Marty Belafsky began acting professionally at age 13 and was cast as Louis Plumb on the short-lived NBC series Hull High.
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Shortly thereafter, Belafsky landed the role of Crutchie in the Disney musical film, Newsies.
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Marty Belafsky continued acting through his teens, making appearances in such television shows as The Wonder Years, Great Scott and Step By Step and the film Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.
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Marty Belafsky voiced Kent Swanson in the video game Dead Rising released in 2006.
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In 1993, Marty Belafsky took some time off from acting to attend Brown University, where he honed his comedic skills in the improvisation comedy troupe, Improvidence.
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Marty Belafsky started doing stand-up comedy at The Laugh Factory, and was discovered by comedy legend, Rodney Dangerfield.
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Dangerfield hand-picked Marty Belafsky to be his opening act at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and later gave him starring roles in two of his films, Back By Midnight and The 4th Tenor.
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Since then, Marty Belafsky has been featured in such films as Pearl Harbor, Evolution, America's Sweethearts, Back by Midnight, Men in Black II, A Mighty Wind and Funny Money.
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Marty Belafsky has been featured on television, including a series regular role in MTV's The Lyricist Lounge Show, as well as guest appearances on Still Standing, Six Feet Under and Boston Legal.
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Marty Belafsky has done over 40 commercials and continues to tour nationally throughout the US.