John Mulaney

Comedian • Actor • Writer • Producer

Birth Date: August 26, 1982

Age: 42 years old

Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois

Spouses: Olivia Munn, Annamarie Tendler

Stand-up comedian, writer and actor John Mulaney became as well known for his behind the scenes work as his stage work. Born in Chicago to parents who had attended Yale with Bill and Hillary Clinton (the subject of one of his funniest stand-up routines), Mulaney's comedy career started early: he was only seven years old when he first began performing in a children's sketch group called "The Rugrats." The affinity for all things show business continued through his formative years, with an evolution into improv and stand-up comedy coming later while attending Georgetown University.

His first success came behind the camera, when his film "Calvalcade of Personalities" won the Emerging Comics of New York (ECNY) award for best short film in 2006. One year later, he also picked up that same group's award for Best Stand Up. Television writing followed next on his resume including a stint on "Important Things With Demetri Martin" (Comedy Central 2009-2010) and frequent appearances as a panelist on the weekly news roundup "Best Week Ever" (VH1 2004-09).

Mulaney was then encouraged to audition for "Saturday Night Live" (NBC 1975- ) by stars Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers, and was hired as a staff writer in 2008. Mulaney's best-known creation during his four-year SNL tenure was Stefon, a contributor to Meyers' Weekend Update feature played by Mulaney's co-writer Bill Hader. An immediate fan favorite, Stefon was an entertainment correspondent whose suggestions for family activities became progressively more surreal and inappropriate. The Stefon sketches were particularly notorious for Hader's frequent on-air crack-ups while performing the character, which were caused by Mulaney adding and changing jokes on the cue cards between dress rehearsal and the live broadcast.

Mulaney was frequently mentioned as a possible replacement for Meyers at the Weekend Update desk, but he left the show in 2012 to work on an autobiographical sitcom called "Mulaney." Despite being executive produced by Lorne Michaels and co-starring fellow SNL alum Nasim Pedrad, the "Mulaney" pilot was not picked up by NBC for the 2013-14 season. The series was picked up by Fox for the 2014 fall season, with Pedrad, Elliott Gould, Martin Short and Zack Pearlman filling out the cast.

John Mulaney

Comedian • Actor • Writer • Producer

Birth Date: August 26, 1982

Age: 42 years old

Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois

Spouses: Olivia Munn, Annamarie Tendler

Credits

Everybody's Live With John MulaneyStream

Everybody's Live With John MulaneyStream

Langston Kerman: Bad PoetryStream

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LAStream

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LAStream

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LAStream

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LAStream

My Next Guest With David Letterman and John Mulaney

Dinner Time Live with David ChangStream

John Mulaney: Baby JStream

John Mulaney: Baby JStream

John Mulaney: Baby JStream

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

Above Average PresentsStream

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

Puss in Boots: The Last WishStream

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersStream

House Hunters Comedians on Couches: Unfiltered

CinderellaStream

House Hunters: Comedians on Couches

House Hunters: Comedians on Couches

The Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoStream

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch

John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch

DickinsonStream

Desus & Mero

Back to School Just for Laughs

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio CityStream

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio CityStream

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio CityStream

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseStream

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Big MouthStream

Oh, Hello on Broadway

Oh, Hello on Broadway

Oh, Hello on Broadway

2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Awards 2017

John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

Baby Talk

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Documentary Now!Stream

Documentary Now!Stream

Difficult PeopleStream

The Jim Gaffigan ShowStream

The Late Late Show With James Corden

Mulaney

Mulaney

Mulaney: Extras

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Portlandia: Extras

The Pete Holmes Show

Kroll ShowStream

Just for Laughs: All Access

Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeStream

Comedy Bang! Bang!Stream

John Mulaney: New In TownStream

John Mulaney: New In TownStream

John Mulaney: New In TownStream

John Mulaney: New In TownStream

CBS This Morning: Saturday

LIVE with Kelly

Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool

PortlandiaStream

ConanStream

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Important Things with Demetri MartinStream

The Soup

The Ellen DeGeneres Show