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Will Sasso
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Sasso at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Birth name William Sasso
Born (1975-05-24) May 24, 1975 (age 50)
Ladner, British Columbia, Canada
Medium
Genres Sketch comedy

William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a funny Canadian actor and comedian. He is famous for being on the TV show Mad TV for five years. Will Sasso also played Curly in The Three Stooges movie in 2012. You might also know him as Mover #1 in the movie Happy Gilmore from 1996.

He has been in many TV shows. Some of his well-known roles include Carl Monari in Less than Perfect and Doug Martin in How I Met Your Mother. He also played Sgt. Andrew "Andy" Pepper in Mom and Ben Burns in Loudermilk. More recently, he played Jim McAllister in Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage.

Early Life of Will Sasso

William Sasso was born on May 24, 1975. He grew up in Ladner, British Columbia, Canada. His parents moved to Canada from Italy.

Will Sasso's Acting Career

Will Sasso has had a long and exciting career in comedy and acting. He started acting in the 1990s and is still working today.

Working on MADtv

In 1997, Will Sasso joined the TV show MADtv. This show was a popular sketch comedy series on the Fox network. He became a regular cast member in the show's third season. He was on MADtv for five seasons, from 1997 to 2002.

Will Sasso's Work After 2002

After leaving MADtv, Will Sasso continued to appear in many TV shows and movies. He played Carl Monari for four seasons on the show Less than Perfect. He also had a role in Robson Arms.

In 2006, Will Sasso hosted the Canadian Comedy Awards. This event took place in London, Ontario. He also hosted parts of the NHL award ceremony in 2005 and 2006. He appeared in an episode of CSI called "The Chick Chop Flick Shop". He was also in an episode of Childrens Hospital.

Will Sasso starred in the TV show $#*! My Dad Says. This show was based on a popular Twitter account. It started in 2010 but ended in 2011.

He also started making funny videos on the online video service Vine. He became known for a running joke where he would pretend to vomit lemons.

In 2018, Will Sasso played Mountie Archambault in the comedy movie Super Troopers 2. In 2019, he lent his voice to the character Mr. Ellingboe in the Netflix movie Klaus.

From 2022 to 2024, Will Sasso had a role in the TV series Young Sheldon. He played the character Jim McCallister. He continues this role in the new show Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, which started in 2024.

Will Sasso's Podcasts

In 2012, Will Sasso started a podcast called Ten Minute Podcast. He hosted it with other comedians like Bryan Callen and Chris D'Elia. Later, Tommy Blacha and Chad Kultgen joined him. In 2022, Sasso and Chad Kultgen started a new podcast together called Dudesy.

Will Sasso's Film Roles

Will Sasso has acted in many movies. Here are some of them:

  • 1994: Ski School 2 as Tomcat Collins
  • 1996: Happy Gilmore as Mover
  • 1997: Beverly Hills Ninja as Chet Walters
  • 2000: Best in Show as Dale
  • 2005: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (voice roles)
  • 2012: The Three Stooges as Curly Howard
  • 2018: Super Troopers 2 as Mountie Roger Archambault
  • 2019: Klaus as Mr. Ellingboe (voice)
  • 2021: Boss Level as Brett

Will Sasso's Television Roles

Will Sasso has also been in many television shows. Here are some of his roles:

  • 1994–1997: Madison as Derek Wakaluk
  • 1995–1996: Sliders as Gomez Calhoun
  • 1997–2009: MADtv as Various Characters (Main cast for many seasons)
  • 1999–2017: Family Guy as Various Voices
  • 2003–2006: Less than Perfect as Carl Monari
  • 2008–2012: How I Met Your Mother as Doug Martin
  • 2010–2011: $#*! My Dad Says as Vince
  • 2013–2023: King Star King as Various Voices
  • 2014–2017: Modern Family as Señor Kaplan
  • 2015–2018: Another Period as Officer O'Connor
  • 2016: Shameless as Yanis
  • 2017–2020: Loudermilk as Ben
  • 2019–2021: Mom as Police Officer Andy Pepper
  • 2020: United We Fall as Bill Ryan
  • 2022–2024: Young Sheldon as Jim McCallister
  • 2024–present: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage as Jim McCallister

Will Sasso in Music Videos

Will Sasso has also appeared in music videos:

  • 2002: For Sum 41 in their song "Still Waiting"
  • 2008: For Pink in her song "So What"
  • 2014: For Steel Panther in their song "Pussywhipped"

Will Sasso in Web Series

He has also been in web series:

  • 2010: Million Dollar Extreme in the episode "Techno Toys"
  • 2015: Honest Trailers as Randy Newman in the "Toy Story (feat. Will Sasso)" episode

See also

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