Billy Gardell had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on Yes, Dear and appeared in a dozen episodes of My Name Is Earl as a police officer.
19 Facts About Billy Gardell
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From 2019 to 2024, Billy Gardell played Bob Wheeler in the CBS sitcom series Bob Hearts Abishola.
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Billy Gardell has said living in Florida was a positive experience.
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Billy Gardell eventually started opening for Dennis Miller and George Carlin.
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Billy Gardell was a member of International Thespian Society Troupe 850, whose other notable alumni include Amanda Bearse, who is a fellow graduate of Winter Park High School, and Ben Rock of The Blair Witch Project.
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Billy Gardell is known for his comedic roles and is influenced by Jackie Gleason.
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Billy Gardell has listed Richard Pryor, George Carlin, John Candy, and John Belushi as his influences.
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Billy Gardell has performed in several feature films, including Bad Santa You, Me and Dupree and Avenging Angelo as well as appearing numerous times in recurring roles in several US television series, including NBC's Heist, The Practice, Yes, Dear, Desperate Housewives, Lucky, Bones, My Name Is Earl, Monk, and The King of Queens.
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Billy Gardell appeared as himself on the Comedy Central series Make Me Laugh.
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Billy Gardell continues to make weekly appearances on hometown local radio station WDVE, appearing on The DVE Morning Show.
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Billy Gardell appeared on a special for Comedy Central Presents in 2007 that aired on April 4,2008.
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Billy Gardell played the host of Pizza Talk, an imaginary TV series, in commercials for Round Table Pizza.
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In 2006, Gardell's first comedy album, Billy Gardell: Throwback, was released.
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In 2015, Billy Gardell started the lottery game show Monopoly Millionaires' Club, featuring contestants who bought tickets for the Monopoly Millionaires' Club lottery game; the latter began on October 19,2014.
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Billy Gardell earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Game Show Host in 2016, but lost to Craig Ferguson.
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Billy Gardell had a recurring role on the CBS spinoff sitcom Young Sheldon as neighbor Herschel Sparks.
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Billy Gardell began appearing in advertisements for A1C medication Ozempic in 2021.
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Billy Gardell is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and attended games at Acrisure Stadium.
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Billy Gardell managed his weight loss by changing his lifestyle and having bariatric surgery.