48 Facts About Jason Sudeikis

Daniel Jason Sudeikis is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.

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.

Jason Sudeikis was one of the leading cast members in The Cleveland Show.

Jason Sudeikis has acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Portlandia, and The Last Man on Earth.

Jason Sudeikis had leading film roles in the comedies Horrible Bosses and its sequel, Horrible Bosses 2, and We're the Millers, as well as the acclaimed independent films Drinking Buddies, Sleeping with Other People, and Colossal, and supporting roles in Alexander Payne's Downsizing and Olivia Wilde's Booksmart.

Jason Sudeikis has acted in voice roles for Epic, The Angry Birds Movie and The Angry Birds Movie 2, and Next Gen.

Daniel Jason Sudeikis was born on September 18,1975, in Fairfax, Virginia, to Kathryn Sudeikis, 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.

Jason Sudeikis's father is of Irish and Lithuanian descent, while his mother has German and Irish ancestry.

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

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

Jason Sudeikis graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park and attended Fort Scott Community College on a basketball scholarship, but left before finishing.

Jason Sudeikis began performing at ComedySportz in Kansas City, Missouri.

Jason Sudeikis was later cast in The Second City Touring Company.

In 2003, while a regular performer at The Second City Las Vegas, Jason Sudeikis was hired as a sketch writer for Saturday Night Live after being recommended by his uncle George Wendt to Marci Klein.

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

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

Jason Sudeikis had a recurring role on the series 30 Rock, appearing in a total of 12 episodes.

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

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

Jason Sudeikis began his film career with supporting roles in Watching the Detectives, The Ten, Meet Bill, What Happens in Vegas and The Rocker.

Jason Sudeikis did voice work for the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, playing the role of right-wing radio host Richard Bastion.

Jason Sudeikis had supporting roles in the movies The Bounty Hunter and Going the Distance.

Jason Sudeikis was a voice actor on the animated-comedy series The Cleveland Show.

Jason Sudeikis 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.

In 2011, Jason Sudeikis appeared in the Seth Gordon comedy Horrible Bosses.

Jason Sudeikis had previously worked with co-star Charlie 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.

Jason Sudeikis played his first lead film role in the Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass.

Jason Sudeikis hosted the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on June 5,2011, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

Jason Sudeikis was the voice for a line of advertisements of Applebee's which began running in 2012.

Jason Sudeikis starred as David Clark, a drug dealer, in We're the Millers, alongside Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter.

Jason Sudeikis reprised his role of Kurt Buckman in Horrible Bosses 2.

Jason Sudeikis starred as Jake in the romantic-comedy film Sleeping with Other People.

Jason Sudeikis starred alongside Rebecca Hall in the romantic-drama film Tumbledown.

Jason Sudeikis portrayed Larry Snyder in Race, Henry in The Book of Love, and Bradley in Mother's Day.

From November to December 2016, Jason Sudeikis played the lead role of John Keating in the Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway production of Dead Poets Society.

Jason Sudeikis starred in Kodachrome, alongside Ed Harris and Elizabeth Olsen.

Jason Sudeikis made appearances as Glenn in Permission and as Dave Johnson in Downsizing.

Jason Sudeikis played Red again in the 2019 animated-comedy The Angry Birds Movie 2.

Jason Sudeikis had portrayed Ted Lasso, a hapless American football coach brought to England to coach AFC Richmond as part of two promotional videos for NBC Sports in 2013 and 2014.

In late 2019, Jason Sudeikis co-wrote and starred in Ted Lasso about an American football coach who is hired to coach a fictional English football club, AFC Richmond.

In 2023, Jason Sudeikis said in an interview with The Guardian that the personality of the original main character was revised to be kinder because of the culture surrounding Donald Trump's presidency.

Jason Sudeikis played on basketball teams at the 2011 and 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

In June 2004, Jason Sudeikis married American screenwriter Kay Cannon after five years together.

Jason Sudeikis dated actress January Jones in 2010 and People reported in January 2011 that they had split.

Jason Sudeikis was in a relationship with American actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde from 2011 to 2020, and became engaged in January 2013 but never married.

Jason Sudeikis is a WNBA fan and New York Liberty season ticket holder, as well as a Brooklyn Nets fan as he lives near the arena where both teams play.

Jason Sudeikis is a supporter of Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark.

Jason Sudeikis has attended many of her college and professional games, even canceling a scheduled speaking appearance to attend a game.