Kevin Sussman (born December 4, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He played Walter on the ABC

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'' and Stuart Bloom on the

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''. Starting with the sixth season of ''The Big Bang Theory'', he was promoted to a series regular.

Early life

Sussman is one of four brothers born to

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parents. He grew up in

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where he attended

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and graduated from New Dorp High School. He attended the

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for one year and went on to graduate from the

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in Manhattan. He later studied with acting teacher

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for four years.

Career

Sussman got his start in commercials, playing geeks or nerds, like a young Eddie Deezen during the

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for companies such as

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. At the time, he worked as a computer consultant. In 1999, he made his film debut in '' Liberty Heights'' as Alan Joseph Zuckerman. Sussman moved to Los Angeles when he was cast in ''

''. He played the character

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on ''

'' from 2009 to the series end in May 2019. In 2011 and 2012, he worked with ''

'' co-star John Ross Bowie to create two television comedies: ''The Ever After Part'' ( FOX) and ''The Second Coming of Rob'' (

Personal life

Sussman was married to Alessandra Young from 2006 until 2017. Sussman married Addie Hall in April 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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