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Dan Mintz
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Mintz at the 2022 WonderCon
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Born | September 25, 1981 (age 43) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
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Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse(s) |
Margie Mintz
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Children | 2 |
Dan Mintz is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Bob and Linda's oldest daughter, Tina Belcher, on the animated show Bob's Burgers. As a comedian, he is known for his extremely deadpan delivery, keeping his eyes fixed straight ahead and never looking toward the camera or audience due to natural stage fright.
Early life and education
Born to a Jewish family, Mintz grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he wrote for The Harvard Lampoon.
Career
He landed his first writing job at Comedy Central's Crank Yankers, then worked on Last Call with Carson Daly. He has written for The Andy Milonakis Show, Human Giant, Lucky Louie, Important Things with Demetri Martin, Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Nathan For You, Veep,The Awesomes and Mulaney. His writing credits also include the Bob's Burgers episode titled "The Equestranauts".
On May 16, 2007, Mintz appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His standup appeared on the compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray, and a special for Comedy Central Presents aired on March 28, 2008. In February 2013, he performed standup on Late Show With David Letterman. He recorded a standup album, The Stranger, at Comedy Works in Denver in July 2013. The album was released in 2014 through Comedy Central Records.
Personal life
Mintz resides in Los Angeles, California. Mintz married fellow comedian Margie Kment on May 29, 2011. They have two children.
Filmography
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Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Tina Belcher (voice) | Film debut |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | |
2011–present | Bob's Burgers | Daniel/Tina Belcher (voice) | Main role |
2013–2016 | Adventure Time | T.V. (voice) | 3 episodes |
2014 | Mulaney | Mintz (live-action) | Episode: "Halloween" |
2015 | The Awesomes | Vasquez/Bystander #4/additional (voice) | 4 episodes |
2017 | Son of Zorn | Sanitation Solutions Spokesperson | Episode: "All Hail Son of Zorn" |
Silicon Valley | Dana | Episode: "Chief Operating Officer" | |
The Simpsons | Tina Belcher (voice) | Episode: "My Way or the Highway to Heaven" | |
Speechless | Randy | Episode: "S-P-Special B-Boy T-I-Time" | |
2019 | The Goldbergs | Mr. Goulding | Episode: "8-bit Goldbergs" |
Writer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | Indebted | 2 episodes |