Drew Tarver

Andrew Tarver (born May 6, 1986) is an American actor and comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. He is best known for playing one of the leads for three seasons on the Emmy-nominated comedy series ''The Other Two'', starring opposite Kate Hudson in the Netflix series ''Running Point'', and for his appearances on comedy podcasts, including ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' and ''Big Grande: The Teacher's Lounge''.

Early life

Tarver was born in Glennville, Georgia. His graduating class had 20 people. His family owned a local candy factory. Tarver is the oldest of four children: he has two sisters, Amanda and actress and singer Katelyn Tarver; and a younger, "cooler" brother, Jake.

Tarver moved to New York City when he was 18. After taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, he eventually moved to Los Angeles and began performing at the Los Angeles UCB Theater.

Career

Tarver has performed comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles since 2010. He is a member of the sketch and improv comedy group Big Grande (alongside comedians Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, and Dan Lippert) and plays Bill Cravy on their podcast, ''Big Grande: The Teacher's Lounge''. With Big Grande, Tarver co-wrote and starred in a 22-minute original comedy pilot for Funny or Die and several episodes of ''The UCB Show''. Tarver is also a regular guest on the podcast ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', where his popular characters include Heimlich maneuver inventor Henry Heimlich, 80s new wave singer Martin Sheffield-Lickley, and one half of the country music duo Memphis Kansas Breeze, opposite Carl Tart. The latter two characters originated on the UCB stage and were written by Tarver's frequent collaborators Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans.

In 2014, Tarver played Todd, the gay best friend of lead Greta Gerwig on the pilot '' How I Met Your Dad'', which was not picked up by CBS.

He was an ensemble cast member on ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'', in which he portrayed the role of Baxter Reynolds. The first three seasons streamed on Seeso from 2016 to 2017. The fourth and final season aired on Pluto TV in 2019.

Tarver was cast in the lead role of Cary Dubek in the 2019 Comedy Central series ''The Other Two''. He described it as his first series role that is not an exaggerated comedic character as seen in his previous work in improv and sketch comedy. The show received positive critical reception and ran for three seasons, concluding in June of 2023.

In 2025, Tarver starred opposite Kate Hudson in the Netflix streaming series ''Running Point''. The series, about a family that owns the fictional NBA team the Los Angeles Waves, was co-created by Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz.

Personal life

Tarver came out as bisexual at age 26.

Filmography

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1985 births
21st-century American comedians
21st-century American LGBTQ people
21st-century American male actors
American bisexual male actors
American LGBTQ comedians
American male comedians
American male film actors
American male television actors
American sketch comedians
Bisexual comedians
Comedians from Georgia (U.S. state)
LGBTQ people from Georgia (U.S. state)
Living people
People from Glennville, Georgia
Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers