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Adam Pally
Pally in 2023
Birth name	Adam Saul Pally
Born	(1982-03-18) March 18, 1982 (age 42) New York City, New York, U.S.
Medium	Television film web
Alma mater	The New School
Years active	2002–present
Genres	Improvisational comedy sketch comedy physical comedy surreal humor self-deprecation black comedy satire
Subject(s)	American culture everyday life pop culture current events human behavior social awkwardness human sexuality
Spouse	Daniella Liben ​(m. 2008)​
Children	3

Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American comedian and actor. He first earned recognition for starring as Max Blum in Happy Endings, as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project, and as Wade Whipple in Sonic the Hedgehog, its sequels, and the spin-off series Knuckles. He also starred in Making History and was an executive producer of The President Show.

Early life and education

Pally was born in New York City, to Dr. Steven Pally, an internist who owns his own medical office, and Caryn Pally, who managed the practice in Florham Park, New Jersey. He was raised Jewish. He grew up in New York City, the Chicago area, and New Jersey, and has two sisters, Erica and Risa.

In 2004, Pally graduated from The New School University in New York City. He has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York since 2002 and continues to perform in shows such as "Death by Roo Roo" and "ASSSSCAT 3000" at the theater's Los Angeles division. He is a member of the sketch comedy group "Chubby Skinny Kids" with comedians Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. Pally is also part of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Gil Ozeri and Ben Schwartz; the group continues to perform their long-form improv show at UCBT occasionally.

Career

Pally has appeared in such films as Iron Man 3, Taking Woodstock, Solitary Man, Assassination of a High School President, The To Do List and A.C.O.D. and Slow Learners. He has made guest appearances on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Californication and The Colbert Report. He has written and appeared on the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV::. In 2012, it was reported that Pally and frequent collaborator Gil Ozeri wrote a script being produced by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay's company Gary Sanchez Productions.

From April 2011 to May 2013, Pally starred as Max Blum, one of the lead characters on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Damon Wayans Jr., and Casey Wilson. In 2013, Pally was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his work on season three of Happy Endings. The cast reunited in July 2020 for the pandemic-themed episode "And the Pandemmy goes to..." to raise money for the charities Color of Change and World Central Kitchen.

Following the cancellation of Happy Endings in 2013, Pally joined the cast of The Mindy Project as a series regular for the second and third seasons, playing the role of Dr. Peter Prentice. He left the show midway through the third season, making his final appearances as a series regular in 2015.

Pally filmed a lead role opposite T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch in the comedy Search Party. This film serves as the directorial debut of screenwriter Scot Armstrong. He also starred in the indie films Slow Learners and Night Owls, both released in 2015.

Media contributions and appearances

Pally is a regular contributor to the humor website Funny or Die, where he is best known for his series Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally, in which he interviews celebrities in his car. In 2009, he created for UCB Comedy a parody of the "David After Dentist" internet phenomenon; his is called "David After Divorce," and he speaks almost exactly the same lines as David, though to a different set of questions. It received over 4.9 million views on YouTube.

In 2011, Pally co-starred in the comedic stage-show The Realest Real Housewives, created by his Happy Endings co-star Casey Wilson.

Pally has appeared regularly on many podcasts on the Earwolf network such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, Who Charted, and How Did This Get Made?.

On June 5, 2015, Pally and fellow comedian friends Gil Ozeri and John Gemberling gained attention when they teamed with Funny or Die to live-stream their 50-hour marathon of Entourage, watching every episode in a row with no breaks for 50 hours straight.

Personal life

Pally lives in New York. He married his high school sweetheart Daniella Anne Pally (née Liben) on July 3, 2008; the couple have three children: a son Cole (b. 2012), daughter Georgia Grace (b. 2013), and another son, Drake (b. 2017).

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "Daniella Liben, Adam Pally". The New York Times. July 6, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
2. Rose, Mike (March 18, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for March 18, 2023 includes celebrities Queen Latifah, Lily Collins". cleveland. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
3. ^ "Adam Pally on Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Season 9. Episode 124. May 5, 2011. ABC. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
4. Guse, Clayton (October 26, 2015). "Chicago accent-off with Adam Pally". TimeOut.
5. Background of Adam Pally, doodiecallswithdougmand.libsyn.com; Retrieved December 9, 2014.
6. IRC Improv Wiki, wiki.improvresourcecenter.com; Retrieved December 9, 2014.
7. IRC Improv Wiki, wiki.improvresourcecenter.com; Retrieved December 9, 2014.
8. UCB Profile
9. Chubby Skinny Kids Productions, chubbyskinnykids.com; accessed December 9, 2014.
10. Hot Sauce Academy
11. Profile, deadline.com, September 2012; accessed December 9, 2014.
12. Andreeva, Nellie (July 14, 2020). "'Happy Endings' Cast Reunites For Pandemic-Themed Zoom Charity Special". Deadline. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
13. "Happy Endings Special Charity Event". July 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
14. Angelo, Megan (September 19, 2013). "Adam Pally Is Joining the Cast of The Mindy Project". Glamour. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
15. Bradley, Bill (November 22, 2014). "Here's Why Adam Pally Is Leaving 'The Mindy Project'". HuffPost. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
16. Kit, Borys (April 23, 2013). "'Search Party' Finds Its Stars, Begins Shooting Next Week". The Hollywood Reporter.
17. "David After the Divorce (2009)". IMDB. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
18. "Casey Wilson on Happy Endings and The Realest Real Housewives". AVClub. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
19. Adam Pally at IMDb
20. "Earwolf". Earwolf. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
21. "Comedy Bang! Bang! Rotten Tomatoes, S04, E38". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
22. "Watch Gil Ozeri and Adam Pally Try to Survive Watching Every Entourage Episode in a Row this Weekend". June 5, 2015.
23. Team Coco (February 14, 2012). "Adam Pally: Having A Baby Is A Horrible Mistake". teamcoco.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
24. Totally Laime Team (March 19, 2014). "Wonderful & Brutal with Daniella Liben Pally!". totallylaime.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
25. Sports? with Katie Nolan (January 10, 2018). "Adam Pally". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
26. Seigh, Steve (December 11, 2024). "Sonic and his pals race to help Santa save Christmas in the stop-motion animated short A Very Sonic Christmas". IMDB. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
27. Comments, Tom Chang | (October 2, 2022). "Star Trek: Lower Decks S03E06: A Deep Space 9 Crossover That Matters". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
28. Mooney, Darren (September 29, 2022). "'Hear All, Trust Nothing' Brings Lower Decks to Deep Space Nine". The Escapist. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

External links

• Adam Pally at IMDb

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