Judah Friedlander
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Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
In his public appearances, standup comedian Judah Friedlander usually wears big glasses and a trucker hat over his shaggy head of dark hair. He's one of those guys who has the decency to appear untainted by his own mediocre brand of stardom. In other words, he can play in Hollywood movies that show at major theaters, yet still maintain a safe comedic distance from slimy show business. This has mostly been accomplished by doing short scenes in smallish comedies, starting with Meet the Parents (starring Ben Stiller). Friedlander then did the walk-on role of no-good husband Ron in the hilarious spoof Wet Hot American Summer. (He was the guy with sideburns to trying to win back his wife [Molly Shannon].) Other bit parts came about in the mock documentary Endsville and the MTV movie Spring Break Lawyer. He worked with Stiller again in Zoolander and had a small part in the stoner comedy How High. In 2002, he had a brief speaking role in the terrible action comedy Showtime, starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro. Friedlander is perhaps best known for his unforgettable portrayal of Genuine Nerd Toby Radloff in American Splendor, the innovative documentary/biography about comic book author Harvey Pekar. The film was a festival success and earned Friedlander a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Independent Spirit Awards. Television audiences may remember him as the guy who gives out hugs in the popular Dave Matthews Band video for "Everyday." He's also made numerous appearances on late-night variety shows and various sitcoms. Projects for 2004 include Along Came Polly (starring Stiller again) and Palindromes (directed by Todd Solondz).In 2006 he began work on the award-winning sitcom 30 Rock playing Frank Rossitano, the ball-cap wearing, most vulgar member of the TGS writing staff. This was his most high-profile success to date, but he continued to land pars in big-screen projects like the Project Greenlight horror film Feast, The Wrestler, Meet Dave, and Beware the Gonzo.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Call Your Mother |
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— | 2020 |
27% | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time |
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— | 2018 |
No Score Yet | Judah Friedlander: America is the Greatest Country in the United States |
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— | 2017 |
No Score Yet | Albert: The Little Tree With Big Dreams |
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— | 2016 |
61% | Sharknado 2: The Second One |
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— | 2014 |
59% | Ping Pong Summer |
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— | 2014 |
65% | Epic |
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$107.6M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | Laff Aholics |
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— | 2013 |
No Score Yet | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas |
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— | 2013 |
44% | Beware the Gonzo |
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— | 2011 |
72% | Rio |
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$143.7M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever |
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— | 2009 |
19% | I Hate Valentine's Day |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Southern Belles |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds |
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— | 2008 |
60% | Heckler |
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— | 2008 |
98% | The Wrestler |
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$26.2M | 2008 |
20% | Meet Dave |
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$11.7M | 2008 |
44% | Full Grown Men |
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— | 2008 |
18% | Chapter 27 |
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— | 2007 |
40% | Live Free or Die |
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— | 2006 |
57% | Feast |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Genuine Nerd |
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— | 2006 |
25% | The Darwin Awards |
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— | 2006 |
7% | Date Movie |
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$48.5M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | The Cassidy Kids |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | The Unseen |
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— | 2005 |
31% | Pizza |
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— | 2005 |
55% | Duane Hopwood |
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— | 2005 |
62% | Starsky & Hutch |
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$87.2M | 2004 |
27% | Along Came Polly |
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$87.9M | 2004 |
94% | American Splendor |
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$6M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | The Trade |
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— | 2003 |
25% | Showtime |
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$38M | 2002 |
26% | How High |
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$31.2M | 2001 |
63% | Zoolander |
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$44.8M | 2001 |
38% | Wet Hot American Summer |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Spring Break Lawyer |
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— | 2001 |
84% | Meet the Parents |
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$164.5M | 2000 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
Match Game
2016-2020
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No Score Yet |
Talk Show the Game Show
2017
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91% |
Bob's Burgers
2011
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No Score Yet |
Wet Hot American Summer:
2017
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84% |
Wet Hot American Summer
2015-2017
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No Score Yet |
@midnight With Chris Hardwick
2014-2017
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No Score Yet |
Last Call With Carson Daly
2007-2019
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39% |
Bordertown
2016
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94% |
Fresh Off the Boat
2015-2020
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Seth Meyers
2014
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No Score Yet |
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
2015
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100% |
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
2015-2016
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No Score Yet |
Beat Bobby Flay
2014
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No Score Yet |
Comedy Underground With Dave Attell
2014
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No Score Yet |
Sesame Street
2014-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Burn With Jeff Ross
2012-2013
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78% |
30 Rock
2006-2020
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No Score Yet |
Dave's Old Porn
2011-2012
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No Score Yet |
Would You Rather? With Graham Norton
2011-2012
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100% |
The Green Room With Paul Provenza
2010-2011
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33% |
The Marriage Ref
2010-2011
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No Score Yet |
Silent Library
2009-2011
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No Score Yet |
Scare Tactics
2003-2012
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No Score Yet |
Sesame Street
1969-2020
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No Score Yet |
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
1999-2015
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
2009-2014
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92% |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-2020
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No Score Yet |
Lass es, Larry!
2000-2017
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