Samm Levine
| Samm Levine | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Samuel Franklin Levine March 12, 1982 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, Comedian |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Samuel Franklin "Samm" Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's short-lived Freaks and Geeks and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. He has said that Inglourious Basterds director Quentin Tarantino was a fan of Freaks and Geeks, and he used it as a way of introducing himself to the director, which was instrumental in getting the role in Inglourious Basterds.[1] Levine is also the sidekick and fill-in host on the internet talk show Kevin Pollak's Chat Show.
Early life
Levine was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lynne, a mortgage broker, and Harris Levine, a dentist.[2][3] He was raised in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[4][5]
Personal life
Levine used to date web creator and comedian Gaby Dunn.[6]
Career
Levine began doing stand up comedy at Bar Mitzvahs at the age 12. At one, Lisa Kudrow was present and advised him that he should start auditioning in Manhattan.[7]
When Levine began his acting career, he added the extra M to his name as there was already a Sam Levine registered with the Screen Actors Guild.
Levine was cast as a character in the sixth and final season of ABC's Lost in a small role that was written for him by Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. Lindelof had frequently told Levine, "I'm going to write you something on the show". Levine played a clerk in the twelfth episode, "Everybody Loves Hugo."[8]
He also regularly appears on Doug Benson's Doug Loves Movies podcasts and fills in as host of the Leonard Maltin Game when not taped in front of a live studio audience so Doug can play the game as a contestant. Benson has nicknamed Levine both "Samm the Ma'am Levine" and "Lil' Wolverine".[9][10] Benson referred to 2011 as "The Summer of Samm" because Levine played the game so frequently and competitively.
Levine has also been a regular participant on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show since the 1st episode on March 22, 2009, when he was the second guest. He was a guest on Episode 19 as well, just as the show was about to evolve to one guest for the duration of an episode. For all but a handful of nearly 200 episodes (and counting), he has sat by the side of Jaime Fox, Pollak's partner (not to be confused with Jamie Foxx, aka Eric Bishop), and provided commentary and banter during the opening segments before the guest is introduced. In addition, he conducts the game "Who Tweeted ?" between Pollak and his guest.
In February 2014, Levine was voted 99th in VH1's Top 100 Child Stars.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Arty (voice) | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Bruce | |
| 2002 | Following Tildy | Video Lover | Short film |
| 2002 | Strippers Pole | Actor | Short film |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Roger | |
| 2004 | Club Dread | Dirk | |
| 2004 | Frenching | Marty | Short film |
| 2006 | Pulse | Tim | |
| 2006 | Life Is Short | Gene | Short film |
| 2007 | Sydney White | Spanky | |
| 2009 | Made for Each Other | Mike | |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Private First Class Hirschberg | |
| 2009 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | Convenience Store Clerk | |
| 2009 | Ollie Klublershturf vs the Nazis | Dade Klublershturf | Short film |
| 2010 | Drones | Clark | |
| 2010 | Anderson's Cross | Unknown | |
| 2010 | Columbus Circle | Bank Manager | |
| 2010 | Sunday Punch | Charlie | Short film |
| 2012 | Can't Wait for the Movies: Spider-Man | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Short film |
| 2013 | Jobs | Apple Designer #1 | |
| 2013 | Miss Dial | Pranked Caller | |
| 2015 | Sidewalk Traffic | Johnny Kaye | |
| 2015 | Vacation | Festival Dude Sam | Uncredited |
| 2015 | Promoted | Jacob Silver | |
| 2015 | The Night Is Young | Topher | |
| 2015 | Safety School | Moses Abelman | Short film |
| 2016 | WTF: World Thumbwrestling Federation | Marley Kaufmann | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | One Life to Live | Hector | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Strip Poker | Writer | |
| 1999–2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Neal Schweiber | 18 episodes |
| 2000 | Life's Too Short | Caleb Kohler | |
| 2000 | Ed | Kevin Schwartz / Kid #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | The Trouble with Normal | Keith Kegler | Episode: "Speech! Speech!" |
| 2000 | Spin City | Young Paul | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2000 | Yes, Dear | Manager | Episode: "All I Want for Christmas Is My Dead Uncle's Cash" |
| 2000 | Freedom | Zak | Episode: "Lonewolf" |
| 2001 | Bette | Robb | Episode: "The Invisible Mom" |
| 2001 | Just Shoot Me! | Sid Greenberg | Episode: "Sid & Nina" |
| 2001 | The Steve Harvey Show | Arthur Rabinowitz | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Manny | Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Three" |
| 2001 | Undeclared | Books | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Raising Dad | Adam Travers | Episode: "The Math Problem" |
| 2002 | Maybe It's Me | Forrest DiRico | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | What I Like About You | Sheldon | Episode: "Copy That" |
| 2002 | The Drew Carey Show | Jake | Episode: "Drew's Girl Friday" |
| 2002 | Homeward Bound | Stewart Roth | Television film |
| 2002–2004 | Fillmore! | Horace / Young Man / Store Employee #1 / Nicky (voices) |
3 episodes |
| 2003 | That's So Raven | Marvin | Episode: "Saving Psychic Rave" |
| 2003 | That '70s Show | Lance Crawford | Episode: "Trampled Under Foot" |
| 2003 | Regular Joe | Sweaty | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Mayor | Pecky | Television film |
| 2004 | Johnny Bravo | Klangor (voice) | Episode: "Mini JB/Back from the Future" |
| 2004 | I'm with Her | Rodney | Episode: "Drama Queen" |
| 2004 | Quintuplets | Hugo | Episode: "Date Night" |
| 2004 | Life As We Know It | Bernard Sachs | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Eve | Ben | Episode: "Moral Minority" |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Phil | Episode: "Okay Awesome" |
| 2005–2006 | Still Standing | Douglas | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | Tom | Episode: "The Professor" |
| 2006 | Entourage | Reggie | Episode: "One Day in the Valley" |
| 2006 | Veronica Mars | Samuel Horshack | Episode: "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week" |
| 2006 | Family Guy | Joey (voice) | Episode: "Saving Private Brian" |
| 2007 | Derek and Simon | Sam | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Hank | Brandon | Episode: "Drag Your Daughter to Work Day" |
| 2009–2015 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Himself | 186 episodes |
| 2010 | Lost | Clerk | Episode: "Everybody Loves Hugo" |
| 2010 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Samm | Episode: "Flying" |
| 2010 | Vamped Out | Billy Goldborg | 6 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | NCIS | NCIS Agent Cashier Fred Seymour | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | 90210 | Moderator | Episode: "Nerdy Little Secrets" |
| 2011 | Modern Family | Josh | Episode: "Hit and Run" |
| 2012 | Breaking In | Henry Shaw | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Aquabats! Super Show! | Henry Shaw | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Necessary Roughness | Josh Miller | Episode: "Mr. Irrelevant" |
| 2013 | TMI Hollywood | Various | Episode: "TMI's First Anniversary Show" |
| 2013 | Do No Harm | Josh Stern | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Liv and Maddie | Chambers | Episode: "Steal-a-Rooney" |
| 2014 | Person of Interest | Owen Matthews | Episode: "4C" |
| 2014 | Warehouse 13 | Scott Mohr | Episode: "Endless" |
| 2014 | Selfie | Terrence | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "16 Chefs Compete" |
| 2015 | Kirby Buckets | Zorro | Episode: "All Hands on Dexter" |
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Arty (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Drunk History | Wayne Wheeler / Fiorello LaGuardia | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Love Handles | Samm | Episode: "Vanilla" |
| 2016 | Childrens Hospital | Chuggy Simple | Episode: "Doctor Beth" |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Noah | Episode: "Catch Him If You Can" |
| 2016 | Another Period | Chadwick | Episode: "Harvard" |
| 2016 | Mutt & Stuff | Johnny in Charge | Episode: "Amusement Bark" |
| 2016 | Crunch Time | Connor | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Bearded Friend | Episode: "Kaley Cuoco Wears a Black Blazer and Slip on Sneakers" |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Arty |
Written works
- Strip Poker (1999)
References
- ↑ http://www.rosscarey.com/2010/07/27/episode-1-featuring-samm-levine/ Conversations with Ross: Featuring Samm Levine
- ↑ Mason, Dave (December 21, 2001). "Chicago Sun-Times:: Search". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/samm-levine/bio/190879
- ↑ Samm Levine - Biography
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLF-RhGJPdc
- ↑ "BA #055: Samm Levine". Box Angeles. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Fordis, Jeff (April 7, 2010). "On Next Week's Lost on ABC". ABC Medianet. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ↑ http://www.avclub.com/article/week-of-april-21-27-55307
- ↑ http://www.whosdatedwho.com/tpx_49826/samm-levine/
- ↑ "VH1′s 100 Greatest Kid Stars Of All Time". Retrieved 19 February 2014.