Jason Sudeikis

Daniel Jason Sudeikis (born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.

Daniel Jason Sudeikis was born on September 18, 1975, in Fairfax, Virginia, to Kathryn Sudeikis (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and President of the American Society of Travel Agents, and Daniel Joseph Sudeikis, a vice president of business development, both originally from Illinois.

He has two sisters, Kristin and Lindsay.

His father is of Irish and Lithuanian descent, while his mother has German and Irish ancestry.

His maternal uncle is actor George Wendt, known for his role as Norm Peterson on Cheers, and his matrilineal great-grandfather was photographer Tom Howard.

Sudeikis was born with anosmia, leaving him with no sense of smell.

Sudeikis moved with his family to Overland Park within Johnson County, Kansas, which he has described as his hometown.

He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School and attended Fort Scott Community College on a basketball scholarship, but left before finishing.

In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City.

In the 1990s, Sudeikis began his career in improv comedy.

He began performing at ComedySportz (now called Comedy City) in Kansas City, Missouri.

He moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he studied at the Annoyance Theatre and IO Theater (formerly known as ImprovOlympic) and was one of the founding members of the long form team, J.T.S. Brown.

He performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sudeikis was later cast in The Second City Touring Company.

In the early 2000s, he became a founding member of The Second City Las Vegas, where he performed at the Flamingo.

In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others.

In 2003, while a regular performer at The Second City Las Vegas, Sudeikis was hired as a sketch writer for Saturday Night Live (SNL), and would occasionally make bit appearances as audience members or extras.

In May 2005, he became a featured player on the show, and was upgraded to repertory status at the beginning of the show's 32nd season on September 30, 2006.

Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2010), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2011), Portlandia (2011–2014), and The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018).

Sudeikis had a recurring role on the series 30 Rock (2007–2010), appearing in a total of 12 episodes.

He played Floyd DeBarber, a love interest of Tina Fey's character Liz Lemon.

He began his film career with supporting roles in Watching the Detectives (2007), The Ten (2007), Meet Bill (2007), What Happens in Vegas (2008) and The Rocker (2008).

He did voice work for the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), playing the role of right-wing radio host Richard Bastion.

In July 2008, Sudeikis co-starred with Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio in the web series The Line on Crackle.

Sudeikis was a voice actor on the animated-comedy series The Cleveland Show (2009–2013).

He provided the voices for Holt Richter, Cleveland's wannabe hipster neighbor, and Terry Kimple, Cleveland's hard-partying high school buddy, who now works with Cleveland at the cable company.

After being credited as a recurring guest in season one, Sudeikis was bumped up to a series regular beginning in season two.

Sudeikis last appeared in four episodes towards the end of the show's fourth season in 2010.

He had supporting roles in the movies The Bounty Hunter (2010) and Going the Distance (2010).

On August 16, 2010, Sudeikis co-hosted WWE Raw with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Justin Long at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

In May 2010, Sudeikis joined the cast of the Seth Gordon comedy film Horrible Bosses (2011).

He had worked with Day when he played the role of Schmitty on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and reprised the role on that show's seventh season finale.

He had leading film roles in the comedies Horrible Bosses (2011) and its 2014 sequel, Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and We're the Millers (2013), as well as the acclaimed independent films Drinking Buddies (2013), Sleeping with Other People (2015), and Colossal (2016); and supporting roles in Alexander Payne's Downsizing (2017) and Olivia Wilde's Booksmart (2019).

Sudeikis played his first lead film role in the Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass (2011).

He has also provided voice-work for Epic (2013), The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and Next Gen (2018).

In July 2013, Sudeikis announced that he was leaving SNL.

In 2015, 2016, and 2019 he made occasional appearances on the show.

On October 23, 2021, Sudeikis made his hosting debut with musical guest Brandi Carlile.

Recurring characters

From 2020 to 2023, he co-created and played the title role in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.