Chris D’Elia

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Actor • Comedian • Podcaster • Writer

Birth Date: March 29, 1980

Age: 44 years old

Birth Place: New Jersey

Born in 1980 in New Jersey, Chris D'Elia moved to Los Angeles at the age of 12 with his family. D'Elia started out as an actor, making his small-screen debut in a 1996 episode of the medical drama "Chicago Hope"(CBS 1994-2000).

D'Elia followed this appearance up with guest roles on other prime-time drama series, but despite this, always felt it was his calling to be a comic actor. In 2006, after making a New Year's resolution to perform on stage, D'Elia began his stand-up career, performing for the first time at an open mic night at a Los Angeles club.

As an antidote to the frustration of writing scripts that got optioned but never picked up, and auditioning for dozens of roles and booking very few, comedy allowed him to take more control over the direction of his career. D'Elia pursued standup doggedly, performing hundreds of shows a year and slowly making a name for himself in the comedy scene.

In 2010 his work paid off when he was cast in the series "Glory Daze" (TBS 2010-11), a comedy-drama set in 1986 about a group of college freshmen pledging a fraternity. The series was cancelled after one season, but D'Elia's career was on an upswing; he followed up his work on the show with a memorable appearance as an online predator on "Workaholics" (Comedy Central 2011-17) before getting cast opposite comedian and actress Whitney Cummings on her sitcom "Whitney"(NBC 2011-13) as her live-in boyfriend Alex.

Although the show suffered from poor ratings and generally bad reviews, D'Elia was often singled out as the show's most likeable actor. D'Elia's first one-hour standup comedy special, "White Male Black Comic," aired on Comedy Central on December 6, 2013.

He then landed his first starring role, as the determinedly optimistic dating guru for a batch of difficult singletons on the sitcom "Undateable" (NBC 2014), executive-produced by Bill Lawrence.

Credits

Chris D'Elia: No Pain

Actor
Show
2020

Life in a Year

Actor
Phil
Movie
2020

A Toast to 2019!

Actor
Special
2019

Lights Out With David SpadeStream

Guest
Talk
2019

Comedians of the World

Actor
Show
2019

A Toast to 2018!

Guest
Show
2018

Alone TogetherStream

Guest Star
Series
2018
64%

Half Magic

Actor
Peter Brock
Movie
2018

The Good DoctorStream

Guest Star
Kenny
Series
2017

Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire

Actor
Show
2017

Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire

Executive Producer
Show
2017

Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire

Screenwriter
Show
2017

Band Aid

Actor
Uber Annoying
Movie
2017

The Female Brain

Actor
Charlie
Movie
2017

Little Evil

Actor
Wayne
Movie
2017

The Great IndoorsStream

Guest Star
Aaron Wolf
Series
2016
45%

Match GameStream

Guest
Game Show
2016

To Tell the TruthStream

Guest
Game Show
2016

Rush HourStream

Guest Star
Series
2016
27%

Not Safe With Nikki Glaser

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Show
2016

The Elevator Talk Show With Pete Holmes

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Show
2016

Flock of Dudes

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Adam
Movie
2016

XOXO

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Neil
Movie
2016

Comedy Central Roast of Justin BieberStream

Actor
Special
2015

At Midnight With Chris HardwickStream

Guest
Game Show
2015

Chris D'Elia : Incorrigible

Actor
Show
2015

Lip Sync BattleStream

Contestant
Reality
2015

UndateableStream

Actor
Danny
Series
2014
60%

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

Guest
Talk
2014

Delivery

Actor
Movie
2014

Chris D'Elia: White Male. Black Comic

Actor
Show
2013

The Pete Holmes Show

Guest
Show
2013

At Midnight With Chris Hardwick

Guest
Show
2013

Tom Green Live

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Show
2013

Hollywood Game Night

Guest
Game Show
2013

Just for Laughs: All Access

Actor
Show
2012

Just for Laughs: All Access

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Show
2012

Steve Harvey

Guest
Talk
2012

Larry King NowStream

Guest
Talk
2012

Talking DeadStream

Guest
Talk
2011

WhitneyStream

Actor
Alex
Series
2011
21%

Big Morning Buzz Live

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Show
2011

Glory Daze

Actor
Stankowski
Series
2010
15%

ConanStream

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Talk
2010

Access Hollywood Live

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Show
2010

The Project

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Show
2009

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

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Talk
2009

Rachael Ray ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2006

Live at Gotham

Guest
Show
2006

Boston LegalStream

Guest Star
Kevin Quinlan
Series
2004
86%

A Fate Totally Worse Than Death

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Gavin
Movie
2004

Comedy Central RoastStream

Actor
Series
2003

MonkStream

Guest Star
Cal Gefsky
Series
2002
91%

Last Call With Carson Daly

Guest
Talk
2002

Comedy Central PresentsStream

Actor
Series
1998

Just for Laughs

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Show
1996

Chicago Hope

Guest Star
Series
1994

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

Guest
Talk
1992

Today

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News
1952

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