set P.A. 2 episodes
2010 Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory Joey Episode: "The 21-Second Excitation"
2011 Zeke and Luther Zorn Episode: "Skate Troopers"
2011 Hot in Cleveland Jeff Episode: "Elka's Wedding"
2011 Fact Checkers Unit Mirage Episode: "Excessive Gass"
2011 Level Up Max Ross Television film
2012–2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Mark Reynolds Main cast; 22 episodes
2012–present Eric André Show, TheThe Eric André Show Himself Host
2013–2014 2 Broke Girls Deacon "Deke" Bromberg 8 episodes
2014 Lucas Bros. Moving Co. Jean Claude, Michael Jordan bobblehead; Barry Voice; episodes: "Before & After Models", "Big Head Mike"
2014 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Eric Andre Wears a Cat Collage Shirt & Sneakers"
2015–present Man Seeking Woman[12] Mike Series Regular
2016 Animals. Alex Voice; episode: "Cats."
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Laugh Track Mash-Ups George Episode: "At Your Sir-vice"
2013 Getting Doug With High Himself Episode: #005
2013 ArScheerio Paul Show, TheThe ArScheerio Paul Show Flavor Flav Episode: "Vanilla Ice & Flavor Flav"

References

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