KonstantinosPolluxAlexandros"Dino"Stamatopoulos(born December 14, 1964) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He has worked on TV programs such asMr. Show,TV Funhouse,Mad TV,The Dana Carvey Show,Late Show with David Letterman,andLate Night with Conan O'Brien.He has also created multiple animated TV shows such asMoral Orel,Mary Shelley's Frankenhole,andHigh School USA!.As an actor, he is best known for his recurring role as the characterAlex "Star-Burns" Osbourneon theNBCcomedy seriesCommunity,on which he also worked as a producer, a consulting writer, and wrote two animated episodes.
Dino Stamatopoulos | |
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 Stamatopoulos in 2016 | |
| Born | Konstantinos Pollux Alexandros Stamatopoulos December 14, 1964 Norridge, Illinois,U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, producer, actor |
| Period | 1992–present |
| Genre | Satire, black comedy |
| Notable works | Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Ben Stiller Show Mr. Show TV Funhouse Mad TV Moral Orel The Drinky Crow Show Mary Shelley's Frankenhole High School USA! Community |
| Notable awards | Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program 1993The Ben Stiller Show |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
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Stamatopoulos attendedRidgewood High Schoolin Norridge, Illinois.[1]
Career
editStamatopoulos was hired onThe Ben Stiller ShowafterAndy Dickconvinced him to submit a spec script for aSimpsonsepisode. There, he met and worked withBob Odenkirk.After Stiller's show was canceled, he moved to New York City, where he wrote during the 1990s forThe Dana Carvey Show,Late Night with Conan O'Brien(also with Odenkirk),Late Show with David Letterman,andMr. Show with Bob and David.
In 2000, Stamatopoulos andRobert Smigelpitched Comedy Central a spin-off of Smigel'sTV Funhousecartoons (which were appearing singly as animated shorts onSaturday Night Liveepisodes) as a half-hour sketch comedy show. The standaloneTV Funhouseshow premiered in 2000 but was canceled after one season. He later joined the writing staff onMad TV.
Stamatopoulos worked as a creative consultant and contributing writer on the first season ofTom Goes to the Mayor,withTim & Ericand Bob Odenkirk. He also provided the voice of Drinky Crow onThe Drinky Crow Show,which aired for one season onAdult Swim.Hisstop motionanimated seriesMoral Orelpremiered on Adult Swim on Christmas 2005 and aired for three seasons, airing its final episode in December 2008; a follow-up special aired in 2012. FollowingMoral Orel,Stamatopoulos createdMary Shelley's Frankenhole,astop motionseries, for Adult Swim. It ran for two seasons from 2010 to 2012.[2]
Stamatopoulos was a writer, consulting writer, producer and actor on the 2009 NBC sitcomCommunity.He wrote two animated episodes for the series, "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas"(2010) and"G.I. Jeff"(2014). He played the recurring role of Alex"Star-Burns"Osbourne, a character whose nickname derived from his large star-shapedsideburns.Together withCommunitycreatorDan Harmon,Stamatopoulos started production companyStarburns Industries.
A long-time fan of radio personalitySteve Dahl,Stamatopoulos hosted a podcast,Sorry About Everything,from May 2012 until June 2013 on Dahl'sSteve Dahl Network.[3]
Stamatopoulos and friend Andy Dick hosted a weekly podcast,Dino and Andy's Skull Juice,which premiered in late 2016 and was initially produced by Feral Audio.[4]Due to an on-air incident of hostility in mid-2018, Dick was asked to leave the podcast[citation needed].Stamatopoulos asked friend and recurring guestDana Snyderto replace Dick as co-host, and the podcast was renamedDino & Dana's Safe Space.Additional co-hosts Laetitia "Tish" Burns andSpencer Crittendenwere also given billing in the podcast.[5]
Personal life
editStamatopoulos was married and has one daughter.[1]He is a vocalist and guitarist in a rock band called Sorry About Everything.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Breathing Room | No | No | Yes | Jersey Rocker | Live-action feature film |
| 2002 | The Master of Disguise | Co-producer | No | No | — | |
| 2014 | Harmontown | Executive | No | No | — | Documentary film |
| 2015 | Anomalisa | Yes | No | No | — | Animated feature film |
| 2021 | The Black Hole | Executive | Yes | Yes | Various | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Actor | Producer | Creator | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–1993 | The Ben Stiller Show | Yes (12) | Yes (1) | No | No | No | Waiter #2 | Sketch Comedy series |
| 1993–1999 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Yes (540) | Yes (2) | No | No | No | Tomorry the Ostrich Kiss-Ass Turkey Abe Lincoln Various characters |
Late night talk show |
| 1996 | The Dana Carvey Show | Yes | Yes (3) | No | No | No | Guy in Nixon Mask Wazir Brother Gas Station Attendant |
Sketch Comedy Series |
| 1996–1997 | Late Show with David Letterman | Yes (131) | No | No | No | No | — | Late Night Talk Show |
| 1996–1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Yes (21) | Yes (13) | Yes (10) | No | No | Various characters | Sketch Comedy Series;
Also producer for 9 episodes and consulting producer for 1 episode |
| 1996–2006 | Saturday Night Live | Yes (1) | Yes (4) | No | No | No | Michael Jackson(voice) | Sketch Comedy series |
| 2000–2001 | TV Funhouse | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Chickey Mr. Whiskers Various characters | |
| 2002–2004 | Mad TV | Yes (50) | No | No | No | No | — | |
| 2004–2005 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Yes | No | No | No | No | — | Animated series;
Also creative consultant |
| 2005–2008 | Moral Orel | Yes (37) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (8) | Various characters | Animated series |
| 2006 | Lucky Louie | Yes (1) | No | No | No | No | — | TV Sitcom |
| 2007-2009 | The Drinky Crow Show | No | Yes | No | No | No | Drinky Crow, Lieutenant Vronchy | Animated series |
| 2009 | Important Things with Demetri Martin | Yes (1) | No | No | No | No | — | Sketch Comedy series |
| 2009–2015 | Community | Yes (2) | Yes (39) | Consulting producer (37) | No | No | Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne | TV Sitcom;
Also consulting writer for 24 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Yes (9) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Death The Mummy Mother Teresa Additional voices |
Animated series |
| 2013 | High School USA! | Yes | Yes | Yes (10) | Yes | No | Mr. Merriweather | |
| 2015 | The Jack and Triumph Show | Yes (1) | No | Yes (5) | No | No | — | TV Sitcom |
| W/ Bob & David | Yes (4) | Yes (1) | Co-executive producer (5) | No | No | Chuck | Sketch Comedy Series | |
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | No | No | Co-executive producer | No | No | — | Web series |
| Great Minds with Dan Harmon | No | No | Yes (1) | No | No | — | Comedy series;
Also consulting producer for 10 episodes |
References
edit- ^ab"Dino Stamatopoulos".NNDB.com.Soylent Communications.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
- ^McCarthy, Scott L. (November 2, 2009)."The Comic's Comic interviews Scott Adsit".Thecomicscomic.typepad.com.RetrievedJanuary 8,2014.
- ^"It's here, the first" Sorry About Everything Podcast "with Dino Stamatopoulos".Dahl.com.Steve Dahl Network. May 31, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon December 24, 2013.RetrievedDecember 22,2013.
- ^Wright, Megh (2016-08-18)."This Week in Comedy Podcasts: 'Dino and Andy’s Skull Juice' Debuts."Vulture.com.Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^"Dino & Dana's Safe Space".starburns.audio.Archived fromthe originalon April 6, 2023.RetrievedNovember 5,2018.
