Andy Samberg born David A. Samberg ; [ 1 ] August 18, [ 2 ] is an American actor, comedian, musician, podcaster, writer and producer. He is a member of the comedy music group the Lonely Island , along with childhood friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Samberg was also a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from to , where he and his fellow group members are credited with popularizing the SNL Digital Shorts.
David A. Samberg was born in Berkeley, California on August 18, Samberg graduated from Berkeley High School in , where he became interested in creative writing and has stated that writing classes "were the ones that [he] put all [his] effort into Samberg majored in experimental film. He became an online star and made his own comedy videos with his friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Samberg became a featured player on Saturday Night Live in part because of the work he had done on his sketch comedy website TheLonelyIsland.
The trio began writing for Saturday Night Live in and released their debut album Incredibad in Samberg appeared in numerous theatrical films, commercials, music videos, and hosted special events, including the MTV Movie Awards. The same year, he starred in Hotel Transylvania as the main character, Jonathan , a role he reprised for its sequels Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.
Samberg hosted the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, Though his live sketch roles were limited in his first year, he appeared in many prerecorded sketches including commercial parodies and various other filmed segments. The short became an Internet phenomenon and garnered Samberg significant media and public attention. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award. Another digital short, " Motherlover ", also featuring Timberlake, was released on May 10, , to commemorate Mother's Day.
Outside of his prerecorded segments, he participated in recurring live segments, such as his Blizzard Man sketch. He later returned in Season 50 to portray Doug Emhoff in the run up to the election , as well as providing some additional Digital Shorts. It is about a pro bowler who is forced to quit his dream job and return to his hometown, which he soon discovers has been overrun by Neo-Nazis , leading him to become a trick bowling ball-wielding Jewish superhero.
