Skyler Joseph Clipner, professionally known as Skyler Stone (born January 1, 1979) is an American actor who starred in '' Con'' which ran on

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for two months in the spring of 2005.

Early life and education

Stone was born in

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and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan with his family at the age of 14. He attended

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Career

Stone started his career in radio at WRKR in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His first movie role was in ''

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,'' playing a speed freak named Quinlivan in a scene that ended up cut from the film. He played

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's character's husband in the flashback scenes for '' The Island'', and a cook in '' Waiting...''. Stone was cast in

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's '' For Your Consideration'' as a trashy radio morning show host after Guest saw the "Cancun Coma" episode of ''Con''. In July 2007, Stone was cast in the comedy '' House Broken'', as

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's son. Stone sold a pilot called ''Skyler's Revolution'' to

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and

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in 2007, wherein he made prank calls to celebrities, but it was not picked up for a series. He appeared in the ''

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'' episode " Youngblood." Stone was a contestant on '' Dog Eat Dog'' and ''

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'' twice (the second time in the Tournament of Losers). In 2010 he appeared in the

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sitcom ''

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''. Stone is a regular at the

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, and

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, in

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. He made his first national

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appearance on ''

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'' on January 3, 2007. In 2013, he provided the voice for Scowler, a

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's '' Walking With Dinosaurs: The Movie''.

Personal life

Stone resides in Sherman Oaks, California.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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1979 births Living people Male actors from St. Louis Contestants on American game shows American people of English descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Irish descent American people of Welsh descent American people of German descent American people of Slovenian descent American people of Croatian descent {{US-actor-stub