Kyle Newacheck (born January 23, 1984) is an American television writer, director, producer and actor. He is one of the creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics, in which he also co-starred. He is a producer and director on the FX comedy horror series What We Do in the Shadows.
Kyle Newacheck | |
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| Born | January 23, 1984 |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
Newacheck is also a professional pickleball player signed to the Selkirk Emerging Pros team.[2]
Life and career
editOriginally from Concord, California,[3] Newacheck graduated from the Los Angeles Film School in 2004 with a degree in editing.[4][5] He worked as an editing teacher at his alma mater before forming the sketch comedy group, Mail Order Comedy with Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Anders Holm in 2006.[6][7]
Newacheck began writing, directing and editing comedy short films with Mail Order Comedy, most notably the "Crossbows and Moustaches" web series for MySpace.[5] In 2011, Newacheck co-created Workaholics, a Comedy Central series which aired for seven seasons, which revolves around three slackers and their drug dealer. Newacheck co-stars in the series as the drug dealer Karl Hevacheck.[8]
Newacheck directed approximately half of the Workaholics episodes. He has since become a television comedy director, directing episodes of Community, Parks and Recreation, Happy Endings and others.[citation needed][9][10][11] He is currently set to direct an untitled TV movie written by Greg Daniels and Robert Padnick.
Newacheck collaborated with Mail Order Comedy partner DeVine for his show Adam DeVine's House Party. Newacheck is the co-creator, director, and occasional star.
He directed the music video for Childish Gambino's "The Worst Guys" in 2014 alongside his brother, Adam.
In June 2016 it was announced that Devine, Anderson, Holm and Newacheck were working on a film with Seth Rogen as producer.[12] The film, Game Over, Man!, debuted on Netflix in 2018.
Since 2019, he has been a co-executive producer and director on the FX series What We Do in the Shadows.
Filmography
editFilm
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Game Over, Man! | Yes | Yes | Story |
| 2019 | Murder Mystery | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2025 | Happy Gilmore 2 | Yes | No | No |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Creator | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mail Order Comedy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | TV movie |
| 2006–2008 | Crossbows & Mustaches | Yes | Yes | No | No | All 10 episodes |
| 2007 | Online Nation | Yes | Yes | No | No | Segments "Arm Wrestling Champion, Diet Coke & Mentos" |
| 2007–2008 | Preppy Hippies | Yes | No | No | No | All 8 episodes, also producer |
| 2008 | The Dude's House | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | All 3 episodes |
| Super Seniors | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | TV short | |
| 420 Special: Attack of the Show! from Jamaica | Yes | Yes | No | No | TV special | |
| Prototank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5th Year | Yes | No | No | No | All 5 episodes | |
| 2011–2017 | Workaholics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directed 41 episodes, Wrote 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Community | Yes | No | No | No | 2 episodes |
| Parks and Recreation | Yes | No | No | No | Episode "Soda Tax" | |
| 2012–2013 | Happy Endings | Yes | No | No | No | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Untitled Greg Daniels & Robert Padnick | Yes | No | No | No | TV movie |
| 2013–2016 | Adam Devine's House Party | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Idiotsitter | Yes | No | No | No | Episode "Viva La Joy" |
| 2017 | Ghosted | Yes | No | No | No | Episode "The Machine" |
| 2020–present | What We Do in the Shadows | Yes | No | No | Yes | 19 episodes |
| 2023 | Bookie | Yes | No | No | No | Episode "Nepo Bookies" |
Music video
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Childish Gambino | "Heartbeat" |
| 2014 | "The Worst Guys" (featuring Chance the Rapper) |
Acting roles
editFilm
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Neighbors | Beer Pong Guy #4 |
| 2022 | I'm Totally Fine[13] | The Towny |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2017 | Workaholics | Karl Hevacheck | Series regular |
| 2013–2016 | Adam Devine's House Party | Himself | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[14] | Paramedic | Episode: "Immortality, Part One" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | What We Do in the Shadows | Nominated[15] |
References
edit- ^ http://www.comedycentral.com/press/images/workaholics/kyle-newacheck.jpg [dead link]
- ^ "Selkirk Emerging Pros Team | Selkirk Sport Pro Pickleball Players".
- ^ "Comedy Central Stars Take on the Taco Trail". Visit Concord. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Kyle Newacheck - Bio - Workaholics". Comedy Central Press. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Bios". Mail Order Comedy. Archived from the original on Dec 20, 2019.
- ^ "Kyle Newacheck". The Los Angeles Film School. 8 August 2024.
- ^ "BIO". www.kylenewacheck.com. Archived from the original on Feb 24, 2020.
- ^ "'Workaholics' Anderson, Holm, and Newacheck Sign With WME". Deadline. 30 June 2014.
- ^ Barsanti, Sam (January 13, 2016). "Workaholics guys to team up with the Russo brothers for graphic novel adaptation". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (19 March 2013). "'Workaholics' Co-Creator on Show's Future and Directing Chevy Chase". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ The Contra Costa Times (10 January 2013). "Blake Anderson And Kyle Newacheck, 'Workaholics' Stars, Reflect On Concord Roots" – via HuffPost.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 6, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-02-24). "Kyle Newacheck To Produce Sci-Fi Dramedy 'I'm Totally Fine' Starring Jillian Bell & Natalie Morales; How The Film Came Together In 10 Days During Covid". Deadline.
- ^ "CSI Files - Immortality, Part One".
- ^ "Kyle Newacheck".
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