54 Facts About John Mulaney

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John Edmund Mulaney was born on August 26,1982 and is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer.

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John Mulaney was the creator and star of the short-lived semi-autobiographical Fox sitcom Mulaney.

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John Mulaney is known for his performance as George St Geegland in a comedic duo with Nick Kroll.

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John Mulaney has an elder sister, an elder brother, a younger sister, and a younger brother who died at birth.

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From watching the lifestyle of the character Ricky Ricardo on the program I Love Lucy, John Mulaney knew he wanted to go into show business at age five.

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At 14, John Mulaney played Wally Webb in a production of Our Town.

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John Mulaney frequented the Museum of Broadcast Communications, where he watched archived episodes of shows such as I Love Lucy and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

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John Mulaney graduated from St Ignatius College Prep in 2000.

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John Mulaney then enrolled at his parents' alma mater, Georgetown University, where he majored in English and minored in theology.

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John Mulaney joined the school's improv group, and met Nick Kroll and Mike Birbiglia.

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John Mulaney later joined Birbiglia on his stand-up tour, which Mulaney cited as helping him overcome his stage fright.

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John Mulaney was working at the network when Dave Chappelle abruptly left.

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John Mulaney has mentioned listening to a lot of Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Conan O'Brien and Bob Newhart.

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John Mulaney went in with low expectations, although he thought it'd be a "cool story".

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John Mulaney won a spot on the writing team, where he remained for four seasons.

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John Mulaney occasionally appeared on the show's Weekend Update segment.

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John Mulaney was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series with the SNL writing staff from 2009 to 2012.

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John Mulaney won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics at the 2011 Emmys with Justin Timberlake, Seth Meyers and Katreese Barnes.

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John Mulaney joined Saturday Night Live's Five Timer's Club on February 26,2022.

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John Mulaney acted in supporting roles on television shows such as Crashing, Portlandia, and Difficult People.

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John Mulaney provides the voice of a lead character on the animated Netflix series Big Mouth alongside his writing partner Nick Kroll, who co-created the show.

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John Mulaney co-hosted the Independent Spirit Awards ceremonies with Kroll in 2017 and 2018.

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In 2018, John Mulaney provided the voice of Spider-Ham in the Academy Award-winning animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

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John Mulaney appeared in a Netflix and YouTube collaboration series hosted by Tan France, Dressing Funny, in June 2019.

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In November 2020, Late Night with Seth Meyers producer Mike Shoemaker announced that John Mulaney had joined the show as a staff writer.

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John Mulaney returned to voice Spider-Ham in the mobile game Marvel Contest of Champions, and the promotional animated short film Back on the Air.

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John Mulaney has performed on Live at Gotham, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and Comedy Central Presents.

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John Mulaney released the comedy album The Top Part in 2009 and the stand-up comedy special New in Town in 2012.

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In 2016, John Mulaney received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for The Comeback Kid, losing to Patton Oswalt's Talking for Clapping.

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In December 2020, John Mulaney sought treatment for alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and prescription drug abuse in a 60-day program at a drug rehabilitation facility in Pennsylvania.

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John Mulaney performed several sold-out shows at City Winery in New York City before announcing a tour starting in Boston, where he sold out 21 shows.

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John Mulaney honored Robin Williams posthumously in the Netflix special The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up, which was filmed at the Hollywood Palladium as part of the Netflix is a Joke Fest in Los Angeles.

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John Mulaney appeared in the special alongside Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, and Chelsea Handler.

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In May 2022, during his From Scratch tour, John Mulaney invited Chappelle to open his show, which drew criticism due to transphobic jokes Chappelle had made.

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In March 2023, it was announced that a new Netflix special from John Mulaney, titled Baby J, was slated for release on April 25,2023.

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The special, which was filmed in Boston, dealt primarily with John Mulaney's visit to drug rehabilitation and his efforts toward sobriety.

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John Mulaney concluded the special by reading and commenting on sections of a "wide-ranging" interview he gave with GQ while under the influence of cocaine, saying he did not remember the answers he had given.

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John Mulaney was the creator, producer, and writer of his eponymous series until its cancellation in May 2015.

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John Mulaney has said he "wanted to do the type of live-audience multi-camera sitcoms that I grew up on".

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John Mulaney's first acting role on the show was in the episode Original Cast Album: Co-Op in Season 3.

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John Mulaney has toured the US with Kroll in a show called Oh, Hello, with both in character as George St Geegland and Gil Faizon, respectively.

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In 2020, John Mulaney interviewed actor and playwright Andre Gregory for the Chicago Humanities Festival; they talked about Gregory's memoir, This Is Not My Memoir, and discussed his life and career.

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On July 5,2014, John Mulaney married multimedia artist Annamarie Tendler.

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In September 2021, John Mulaney announced that he and actress Olivia Munn were expecting a child.

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John Mulaney has spoken extensively about his love of basketball in his comedy and frequently attends NBA games.

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John Mulaney is a Chicago Bulls fan and occasionally attends Brooklyn Nets games.

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John Mulaney has discussed onstage his struggles with drugs and drinking.

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Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Nick Kroll, Natasha Lyonne and other friends then staged an intervention for John Mulaney preceding his December 2020 rehab stint.

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In 2016, John Mulaney appeared at an event honoring the Armed forces at Joint Base Andrews, "A Celebration of Service", organized by the USO.

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John Mulaney performed standup comedy alongside comedians Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, Mike Birbiglia, Kristen Schaal, and David Letterman.

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In June 2021, John Mulaney appeared alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as openers for a concert featuring the Strokes, which served as a fundraiser for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.

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John Mulaney has received numerous awards nominations and wins for his work in television.

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In 2009 John Mulaney won a Peabody Award alongside the writers of Saturday Night Live for their satirical work on the 2008 United States presidential election.

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John Mulaney won his second Emmy in 2018 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for his standup special John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City.