Mikey Day
Encyclopedia
Michael William "Mikey" Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor, comedian
, writer
, director, and improvisational performer
.
Day was born in Orange County
, California
. He graduated from El Modena High School
in Orange, California
as an honors student in 1998, where he was involved in the drama program. Day also portrayed a victim in a staged automobile accident to give his fellow classmates a sense of the dangers of intoxicated driving.
In 2002, Day graduated from UCLA with a degree in theatre
. Day is a member of The Groundlings
, a Los Angeles
, California
-based improv and sketch comedy troupe. He performed at the Improv Olympics in Hollywood for three months.
Day made a guest appearance on The WB's series Angel
in 2004. He had appeared on MTV
's reality series Faking the Video. He also appeared on an episode of the improv comedy series World Cup Comedy.
Day was a performer on MTV
's improv comedy series Wild 'N Out
. Day appeared in a sketch comedy
series called The Underground
on Showtime. He is also known for his role as Evan Ferguson in the YouTube
video series David Blaine Street Magic: YouTube Edition.
Day starred in NBC's primetime comedy Kath & Kim
.
Day hosted a recurring segment called "JMZ" on The Jay Leno Show
.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, director, and improvisational performer
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
.
Day was born in Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He graduated from El Modena High School
El Modena High School
El Modena High School, also known as called El Mo , is a traditional 4 year public high school located in the El Modena neighborhood in the eastern portion of the city of Orange in Orange County, California....
in Orange, California
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
as an honors student in 1998, where he was involved in the drama program. Day also portrayed a victim in a staged automobile accident to give his fellow classmates a sense of the dangers of intoxicated driving.
In 2002, Day graduated from UCLA with a degree in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. Day is a member of The Groundlings
The Groundlings
The Groundlings are an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
, a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-based improv and sketch comedy troupe. He performed at the Improv Olympics in Hollywood for three months.
Day made a guest appearance on The WB's series Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
in 2004. He had appeared on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's reality series Faking the Video. He also appeared on an episode of the improv comedy series World Cup Comedy.
Day was a performer on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's improv comedy series Wild 'N Out
Wild 'N Out
Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out is a game show on MTV starring Nick Cannon.-Premise:Similar in premise to game-type shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the show puts two teams of comedians: the "Red Squad", captained by Cannon and contained Katt Williams for the first 3 seasons, and the "Black...
. Day appeared in a sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
series called The Underground
The Underground (TV series)
The Underground was a sketch comedy series produced by and starring Damon Wayans. It aired on Showtime. Wayans describes the show as "In Living Color on steroids." In fact the show features raunchy, sexist, and racist behavior, and as Wayans states in his opening monologue, "We decided to test the...
on Showtime. He is also known for his role as Evan Ferguson in the YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video series David Blaine Street Magic: YouTube Edition.
Day starred in NBC's primetime comedy Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim (U.S. TV series)
Kath & Kim is an American version of the Australian television comedy series of the same name starring Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008...
.
Day hosted a recurring segment called "JMZ" on The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC following the May 29, 2009 conclusion of Leno's first tenure as host of The Tonight Show...
.
Credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bar Starz | Cole |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Angel Angel (TV series) Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999... |
O'Shea | February 11 |
| 2004 | Faking The Video | Fake PA | May 24–July 5 |
| 2004 | World Cup Comedy | Himself | January 4 |
| 2005 | Wild 'N Out Wild 'N Out Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out is a game show on MTV starring Nick Cannon.-Premise:Similar in premise to game-type shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the show puts two teams of comedians: the "Red Squad", captained by Cannon and contained Katt Williams for the first 3 seasons, and the "Black... |
Himself | July 28–present |
| 2005 | Reno 911! Reno 911! Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and... |
School Guy | July 19 |
| 2006 | Totally Awesome Totally Awesome Erik Piskun Totally Awesome is a television movie produced by VH1. Totally Awesome directly parodies a number of 1980s movies, including Dirty Dancing, Soul Man, Footloose, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Teen Wolf, Better Off Dead, Lucas, Pretty in Pink, and The Karate Kid... |
Charlie | November 4 |
| 2006 | Various | September 14 | |
| 2007 | Short Circuitz Short Circuitz Short Circutz was a series of short computer animated videos that were played on YTV.Most videos were 30 to 120 seconds long, often played between other computer animated shows, such as ReBoot and Beasties. The videos were all sampled from three film collections: The Mind's Eye, its sequel Beyond... |
Himself | April 5 |
| 2007 | Say What? Karaoke 2.0 Say What? Karaoke Say What? Karaoke is a game show that aired on the American cable television network MTV. The show evolved from the former MTV show: Say What?.-Synopsis:... |
Himself | May 11 |
| 2007 | Online Nation Online Nation Online Nation is an American reality TV series that premiered on The CW on September 23, 2007. Scouring the endless number of websites, blogs, and user-generated materials on the Internet, Online Nation featured everything and anything that has captured the attention of the online world. In... |
Dave | October 14 |
| 2008 | Kath & Kim Kath & Kim Kath & Kim is a Logie Award-winning character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship... |
Craig | Recurring Recurring character A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in an episode, sometimes being the main focus... |
| 2010; 2011 | MAD Mad (TV series) MAD is an American animated sketch comedy series created by Kevin Shinick and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Based upon the magazine of the same name, each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities and other media using various types of... |
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Voice Actor |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits Friends with Benefits Friends with Benefits was a telenovela planned for the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television was developing this limited-run serial. It was based on a popular Latin American series.- Story :... |
Derek | guest star, season 1, episode 4 |