Dino Stamatopoulos | |
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TV Funhouse panel at Comic-Con. L to R: Robert Smigel, Dino, Bob Odenkirk & Tommy Blacha | |
Born | Norridge, Illinois | December 14, 1964
Occupation | Writer Producer |
Nationality | American |
Genres | Comedy Satire Black comedy |
Notable work(s) | 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 |
Notable award(s) | Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program 1993 The Ben Stiller Show |
Dino Stamatopoulos is an American television comedy writer, actor and producer who has worked on Mr. Show, TV Funhouse, Mad TV, The Dana Carvey Show, Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He is also the creator of the Adult Swim comedy programs Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.
Biography[]
While at Ridgewood High School (Illinois), Stamatopoulos wrote for his school variety show and was astounded he could get laughs with the material he had written. While attending Columbia College Chicago he performed a duo act with comedian Andy Dick, in which Stamatopoulos played a ventriloquist and Dick played a dummy under the influence of sleeping pills.
Stamatopoulos had written a spec script for a Simpsons episode, just out of love for the show, and Andy convinced him to submit to The Ben Stiller Show, which got him hired. He met and worked with Bob Odenkirk. After Stiller's show was canceled, he moved to New York and joined the writing staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, also with Odenkirk. During the 90's he wrote for Late Show with David Letterman, The Dana Carvey Show and Mr. Show with Bob and David. In 2000 Dino and Robert Smigel pitched Comedy Central a spin-off of Smigel's TV Funhouse SNL cartoons which would be a half-hour sketch comedy show. TV Funhouse premiered on 2000 and was canceled after one season. He later joined the writing staff on Mad TV.
He also worked on Tom Goes to the Mayor with Mr. Show alumnus Bob Odenkirk. He created the stop motion animated series Moral Orel for Adult Swim which premiered on Christmas of 2005 and aired its final episode in December 2008. He also does the voice of Drinky Crow on The Drinky Crow Show.
Stamatopoulos's newest stop motion series Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, currently in its first season on Adult Swim, began airing on June 27, 2010.[1]
Since 2009, Stamatopoulos has been appearing in a recurring role as "Star-Burns" on the NBC comedy series Community. He also works as an occasional consultant and writing contributor on the show.
Selected filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Type of show | Character |
2010– | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Creator Writer Executive Producer |
Animated series | Various characters |
Yappy Broads | Actor | Adult Swim Pilot | Co-host | |
2009– | Community | Recurring Guest | TV Sitcom | Star-Burns |
2008–2009 | The Drinky Crow Show | Voice actor | Animated series | Drinky Crow Lt. Vronchy Additional voices |
2006 | Lucky Louie | Writer | TV Sitcom | |
2005–2008 | Moral Orel | Creator Writer Director Executive Producer |
Animated series | Various characters |
2004–2005 | Tom Goes To The Mayor | Writer Creative Consultant |
Animated series | |
2002–2003 | Mad TV | Writer | Sketch Comedy series | |
2000–2001 | TV Funhouse | Writer Actor Executive Producer |
Sketch Comedy series | Chickey Mr. Whiskers Various characters |
1996–2006 | Saturday Night Live | Writer (TV Funhouse) Voice Actor |
Sketch Comedy series | Michael Jackson |
1996–1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Writer Executive Producer |
Sketch Comedy series | Various characters |
1996–1997 | Late Show with David Letterman | Writer | Late Night Talk Show | |
1996 | The Dana Carvey Show | Writer | Sketch Comedy series | |
1993–1999 | Late Night with Conan O' Brien | Writer Sketch Actor |
Late Night Talk Show | Tomari the Ostrich Kiss-Ass Turkey Abe Lincoln Various characters |
1992–1993 | The Ben Stiller Show | Writer | Sketch Comedy series |
References[]
External links[]
- Dino Stamatopoulos at the Internet Movie Database
- TV Squad interview with Dino Stamatopoulos