Moses Jacob Storm (born May 6, 1990, in

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) is an American writer, actor, comedian, and performance artist who has appeared in film, television and radio.

Early life

Moses Storm was born in

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, and is one of five children. Raised by his parents on a converted

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bus, he and his siblings primarily received homeschooling from their mother. During his early years, Storm's family was part of a non-denominational religious sect led by his uncle, known as "The Way." They traveled from town to town, preaching at state fairs and music festivals. Storm attended one semester of community college for video production but left to pursue performing in

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. After initially taking a cleaning job in the city, Storm became a

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when he recognized his talent and passion for the craft."

Career

Comedy

Storm is an alumnus of the UCB Theatre and currently hosts a live program called Trifecta alongside Ify Nwadiwe and Christian Spicer at the UCB Theatre Sunset venue. He co-hosted and produced a bimonthly show on the

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stage at Meltdown Comics called ''This Show is Your Show!'', which ''

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'' in their "Best Of" section as "Best Comedy Show". Storm has performed stand-up on ''

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'' and '' Conan.'' He accompanied

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, as well as

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, Laurie Kilmartin, and

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on select dates for O'Brien's limited "Conan & Friends: An Evening of Stand-Up and Investment Tips" tour in late 2018. Storm has also performed alongside

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at the Toronto Comedy Festival for

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's JFL42 program. In the same year, Storm performed a show at

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and at the 2018

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in shows with

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and Jacqueline Novak. On January 20, 2022, Storm debuted in his own comedy special on

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, "Trash White," produced by

. Storm recited a monologue for ''

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'' titled "It Pays to Be Poor". and was awarded the title of The Moth GrandSLAM Champion.

Acting

In television, Storm has portrayed various characters in projects such as ''The 4 to 9ers'', ''

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'', '' Youth and Consequences'', '' About a Boy'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also appeared in the

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Originals one-off special ''Ice to Iceland''. In 2019, Storm starred as one of the leads in

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sitcom '' Sunnyside'', portraying the character Bojan/Brady. His performance added to the ensemble cast of the show. Storm received critical acclaim for his role as Mitch Roussel in the 2014 horror film

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Unfriended ''Unfriended'' (originally titled ''Cybernatural'') is a 2014 American screenlife supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. Set on a computer screen, the film stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, ...

''.

Performance art

In 2014, Storm presented ''The Modern Millennial'', an

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performance piece funded on

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. The crowdfunding paid for a loft space in Los Angeles where audiences could observe Storm's day-to-day life. The space also featured art exhibits by Storm.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official websiteAssociate Website
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