Andrew Daly (born April 15, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Forrest MacNeil on the

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series ''

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'', and had a supporting role in the

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comedy series '' Eastbound & Down'' as Terrence Cutler. He has also made recurring appearances on television programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Black-ish'', '' Trial & Error'', the

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series '' The Who Was? Show'', ''

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'', and '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'', as well as animated shows such as ''

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'', '' Solar Opposites'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Early life

Daly was born in

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and grew up in

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. He graduated in 1989 from Ridgewood High School in

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, and then attended

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, where he received a bachelor's degree in drama.

Career

After college, Daly moved to New York City, where he performed, along with Andy Secunda, in the sketch comedy duo The Two Andys, which appeared at the 1999 Aspen Comedy Festival. He was also a part of the Mainstage company at Chicago City Limits as an improvisational actor. When the

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relocated to New York from Chicago in 1996, Daly was one of the first New Yorkers to study improvisation with the group and performed in many of the earliest shows produced by the UCB. He was a member of the long-form improvisation group The Swarm, which was assembled and directed by

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Television

During the late 1990s, Daly appeared frequently in sketches on ''

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'' and lent his voice to

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's " TV Funhouse" cartoons on ''

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''. In 2000, Daly joined the cast of ''

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''. He was a featured player in the show's sixth season and returned as a full cast member the following season. He next appeared on television in the main cast of Comedy Central's parody news show '' Crossballs'' and later played several different characters on ''

'', recurring as "Brad the Friendly Homeowner". He also worked as a correspondent on '' The Showbiz Show with David Spade'' for all three seasons and as an advocate on both seasons of '' Lewis Black's Root of All Evil''. In 2007, Daly appeared as a

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impersonator in an episode of ''

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'' entitled " Ben Franklin". In 2008, Daly joined the cast of the HBO series '' Eastbound & Down'' as Terrence Cutler. That same year, Daly was also the host of a ''

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'' revival which never aired. He made frequent appearances on

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'',

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's '' Delocated'', and IFC's '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'' as well as ''

'', for which he provided the voices of Wyatt and The King of Ooo. He is also the voice of Krombopulos Michael on ''

'', and

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on ''

''. Daly appeared in the NBC sitcom '' The Paul Reiser Show'', which was a midseason replacement for the 2010–11 television season. The show was cancelled after two episodes. Starting in 2014, Daly had guest starred in the ABC sitcom ''

'' as Principal Brown and has also played recurring roles on ABC's '' Blackish'', HBO's ''

'' and ''

'', and NBC's '' Trial & Error''. From 2014 to 2017, Daly starred in, executive produced, and wrote episodes of the

series ''

'', which he co-adapted from the Australian series '' Review with Myles Barlow''. From 2016 to 2019, Daly appeared in commercials for CarMax. In 2025, Daly was cast in the television movie Mountainhead, written by

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creator

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. The film is scheduled to release the same year May 31, on both

and

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Film

Daly has appeared in numerous films, most notably as courtside announcer Dick Pepperfield in the 2008 film '' Semi-Pro'' starring

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. In 2004, Daly appeared in the movie '' Christmas with the Kranks'' as a shopper who is bribed by

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' character Nora Krank into giving her a Christmas ham. In 2010, Daly co-starred as Mayor Brown in the 3D live action/CGI film version of '' Yogi Bear'' and appeared in '' She's Out of My League'' as Fuller. He had a small role in the 2011 film, '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' as a mailroom worker. In 2016, he played Principal Dwight in '' Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'' which was directed by Steve Carr.

Stand-up comedy

Daly does many different characters in his stand-up. In 2007, a character named "Jerry O'Hearn" was featured on the ''

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'' compilation album. In 2008, Daly released the critically acclaimed ''Nine Sweaters'', a comedy album compiled from a nine-week residency at

's Tuesday night shows, on Aspecialthing Records. In December 2010, Daly performed stand-up on '' The Benson Interruption'' on

Podcasting

Daly has made a number of appearances on podcasts such as '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''

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'', '' How Did This Get Made?'', '' The Nerdist Podcast'', '' Office Ladies'', and ''

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''. In 2014, he began hosting the limited-run

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podcast ''The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project'', which continued in 2018 with a second season of 8 episodes. He currently hosts the podcast ''Bonanas for Bonanza''. He is well known for his character Dalton Wilcox, which he has played on ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' (the

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and podcast), ''Bonanas for Bonanza'', ''The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project'', '' Conan'', and other shows.

Personal life

Daly lives in

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and is married to actress Carri Levinson. They have two daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Profile
on '' The Sound of Young America''
Onion A.V. Club
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