Gil Ozeri is an American comedian, actor, and writer, known for his work writing for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Big Mouth, and Happy Endings.[1][2]
Career
editOzeri started his comedy career with the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York, and has continued to collaborate with many fellow UCB actors, including Ben Schwartz, Jon Daly, and Adam Pally.[3] In addition to his television writing, he has gained attention for making short, surreal videos released via Snapchat.[4][5] He has also garnered attention for stunts involving watching marathons of the entirety of the television shows Two and a Half Men and Entourage.[6][7]
In April 2019, he was announced as a main cast member in an NBC pilot, Friends-in-Law.[8]
Ozeri appeared on The George Lucas Talk Show charity fundraiser, The George Lucas Talk Show All Day Star Wars Movie Watch Along.[9]
Personal life
editOzeri is Jewish.[10] In 2017, Ozeri tweeted that his maternal grandfather was a Holocaust survivor and refugee, and that his father's parents were Yemeni Jews who, in 1948, were airlifted and taken in by Israel.[11][12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Slow Learners | Dan | |
| 2020 | Uncorked | Richie | |
| 2020 | Death of a Telemarketer | Justin |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Various | Episode #14.25 |
| 2007 | Starveillance | Corey | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Bronx World Travelers | Gil #2 | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | CollegeHumor Originals | Sayid | Episode: "Sayid from Lost Bombs at Stand-Up" |
| 2009–2011 | UCB Comedy Originals | Len Bycel | 3 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | The Back Room | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | Yoni | Episode: "Of Mice & Jazz-Kwon-Do" |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | College Kid 3-D | Episode: "One Cabeza, Two Cabeza, Three Cabeza... Dead!" |
| 2012 | Friday Night Dinner | Gary Fisher | Television film |
| 2013, 2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Alfie Gaye / Billy Big Mouth Guy | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Duty | Lonnie | Television film |
| 2016, 2018 | Another Period | Harry Houdini / Waiter | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Drive Share | Driver | Episode: "Balls Deep" |
| 2017 | Powerless | Zane | Episode: "Cold Season" |
| 2017 | Animals | Chuck | Episode: "Roaches" |
| 2017–present | Big Mouth | Gil, Various roles | Voice, 18 episodes |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Dummy | Episode: "Overbooked" |
| 2019 | American Housewife | Man | Episode: "Phone Free Day" |
| 2020 | BlackAF | Danny | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Search Party | Cop #1 | Episode: "The Accused Woman" |
| 2020 | Hoops | Isaac | 8 episodes |
| 2021 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | New Young Larry | Episode: "The Mormon Advantage" |
| 2022–2023 | Human Resources | Gil | Voice, 6 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Arthur, Kenneth (2017-09-29). "Inside 'Big Mouth' and the Dark Secrets of Puberty with Nick Kroll". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ "Why Aren't You Following Gil Ozeri On Snapchat?". Funny Or Die. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Fusco, Jon (2017-09-27). "Embrace Failure to Find Success: Jon Daly & Gil Ozeri on Becoming Comedy Performer-Writers". No Film School. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Fitz-Gerald, Sean (2016-04-08). "A Closer Look at Gil Ozeri's Very Surreal, Very Funny, Kind of Dangerous Snapchat". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Schroeder, Audra (2016-05-31). "Gil Ozeri is trying to fit in (to really small spaces) on Snapchat". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ "'Two And A Half Men' In Two And A Half Days: Comedian Gil Ozeri To Watch Entire Series Over Weekend". Huffington Post. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Eakin, Marah (11 June 2015). "Now you can relive the magic of Gil Ozeri's 47 hour Entourage-A-Thon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2019-04-02). "'Friends-In-Law': Michael Urie, Zach Cregger, Vella Lovell & Gil Ozeri To Star In NBC Comedy Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "The George Lucas Talk Show All Day Star Wars Movie Watch Along Part 12 - The Force Awakens". Youtube.
- ^ "The Big Jewcy: Gil Ozeri – Comedian And Writer." Archived 2021-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Fox, Jesse David. Jewcy.com. Published June 2, 2011. Accessed May 28, 2020.
- ^ @gilozeri (28 January 2017). "Yesterday, in light of Holocaust Memorial Day, I posted about my maternal grandfather, a Holocaust survivor and refugee taken in by the US" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @gilozeri (28 January 2017). "Now I post about my paternal grandparents, Yemeni Jews. In '48, they were airlifted out of Yemen, taken in by Israel. Yemen now on ban list" (Tweet) – via Twitter.