Andrew Cameron Schulz (born October 30, 1983) is an American

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, actor, and podcaster. In addition to his stand-up, he is known for his work on

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's '' Guy Code'' and its two spinoffs,MTV2's Guy Code
" ''MTV.com''. 2015. Retrieved 2020 December 17. the ''Flagrant'' podcast with Akaash Singh, and ''The Brilliant Idiots'' podcast. Schulz's first Netflix special, ''Schulz Saves America'', premiered in December 2020. He has been described as part of the

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Early life

Schulz was born on October 30, 1983, in

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to Larry Schulz and Sandra Cameron. His mother, a

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immigrant, was a professional ballroom dancer. His father is a native New Yorker and former

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and military veteran, born to a family from

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and is of

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and Irish descent. Schulz's parents owned the Sandra Cameron Dance Center in

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for three decades. He was raised in the East Village in Lower Manhattan and attended New York City Public Schools: Lillie Devereaux Blake Primary School and Robert F. Wagner Middle School on the

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, and Baruch College Campus High School in

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. Schulz attended the

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, from which he graduated with a

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degree in

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Career

Stand-up comedy

Schulz began performing stand-up during college in California and continued when he returned to New York in the mid-2000s. He became a regular at the Comedy Village and went on to make his debut at the

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in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2008. In September 2017, Schulz self-released his first comedy special, ''4:4:1'', on

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. In June 2018, Schulz followed up with his debut comedy album, ''5:5:1'' which earned the top ranking on

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' comedy album charts. The album went on to rank number one on

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, and

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. The album went number one on the

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comedy album charts the week of June 23, 2018. In 2021, Schulz issued a pair of streaming

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, ''Views from the Cis'' and ''Brilliant Idiot''. On July 25, 2022, he released another special on his YouTube channel titled "Infamous".

Television, film, and web series

Cast of Guy Code at MTV Movie Awards 2012

Schulz has hosted or appeared on numerous

shows, including ''Jobs That Don't Suck'', '' Guy Code'', ''

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'', '' Girl Code'' and ''The Hook Up''. In 2015, he starred in the IFC series '' Benders''. He also acted in Amazon's ''

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'' (2015, 2017), Hulu's '' There's Johnny!'' (2017), and HBO's '' Crashing'' (2018). Schulz appeared in the feature films '' The Female Brain'' (2017), '' Write When You Get Work'' (2018), '' No Safe Spaces'' (2019), and the remake of ''

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'' (2023). His web series credits include writing and starring in ''Rise of the Radio Show'' and ''The Apartmentship''. A four-part

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special, ''Schulz Saves America'', premiered on December 17, 2020. The special was criticized for its Anti-Asian jokes blaming Asians for the

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. In May 2024, Schulz participated in Netflix's '' The Roast of Tom Brady.''

Podcasts

Schulz co-hosts two podcasts on Combat Jack's Loudspeakers Network. His best-known podcast is '' The Brilliant Idiots'' with fellow MTV2 personality Charlamagne tha God. Schulz also hosts ''Flagrant'' (formerly ''Flagrant 2'') with his best friends and fellow stand-up comedians Akaash Singh and Mark Gagnon, and video editor AlexxMedia. Since starting the podcast, Singh created a

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where the hosts post an additional podcast a week. In October 2024 Schulz hosted an episode with then presidential candidate

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. He later went on to defend his actions in the Triggernometry podcast, stating that Democrats were "not cool" and his vote being based on "who gets the most pussy". Schulz appeared on the Full Send Podcast in November 2022, however, due to "drama" and "awkwardness" with co-host Steiny, the podcast wasn't released until July 2023.

Personal life

On December 18, 2021, Schulz married Emma Turner in

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. His wife gave birth to a girl, Shiloh Jean Schulz, in February 2024. Their daughter was conceived through

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Filmography

Film

Television

Comedy Specials

Comedy Albums

Documentary

References

External links

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