Rob Riggle
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Robert A. Riggle, Jr. (born April 21, 1970, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American actor/comedian best known for his short-lived work on Saturday Night Live and for his appearances as a correspondent on The Daily Show. He was raised in Overland Park, Kansas where he attended Shawnee Mission South High School. According to Rob Riggle's appearance on the Daily Show on May 29, 2008, he is currently on paternity leave after the birth of his first son.
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[edit] Military career
A Major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, Riggle has served in Liberia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. He is currently a public affairs officer with the New York City Public Affairs unit and is a recipient of the Combat Action Ribbon.[1] He has referred to his military experiences on The Daily Show, often when acting as the show's "Military Analyst," sometimes claiming he could kill any other member of the show. He is the only Daily Show cast member to have been in the U.S. military.[2]
In August 2007 Riggle went to Iraq to report for The Daily Show as well as entertain the troops under the purview of the United Service Organization.[3]
[edit] Acting career
Prior to his time on SNL, he was one of the "Flab Four" on Straight Plan for the Gay Man, a parody of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He has a comedic partnership with Rob Huebel, a comedian he worked with in the improvisational comedy troupe Respecto Montalban.
As a featured player on Saturday Night Live during the 2004-2005 season, his first appearance as a castmember was on the show's thirtieth season premiere on October 2, 2004. He has portrayed Larry the Cable Guy, Howard Dean, Rick Sanchez, Mark McGwire, and Toby Keith. Before Riggle was hired as a cast member, he appeared in a pre-taped season 29 SNL sketch called "Fear Factor, Jr.", playing the father during the "Breakfast in Bed" challenge in which a child must eat the maggots off a plate of Eggs Benedict or his parents will divorce.
In 2006, Riggle guest-starred as a boat captain named Captain Jack on the "Booze Cruise" episode of The Office, and as a politician on Arrested Development. He is also seen in the 2006 film Talladega Nights with Will Ferrell.
In September 2006, he joined the cast of The Daily Show to replace the departing Rob Corddry. Riggle made his debut on The Daily Show on September 20, 2006.
Rob Riggle also played the character of Eddie Reynolds in 2004's Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, a film starring Corddry as the main character.
In late 2007 Riggle began appearing as a spokesman in a series of Budweiser commercials.
Appeared as the hired muscle, Ham-Bone, alongside Aziz Ansari in "Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru" which was featured as a short on the MTV sketch comedy show, the Human Giant.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Roth Talent Associates: Rob Riggle
- ^ Keller, Joel. "Full Metal Jackass: The Daily Show's latest recruit on life in the comedy trenches", Radar, 2006-11-27. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ Press release. Comedy Central (2007-08-17). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Rob Riggle at Comedy Central's Daily Show
- Rob Riggle at the Internet Movie Database
- Review of stand-up comedy performance
