Stephen Kramer Glickman (born March 17, 1979) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Gustavo Rocque on the

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sitcom ''

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'' (2009–2013), and for co-hosting the podcast ''The Night Time Show''.

Biography

Stephen Kramer Glickman was born to a Jewish family of Russian descent in

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, Canada. His family moved to

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where he became involved in doing community theatre. Growing up, Glickman experienced

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to the point where he dropped out of the 8th grade, having been assaulted. He later attended the

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, and graduated from the

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. Glickman starred as record producer Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon television series, ''

''. In 2007, he was cast as

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in ''

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'', and played the part in the original Broadway workshops and readings, before

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was cast in 2008. He has also voiced Billy Bob in an animated web series named ''Trailer Trash'' produced by Stupid Factory Studios and

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and distributed by

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and

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. In 2025, it was announced that Glickman would be reuniting with his original ''Big Time Rush'' castmates for a new concert tour titled the "In Real Life Worldwide Tour" as a supporting act.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

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* 1979 births Living people Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian male comedians Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Russian descent Canadian stand-up comedians Comedians from Ontario Jewish Canadian comedians Jewish Canadian male actors Male actors from London, Ontario Male actors from Los Angeles People from Carlsbad, California 21st-century Canadian male actors {{Canada-screen-actor-1970s-stub