Dino Stamatopoulos
Dino Stamatopoulos | |
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Stamatopoulos at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born |
Konstantinos Stamatopoulos December 14, 1964 Norridge, Illinois, United States |
Occupation | Writer, producer, actor |
Period | 1992–present |
Genre | Satire, black comedy |
Notable works |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Ben Stiller Show Mr. Show TV Funhouse Mad TV Moral Orel The Drinky Crow Show Mary Shelley's Frankenhole High School USA! Community |
Notable awards |
Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program 1993 The Ben Stiller Show |
Children | 1 |
Konstantinos "Dino" Stamatopoulos (born December 14, 1964)[1] is an American writer, producer, and actor. He has worked on TV programs such as Mr. Show, TV Funhouse, Mad TV, The Dana Carvey Show, Late Show with David Letterman, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has also created multiple animated TV shows such as Moral Orel, Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, and High School USA!. As an actor, he is best known for his recurring role as the character Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne on the NBC comedy series Community, on which he also worked as a producer and consulting writer.
Early life
Stamatopoulos was born into a Greek American family in Norridge, Illinois.[1] He attended Ridgewood High School in Norridge,[2] where he wrote for his school variety show and was astounded that he could get laughs with the material he had written. While attending Columbia College Chicago, he performed a duo act with comedian Andy Dick, in which Stamatopoulos played a ventriloquist and Dick played a dummy under the influence of sleeping pills.
Career
Stamatopoulos had written a spec script for a Simpsons episode out of love for the show, and Andy Dick convinced him to submit it to The Ben Stiller Show, which got him hired. He met and worked with Bob Odenkirk. After Stiller's show was canceled, he moved to New York City, where he wrote during the 1990s for The Dana Carvey Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (also with Odenkirk), Late Show with David Letterman, Mr. Show with Bob and David.
In 2000 Stamatopoulos and Robert Smigel pitched Comedy Central a spin-off of Smigel's TV Funhouse cartoons (which were appearing singly as animated shorts on Saturday Night Live episodes) as a half-hour sketch comedy show. The standalone TV Funhouse show premiered on 2000 but was canceled after one season. He later joined the writing staff on Mad TV.
Stamatopoulos worked as a creative consultant and contributing writer on the first season of Tom Goes to the Mayor, with Tim & Eric and Bob Odenkirk. He also provided the voice of Drinky Crow on The Drinky Crow Show, which aired for one season on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. His stop motion animated series Moral Orel premiered on Adult Swim on Christmas 2005 and aired for three seasons, airing its final episode in December 2008; a followup special aired in 2012. Following Moral Orel, Stamatopoulos created Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, a stop motion series, for Adult Swim. It ran for two seasons from 2010 to 2012.[3]
Stamatopoulos was a writer and producer on the NBC sitcom Community. He also played the recurring role of Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne, a character whose nickname derived from his large star-shaped sideburns and his tendency to define himself by them.
A long-time fan of radio personality Steve Dahl, Stamatopoulos hosted a podcast, Sorry About Everything, from May 2012 until June 2013 on Dahl's Steve Dahl Network.[4]
Personal life
Stamatopoulos is divorced and has one daughter.[2]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Character |
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2016 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Consulting Producer | Comedy series | |
2016 | Horace and Pete | Executive producer | Web series | |
2015 | Anomalisa | Producer | Animated Film | |
2015 | W/ Bob & David | Writer Co-Executive Producer | Sketch Comedy | Chuck, Episode 3 |
2015 | The Jack and Triumph Show | Writer | TV Sitcom | |
2014 | Harmontown | Executive Producer | Documentary film | |
2010–2012 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Creator Writer Executive Producer | Animated series | Death The Mummy Mother Teresa Additional voices |
2009–2015 | Community | Recurring Role Writer Consultant | TV Sitcom | Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne |
2009 | Important Things with Demetri Martin | Writer | Sketch Comedy series | |
2006 | Lucky Louie | Writer | TV Sitcom | |
2005–2008 | Moral Orel | Creator Writer Director Executive Producer | Animated series | Various characters |
2004–2005 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Writer Creative Consultant | Animated series | |
2002–2003 | Mad TV | Writer | Sketch Comedy series | |
2002 | The Master of Disguise | Co-producer | Live Action Comedy Movie | |
2000–2001 | TV Funhouse | Writer Actor Executive Producer | Sketch Comedy series | Chickey Mr. Whiskers Various characters |
1996–2006 | Saturday Night Live | Writer (TV Funhouse) Voice Actor | Sketch Comedy series | Michael Jackson |
1996–1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Writer Executive Producer | Sketch Comedy series | Various characters |
1996–1997 | Late Show with David Letterman | Writer | Late Night Talk Show | |
1996 | The Dana Carvey Show | Writer | Sketch Comedy series | |
1993–1999 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Writer Sketch Actor | Late Night Talk Show | Tomari the Ostrich Kiss-Ass Turkey Abe Lincoln Various characters |
1992–1993 | The Ben Stiller Show | Writer | Sketch Comedy series |
References
- 1 2 "Dino Stamatopoulos Net Worth". net-worths.org. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- 1 2 "Dino Stamatopoulos". NNDB.com. Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ McCarthy, Scott L. (2009-11-02). "The Comic's Comic interviews Scott Adsit". Thecomicscomic.typepad.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ↑ "It's here, the first "Sorry About Everything Podcast" with Dino Stamatopoulos". Dahl.com. Steve Dahl Network. 2012-05-31. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
External links
- Dino Stamatopoulos at the Internet Movie Database
- Dino Stamatopoulos on Twitter
- TV Squad interview with Dino Stamatopoulos