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American comedian, actor and writer
Rene Gube
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, writer, producer
Years active2010–present
Spouse Briga Heelan ​(m. 2015)​
Children1

Rene Gube (/ˈɡuːbeɪ/ GOO-bay) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He played Threepeat on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor, and was executive story editor and a writer for the CW show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah".

Early life

Gube grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego. He is Filipino.

He got his taste of comedy while at Mount Carmel High School where he joined a speech and debate club.

Career

Prior to his career as a comedian, Gube used to be a high school teacher. When in Los Angeles, Gube formed a comedy sketch group, Touchblue, with his friends. Their sketches got quite popular which allowed him to perform on various stages throughout California.

Gube frequently performs with the Upright Citizens Brigade, where he studied. He served as supervising producer and writer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, in which he also recurred as laid-back Catholic priest Father Brah.

Personal life

On October 16, 2014, Gube became engaged to his Ground Floor co-star Briga Heelan. They were married on May 8, 2015. Their daughter Bennet Alejandra Gube was born on March 23, 2017.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Surprise Party Passive Aggressive Coffee Drinker
2012 Cop-Puter Short
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Cell-Mate
2013 If We Dated Patrick Short
2023 Your Place or Mine Sidney
TBA Underground Comedy Himself Documentary; Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Community Randall Episode: "Advanced Gay"
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Judge Episode: "Boots"
2012 The Newsroom Mike Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You"
2012 Up All Night Bryce Episode: "Home/Office"
2013 The Office Athlead Male Receptionist Episode: "Suit Warehouse"
2013 Ben and Kate Michael 2 episodes
2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Husband Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Red Dress with Sail Boats"
2013–2015 Ground Floor Mike "Threepeat" Wen Main cast, 20 episodes
2014 Growing Up Fisher Postman Episode: "Trust Fall"
2015 Undateable Parker Episode: "An Imaginary Torch Walks Into a Bar"
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Father Brah Recurring role, 15 episodes
2018 Camping Braylen 2 episodes
2021 Superstore Warren Episode: "The Trough"
2022 American Dad! (voice) Episode: "Smooshed: A Love Story"
2023 The Bear Ever GM Episode: "Forks"
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2014 CollegeHumor Various 2 episodes
Writer
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Men at Work Staff writer 9 episodes
2012 Up All Night Writer Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2013–2015 Ground Floor Story editor
Writer 		2 episodes
1 episode: "If I Were a Rich Man"
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Executive story editor
Writer 		11 episodes
4 episodes: "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"; "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"; "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"; "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!"
2018–2020 Brockmire Writer 2 episodes
2019–2021 Superstore Writer 4 episodes
2022–2023 The Bear Writer 2 episodes
Producer
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Ground Floor Consulting producer
2016–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Supervising producer/producer/co-producer
2019–2021 Superstore Co-executive producer
2022–2023 The Bear Co-executive producer

Awards and nominations

Year Television Category Status
2023 The Bear Outstanding Comedy Series Won

References

  1. "Panelists Emily Heller and Rene Gube have some inspiring words about tonight's show. #atmidnightbts". Facebook. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. Ng, Philiana (15 March 2013). "'Glee' Vet, 'Newsroom' Actor Join Bill Lawrence's TBS Comedy Pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ^ Pasalo, Christine (17 December 2012). "Meet Rene Gube: Getting famous, one joke at a time". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ Jaymar (16 April 2013). "Groomsman: Rene Gube". Rocketships & Wonderment. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. Gube, Rene (16 October 2014). "renegube: I'm out the game". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: My last morning as an unmarried woman. IM READY!!!!!!!". Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: Was surrounded by love in every way last night..." Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. "Briga Heelan and Rene Gube Welcome a Daughter | PEOPLE.com".
  9. Chavez, Yong (Jan 18, 2024). "Fil-Am writers, producers' shows bag awards in Emmys". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.

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