Sam Pancake (born May 10, 1964) is an American actor, improviser, writer, and comedian. He began his career with small roles in TV and film, such as ''

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'' in 1990 and '' Pizza Man'' in 1991.

Early life

Sam Pancake was raised in

Romney, West Virginia Romney is a town in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. History Established by consecutive acts of the Virginia House of Burgesses and approved by the governor on ...

, with siblings

Chet Pancake Chet Pancake is an American filmmaker and musician. He is a co-founder of the Red Room Collective, the High Zero Foundation, the Charm City Kitty Club and the Transmodern Festival. He is currently an assistant professor in the Film and Media Art ...

, an American filmmaker, and

Ann Pancake Ann Pancake is an American fiction writer and essayist. She has published short stories and essays describing the people and atmosphere of Appalachia, often from the first-person perspective of those living there. While fictional, her short storie ...

, an American novelist. Sam is also a distant relative of Breece D'J Pancake. Sam's father, Joe S. Pancake, was a Presbyterian minister, and later in life, a social worker. His mother, Robin Pancake, was a high-school teacher. Both parents attended university, and encouraged their children to pursue the arts, which Sam's sister Ann Pancake credits to the siblings' creativity.

Education

Pancake graduated from Hampshire High School in West Virginia and graduated'' cum laude ''with a bachelor of fine arts in theater from

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in 1990. After graduation, Pancake moved to

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, where he still resides.

Career

Sam Pancake was 26 when made his first on-screen appearance in the TV show ''Wings'' in 1990. Pancake has appeared as Alfie Copper in '' Where The Bears Are'' and James Alan Spangler in '' Arrested Development'' (between 2003 and 2004). He hosts his own show, ''Monday Afternoon Movie'', a weekly podcast focusing on a different 1970's TV movie each week.

Filmography

Personal life

Pancake is gay and notes that he most often portrays gay characters in films and television series. Pancake is single and had at least one previous relationship which was unknown to the media. He has no children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pancake, Sam Living people Male actors from West Virginia American male film actors American male television actors American gay actors People from Romney, West Virginia West Virginia University alumni 1964 births