Adam DeVine
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Adam Devine is a comedian, actor and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central
show Workaholics.
DeVine was born in Omaha, Nebraska
. He attended Fordham University
studying journalism and studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater
in San Francisco, later moving to Los Angeles
where he began working as a stand up comedian and actor.
He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson
, Anders Holm
and Kyle Newacheck
form the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy.
DeVine had a part in Mamas Boy (2007) and National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009). He had a recurring role on the television series Samantha Who?
. DeVine was also featured in a web series on MyspaceTV
called, Special Delivery
in which he, along with Blake and Anders, trick pizza men and other handymen into coming over to their house where absurd things are going on.
Currently, Adam is filming the movie Pitch Perfect in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
.
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
show Workaholics.
DeVine was born in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. He attended Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
studying journalism and studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater is a large non-profit theater company in San Francisco, California, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. A.C.T. was founded in 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Carnegie Tech by theatre and...
in San Francisco, later moving to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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where he began working as a stand up comedian and actor.
He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson is a comedian and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Concord, California, Anderson studied with The Groundlings and with Upright Citizens Brigade He formed the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy along with Workaholics costars...
, Anders Holm
Anders Holm
Anders Holm is a comedy writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Holm graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Second City Conservatory in L.A. He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson,...
and Kyle Newacheck
Kyle Newacheck
Kyle Newacheck is a filmmaker and one of the creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics, which he also stars in and directs. Originally from Concord, California, Newacheck graduated from The Los Angeles Film School in 2004 with a degree in editing...
form the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy.
DeVine had a part in Mamas Boy (2007) and National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009). He had a recurring role on the television series Samantha Who?
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
. DeVine was also featured in a web series on MyspaceTV
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
called, Special Delivery
Special Delivery (web series)
Special Delivery is the first web hidden camera show, aired on MySpaceTV and produced by Avalon Television. The show puts unsuspecting delivery men and women in hilarious and outrageous situations...
in which he, along with Blake and Anders, trick pizza men and other handymen into coming over to their house where absurd things are going on.
Currently, Adam is filming the movie Pitch Perfect in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
.