Andy Samberg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Andy Samberg
Samberg in 2016
Born	David A. J. Samberg (1978-08-18) August 18, 1978 (age 46) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Santa Cruz New York University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor comedian musician writer producer
Years active	1999–present
Spouse(s)	Joanna Newsom ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2
Relatives	Alfred J. Marrow (adoptive grandfather) Tammy Baldwin (third cousin)
Comedy career
Medium	Television film music internet
Genres	Improvisational comedy anti-humor musical comedy physical comedy sketch comedy
Musical career
Genres	Comedy hip hop
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Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg on August 18, 1978) is a well-known American actor, comedian, musician, writer, and producer. He is famous for being part of the comedy music group the Lonely Island. His friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone are also in the group.

Samberg was also a cast member and writer for the TV show Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012. He and his group helped make the SNL Digital Shorts very popular. You might know him from movies like Hot Rod (2007) and the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs series. He also voiced characters in the Hotel Transylvania movies (2012–2022). From 2013 to 2021, he starred as Jake Peralta in the police comedy show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He also helped produce this show. For his role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2013.

Early Life and School

Andy Samberg was born David A. J. Samberg in Berkeley, California, on August 18, 1978. His mom, Marjorie, was a teacher, and his dad, Joe, is a photographer. He has two sisters. When he was five years old, he told his parents he wanted to be called Andy.

Andy Samberg went to Berkeley High School. He really enjoyed writing classes there. He said those were the classes he put all his effort into. After high school, he went to the University of California, Santa Cruz for two years. Then, he moved to New York University (NYU) and graduated in 2000.

Career Highlights

Starting in Comedy and Film

Andy Samberg studied experimental film in college. He became popular online by making his own funny videos with his friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. When YouTube started in 2005, their videos became even more widely seen. This helped him get an agent and eventually join Saturday Night Live.

Before joining Saturday Night Live, Samberg was already part of the comedy group the Lonely Island with Taccone and Schaffer. The three started writing for Saturday Night Live in 2005. They released their first album, Incredibad, in 2009. Samberg has also appeared in many movies, commercials, and music videos. He even hosted the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.

In 2012, Samberg gave a speech at Harvard University. That same year, he starred with Adam Sandler in the movie That's My Boy. He also voiced the character Jonathan in Hotel Transylvania and its sequels, Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. In 2013, he got the main role of Detective Jake Peralta in the TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The show first aired on September 17, 2013. Samberg won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2014 for his role as Peralta. He also hosted the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015 and co-hosted the 76th Golden Globe Awards in 2019.

Samberg at the Time 100 Gala in 2010

In 2016, Samberg and the Lonely Island performed their song "I'm on a Boat" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They used classroom instruments for the performance.

Time on Saturday Night Live

In September 2005, Samberg joined Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a featured player and writer. He was in many pre-recorded sketches, which are short comedy videos. On December 17, 2005, he and fellow cast member Chris Parnell starred in the Digital Short called "Lazy Sunday". This was a hip hop song about wanting to see a movie. The short became very popular online and brought Samberg a lot of attention.

His comedy group's song with T-Pain, "I'm on a Boat", was viewed over 56 million times on YouTube after it came out in 2009. The song was even nominated for a Grammy Award. Samberg left SNL on June 1, 2012. However, he returned to host the show's Season 39 finale in 2014 and the 40th anniversary special. He also came back in 2024 to play Doug Emhoff and for more Digital Shorts.

Other Projects

In November 2023, the first issue of a comic book called Holy Roller was released. Andy Samberg helped write this comic. It's about a pro bowler who becomes a Jewish superhero using trick bowling balls.

Samberg also co-hosts The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast. On this podcast, he and his friends discuss the Lonely Island's SNL Digital Shorts.

Personal Life

Andy Samberg is married to musician Joanna Newsom. He was a big fan of her music before they met at one of her concerts in 2006. They dated for five years, and Samberg asked her to marry him in February 2013. They got married on September 21, 2013, in Big Sur, California. His Saturday Night Live co-star Seth Meyers was his groomsman.

Andy and Joanna have two children. Their daughter was born in August 2017, and their son was born in early 2023. Samberg grew up in the East Bay area of California. He is a fan of the Oakland Athletics baseball team and the Golden State Warriors basketball team. He was raised in a Jewish family but says he is "not particularly religious."

Filmography

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Hot Rod	Rod Kimble
2008	Space Chimps	Ham III (voice)
	Extreme Movie	N/A	Co-writer
	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	Homeless Man
2009	I Love You, Man	Robbie Klaven
	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs	Brent McHale (voice)
2011	Friends with Benefits	Quincy
	What's Your Number?	Gerry Perry
2012	Celeste and Jesse Forever	Jesse Abrams
	That's My Boy	Todd Peterson/Han Solo Berger
	The Watch		Cameo
	Hotel Transylvania	Jonathan Loughran (voice)
2013	Grown Ups 2	Male Cheerleader	Cameo
	The To Do List	Van King
	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Brent McHale (voice)
2014	Neighbors	Toga #1	Cameo
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	Jonathan "Johnny" Loughran (voice)
2016	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping	Conner "Kid Conner" Friel/Conner4Real	Also producer and writer
	Storks	Junior (voice)
2017	Take the 10	Johnny
	Brigsby Bear	Eric	Also producer
	Puppy!	Johnny Loughran (voice)	Short film
2018	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2020	Palm Springs	Nyles	Also producer
2021	America: The Motion Picture	Benedict Arnold (voice)
2022	Hotel Transylvania: Transformania	Johnny Loughran (voice)
	Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers	Dale (voice)
2023	Self Reliance	Himself
	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider (voice)
	Lee	David Scherman
	Good Burger 2	Himself	Cameo
2025	The Roses
2027	Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse	Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider (voice)	In production

Television

Video games

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Andy Samberg para niños