Kyle Mooney

Kyle Mooney
Mooney in 2009
Born	Kyle James Kozub Mooney[1] September 4, 1984 San Diego, California, U.S.
Education	University of Southern California
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer
Years active	2008-present

Kyle James Kozub Mooney (born September 4, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and co-founder of the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor.^[2] His man-on-the-street interviews have been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Sports Show with Norm Macdonald.^[3]

He also co-starred as Rory on the HBO comedy series Hello Ladies^[4] and joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2013.^[5]

Early life

Mooney was born in San Diego, California, to parents Linda (Kozub) and Brian Mooney. Linda is a former San Diego Union-Tribune reporter and Brian is an environmental consultant and planner.^[6] Kyle has two brothers, Sean and Ryan Mooney; he is the youngest of the three.

His Marshall Middle School class chose him as the most likely to become a T.V. star.^[7] He graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in 2003 where he won Best Actor as Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest ^[8] and was hailed as class clown.^[7]

Mooney studied film at the University of Southern California.^[9][10] There, he performed improv and sketch comedy with collegiate group Commedus Interruptus. After a six-week audition process in 2003,^[11] the three new members added to Commedus were Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford.^[12]

Career

Good Neighbor

In 2007, Mooney, Bennett, and Rutherford came together to form the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor, along with Mooney's friend, director, and editor, Dave McCary.^[13]

In 2014, Good Neighbor was featured on New Media Rockstars' Top 100 Channels, ranked at #98.^[14]

Bennett and McCary joined Mooney on SNL in 2013.^[15]

Saturday Night Live

On September 28, 2013, Kyle Mooney made his debut on Saturday Night Live as a featured player along with Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Mike O'Brien, Brooks Wheelan, and Noël Wells. Out of all of the new cast members announced, only Mooney, O'Brien, and Bennett returned for a second season. At the start of the forty-first season, Mooney and Bennett were upgraded to repertory status.

Mooney has brought some of his YouTube characters to SNL, including his person-on-the-street interviews, Chris Fitzpatrick, Todd from Inside SoCal, and Bruce Chandling.

Characters:

• Lincoln Chafee
• Pat McCrory
• Rand Paul

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Kill Me Now	Jake
2012	The Party Is Over	Natan
2013	iSteve	Father
2014	Playing It Cool	Other Dude
2015	Hello, My Name Is Doris	Robert
2015	Hello Ladies: The Movie	Rory
2015	Me Him Her	Moot Morezit
2016	Zoolander No. 2	Don Atari

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Remember When	Kyle	Episode: #1.1
2010–2011	Pretend Time	Various	Episode: Legalize Meth Episode: PETA Not on Set Episode: Monday Morning Meltdown Episode: I Just Got Voodoo'd Episode: The Leather Swing Set with the Monkey and the Gun
2011	The Street Fighter	Rick
2011	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself/Correspondent	Episode: #9.172
2011	Sports Show with Norm Macdonald	Nephew Kyle	Episode: Mascot Episode: #1.6 Episode: #1.2
2011	Parks and Recreation	Keith	Episode: The Treaty
2012	Best Friends Forever	Doug	Episode: The Butt Dial
2012	Money From Strangers	Himself	Episode: Why So Serious?
2013	Festival Road Trip	Himself/Good Neighbor Member	Episode: Campus MovieFest 2013
2013	Nathan for You	Writer	Episode: Private Investigator/Taxi Company Episode: The Claw of Shame Episode: Funeral Home/Burger Joint/Skydiving Episode: Haunted House/The Hunk Episode: Gas Station/Caricature Artist Episode: Clothing Store/Restaurant Episode: Santa/Petting Zoo Episode: Yogurt Shop/Pizzeria
2013	Wilfred	Alan	Episode: Heroism
2013	Hello Ladies	Rory	Six Episodes
2013–present	Saturday Night Live	Himself, Various
2014	Comedy Bang Bang!	Intern Monty	Episode: Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt & Brown Boots
2014	Drunk History	Himself	Episode: American Music
2015	Hot Package	Consulting writer	Season Two

Web series and shorts

Date	Title	Role	Notes
2008	The Roommate	Kyle
2009	Nick's Big Show
2009	Bad Reputation	Randall
2010	Vicariously	Tyler	Nine Shots of Bourbon
2010	The O.D.	Plain Jane
2011	How I Know	Toro Y Moi
2011	Nick and Andy: Coming Soon
2011	The Yule Tide Good Samaritan	Barry Cameo
2011	Grammar Class	Henry
2011–2012	College Humor Originals	Student/Guy 1	Some Study That I Used to Know Sorority Pillow Fight
2012	Cracked Advice Board	Little Boy	Money-Making Tips
2012	The Dinner Party	Steven Evans	Short web film with BriTANicK
2012	Epic Rap Battles of History	Dr. Watson	Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes
2013	Youth Large	Danus Apicary	Rejected Adult Swim pilot.
2013	The Caper Kind/Swiss Mistake	Lookey Lou
2013	Mike & Doug's Fantasy Corner	Mike	Fantasy Sports Advice
2013	Pound House	Kyle	Open Mic
2015	D and K Podcast	Kyle	Instagram video series

References

1. "Kyle Jameskozub Mooney, Born 09/04/1984 in California - CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". Californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
2. "Co-founder of Good Neighbor". Goodneighborstuff.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
3. "Meet Kyle Mooney, the World's Most Awkward Miami Heat Fan (Video)". Cultist. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
4. "Hello Ladies". HBO. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
5. "Mooney on SNL". NBC. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
6. "'SNL' season opens with local talent". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
7. "T.V. Star/Class Clown". Diane Bell. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
8. "UCB Theatre • Kyle Mooney". Losangeles.ucbtheatre.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
9. "Kyle Mooney". Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
10. "USC dudes make videos for your amusement". thrillist. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
11. "Commedus audition". Partners Project. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
12. "Interview: Friendly comedy from Good Neighbor". LAist. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
13. "Student comedy group grabs attention". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
14. "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 100 – 76!". New Media Rockstars.
15. "Here Are Your New 'SNL' Featured Players – Splitsider". Splitsider. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

External links

• Kyle Mooney at the Internet Movie Database
• Kyle Mooney's channel on YouTube