Kyle Cease (born September 19, 1977, in

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) is an American

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, and

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Biography

Kyle Cease began performing comedy at the age of 12 years. He was a regular in comedy clubs at 15 and a headliner at the age of 18 years. While still keeping residence in

, his hometown, he was cast as Bogey Lowenstein in the 1999 movie ''

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''. Right after the film, he moved to

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. Two years later he was featured in ''

Not Another Teen Movie ''Not Another Teen Movie'' is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features an ensemble cast including Chyler Leigh, Chris ...

'', as the slow clapper. In the same year, he released his first CD, ''Wait Your Turn''. He has made appearances on '' The Martin Short Show, One on One, Tuned Up,'' VH1's '' Super Secret Movie Rules,'' and in 2005, the movie ''

The Hand Job ''The To Do List'' is a 2013 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Maggie Carey in her feature film directorial debut, starring Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader, Alia Shawkat, Sarah Steele, Scott Porter, Rachel Bilson, Chr ...

.'' Kyle has released a DVD of his nationwide tour called ''One Dimple''. The DVD contains a road documentary, commentary and a performance clip of him on

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. He was also on ''

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'' and other shows that featured his off the cuff style. Cease spent his 20s touring thousands. In 2010, Cease released another Comedy Central Album, entitled '' I Highly Recommend This''. Kyle Cease had a

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special in 2006. He has had hundreds of TV and movie appearances in different commercials, sitcoms and late night shows, etc. In 2007 Cease had a 1-hour Comedy Central special called ''Weirder Blacker Dimpler''. Kyle was ranked #1 on Comedy Central's Standup Showdown in 2009. In 2010, Cease started combining his comedy with public speaking.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2001)

Albums

Works

*''I Hope I Screw This Up: How Falling In Love with Your Fears Can Change the World'' (2018) *''The Illusion of Money: Why Chasing Money is Stopping You from Receiving It'' (2019)

References

External links

Official website
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Kyle's Myspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cease, Kyle 1977 births Living people American male film actors American stand-up comedians People from Bothell, Washington Male actors from Washington (state) 21st-century American comedians 20th-century American comedians