Paul Scheer
Born in 1976, Paul Scheer attended New York University, where he majored in Communications and Education. In 1998 he joined the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch and improv group in New York City. It was there that Scheer met many of the comedians he would collaborate with later in his career, including Rob Corddry, Matt Besser, and Matt Walsh. With this springboard, Scheer consistently found an outlet for his specific comic talent, whether in TV, film, or online. Scheer's first professional experience onscreen was in the "Upright Citizens Brigade" sketch show that aired on Comedy Central in 1998 and 1999. In 2004, Scheer appeared in "McEnroe," a short lived CNBC talk and sketch show hosted by the volatile former tennis star. "Crossballs," a satire of political debate shows like "Crossfire" (CNN, 1982-2005, 2013-14) and "Hardball" (MSNBC, 1997- ), with fellow UCB alum Matt Besser, followed on Comedy Central in 2005. UCB'ers Rob Heubel and Aziz Ansari teamed with Scheer on "Shutterbugs" (2005), a series of comic short films with Jason Woliner directing. In 2006, Variety named Scheer as one of their "Top 10 Comics to Watch." "Shutterbugs" proved to be a trial run for "Human Giant," a new sketch show out of UCB that featured Scheer, Heubel, and Ansari, again with Woliner behind the camera. In 2007, "Human Giant" became a sketch comedy show on MTV. The show remained on the air for two seasons, and was popular enough to be offered a third, but NBC wouldn't release Ansari from his commitment to "Parks & Recreation" (NBC, 2009-2015) (starring UCB alum Amy Poehler), and Scheer and Heubel had become so in demand that it became impossible to get the troupe together for another full season. For his part, Scheer moved on to a multi-episode role on "30 Rock" (NBC, 2006-2013), then on to a couple of ill-fated feature film projects. Scheer was cast in the Eddie Murphy film "Meet Dave" (2008), but when the time came to shoot his scenes, director Brian Robbins didn't think he was right for the role. The role was recast, but Scheer was given another role on the spot, which was later almost completely cut from the film. The other was a small role in "Bride Wars" (2009), starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. Written by Scheer's wife June Diane Raphael and co-star Casey Wilson, the film suffered critically and at the box office. Even though the feature film world wasn't going his way, Scheer found success in TV and online. In 2009, he began the role of Andre in comedy series "The League" (FX, 2009-15). The butt of many of the jokes rained down by his fantasy football league peers, Andre dishes out as well as he takes it. On the digital side, Scheer, his wife Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas began the "How Did This Get Made?" podcast in 2010. The bi-weekly show features the three hosts and a comedian guest as they dissect each others' favorite 'bad' films. In 2011, Scheer created "NTSF:SD:SUV" (National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle), a parody of police procedurals, that aired on Adult Swim as a companion piece for fellow UCB alum Rob Corddry's parody of medical procedurals, "Childrens Hospital" (Adult Swim, 2008- ). Scheer also stayed active in the internet comedy world. In 2013 he created and starred in "The ArScheerio Paul Show." The YouTube show recreated classic moments from the Arsenio Hall Show and was declared 2013's best viral video of the year by USA Today. In 2014, Scheer was a regular on the Hulu show "Hotwives of Orlando," again with UCB alum Besser and close friend Wilson.
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Paul Scheer
Filmography
Movies
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45% |
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Family Switch | Steven (Character) | - | 2023 |
100% |
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A Disturbance in The Force | Self | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Power Dynamics | HR Rep (Character) | - | 2023 |
25% |
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It's a Wonderful Binge | Soup Anderson (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Pickled | Self | - | 2022 |
69% |
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How It Ends | Anti-recycler (Character) | $11.9K | 2021 |
71% |
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Happily | Val (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close | Self | - | 2020 |
92% |
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For Madmen Only | Self | - | 2020 |
76% |
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Archenemy | Krieg (Character) | $119.4K | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stuck | Cuthbert (Character) | - | 2019 |
82% |
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Long Shot | Wembley News Anchor No. 2 (Character) | $30.3M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Balloon | Officer Hart (Character) | - | 2019 |
65% |
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Summer '03 | Ned (Character) | $11.7K | 2018 |
52% |
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Slice | Jack (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Best F(r)iends: Volume 2 | Malmö (Character) | - | 2018 |
67% |
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A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Paul Shaffer (Character) | - | 2018 |
42% |
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Best F(r)iends | Malmö (Character) | - | 2017 |
91% |
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The Disaster Artist | Raphael Smadja (Character) | $21.1M | 2017 |
83% |
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Opening Night | Ron (Character) | - | 2016 |
21% |
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Nerdland | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Roy Cohn (Character) | - | 2016 |
25% |
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Army of One | Pickles (Character) | - | 2016 |
31% |
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Daddy's Home | The Whip (Character) | $150.3M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Burning Love 2 | Robby Z (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Jason Nash Is Married | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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OJ: The Musical | Dr. Love (Character) | - | 2014 |
27% |
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Ass Backwards | Strip Club Manager (Character) | - | 2013 |
33% |
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Hell Baby | Ron (Character) | $5.0K | 2013 |
25% |
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Rapture-Palooza | Security Wraith (Character) | - | 2013 |
11% |
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Piranha 3DD | Andrew (Character) | $370.9K | 2012 |
75% |
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Piranha | Andrew (Character) | $25.0M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot | Junior (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Watching the Detectives | Annoying Customer (Character) | - | 2007 |
53% |
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Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story | Lenny Pear (Character) | - | 2004 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2020 2024 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008 2012 2018-2019 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2019-2021 2024 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 2024 |
75% | 68% | Knuckles | Unknown (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Dinner Time Live With David Chang | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Impractical Jokers | Self | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Batman: The Audio Adventures | Mr. Charleyhorse (Voice) | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Apple & Onion |
Hot Dog/ |
2018-2022 |
69% | 79% | Black Monday | Keith Shankar (Character) | 2019-2021 |
No Score Yet | 75% | The Goldbergs | Garrison Whitby (Guest Star) | 2021 |
91% | 81% | Earth to Ned | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2017 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crank Yankers | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2020 |
97% | 89% | The Good Place | Keith (Guest Star) | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Nailed It! Holiday | Contestant | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desus & Mero | Guest | 2019 |
75% | 84% | I'm Sorry | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy | Gary (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Big City Greens | Chip Whistler (Guest Voice) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | 86% | SuperMansion | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2018 |
95% | 88% | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Devin Cathertaur (Guest Star) | 2017 |
75% | No Score Yet | The Opposition With Jordan Klepper | Guest | 2017 |
100% | 94% | Adventure Time | Bath Boy Boss (Guest Voice) | 2013 2015 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Party Legends | Self | 2017 |
94% | 79% | Fresh Off the Boat | Mitch (Guest Star) | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desus & Mero | Guest | 2017 |
86% | 84% | Workaholics | Fest Manager (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 88% | At Midnight With Chris Hardwick | Guest | 2016-2017 |
33% | 50% | Party Over Here | Executive Producer | 2016 |
100% | 29% | The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack | Guest | 2016 |
90% | 87% | Grace and Frankie | Kyle (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
78% | 78% | Once Upon a Time | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Into | Guest | 2016 |
81% | 83% | The League | Andre (Character) | 2009-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baby Talk | Guest | 2015 |
85% | 83% | The Hotwives of Orlando |
Matty Green (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Game Night | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
90% | 73% | Kroll Show | Marc XYZ (Guest Star) | 2015 |
100% | 85% | The Birthday Boys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Meltdown With Jonah and Kumail | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pete Holmes Show | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | NTSF:SD:SUV | Unknown (Character) | 2011-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008-2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Tron: Uprising | Hopper (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
85% | 90% | Modern Family | Store Manager (Guest Star) | 2012 |
76% | 85% | Happy Endings | Avi (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2010-2011 |
67% | No Score Yet | Traffic Light | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
100% | No Score Yet | Funny or Die Presents | Barry (Character) | 2010-2011 |
94% | 92% | Party Down | Joel Munt (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
93% | 90% | Parks and Recreation | Keef Slertner (Guest Star) | 2009 |
78% | 92% | 30 Rock | Donny Lawson (Guest Star) | 2007-2008 |
100% | No Score Yet | Human Giant | Unknown (Character) | 2007-2008 |