William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and podcaster. He is notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curly in the 2012 film reboot of The Three Stooges, and as Mover #1 in Happy Gilmore (1996). He is also known for his TV roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003–2006), Doug Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008–2012), Sgt. Andrew "Andy" Pepper in Mom (2013–2021), Ben Burns in Loudermilk (2017–2020), Bill Ryan in United We Fall (2020), and Jim McAllister in Young Sheldon (2022–2024) and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024–present).
| Will Sasso | |
|---|---|
 Sasso at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Birth name | William Sasso |
| Born | May 24, 1975 Ladner, British Columbia, Canada |
| Medium | |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Genres | Sketch comedy |
Early life
editWilliam Sasso was born on May 24, 1975, in Ladner, British Columbia,[1][2] to Italian immigrant parents.[3]
Career
editMADtv
editBy the end of its second season (1996–1997), the Fox network sketch comedy television series MADtv experienced its first big cast turnover. Three of the show's repertory performers (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) left the cast. As a result, in 1997, casting executives at Fox had to cast replacements for the show. Sasso (alongside Alex Borstein and Aries Spears) was selected to join the MADtv third-season cast as a regular cast member.[3] In 2000, Sasso fought against World Championship Wrestling's Bret Hart.[4]
2002–present
editAfter leaving MADtv, Sasso's television appearances included four seasons as Carl Monari on Less than Perfect, as well as a role in Robson Arms. He played the role of Fortunio Balducci in Southland Tales.
Sasso hosted the 2006 Canadian Comedy Awards in London, Ontario, as well as the festival's "Sketch & Improv Showcases". Additionally, he was a host at the 2005–2006 NHL award ceremony. Sasso appeared on the CSI episode "The Chick Chop Flick Shop". He also appeared in the Childrens Hospital episode "Frankfurters".[5]
Sasso starred in $h*! My Dad Says, based on the Twitter feed Shit My Dad Says, created by Justin Halpern. The show premiered in late 2010 and its cancellation was announced on May 15, 2011.[6][7]
Sasso began posting videos on the online video service Vine, creating a running gag of him violently vomiting lemons without warning.[8]
In 2018, Sasso played Mountie Archambault in the comedy film Super Troopers 2.[9] In November 2019, he voiced Mr. Ellingboe in Netflix's Klaus.[10]
From 2022 to 2024, Sasso had a supporting role as Jim McCallister in the television series Young Sheldon.[11]
In 2012, Sasso created the Ten Minute Podcast, which he hosted originally with Bryan Callen and Chris D'Elia, later replaced by Tommy Blacha and Chad Kultgen.[12] In 2022, Sasso and Kultgen started a different podcast titled Dudesy.[13][14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ski School 2 | Tomcat Collins | |
| Ernest Goes to School | Russell | ||
| 1995 | Magic in the Water | Shy Young Orderly | |
| Malicious | Fat Guy Answering Phone | ||
| 1996 | Happy Gilmore | Mover | |
| Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Pizza Boy | ||
| 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Chet Walters | |
| The 6th Man | Guy in Bar | ||
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | "Fat Dog" Baker | |
| 1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Hank Vilmes | |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Dale | |
| 2002 | Dawg | Willie Smits | |
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Randy Newman / James Lipton (voice) | Video |
| 2006 | Southland Tales | Fortunio Balducci | |
| 2008 | Lower Learning | Jesse Buchwald | |
| College Road Trip | Deputy O'Malley | ||
| 2009 | Year of the Carnivore | Dirk | |
| 2010 | Life As We Know It | Miss Pennsylvania's Husband | |
| For Christ's Sake | Alan | ||
| 2011 | The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | Awesomest Maximus | |
| Division III: Football's Finest | Terry Lockwood | ||
| 2012 | The Three Stooges | Curly Howard | |
| Moving Day | Clyde | ||
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Jerry (The Pitch) | |
| The Right Kind of Wrong | Neil | ||
| 2014 | Hit By Lightning | Seth Gallagher | |
| Beautiful Girl | Armand | ||
| Corner Gas: The Movie | Legal Aid Lawyer | ||
| 2015 | Russell Madness | Hunk (voice) | |
| 2016 | Army of One | Roy | |
| A Miracle on Christmas Lake | Mall Santa | ||
| 2017 | The Female Brain | Dennis | |
| Killing Hasselhoff | Wasserstein | ||
| 2018 | Super Troopers 2 | Mountie Roger Archambault | |
| American Woman | Terry | ||
| The Grizzlies | Mike | ||
| Henchmen | Gluttonator / Union Boss (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Inside Game | Baba Battista | |
| Klaus | Mr. Ellingboe (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Irresistible | Big Mike | |
| Film Fest | Montgomery Nash | ||
| 2021 | Night of the Animated Dead | Sheriff McClelland (voice) | |
| Boss Level | Brett | ||
| 2022 | Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders | Alec Betts | |
| 2023 | The Throwback | Matt | |
| 2024 | Deaner '89 | Glen |
Television
edit| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Neon Rider | Episodes: "Bread and Water" & "Providence" | |
| 1994 | The Odyssey | Drewg | Episode: "Run for Your Life" |
| 1994–1997 | Madison | Derek Wakaluk | Main cast |
| 1995 | Annie O | Heckler #2 | TV movie |
| 1995–1996 | Sliders | Gomez Calhoun | Recurring cast: seasons 1–2 |
| 1996 | Heck's Way Home | Mover #1 | TV movie |
| Doctor Who | Pete | TV movie | |
| Susie Q | Officer Bob | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Dad's Week Off | Pete | TV movie |
| 1997–2009 | MADtv | Various Characters | Main cast: seasons 3–7; Guest: seasons 9–10, 14–15 |
| 1999 | WCW Nitro | Himself | Episode: "February 15, 1999" |
| 1999–2017 | Family Guy | Various Voices | 7 episodes |
| 2000 | The X-Files | Leslie Stokes | Episode: "Je Souhaite" |
| 2002 | WWF SmackDown | Fake Stone Cold Steve Austin | Episode: "February 7, 2002" |
| 2003–2006 | Less than Perfect | Carl Monari | Recurring cast: season 1; Main cast: seasons 2–4 |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Heckler / Sperk (voice) | Episodes: "Heckler" & "Bugby" |
| 2005–2008 | Robson Arms | Bark | Episodes: "ICQ" & "Geeks in Love"[15] |
| 2006–2007 | 'Til Death | Russ | Episodes: "The Garage Band" & "The Anniversary Party" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Jay Lester | Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mason Lafoon | Episode: "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" | |
| October Road | Brett 'Big Boy' Rowan | Episode: "Let's Get Owen" | |
| 2008 | Spaced | Bill | TV movie |
| 2008–2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Doug Martin | Episodes: "The Fight" & "Tailgate" |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Hekakiah (voice) | Episode: "Amish Anguish" |
| Two and a Half Men | Andrew | Episode: "818-jklpuzo" | |
| Brothers | Anthony | Episodes: "Commercial/Coach DMV" & "Week in the Chair" | |
| 2009–2010 | The Cleveland Show | Donald Trump / Robert De Niro (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Neighbors from Hell | Balthazor Hellman | Main cast |
| Childrens Hospital | Tucker | Episode: "Frankfurters. Allman Brothers. Death. Frankfurters." | |
| 2010–2011 | $#*! My Dad Says | Vince | Main cast |
| 2011 | Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Booter Lee Bogg / Damien Mercury (voice) | Main cast |
| Dream Crushers | Will | Episode: "Olympics" & "Poetry" | |
| 2012 | WWE Raw | Curly | Episode: "Brock And Cena" |
| Sullivan & Son | Robert Sherman | Episode: "Hank Speech" | |
| Up All Night | Paul | Episode: "Thanksgiving" | |
| Finding Mrs. Claus | Kris Claus | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Accident Guy | Episode: "Civil War" |
| Murder Police | Tommy Margaretti (voice) | Main cast | |
| Drunk History | Frank Nitti | Episode: "Chicago" | |
| The League | Officer Bungalon | Episode: "Rafi and Dirty Randy" | |
| Super Fun Night | Parker | Episode: "The Love Lioness" | |
| 2013–2023 | King Star King | Various Voices | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Justified | Al Sura | Recurring cast: season 5 |
| Spun Out | Harper Thomas | Episode: "Unauthorized" | |
| About a Boy | Lou | Episode: "About a Plumber" | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | The Sledgehammer (voice) | Episode: "Swing Into Action: Part 1 & 2" | |
| Anger Management | Jimmy | Episode: "Charlie Gets Trashed" | |
| The Britishes | Mr. Fetcher | Main cast | |
| 2014–2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Franky | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | Modern Family | Señor Kaplan | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Assassin Banana | Baked Potato / Yellow Pepper (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Young Drunk Punk | Yogi Raymond | Episode: "Yoga Show" | |
| The Comedians | Himself | Episode: "Come to the House" | |
| Fool Canada | Various | Main cast | |
| Key & Peele | Pirate | Episode: "Y'all Ready for This?" | |
| Robot Chicken | Phil Coulson (voice) | Episode: "Zeb and Kevin Erotic Hot Tub Canvas" | |
| 2015–2018 | Another Period | Officer O'Connor | Recurring cast |
| 2016 | Shameless | Yanis | Recurring cast: season 6 |
| Hashtaggers | Himself | Episode: "#GoodLightingPackage with Will Sasso" | |
| Love | Ben | Episode: "The Date" | |
| Childrens Hospital | Office Bailnt | Episode: "Childrens Horsepital" | |
| Motive | Hank Novak | Episode: "The Score" | |
| Those Who Can't | Coach Irontoe | Episode: "Plains High School Drifter" | |
| 2017 | American Housewife | Billy | Episode: "The Polo Match" |
| Raising Expectations | Liam | Episode: "What's Growing in Emmett's Room" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | AC Repairman | Episode: "Namaste" | |
| Great News | Petey Pierce | Episode: "A Christmas Carol Wendelson" | |
| Budding Prospects | Gesh | TV movie | |
| 2017–2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Dave | Recurring cast |
| 2017–2020 | Loudermilk | Ben | Main cast |
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Chris Sadler | Episode: "Send in the Clowns" |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Dr. Shaw | Episode: "Ka Hana a Ka Makua, O Ka Hana No Ia a Keiki" | |
| 2018–2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Jed | Episodes: "Blowin' in the Wind" & "Shelter From the Storm" |
| The Orville | Mooska | Episodes: "Ja'loja" & "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" | |
| 2019 | Tacoma FD | Gene Ghoulib | Episode: "Full Moon Fever" |
| 2019–2020 | Harley Quinn | Maxie Zeus / Jennifer's Husband (voice) | Episodes: "So, You Need A Crew?" & "Bachelorette" |
| 2019–2021 | Mom | Police Officer Andy Pepper | Recurring cast: seasons 6–8 |
| 2020 | Russell Maniac | Hunk (voice) | 7 episodes |
| United We Fall | Bill Ryan | Main cast | |
| 2020–2021 | F Is for Family | Mayor Anthony Tangenti (voice) | Guest: season 4, recurring cast: season 5 |
| 2022 | FBI | Vince Logan | Episode: "Fortunate Son" |
| Acapulco | Joe | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
| 2022–2024 | Young Sheldon | Jim McCallister | Recurring cast: seasons 6–7 |
| 2024–present | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | Main cast |
Music videos
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sum 41 | "Still Waiting" | Record Executive |
| 2008 | Pink | "So What" | Neighbor |
| 2014 | Steel Panther | "Pussywhipped" | Cameo |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Million Dollar Extreme | Spokesperson | Episode: "Techno Toys" |
| 2015 | Honest Trailers | Randy Newman | Episode: "Toy Story (feat. Will Sasso)" |
References
edit- ^ "Will Sasso". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Will Sasso". TV Insider. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Ten Minute Podcast (June 7, 2017), Ten Minute Podcast – 285 – Setting Parameters, retrieved December 18, 2020[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Will Sasso".
- ^ "Ten Minute Podcast". Ten Minute Podcast. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "CBS Announces 2010–2011 Primetime Schedule" (Press release). CBS Television Network. May 19, 2010.
- ^ "'The Defenders,' 'S#*! My Dad Says,' and 'Mad Love' Canceled By CBS". TV By The Numbers. May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Watch: It Is Impossible Not To Laugh At This". HuffPost. March 23, 2013.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 20, 2016). "'Super Troopers' Sequel Adds Will Sasso & Hayes MacArthur". Deadline. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ Bhatti, Umber (November 17, 2019). "Netflix's 'Klaus': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Character". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 15, 2024). "Will Sasso & Rachel Bay Jones Return As Mandy's Parents In 'Young Sheldon' Spinoff". Deadline. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Ten Minute Podcast". Internet Archive. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Kuo, Christopher (January 26, 2024). "George Carlin's Estate Sues Podcasters Over A.I. Episode". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Orland, Kyle (January 25, 2024). "Did an AI write that hour-long "George Carlin" special? I'm not convinced". Ars Technica. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Robson Arms – Season 3". Retrieved July 23, 2008.
External links
edit- Will Sasso at IMDb