Kyle Newacheck (born January 23, 1984) is an American television writer, director, producer and actor. He is one of the creators of the

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show ''

Workaholics ''Workaholics'' is an American adult television sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' initially aired on Comedy Central from ...

'', in which he also co-starred. He is a producer and director on the FX comedy horror series ''

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''. Newacheck is also a professional

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player signed to the Selkirk Emerging Pros team.

Life and career

Originally from

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, Newacheck graduated from the

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in 2004 with a degree in editing. He worked as an editing teacher at his alma mater before forming the

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group, Mail Order Comedy with Blake Anderson,

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and Anders Holm in 2006. Newacheck began writing, directing and editing comedy short films with Mail Order Comedy, most notably the "Crossbows and Moustaches" web series for

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. In 2011, Newacheck co-created ''

'', a

series which aired for seven seasons, which revolves around three slackers and their drug dealer. Newacheck co-stars in the series as the drug dealer Karl Hevacheck. Newacheck directed approximately half of the ''Workaholics'' episodes. He has since become a television comedy director, directing episodes of ''

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'', '' Parks and Recreation'', ''

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'' and others. He is currently set to direct an untitled TV movie written by

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and Robert Padnick. Newacheck collaborated with Mail Order Comedy partner DeVine for his show '' Adam DeVine's House Party''. Newacheck is the co-creator, director, and occasional star. He directed the music video for

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's "The Worst Guys" in 2014 alongside his brother, Adam. In June 2016 it was announced that Devine, Anderson, Holm and Newacheck were working on a film with

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as producer. The film, '' Game Over, Man!'', debuted on Netflix in 2018. Since 2019, he has been a co-executive producer and director on the FX series ''What We Do in the Shadows''.

Filmography

Director

Film Television Music video

Actor

Film Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people American male television actors American television directors American comedy film directors American male television writers American television writers Los Angeles Film School alumni American male pickleball players {{tv-director-stub