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Ian Roberts(II)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Ian Roberts
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Ian Roberts was raised in Secaucus, New Jersey, and attended Grinnell College in Iowa. From 1987-1990, he lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, performing plays with various local companies including the Acacia Theater, Hansberry Sands and Milwaukee Players. In 1990, he moved to Chicago and studied Improvisation at ImprovOlympic under Charna Halpern and Del Close and was a member of the Second City National Touring Company. It was at this time that Ian and some fellow improvisers founded the Upright Citizens Brigade. He has written and performed in every UCB show since the group's inception in 1990.

In August of 2000, Ian received rave reviews for his debut feature film role as the tyrannical choreographer Sparky Polastri in the Kirsten Dunst film Bring It On (2000). His most recent performance was in the box office smash Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004).
BornJuly 29, 1965
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BornJuly 29, 1965
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh in Upright Citizens Brigade (1998)
Ian Roberts and Casey Wilson in Drunk History (2013)
Ian Roberts and Casey Wilson in Drunk History (2013)
Ian Roberts in Bring It On (2000)
Ian Roberts and Casey Wilson in Drunk History (2013)
Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh in Players (2010)
Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh in Players (2010)
Ian Roberts in Players (2010)
Ian Roberts in Players (2010)
Ian Roberts in Players (2010)
Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh in Upright Citizens Brigade (1998)
Ian Roberts in Upright Citizens Brigade (1998)

Known for

Bring It On (2000)
Bring It On
6.1
  • Sparky Polastri
  • 2000
Key and Peele (2012)
Key and Peele
8.3
TV Series
  • Crazed Spectator
  • Person at People Park #4
John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, and Sacha Baron Cohen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
6.6
  • Kyle
  • 2006
John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Step Brothers (2008)
Step Brothers
6.9
  • Male Therapist
  • 2008

Credits

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Actor

  • Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Niecy Nash, Ian Roberts, Nick Swardson, Cedric Yarbrough, and Wendi McLendon-Covey in Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist (2022)
    Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
    • Sergeant Jack Declan
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Rutherford Falls (2021)
    Rutherford Falls
    • Larry
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • American Auto (2021)
    American Auto
    • Charlie Altman
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Reno 911! (2003)
    Reno 911!
    • Sergeant Jack Declan
    • Steve Hardcastle
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2022
  • Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021)
    Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
    • Sergeant Jack Declan
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Michael Croner, Noël Wells, and Philip Solomon in Craig of the Creek (2018)
    Craig of the Creek
    • Neil (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2021
  • American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • Sensei Tom
    • Trophy Shop Customer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2020
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    • Fire Chief
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Bless This Mess (2019)
    Bless This Mess
    • Joe
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Baskets (2016)
    Baskets
    • Wallis
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    Veep
    • Governor John DeVito
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Mark McKinney, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Colton Dunn, Lauren Ash, Kaliko Kauahi, Nichole Sakura, and Nico Santos in Superstore (2015)
    Superstore
    • Gary
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Weird City (2019)
    Weird City
    • Chuch
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair in Playing House (2014)
    Playing House
    • Ian
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2017
  • Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in The House (2017)
    The House
    • Driver at College Campus
    • 2017

Writer

  • Teachers (2016)
    Teachers
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • UCB Comedy Originals (2007)
    UCB Comedy Originals
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2017
  • Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh in The UCB Show (2016)
    The UCB Show
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Red Nose Day (2016)
    Red Nose Day
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Key and Peele (2012)
    Key and Peele
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2015
  • Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in Get Hard (2015)
    Get Hard
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2015
  • Blake Shelton in Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas (2012)
    Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
    • head writer
    • TV Special
    • 2012
  • Mythbusters
    • creator
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, and Aziz Ansari in Human Giant (2007)
    Human Giant
    • consultant writer
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2008
  • Wild Girls Gone (2007)
    Wild Girls Gone
    • written by
    • 2007
  • A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv
    • creator
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Pushing Tom
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Martin & Orloff (2002)
    Martin & Orloff
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh in Upright Citizens Brigade (1998)
    Upright Citizens Brigade
    • creator
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1998–2000
  • Escape from It's a Wonderful Life
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

Producer

  • Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Niecy Nash, Ian Roberts, Nick Swardson, Cedric Yarbrough, and Wendi McLendon-Covey in Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist (2022)
    Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021)
    Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Teachers (2016)
    Teachers
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2019
  • Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh in The UCB Show (2016)
    The UCB Show
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays (2016)
    Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2016
  • Key and Peele (2012)
    Key and Peele
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2015
  • Players (2010)
    Players
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • UCB Comedy Originals (2007)
    UCB Comedy Originals
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Mythbusters
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • NPR Dancers
    • executive producer (as Upright Citizens Brigade)
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Wild Girls Gone (2007)
    Wild Girls Gone
    • producer
    • 2007
  • A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Jessica St. Clair in Terrorists (2004)
    Terrorists
    • producer
    • 2004
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Videos9

Trailer
Trailer 2:17
Trailer
Gigantic
Trailer 2:23
Gigantic
Drillbit Taylor
Trailer 2:32
Drillbit Taylor
Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat!
Trailer 0:45
Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat!
Martin & Orloff
Trailer 2:08
Martin & Orloff
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Trailer 2:31
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Players: Season 1
Trailer 0:16
Players: Season 1
Players: Spot 3
Trailer 0:11
Players: Spot 3
Players: Spot 2
Trailer 0:31
Players: Spot 2

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Upright Citizens Brigade
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • July 29, 1965
    • Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Katie Roberts? - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Snickers (2001)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    One of the founding members of the comedy troupe "Upright Citizens Brigade", the other three are Matt Walsh, Amy Poehler, and Matt Besser. "The Upright Citizens Brigade" had a show on Comedy Central that ran from 1998 to 2000. The 4 members own a theater in New York City.
  • Nickname
    • The Machine

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