Steve Little (born July 1, 1972) is an American actor, comedian and writer, best known for his roles on the shows ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Grinder'', and '' Haters Back Off''. He also used to co-star on the

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series '' Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter''.

Career

Little was a member of

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, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in

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. Joe Murray encountered Little and asked Little if he was interested in being a voice actor and decided that Little matched the "Dung Beetle" characters Chip and Skip.Character Museum
," '' Joe Murray Studio'' Following a period working as both writer and actor, he starred in the 2011 Todd Rohal film '' The Catechism Cataclysm''. Little also wrote and starred in a

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pilot called ''Cosmic Signals''. He has also voiced characters such as Dr. Barber, and Lolly Poopdeck on ''

'', as well as The Duke of Nuts, Turtle Princess, ''Abracadaniel'' and Peppermint Butler on the Cartoon Network series ''

''. Little plays the recurring character Stevie Janowski, a middle-school band teacher who idolizes and serves as the personal assistant of the main character, Kenny Powers, on the HBO series ''

''. He hadn't met

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or the showrunners before auditioning for the role, but the family atmosphere was "very welcoming." After being cast, Little based some of Stevie's mannerisms and emotions on people he went to high school with. Subsequent to his exposure on ''Eastbound & Down'', he went on to make appearances in series such as ''

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'' and '' The Office'', and ''Romantic Encounters''. Little co-starred in two of Quentin Dupieux's surreal films, ''

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'' and '' Wrong Cops''. In 2014, he starred in short film ''Rat Pack Rat'', which won jury award at

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. In 2015, he starred as Cleve Menu in the Adult Swim show '' Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter''. From 2016 to 2017 he acted in the

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series ''Haters Back Off'' as Miranda Sings' uncle Jim alongside

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and

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. During that same year he portrayed the character of George in the comedy horror film '' Another Evil''.

Voice acting

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, Steve 1972 births Living people American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male television writers American male voice actors American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Primetime Emmy Award winners 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers