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Andy Samberg

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Andy Samberg

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Born August 18, 1978Age 48

33sketches in the archive
2shows
17characters

Cast appearances (33)

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Credited work (9)

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The person behind the punchline

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Andy Samberg is an actor, comedian and writer who formed The Lonely Island with Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. The trio brought their filmed musical comedy to Saturday Night Live in 2005, helping establish SNL Digital Shorts through pieces such as Lazy Sunday. Samberg remained in the show's cast until 2012.

He later played Jake Peralta on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and starred in films including Hot Rod, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Palm Springs. His work with The Lonely Island spans sketches, music and features, combining tightly produced songs with absurd characters and situations.

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