Rob Corddry

Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film Hot Tub Time Machine. He is the creator and star of Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital and has been awarded four Primetime Emmy Awards. He previously starred in the HBO series Ballers and the CBS comedy The Unicorn.

Early life and education

Corddry was born and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts. His parents are Robin (née Sullivan) and Steven Corddry, who was a Massachusetts Port Authority official. He is the older brother of actor Nate Corddry. Corddry and his brother are both Eagle Scouts from Troop 19, located in Weymouth.

After graduating from Weymouth North High School (1989), Corddry went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1989–93). According to an interview in the UMass Amherst alumni magazine, Corddry initially planned to major in journalism but changed his major to English. By his second year, he focused much of his attention on Drama classes and plays including Torch Song Trilogy, Ten Little Indians, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Romeo and Juliet, and Reckless. While at UMass, Corddry pledged the Theta chapter of Theta Chi fraternity.

In January 1994, Corddry moved to New York City. His early paying jobs included working as a security guard at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and handing out menus for a Mexican restaurant. He eventually landed acting jobs, including a year-long tour with the National Shakespeare Company.

Corddry trained in improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and performed regularly as a member of the sketch comedy group "The Naked Babies" (with John Ross Bowie, Brian Huskey, and Seth Morris). The group appeared at the 1999 Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas. Corddry also spent two years with the sketch comedy group "Third Rail Comedy". His first notable television appearances were on Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade (1998–2000). Career The Daily Show In spring 2002, he accepted an audition for The Daily Show. His pieces for The Daily Show frequently included references to Boston, Massachusetts, which he considers to be his hometown. On October 4, 2005, his younger brother Nate Corddry made his first appearance as a Daily Show correspondent. On January 12, 2006, Corddry's wife Sandra appeared with him on a Daily Show segment; they welcomed their first child, daughter Sloane Sullivan Corddry, on July 3, 2006. On February 9, 2006 Corddry hosted an episode of The Daily Show due to the absence of Jon Stewart (jokingly because the show's regular host was "in the shop", but in fact because of the birth of Stewart's second child).

On August 15, 2006, Corddry said "I've got like a week and a half left, all bets are off", and then on August 21, 2006, Stewart remarked that Corddry's last day on The Daily Show would be August 24, 2006. Corddry appeared throughout the week, once filing a report from inside a toilet bowl supposedly on board an aircraft transporting John Mark Karr, and another dressed up in a 1970s fashion; Stewart remarked, "It's his last week, and really, we're trying to come up with terrible things for him to have to do."

During that last show on August 24, Corddry aired a self-produced tribute to his four years on the show, going out, as Stewart said, with a "poop joke".

Stewart: That was a very fitting tribute, Rob. We're gonna miss you on the show. Corddry: Why thank you, Jon. But wherever I go and whatever I do, there'll always be a part of me here. Stewart: Wow...that's a really sweet thing to say. Corddry: No no no, I'm not kidding. It's in the second floor men's room, actually. That's what you get for not giving me a proper send off. Stewart: You're really gonna go out on a poop joke? Corddry: I have to stay true to myself, Jon.

Corddry cites Stewart as a profound influence on his comedy, crediting Stewart for teaching him how to focus on an idea in order to find the humor in it, and says that his The Daily Show pedigree earned him the clout to make Childrens Hospital.

Among the projects Corddry worked on after leaving The Daily Show was The Winner, a 2007 TV series.

Corddry has since made appearances on the show, both as a guest and as a correspondent.

Film roles Corddry played the title character in Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (2004) and Mac, Ben Stiller's character's best friend in The Heartbreak Kid. He has also made appearances in Old School (2003, credited as Robert Corddry), Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Failure to Launch and The Ten.

He also appeared in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Ron Fox, a neurotic and racist agent with the United States Department of Homeland Security, in W. as Ari Fleischer, and also in What Happens in Vegas. In 2010, he co-starred in the John Cusack film Hot Tub Time Machine and in 2013 he co-starred in Jonathan Levine's Warm Bodies as the zombie M. That same year Corddry made a debut lead voice role as protagonist and head of mission control, Gary Supernova, in the 2013 animated sci-fi comedy Escape from Planet Earth alongside his Hot Tub Time Machine co-star Craig Robinson. Also in 2013 Corddry played Moe in In a World..., a film directed by Lake Bell.

Other work Corddry hosted the 10th annual Webby Awards ceremony on June 12, 2006. He starred as the main character in the Fox mid-season comedy The Winner from March 4, 2007 until the series' cancellation. He described the show to Stuff Magazine as "sort of like a fucked-up Wonder Years."

Corddry has appeared in a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode entitled "The Seder" as a sex offender who moves into Larry David's neighborhood. He also appeared in two episodes of Fox's Arrested Development as Moses Taylor, an actor who plays "Frank Wrench", an obsessively by-the-books detective on a fictional television series Wrench. Corddry has also done some voice work as Gordon the animated Devil on Cartoon Network's Weighty Decisions (alongside fellow Daily Show correspondent Ed Helms). He also appeared in a commercial for Cartoon Network's Ed, Edd n Eddy series and a 2001 promotional ad as an anger management therapist to the Townsville Villains of the cartoon series The Powerpuff Girls.

Corddry's voice appears in the History Channel production World War II in HD. He is the voice of World War II soldier and jazz musician Roscoe "Rockie" Blunt.

Corddry wrote, directed, and starred in the web series Childrens Hospital for The WB on its online network at TheWB.com. After talks fell through with Comedy Central, Turner's Adult Swim picked up the series and began airing new episodes August 22, 2010.

On March 29, 2010, he was a co-guest host of WWE Raw with fellow cast member Clark Duke from Hot Tub Time Machine.

Corddry played an important role in proliferating Justin Halpern's Twitter account Shit My Dad Says. An early enthusiast of the quotes made by Halpern's father, Corddry tweeted a link to Shit My Dad Says which "jump-started" the phenomenon, helping expose Halpern's Twitter feed to a larger audience.

Corddry also has starred in three commercials for the Holiday Inn in both 2010 and 2011. He appeared in three episodes of Community playing a lawyer, Alan Connor, an old acquaintance of Jeff Winger, who was also a lawyer.

In August 2011, Corddry appeared on episode 29 of the podcast Back to Work, distributed by the 5by5 podcast network, where he was interviewed by Merlin Mann about his writing and acting career.

In 2012, Corddry began a recurring role on the third season of Happy Endings, playing "The Car Czar", Jane's new boss at the car dealership. He also had a recurring role on the short-lived FOX series Ben and Kate, as Buddy, the boorish owner of the bar where Kate and BJ work, also BJ's on-and-off boyfriend.

As recently as October 2013, Corddry appeared again as a recurring guest on The Jason Ellis Show. A talk show featured exclusively on SiriusXm Satellite Radio, Corddry accepted an invitation to host his own show airing on the soon to be launched "Jason Ellis Channel".

From 2015 to 2019, he starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers.

He was the subject of episode #16, titled "Rob," of the podcast Heavyweight by Jonathan Goldstein.

On December 3, 2019, it was revealed that Corddry would be a host of the revived Top Gear America, which debuted on Motor Trend in January 2021.

Corddry has also appeared in the HBO Max series Bookie.

Filmography

Film +Rob Corddry film work Year Title Role Notes 2003 Old School Warren 2004 Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story Bobby Dukes 2006 Wedding Daze Kyle Unaccompanied Minors Sam Davenport Failure to Launch Gun Salesman Arthur and the Invisibles Seides Voice 2007 The Ten Duane Rosenblum The Heartbreak Kid Mac I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Jim The Protester Blades of Glory Bryce 2008 What Happens in Vegas Jeff "Hater" Lewis W. Ari Fleischer Semi-Pro Kyle Lower Learning Principal Harper Billings Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Ron Fox 2009 The Winning Season Terry Taking Chances Mayor Cleveland Fishback 2010 Hot Tub Time Machine Lou Dorchen Operation: Endgame Chariot Megamind Metro City Citizen Uncredited voice cameo 2011 Cedar Rapids Gary Butter Ethan Emmett 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Warren 2013 Hell Baby Jack Escape from Planet Earth Gary Supernova VoiceWarm Bodies M / Marcus In a World... Moe Pain & Gain John Mese Rapture-Palooza Mr. Walt House The Way, Way Back Kip 2014 Jason Nash Is Married Dan Morrison Muppets Most Wanted First AD Sex Tape Robby Thompson 2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Lou DorchenRicked Wicky: Poor SubstituteHimselfMusic Video 2016 Office Christmas Party Jeremy Parker 2017 How to Be a Latin Lover Quincy Shimmer Lake Kurt Biltmore The Layover Principal Stan Moss 2018 Dog Days Kurt 2019 Benjamin Dr. Ed 2020 Bad Therapy Bob Howard Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics Himself 2023 80 for Brady Pat The Donor Party Geoff The Senior Sam Weston 2024 Waltzing with Brando Jack Bellin 2026 The Second Coming of John Cooper Himself2026 Bad Day Post-production An Innocent Girl Filming

Television +Rob Corddry television work Year Title Role Notes 1998–2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Various 6 episodes 2002–20062025 The Daily Show Correspondent 249 episodes 2004 O'Grady The Bob Voice; Episode: "Vacation" 2005 Sunday Pants Gordon the Devil Voice; "Weighty Decisions" segments 2005–2017 American Dad! Various voices 3 episodes 2006 Curb Your Enthusiasm Rick Leftowitz Episode: "The Seder" 2006 Arrested Development Moses Taylor 2 episodes 2007 MADtv Johnny 1 episode The Winner Glen Abbott 6 episodes 2008–2016 Childrens Hospital Dr. Blake Downs, Cutter Spindell, Rory Spindell 77 episodes; also creator, director, writer and executive producer 2008 The Mighty B! Doctor, Vet Voices; Episode: "Bee Patient" 2009 Party Down Gary Episode: "Brandix Corporate Retreat" Law & Order Jim Leary Episode: "Human Flesh Search Engine" 2010–2014 Community Alan Connor 3 episodes 2011 Little in Common Dennis Weller Pilot Running Wilde Jack Gray Episode: "Jack's Back" Glenn Martin, DDS Randy Voice; Episode: "Videogame Wizard" The Life & Times of Tim Sausage Salesman Voice; Episode: "The Sausage Salesman" 2012 Family Guy Ben Jennings Voice; Episode: "Livin' on a Prayer" 2012–2013 Happy Endings Lon "The Car Czar" Sarofsky 3 episodes 2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Agent Coyote Daniels Episode: "Robot Town" 2012–2013 Ben and Kate Buddy 3 episodes 2013 Spy Tim Pilot Burning Love Lorenzo Blimperson Episode: "Puppet Show" 2013–2015 Newsreaders Co-creator, writer and executive producer 2014 Trophy Wife Sensei Rick Episode: "Foxed Lunch" Hawaii Five-0 Tony Gibson Episode: "Ho'i Hou" Robot Chicken Various Voices 2 episodes Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Rob Corddry Wears Tan Dress Shoes & Red Socks" 2015–2019 Ballers Joe Krutel Series regular; 47 episodes 2016 Teachers Sam Episode: "Hall of Shame" Animals Earring Episode: "Rats" Workaholics Eric Episode: "The Nuttin' Professor" 2016–2018 Speechless Billy DiMeo 3 episodes 2016 Mr. Neighbor's House Television special; executive producer 2017–2018 Drunk History George Washington, Joseph A. Califano Jr. 2 episodes 2017–2024 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Various 4 episodes 2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Himself Episode: "A Body and a Mean Dog" 2018 Wrecked Episode: "Ballers" 2019 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Episode: "For Your Inconsideration" American Princess Bacon Episode: "Down There" What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage Himself Episode: "Family" Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Inspector Suggs Episode: "Good Todd Hunting" 2019–2021 The Unicorn Forrest Series regular 2020 Medical Police Blake Downs 2 episodes; also creator, writer, executive producer Dummy Phil Goldman Episode: "Passive Protagonist" 2020–2021 Crossing Swords The Old King Voice; 5 episodes 2021–2022 Top Gear America Himself / Host 21 episodes

Video games +Rob Corddry video game work Year Title Role 2010 Fallout: New Vegas Billy Knight

Music videos Ben Folds Five's "Do It Anyway" (2012): Plays sound engineer The Mountain Goats "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" (2015): Plays interviewer

Awards and honors In 2009, Corddry was nominated for a Streamy Award Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series for Children's Hospital; in 2011, it won Best Sketch/Alternative Comedy in the first annual Comedy Awards.