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{{Short description|American actor and comedian}}
{{Short description|American actor and comedian (born 1972)}}
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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Mantzoukas was born in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]] and raised in [[Nahant, Massachusetts]], and is the oldest child of Cynthia (née Mourousas) and William Mantzoukas, second-generation [[Greek Americans|Greek-Americans]].<ref name="northshore">{{cite news|url=https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/interview-with-jason-mantzoukas |first=Beth|last=Daigle|date=December 13, 2018|title=Interview with Jason Mantzoukas|work=nshoremag.com|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jason-mantzoukas/bio/673037/|title=Jason Mantzoukas Biography|website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> He has one younger sister, Melissa.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellen |last=Gamerman |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jason-mantzoukas-breaks-out-in-the-house-1498059098 |title=Now Starring With Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler: This Guy? |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=June 21, 2017}}</ref> He has described himself as "100 percent [[Greeks|Greek]]".<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/><ref name="straight">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Patty| url=https://www.straight.com/article-679936/vancouver/dictator-wields-comic-arsenal|title=The Dictator wields a comic arsenal|work=[[The Georgia Straight]]|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref>
Mantzoukas was born in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]] and raised in [[Nahant, Massachusetts]], and is the oldest child of Cynthia (née Mourousas) and William Mantzoukas, second-generation [[Greek Americans|Greek-Americans]].<ref name="northshore">{{cite news|url=https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/interview-with-jason-mantzoukas |first=Beth|last=Daigle|date=December 13, 2018|title=Interview with Jason Mantzoukas|work=nshoremag.com|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jason-mantzoukas/bio/673037/|title=Jason Mantzoukas Biography|website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> He has one younger sister, Melissa.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellen |last=Gamerman |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jason-mantzoukas-breaks-out-in-the-house-1498059098 |title=Now Starring With Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler: This Guy? |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=June 21, 2017}}</ref> He has described himself as "100 percent Greek".<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/><ref name="straight">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Patty| url=https://www.straight.com/article-679936/vancouver/dictator-wields-comic-arsenal|title=The Dictator wields a comic arsenal|work=[[The Georgia Straight]]|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref>


Mantzoukas began taking drum lessons at age 10 and studied under Steve Barrett for over 8 years.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=33:55 }}</ref> In interviews, he has cited [[Stewart Copeland]], [[Stephen Perkins]] from [[Jane's Addiction]], and [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] as his biggest influences as a young musician.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=34:49 }}</ref> He participated in jazz and marching bands in high school, as well as playing in a cover band called Slygoul.<ref>{{cite web |last=dharmachine |url=https://blog.discogs.com/en/essential-wax-jason-mantzoukas/ |title=Jason Mantzoukas' Top Five 'Beach' Records |work=Discogs Blog |date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> He continued with jazz drumming in college and played for a [[bebop]] group.<ref name="Offer inter">{{cite news|first=Nick |last=Offerman |title= Kings of Comedy: Jason Mantzoukas by Nick Offerman |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jason-mantzoukas-by-nick-offerman |work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
Mantzoukas began taking drum lessons at age 10 and studied under Steve Barrett for over 8 years.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=33:55 }}</ref> In interviews, he has cited [[Stewart Copeland]], [[Stephen Perkins]] from [[Jane's Addiction]], and [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] as his biggest influences as a young musician.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=34:49 }}</ref> He participated in jazz and marching bands in high school, as well as playing in a cover band called Slygoul.<ref>{{cite web |last=dharmachine |url=https://blog.discogs.com/en/essential-wax-jason-mantzoukas/ |title=Jason Mantzoukas' Top Five 'Beach' Records |work=Discogs Blog |date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> He continued with jazz drumming in college and played for a [[bebop]] group.<ref name="Offer inter">{{cite news|first=Nick |last=Offerman |title= Kings of Comedy: Jason Mantzoukas by Nick Offerman |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jason-mantzoukas-by-nick-offerman |work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
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Mantzoukas attended [[Swampscott High School]], graduating in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shrewsbury: David Dragonetti Q&A |url=https://www.redbankgreen.com/2018/11/shrewsbury-david-dragonetti/ |work=redbankgreen |date=November 2, 2018 |quote=I graduated from Swampscott High School...in 1991. Notable graduates include... actor/comedian Jason Mantzoukas.}}</ref> While attending, he was named captain of Swampscott's boys' soccer and track teams and was president of the marching band.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/space-jam-live/ |title=Space Jam: LIVE! |website=[[How Did This Get Made?]] |publisher=[[Earwolf]] |host=[[Paul Scheer]], Jason Mantzoukas, and [[June Diane Raphael]] |date=February 13, 2020 |time=50:24 }}</ref> He attended [[Middlebury College]] in [[Middlebury, Vermont]], where he majored in religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/giving/difference/toolkit/Arts|title=Arts Middlebury|website=[[Middlebury College]]|access-date=August 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005184759/http://www.middlebury.edu/giving/difference/toolkit/Arts|archive-date=October 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attempted to defend a "terribly written" honors thesis on religious iconography (which he admits to starting a week prior to his defense date) but was not given credit to graduate with honors.<ref name="maron">{{cite podcast |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-824-jason-mantzoukas |title=Episode 824 - Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[WTF with Marc Maron]] |host=[[Marc Maron]] |date=June 27, 2017 }}</ref>
Mantzoukas attended [[Swampscott High School]], graduating in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shrewsbury: David Dragonetti Q&A |url=https://www.redbankgreen.com/2018/11/shrewsbury-david-dragonetti/ |work=redbankgreen |date=November 2, 2018 |quote=I graduated from Swampscott High School...in 1991. Notable graduates include... actor/comedian Jason Mantzoukas.}}</ref> While attending, he was named captain of Swampscott's boys' soccer and track teams and was president of the marching band.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/space-jam-live/ |title=Space Jam: LIVE! |website=[[How Did This Get Made?]] |publisher=[[Earwolf]] |host=[[Paul Scheer]], Jason Mantzoukas, and [[June Diane Raphael]] |date=February 13, 2020 |time=50:24 }}</ref> He attended [[Middlebury College]] in [[Middlebury, Vermont]], where he majored in religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/giving/difference/toolkit/Arts|title=Arts Middlebury|website=[[Middlebury College]]|access-date=August 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005184759/http://www.middlebury.edu/giving/difference/toolkit/Arts|archive-date=October 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attempted to defend a "terribly written" honors thesis on religious iconography (which he admits to starting a week prior to his defense date) but was not given credit to graduate with honors.<ref name="maron">{{cite podcast |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-824-jason-mantzoukas |title=Episode 824 - Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[WTF with Marc Maron]] |host=[[Marc Maron]] |date=June 27, 2017 }}</ref>


After graduating college in 1995, Mantzoukas was granted a [[Watson Foundation#Thomas J. Watson Fellowship|Watson Fellowship]] and traveled throughout North Africa and the Middle East studying religious and transcendental music for nearly two years.<ref name="entertainmentweekly">{{cite magazine |last=Rottenberg |first=Jason |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/18/dictators-jason-mantzoukas |title=The Dictator's Jason Mantzoukas |date=May 18, 2012 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=August 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-improvised-life-of-jason-mantzoukas.html |first= Ian |last= Goldstein |title=Improvising Through Life with Jason Mantzoukas |work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital|Vulture]] |date=June 28, 2017 |access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref> He has admitted to having a "horrible [grant proposal] but was charming in the room; so [he earned the grant]."<ref name="maron"/> At the time he left for Morocco for the Watson Fellowship, he had already had six auditions and callbacks for the [[Blue Man Group]], but he ultimately decided to travel before the audition process was complete.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Riedel |title=Learning the Blues |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/learning-blues-article-1.720431 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=February 4, 1996 |quote=...Jason Mantzoukas. A 23-year-old student at Middlebury College, Mantzoukas drove down from Vermont this morning for the audition.}}</ref><ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://omny.fm/shows/comedy-bang-bang-the-podcast/jason-mantzoukas-thomas-middleditch#description |title=Jason Mantzoukas, Thomas Middleditch |website=|host=[[Scott Aukerman]] |date=November 2, 2020 |time=35:52}}</ref> He lived in [[Morocco]] for about 7½ months while studying and recording [[Gnawa music]].<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time= 53:24}}</ref> While abroad, he traveled to [[Egypt]], [[Israel]], [[Turkey]], [[Jordan]], and [[Syria]].<ref name="maron"/> During his time abroad, he was arrested numerous times, once in Morocco for having an expired tourist visa and again in Turkey to prevent him from traveling through an active war zone.<ref name="maron"/>
After graduating from college in 1995, Mantzoukas was granted a [[Watson Foundation#Thomas J. Watson Fellowship|Watson Fellowship]] and traveled throughout North Africa and the Middle East studying religious and transcendental music for nearly two years.<ref name="entertainmentweekly">{{cite magazine |last=Rottenberg |first=Jason |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/18/dictators-jason-mantzoukas |title=The Dictator's Jason Mantzoukas |date=May 18, 2012 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=August 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-improvised-life-of-jason-mantzoukas.html |first= Ian |last= Goldstein |title=Improvising Through Life with Jason Mantzoukas |work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital|Vulture]] |date=June 28, 2017 |access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref> He has admitted to having a "horrible [grant proposal] but was charming in the room; so [he earned the grant]."<ref name="maron"/> At the time he left for Morocco for the Watson Fellowship, he had already had six auditions and callbacks for the [[Blue Man Group]], but he ultimately decided to travel before the audition process was complete.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Riedel |title=Learning the Blues |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/learning-blues-article-1.720431 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=February 4, 1996 |quote=...Jason Mantzoukas. A 23-year-old student at Middlebury College, Mantzoukas drove down from Vermont this morning for the audition.}}</ref><ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://omny.fm/shows/comedy-bang-bang-the-podcast/jason-mantzoukas-thomas-middleditch#description |title=Jason Mantzoukas, Thomas Middleditch |website=|host=[[Scott Aukerman]] |date=November 2, 2020 |time=35:52}}</ref> He lived in [[Morocco]] for about 7½ months while studying and recording [[Gnawa music]].<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time= 53:24}}</ref> While abroad, he traveled to [[Egypt]], [[Israel]], [[Turkey]], [[Jordan]], and [[Syria]].<ref name="maron"/> During his time abroad, he was arrested numerous times, once in Morocco for having an expired tourist visa and again in Turkey to prevent him from traveling through an active war zone.<ref name="maron"/>


==Career==
==Career==
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Mantzoukas has appeared in films such as ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'', ''[[I Hate Valentine's Day]]'', ''[[The Dictator (2012 film)|The Dictator]]'', and ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'', and starred in ''[[The Long Dumb Road]]''.<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Baby Mama Cast and Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/baby-mama/cast/293099/ |work=[[TV Guide]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Barker |title=I Hate Valentine's Day |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/i-hate-valentine-s-day-1200474938/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/halle-berry-anjelica-huston-john-wick-chapter-3-1202395314/|first=Anita |last=Busch |title=Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston Join Returning Cast For 'John Wick'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> Mantzoukas has a main role in the [[Paramount+]] comedy series ''[[No Activity (American TV series)|No Activity]]'', and has had recurring roles on ''[[The League]]'' as Rafi, ''[[Enlightened (TV series)|Enlightened]]'', ''[[Kroll Show]],'' ''[[Parks and Recreation]], [[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'', ''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]'', ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'', ''[[I'm Sorry (TV series)|I'm Sorry]]'', and ''[[The Good Place]]''.<ref name="Offer inter" /><ref name="IMDb">{{cite web|title=Jason Mantzoukas – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727621/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t20|work=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
Mantzoukas has appeared in films such as ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'', ''[[I Hate Valentine's Day]]'', ''[[The Dictator (2012 film)|The Dictator]]'', and ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'', and starred in ''[[The Long Dumb Road]]''.<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Baby Mama Cast and Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/baby-mama/cast/293099/ |work=[[TV Guide]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Barker |title=I Hate Valentine's Day |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/i-hate-valentine-s-day-1200474938/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/halle-berry-anjelica-huston-john-wick-chapter-3-1202395314/|first=Anita |last=Busch |title=Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston Join Returning Cast For 'John Wick'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> Mantzoukas has a main role in the [[Paramount+]] comedy series ''[[No Activity (American TV series)|No Activity]]'', and has had recurring roles on ''[[The League]]'' as Rafi, ''[[Enlightened (TV series)|Enlightened]]'', ''[[Kroll Show]],'' ''[[Parks and Recreation]], [[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'', ''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]'', ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'', ''[[I'm Sorry (TV series)|I'm Sorry]]'', and ''[[The Good Place]]''.<ref name="Offer inter" /><ref name="IMDb">{{cite web|title=Jason Mantzoukas – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727621/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t20|work=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>


Mantzoukas has done extensive voice acting work, including main roles on the animated series ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', ''[[Close Enough]]'', ''[[HouseBroken]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]''.<ref name="IMDb" /> In 2018, he replaced [[T.J. Miller]] as the voice of Mr. Mucus for the [[Mucinex]] commercials.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/tj-miller-mucinex|title=T.J. Miller Is Too Problematic to Play Talking Mucus in a Commercial|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=Yohana|last=Desta|date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> In 2022, he was cast as [[Dionysus (Percy Jackson)|Dionysus/Mr. D]] in the [[Disney+]] [[Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series)|adaptation]] of the book series ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=June 2, 2022 |title='Percy Jackson' Disney+ Series Adds Five to Cast, Including Megan Mullally and Jason Mantzoukas (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-megan-mullally-jason-mantzoukas-1235283550/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603045432/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-megan-mullally-jason-mantzoukas-1235283550/ |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
Mantzoukas has done extensive voice acting work, including main roles on the animated series ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', ''[[Close Enough]]'', ''[[HouseBroken]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]''.<ref name="IMDb" /> In 2018, he replaced [[T.J. Miller]] as the voice of Mr. Mucus for the [[Mucinex]] commercials.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/tj-miller-mucinex|title=T.J. Miller Is Too Problematic to Play Talking Mucus in a Commercial|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=Yohana|last=Desta|date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> In 2022, he was cast as [[Dionysus (Percy Jackson)|Dionysus/Mr. D]] in the [[Disney+]] [[Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series)|adaptation]] of the book series ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=June 2, 2022 |title=''Percy Jackson'' Disney+ Series Adds Five to Cast, Including Megan Mullally and Jason Mantzoukas (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-megan-mullally-jason-mantzoukas-1235283550/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603045432/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-disney-plus-series-cast-megan-mullally-jason-mantzoukas-1235283550/ |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>


===Writing===
===Writing===
In 2008, [[NBC]] ordered a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for a comedy series written by Mantzoukas called ''Off Duty''.<ref name="Offer inter"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Nellie |last= Andreeva |title=Comedy duo goes 'Off Duty' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-duo-goes-duty-114956 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 1, 2008}}</ref> The pilot was filmed in New York starring [[Bradley Whitford]] and [[Romany Malco]] but the series was not picked up.<ref name="Offer inter"/> In interviews in 2014, Mantzoukas announced that he was working on a "loosely autobiographical" television show for [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] about life after ending a long-term relationship.<ref name="Offer inter"/>
In 2008, [[NBC]] ordered a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for a comedy series written by Mantzoukas called ''Off Duty''.<ref name="Offer inter"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Nellie |last= Andreeva |title=Comedy duo goes 'Off Duty' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-duo-goes-duty-114956 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 1, 2008}}</ref> The pilot was filmed in New York starring [[Bradley Whitford]] and [[Romany Malco]] but the series was not picked up.<ref name="Offer inter"/> In interviews in 2014, Mantzoukas announced that he was working on a "loosely autobiographical" television show for [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] about life after ending a long-term relationship.<ref name="Offer inter"/>


Mantzoukas earned credit for writing the screenplay draft of the [[Buddy cop film|buddy cop]] comedy ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'', starring [[Ice Cube]] and [[Kevin Hart]].<ref name=THR-Cube>{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title=Ice Cube film, Fox comedy on scribe's plate |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ice-cube-film-fox-comedy-91783 |work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 29, 2009}}</ref> He originally was asked to write for [[Andy Samberg]] as one of the leads, but the rights to the film were ultimately purchased by [[Universal Studios]] who later cast Hart in the role originally intended for Samberg.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=1:18:05}}</ref> He has served as a consulting writer and producer on ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'' and ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/jason-mantzoukas/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226190100/http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/jason-mantzoukas/|title=Jason Mantzoukas|website=[[SF Sketchfest]]|year=2012|archive-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>
Mantzoukas earned credit for writing the screenplay draft of the [[Buddy cop film|buddy cop]] comedy ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'', starring [[Ice Cube]] and [[Kevin Hart]].<ref name=THR-Cube>{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title=Ice Cube film, Fox comedy on scribe's plate |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ice-cube-film-fox-comedy-91783 |work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 29, 2009}}</ref> He originally was asked to write for [[Andy Samberg]] as one of the leads, but the rights to the film were ultimately purchased by [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] who later cast Hart in the role originally intended for Samberg.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jason-mantzoukas |title=Jason Mantzoukas |website=[[Armchair Expert]] |publisher=[[Stitcher Radio]] |host=[[Dax Shepard]], Monica Padman |date=February 11, 2019 |time=1:18:05}}</ref> He has served as a consulting writer and producer on ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'' and ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/jason-mantzoukas/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226190100/http://sfsketchfest.com/x/performers/jason-mantzoukas/|title=Jason Mantzoukas|website=[[SF Sketchfest]]|year=2012|archive-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>


===Podcasts===
===Podcasts===
Mantzoukas co-hosts the podcast ''[[How Did This Get Made?]]'' with [[Paul Scheer]] and [[June Diane Raphael]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Whittaker |title=How Did How Did This Get Made? Get Made? |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2019-06-07/how-did-how-did-this-get-made-get-made/ |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> Mantzoukas regularly makes appearances on ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'', ''[[Womp It Up!]]'', ''[[Reply All (podcast)|Reply All]]'', and ''[[Doughboys (podcast)|Doughboys]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search|url=https://gimletmedia.com/search?q=jason%20mantzoukas|access-date=July 30, 2020|website=Gimlet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Katla |last=McGlynn |title=23 Comedy Bang! Bang! Guests Reveal Their Favorite Moments From the Podcast |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/comedy-bang-bang-podcast-guests-best-moments.html |work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital expansion and destination sites|Vulture]]|date=May 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Benjamin |last1=Cannon |first2=Dan |last2=Jakes |first3=Randall |last3=Colburn |first4=Dennis |last4=DiClaudio |first5=Dan |last5=Caffrey |first6=Nowah |last6= Jacobs |first7=Dan |last7=Fitchette |title=Jessica St. Clair debuts highly anticipated Womp It Up! |url=https://aux.avclub.com/jessica-st-clair-debuts-highly-anticipated-womp-it-up-1798287828 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 27, 2015}}</ref>
Mantzoukas co-hosts the podcast ''[[How Did This Get Made?]]'' with [[Paul Scheer]] and [[June Diane Raphael]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Whittaker |title=How Did How Did This Get Made? Get Made? |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2019-06-07/how-did-how-did-this-get-made-get-made/ |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> Mantzoukas regularly makes appearances on ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'', ''[[Womp It Up!]]'', ''[[Reply All (podcast)|Reply All]]'', and ''[[Doughboys (podcast)|Doughboys]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search|url=https://gimletmedia.com/search?q=jason%20mantzoukas|access-date=July 30, 2020|website=Gimlet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Katla |last=McGlynn |title=23 Comedy Bang! Bang! Guests Reveal Their Favorite Moments From the Podcast |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/comedy-bang-bang-podcast-guests-best-moments.html |work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital expansion and destination sites|Vulture]]|date=May 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Benjamin |last1=Cannon |first2=Dan |last2=Jakes |first3=Randall |last3=Colburn |first4=Dennis |last4=DiClaudio |first5=Dan |last5=Caffrey |first6=Nowah |last6= Jacobs |first7=Dan |last7=Fitchette |title=Jessica St. Clair debuts highly anticipated Womp It Up! |url=https://www.avclub.com/jessica-st-clair-debuts-highly-anticipated-womp-it-up-1798287828 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 27, 2015}}</ref>


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| ''[[Regular Show: The Movie]]'' || Mr. Ross || Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Jason Mantzoukas (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jason-Mantzoukas/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
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| ''[[The Night Before (2015 film)|The Night Before]]'' || Bad Santa #1 ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Daniel |date=2014-09-05 |title=Watch Jason Mantzoukas, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jason Jones Celebrate SantaCon Early |url=https://bedfordandbowery.com/2014/09/watch-jason-mantzoukas-joseph-gordon-levitt-and-jason-jones-celebrate-santacon-early/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Bedford + Bowery |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| ''[[How to Be Single]]'' || George ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabral |first=R. J. |date=2015-04-14 |title=New Line's ''How to Be Single'' Adds Jason Mantzoukas, Nicholas Braun (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-lines-how-be-single-788715/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| rowspan=3| 2017 || ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'' || [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] ||Voice
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| ''[[The Disaster Artist (film)|The Disaster Artist]]'' || Peter Anway ||
| ''[[The Disaster Artist (film)|The Disaster Artist]]'' || Peter Anway ||
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| ''[[The House (2017 film)|The House]]'' || Frank Theodorakis || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2015-06-16 |title=Jason Mantzoukas Joining Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in ''The House'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jason-mantzoukas-joining-will-ferrell-801996/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
| ''[[The House (2017 film)|The House]]'' || Frank Theodorakis ||
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| rowspan=2| 2018 || ''[[The Long Dumb Road]]'' || Richard ||
| rowspan=2| 2018 || ''[[The Long Dumb Road]]'' || Richard ||
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| ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' || Hey Nongman ||Voice
| ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' || Hey Nongman ||Voice<ref name="btva" />
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| 2019 || ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'' || Tick Tock Man ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=2018-05-21 |title=Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston Join Cast For ''John Wick: Chapter 3'' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/halle-berry-anjelica-huston-john-wick-chapter-3-1202395314/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
| 2019 || ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'' || Tick Tock Man ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Dolittle (film)|Dolittle]]'' || James the Dragonfly ||Voice
| 2020 || ''[[Dolittle (film)|Dolittle]]'' || James the Dragonfly ||Voice<ref name="btva" />
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| rowspan=2| 2021 || ''[[Infinite (film)|Infinite]]'' ||Artisan
| rowspan=2| 2021 || ''[[Infinite (film)|Infinite]]'' ||Artisan
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2019-09-13 |title=Paramount Action Pic ''Infinite'' Adds Jason Mantzoukas & Rupert Friend |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/mark-wahlberg-paramount-movie-infinite-adds-jason-mantzoukas-1202733932/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| ''[[America: The Motion Picture]]'' || [[Samuel Adams]]||Voice<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeFore |first=John |date=2021-06-30 |title=Channing Tatum in Netflix's ''America: The Motion Picture'': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/channing-tatum-in-netflixs-america-the-motion-picture-film-1234974916/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
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| rowspan=4 |2013 || ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' || Mr. Manoogian || Voice, episode: "[[The Unnatural (Bob's Burgers)|The Unnatural]]"
| rowspan=4 |2013 || ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' || Mr. Manoogian || Voice, episode: "[[The Unnatural (Bob's Burgers)|The Unnatural]]"<ref name="btva" />
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|| ''[[Regular Show]]'' || Various voices || 3 episodes
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| rowspan=3 | 2016 || ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals.]]'' || Fink || Voice, episode: "Rats."
| rowspan=3 | 2016 || ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals.]]'' || Fink || Voice, episode: "Rats."<ref name="btva" />
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|| ''[[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life]]'' || Robert Castellanos || Episode: "Spring"
|| ''[[Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life]]'' || Robert Castellanos || Episode: "Spring"
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| 2017–2020 || ''[[The Good Place]]'' || Derek Hofstetler || 9 episodes
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| rowspan=2 | 2017–present || ''[[No Activity (American TV series)|No Activity]]'' || Marco / Dustin Kasprowicz || 18 episodes
| 2017–present || ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'' || Jay Bilzerian / various voices || Voice, 71 episodes
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|| ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'' || Jay Bilzerian / various voices || Voice, 71 episodes
| 2017–2021 || ''[[No Activity (American TV series)|No Activity]]'' || Marco / Dustin Kasprowicz || 18 episodes
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| 2018 || ''[[Mr. Neighbor's House|Mr. Neighbor's House 2]]'' || {{n/a}} || Executive producer, creator, writer
| 2018 || ''[[Mr. Neighbor's House|Mr. Neighbor's House 2]]'' || {{n/a}} || Executive producer, creator, writer
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| 2021 || ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' || [[Jughead Jones]] || Voice, episode: "The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special"
| 2021 || ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' || [[Jughead Jones]] || Voice, episode: "The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special"
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| 2021–present || ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'' || [[Rex Splode|Rex Sloan / Rex Splode]] / [[Robot (Invincible)|Rex]] / Zombie #2 || Voice, 13 episodes
| 2021–present || ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'' || Rex Splode || Voice, 13 episodes<ref name="btva" />
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| rowspan="2" |2021 || ''[[The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse]]'' || Huckster McBackstabber || Voice, episode: "Duet for Two"
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| 2021–2022 || ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]'' || Jankom Pog || Voice, main role
| 2021–2022 || ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]'' || Jankom Pog || Voice, main role<ref name="btva" />
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| 2021–2023 || ''[[HouseBroken]]'' || The Gray One || Voice, main role
| 2021–2023 || ''[[HouseBroken]]'' || The Gray One || Voice, main role
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| ''[[Agent Elvis]]'' || [[Howard Hughes]] || Voice, 6 episodes
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Jason Mantzoukas
Mantzoukas speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con
Born (1972-12-18) December 18, 1972 (age 52)
Nahant, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationMiddlebury College (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • podcaster
Years active1998–present

Jason Mantzoukas (/mænˈzuːkəs/; born December 18, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and podcaster. He is best known for his recurring role as Rafi in the FX comedy series The League, his role as Nadal in The Dictator, and as one of the three co-hosts of the podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael.

After beginning his career as an improv comedian, he has played several comedic roles in film and television. He appeared in the films The Dictator, The Long Dumb Road, Sleeping with Other People, They Came Together, Conception, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. He has had recurring roles on three TV series created by Michael Schur: Parks and Recreation (as Dennis Feinstein), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (as Adrian Pimento), and The Good Place (as Derek Hofstetler). He voices the characters Jay Bilzerian in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth, Alex Dorpenberger in the HBO Max animated series Close Enough, Rex Splode in the Amazon Prime animated series Invincible, The Gray One in HouseBroken and Jankom Pog in the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.

Early life and education

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Mantzoukas was born in Lynn, Massachusetts and raised in Nahant, Massachusetts, and is the oldest child of Cynthia (née Mourousas) and William Mantzoukas, second-generation Greek-Americans.[1][2] He has one younger sister, Melissa.[3] He has described himself as "100 percent Greek".[4][5]

Mantzoukas began taking drum lessons at age 10 and studied under Steve Barrett for over 8 years.[6] In interviews, he has cited Stewart Copeland, Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction, and Jimmy Chamberlin from The Smashing Pumpkins as his biggest influences as a young musician.[7] He participated in jazz and marching bands in high school, as well as playing in a cover band called Slygoul.[8] He continued with jazz drumming in college and played for a bebop group.[9]

Mantzoukas attended Swampscott High School, graduating in 1991.[10] While attending, he was named captain of Swampscott's boys' soccer and track teams and was president of the marching band.[11] He attended Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, where he majored in religion.[12] He attempted to defend a "terribly written" honors thesis on religious iconography (which he admits to starting a week prior to his defense date) but was not given credit to graduate with honors.[13]

After graduating from college in 1995, Mantzoukas was granted a Watson Fellowship and traveled throughout North Africa and the Middle East studying religious and transcendental music for nearly two years.[4][14] He has admitted to having a "horrible [grant proposal] but was charming in the room; so [he earned the grant]."[13] At the time he left for Morocco for the Watson Fellowship, he had already had six auditions and callbacks for the Blue Man Group, but he ultimately decided to travel before the audition process was complete.[15][16] He lived in Morocco for about 7½ months while studying and recording Gnawa music.[17] While abroad, he traveled to Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, and Syria.[13] During his time abroad, he was arrested numerous times, once in Morocco for having an expired tourist visa and again in Turkey to prevent him from traveling through an active war zone.[13]

Career

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Early comedy

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Mantzoukas first began writing comedy sketches during his junior and senior years of high school for variety shows.[18] He began performing short-form improvisational comedy (improv) as a part of the Otter Nonsense Players at Middlebury College and quickly became "obsessed" with improv as it used the same skill set as performing jazz.[13] While performing with the Otters, Mantzoukas met and began learning and practicing long-form improv with fellow performers, Jessica St. Clair, Dan O'Brien, and Rodney Rothman.[9]

Upright Citizens Brigade

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After moving to New York City in 1998, he began performing comedy regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) and was taught by Amy Poehler.[9] He was a member of the improv team "Mother", one of the UCB's earliest house teams.[18][19][20] During his time at UCB, Mantzoukas worked in the computer graphics department at J.P. Morgan for over three years to "make ends meet."[21]

Mantzoukas and comedian Ed Herbstman performed as the comedy duo, "The Mantzoukas Brothers", for a number of years and were named the "Best Improv Duo" by Time Out New York magazine in 2006.[18][22] Mantzoukas continued to write and perform as a duo with Jessica St. Clair appearing in the sketch show, "We Used to Go Out" and long-form improv show, "First Date".[18][23][24] Together, he and St. Clair pitched a pilot to HBO (which was ultimately not picked up) and earned a deal with Comedy Central.[18] The two were often compared to the likes of Nichols and May and continue to collaborate and perform on the podcast, Womp It Up!.[25] Mantzoukas taught advanced improv classes at UCB.[26]

Television and film

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Mantzoukas has appeared in films such as Baby Mama, I Hate Valentine's Day, The Dictator, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, and starred in The Long Dumb Road.[4][27][28][29] Mantzoukas has a main role in the Paramount+ comedy series No Activity, and has had recurring roles on The League as Rafi, Enlightened, Kroll Show, Parks and Recreation, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Transparent, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I'm Sorry, and The Good Place.[9][30]

Mantzoukas has done extensive voice acting work, including main roles on the animated series Big Mouth, Close Enough, HouseBroken, and Star Trek: Prodigy.[30] In 2018, he replaced T.J. Miller as the voice of Mr. Mucus for the Mucinex commercials.[31] In 2022, he was cast as Dionysus/Mr. D in the Disney+ adaptation of the book series Percy Jackson & the Olympians.[32]

Writing

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In 2008, NBC ordered a pilot for a comedy series written by Mantzoukas called Off Duty.[9][33] The pilot was filmed in New York starring Bradley Whitford and Romany Malco but the series was not picked up.[9] In interviews in 2014, Mantzoukas announced that he was working on a "loosely autobiographical" television show for Showtime about life after ending a long-term relationship.[9]

Mantzoukas earned credit for writing the screenplay draft of the buddy cop comedy Ride Along, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart.[34] He originally was asked to write for Andy Samberg as one of the leads, but the rights to the film were ultimately purchased by Universal Studios who later cast Hart in the role originally intended for Samberg.[35] He has served as a consulting writer and producer on Childrens Hospital and Portlandia.[36]

Podcasts

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Mantzoukas co-hosts the podcast How Did This Get Made? with Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael.[37] Mantzoukas regularly makes appearances on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Womp It Up!, Reply All, and Doughboys.[38][39][40]

Personal life

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Mantzoukas was born with an egg allergy and experiences anaphylaxis if ingested.[41] He has cited this allergy as the cause of his hypochondriac tendencies.[42]

He was previously in a relationship with actress Connie Britton.[43][44]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Terrorists John Stevens
2007 American Loser Luggage Channel Guy
2008 Baby Mama Gay Couple
2009 I Hate Valentine's Day Brian Blowdell
Splinterheads The Amazing Steve
2010 Please Give Shopper
2011 Conception Brian
2012 The Dictator Nadal
2014 Ride Along — Writer
They Came Together Bob
Neighbors Doctor Theodorakis
Adult Beginners Herman
Stretch Manny the Valet
Search Party The Amazing Hugo
2015 Sleeping with Other People Xander
Regular Show: The Movie Mr. Ross Voice[45]
The Night Before Bad Santa #1 [46]
2016 Dirty Grandpa Tan Pam
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie Homeless Man
How to Be Single George [47]
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Scarecrow Voice[45]
The Disaster Artist Peter Anway
The House Frank Theodorakis [48]
2018 The Long Dumb Road Richard
Ralph Breaks the Internet Hey Nongman Voice[45]
2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Tick Tock Man [49]
2020 Dolittle James the Dragonfly Voice[45]
2021 Infinite Artisan [50]
America: The Motion Picture Samuel Adams Voice[51][45]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Orgy Man Episode: "Sex"
2007 Human Giant Human Giant's #1 Fan Episode: "24 Hour Marathon"
2008 Squidbillies Pine Booby Voice, episode: "Flight of the Deep Fried Pine Booby"
2010–2012 The Life & Times of Tim Various voices 3 episodes
2010–2015 The League Rafi 30 episodes; also writer
2010 Lee Mathers Victor Dekmajian Television film
2011 Childrens Hospital Mole Man Episode: "Newsreaders"
Also writer and consulting producer
Traffic Light Dimitry Episode: "En Fuego"
2011–2013 Enlightened Omar Ali 8 episodes
2011–2015,
2020		 Parks and Recreation Dennis Feinstein 5 episodes
2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Hank Schiller Episode: "Comic-Con-Flict"
2013 Bob's Burgers Mr. Manoogian Voice, episode: "The Unnatural"[45]
The Greatest Event in Television History Director Episode: "Too Close for Comfort"
Hole to Hole! Ashleigh Dangerhole Television film
Modern Family Kenny Episode: "Party Crasher"
2013–2015 Kroll Show Various 9 episodes
2013–2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself / Chef Emeril Lugosi 4 episodes
2014 Broad City Creepy DJ #2 Episode: "Fattest Asses"
Playing House C.J. Wolfe Episode: "Drumline"
Review Crazed Driver Episode: "Road Rage; Orgy"
2014–2017 Transparent Dr. Steve 5 episodes
2014–2018 Drunk History Various 3 episodes
2015 Community Matt Lundergard Episode: "Queer Studies & Advanced Waxing"
Regular Show Various voices 3 episodes[45]
2016 Animals. Fink Voice, episode: "Rats."[45]
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Robert Castellanos Episode: "Spring"
Mr. Neighbor's House — Executive producer, creator, writer
2016–2017 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Jerry 2 episodes
Lady Dynamite Karl Grisham 2 episodes
We Bare Bears Scientist Voice, 2 episodes
2016–2021 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Adrian Pimento 11 episodes
2016–2022 American Dad! Various voices 6 episodes
2017 Comrade Detective Drago Voice, 6 episodes
HarmonQuest Grabble Gribble Episode: "The City of Forlona"
Workaholics Isaac Lubetkin Episode: "Party Gawds"
2017–2019 I'm Sorry Kyle 6 episodes
2017–2020 The Good Place Derek Hofstetler 9 episodes
2017–present Big Mouth Jay Bilzerian / various voices Voice, 71 episodes
2017–2021 No Activity Marco / Dustin Kasprowicz 18 episodes
2018 Mr. Neighbor's House 2 — Executive producer, creator, writer
2018–2019 Nailed It! Himself 2 episodes
2019 Legion Jerome Wolf Episode: "Chapter 25"
Dickinson Bee Voice, 3 episodes
2019–2020 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Carl Sando Voice, 3 episodes
2020 Solar Opposites Vanbo Voice, episode: "Retrace-Your-Step-Alizer"
The Shivering Truth Voice, episode: "Nesslessness"
Magical Girl Friendship Squad The Emptier Voice, episode: "Just Two Weak Girls"
2020–2021 The George Lucas Talk Show Himself 3 episodes
DuckTales Steelbeak Voice, 3 episodes
2020–2022 Close Enough Alex Dorpenberger Voice, 24 episodes
2021 Robot Chicken Jughead Jones Voice, episode: "The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special"
2021–present Invincible Rex Splode Voice, 13 episodes[45]
2021 The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Huckster McBackstabber Voice, episode: "Duet for Two"
Ultra City Smiths Tim Snodgrass Voice, 5 episodes
2021–2022 Star Trek: Prodigy Jankom Pog Voice, main role[45]
2021–2023 HouseBroken The Gray One Voice, main role
2022 We Baby Bears Zorpo Voice, episode: "Big Trouble Little Babies"
Pam & Tommy Penis of Tommy Lee Voice, episode: "I Love You, Tommy"[52]
Roar Dave Episode: "The Woman Who Was Fed by a Duck"
Paper Girls Grand Father 3 episodes
2023 History of the World, Part II Greek Ambassador Episode: "VII"
Agent Elvis Howard Hughes Voice, 6 episodes[45]
Twisted Metal Preacher 1 episode
Obliterated Gremlin Voice, 6 episodes
2023–present Percy Jackson and the Olympians Dionysus 3 episodes
2024 The Simpsons Finn Bon Idée Voice, episode: "Night of the Living Wage"[53]
Velma Scrappy-Doo Voice, 2 episodes[45]
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Bulcha the Hutt Voice, episode: "Battle for the Band"[45]
Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition Deadpool Voice, Disney+ special[45]
Krapopolis Joshua Voice, episode: "Mr. Boogens"
2025 Taskmaster UK Series 19 Himself Premier Jan in NYC

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Fortnite: Save The World Blakebeard the Blackhearted
2022 Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova Jankom Pog (voice)

Podcast and radio appearances

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In addition to hosting How Did This Get Made?, Mantzoukas also has been a guest on a number of podcasts.

Year Title Episode(s)
2010–present Comedy Bang! Bang! 53+
2018–present Doughboys 3 episodes
2011–2015 Doug Loves Movies 7 episodes
Affirmation Nation 9 episodes
2012 Sklarbro Country "Hotzi"
Jordan, Jesse Go! "Ep 244 Hashtag Friend Zone"
Earwolf Presents "The Christmas Womptacular"
2012–2013 You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes 2 episodes
2012, 2014 Totally Laime 2 episodes
2012–2017 Who Charted? 5 episodes
2012–2018 improv4humans 6 episodes
2013 Kevin Pollak's Chat Show "Jason Mantzoukas"
The Dead Authors Podcast "Chapter 24: Plato, featuring Jason Mantzoukas"
WireTap "S10E09: Trapped"
2014 The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler "The Boat Show with Jason Mantzoukas"
Never Not Funny "Episode 1517 - Jason Mantzoukas"
2014, 2018 The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project 2 episodes
2014–2020 Hollywood Handbook 3 episodes
2015 Reading Aloud "#25 Jason Mantzoukas, Robert Baker, Crispin Whittell"
Crybabies "Jason Mantzoukas"
Black List Table Reads "Balls Out"
2015–2017 Gilmore Guys 7 episodes
2015–2020 Womp It Up! 9 episodes
2016 Don't Get Me Started "Jason Mantzoukas - Improv"
Spontaneanation "Rented Cabin in the Mountains"
With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus "Jason Mantzoukas: What Went Wrong?"
Unqualified #20, #52
How To Be Less Old "Jason Mantzoukas Is #NotOnTwitterGuys"
2016–2017 FOUND 2 episodes
2016–2019 The Watch 8 episodes
2016–2020 Reply All #58, #80, #134, #165
2017 WTF with Marc Maron "Jason Mantzoukas"
K&B Podcast "Wednesday, June 28th"
Dumb People Town "Jason Mantzoukas - Dibblin' a Toe In"
UCB Long-Form Conversations "Paul Scheer/Jason Mantzoukas"
DTR - The Official Tinder Podcast "JU-LI-A"
2018 UCB Sports & Leisure "What about Blotch? (w/ Jason Mantzoukas)"
Maisel Goys "Season One (with Jason Mantzoukas)"
Dr. Gameshow "#NAHSMYOZ"
R U Talkin' R.E.M. RE: ME? "Covers of R.E.M. with Jason Mantzoukas"
Heavy Friending "Joe and Laura Talk to Jason Mantzoukas at Austin Film Festival"
Raised By TV "Zoom Zoom (w/ Jason Mantzoukas)"
KFC Radio "Jason Mantzoukas, Back 2 School with Large, and Frankie's Groupie"
My TV Family "Austin Film Festival Review"
The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First "Episode #235: Jason Mantzoukas"
Back to One "Jason Mantzoukas"
2018–2019 The Good Place: The Podcast Ch. 21, Ch. 38
2019 Armchair Expert "Jason Mantzoukas"
Aquarium Drunkard "Transmissions Podcast: Jason Mantzoukas/Remembering Sara Romweber/Low: On Double Negative"
Off Camera "Jason Mantzoukas"
Wild Horses: The Perspective "Jason Mantzoukas: For Who Could Ever Love A Beast"
The TV Campfire "The League Reunion (Live from ATX Season 8)"
The Need to Fail "Jason Mantzoukas"
2020 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Podcast 2 episodes
Off Book "Jason Mantzoukas in Off Book: Undercover"
Beef and Dairy Network "Introducing … Bimpsie!"
Binge Mode: Weekly "Jason Mantzoukas Part 1", "Jason Mantzoukas Part 2"
The Scaredy Cats Horror Show "#1 The Exorcist"
How Did This Get Played? "Street Fighter The Movie with Jason Mantzoukas & Paul Scheer"
Thirst Aid Kit "A Dog Called Rex (with Jason Mantzoukas)"
Bonanas for Bonanza "The Saga of Annie O'Toole"
Selected Shorts "Child's Play"
I Will Write Your Book "Feel the Beat - Jason Mantzoukas"
We Have To Stop Talkin' TMNT On CBB "TMNT 3 w/ Jason Mantzoukas"
Home Cooking "Fronds with Benefits (with Jason Mantzoukas)"
The Last Laugh "Jason Mantzoukas Is Comedy's Go-To 'Maniac'"
2020–2021 Hello from the Magic Tavern 2 episodes
Blank Check with Griffin & David 2 episodes
2021 Three Questions with Andy Richter "Jason Mantzoukas"
Mega 2 episodes
Circle Round "The Missing Knight feat. Sarah, Duchess of York & Jason Mantzoukas"
The Ringer-Verse 3 episodes
Movies That Changed My Life "Jason Mantzoukas: Harold and Maude, The Big Lebowski, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Ask Ronna "A Little Bit of Vomit in Every Kiss with Jason Mantzoukas"
X-Ray Vision "The Marvelous MCU TV Shows of Disney+"
2022 The Sporkful "Jason Mantzoukas Sees Every Meal as a Threat"
2023 Parks and Recreation "Jason Mantzoukas: Citizen Knope (S4 E10)"
2024 Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster "Episode #252: Jason Mantzoukas"

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