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Chris Gethard 
Born May 23, 1980 Occupation Actor and comedian soccerball maker (Part time) Chris Gethard (born May 23, 1980) is an American actor, comedian and writer who lives in Queens, New York. He was most recently the star of the Comedy Central series Big Lake.
Gethard is the author of Weird NY, a book detailing the ghost stories and urban legends of New York. Previously, Gethard served as an editorial assistant for the popular Weird NJ and Weird US publications.
In addition to his books, Gethard is an improvisational actor who works largely out of Manhattan's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He is in the longform improvisation team The Stepfathers. He organizes a monthly show entitled "The Nights of Our Lives". He has also been part of the UCB Theater's national touring company. His most noted work is entitled Darryl, a one-man show where he portrays troubled baseball player Darryl Strawberry. Gethard was more recently on Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.
Most recently, Gethard has become renowned for his regular talk show at the UCB Theater, "The Chris Gethard Show." As a part of this show, Gethard waged a 13-month battle using Twitter and a September 2010 guest appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to book rap impresario Sean Combs (also known in the common vernacular as Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, and, most recently, Diddy) for a midnight show. This did occur, and Mr. Combs was a guest on the January 14, 2011 version of "The Chris Gethard Show."
Gethard has appeared in multiple CollegeHumor.com videos. He has also appeared on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Hope and Faith, and Comedy Central's Crossballs. In April 2010, he was tapped as the lead, alongside Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell, in the Comedy Central sitcom Big Lake.
Gethard is a graduate of Rutgers University.
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