David Dastmalchian
Actor · 2021
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Biography
Kyle Dunnigan (born May 25, 1971 in Weston, Connecticut) is an American comedian, actor, and writer who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from the University of Connecticut before joining the Sunday Company at the Groundlings in Los Angeles. He was a cast member on the Fox show Cedric the Entertainer Presents (2002–2004) and is best known for his recurring role as Craig Pullin (Trudy Wiegel's serial killer boyfriend) on the Comedy Central show Reno 911! (2003–2009, 13 episodes), which he reprised in the show's revival on Quibi in 2020. As a writer and performer in all four seasons of Inside Amy Schumer (2013–2016, Comedy Central), he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2015 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song "Girl You Don't Need Makeup." His most notable film work includes Kyle in Trainwreck (2015, with Amy Schumer, $140.8 million worldwide), the ER doctor in Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018, directed by Gus Van Sant, with Joaquin Phoenix and Jack Black), and Walter Cronkite / Johnny Carson in Unfrosted (2024, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, Netflix).
Other work includes Skippy in The Spanish Fly (2003) and the drug lord's first hostage in Reno 911!: Miami (2007). On television, he has also appeared on Garfunkel and Oates (2012, 2014), One Mississippi (2016), I Love You, America (2017, also a writer), The Divorced (2022), and voiced Eddie Bircham on Mr. Bircham (2024, DailyWire+, 6 episodes). He is a regular guest on The Howard Stern Show, where he impersonates celebrities, and has a YouTube channel with more than 396,000 subscribers.
Filmography
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