Eric André

{{Infobox comedian

| name = Eric André

| image = Eric Andre (7440656420).jpg

| caption = André in June 2012

| birth_name = Eric Samuel André

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|4}}

| birth_place = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

| medium = {{hlist|Film|stand-up|television}}

| genre = {{hlist|Surreal comedy|shock humor|improvisational comedy|anti-humor|cringe comedy|black comedy|sketch comedy}}

| active = 2003–present

}}

Eric Samuel André (born April 4, 1983) is an American comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim surreal comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012–2023). His other notable roles include Mike on the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015–2017), Luci on the Netflix series Disenchantment (2018–2023), and the voice of Azizi in the remake of The Lion King (2019). He also performs music under the stage name Blarf.

Early life

Eric Samuel André{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IEiG4nIWtA|title=Eric Andre - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?|author=Loudwire|website=YouTube|date=March 17, 2021 }} was born in Boca Raton, Florida,{{cite web|url=http://www.southflorida.com/events/sf-eric-andre-interview-respectable-street-gramps-20160802-story.html|title=Eric Andre's comedic anarchy|first=Phillip|last=Valys|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070216/http://www.southflorida.com/events/sf-eric-andre-interview-respectable-street-gramps-20160802-story.html|url-status=dead}} on April 4, 1983.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-andre/bio/288887 |title=Eric Andre Biography |work=TV Guide |access-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706163404/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-andre/bio/288887 |archive-date=July 6, 2012 }} His mother is an American of Ashkenazi Jewish descent from New York's Upper West Side, and his father was an Afro-Haitian immigrant who worked as a psychiatrist.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalpodcast.com/items/1315494|title=EPISODE 59 – Mixed Chicks Chat with Eric Andre|work=digitalpodcast.com}}{{cite web|url=http://grantland.com/features/eric-andre-adult-swim-eric-andre-show-hannibal-buress/|title=The Peaceful Madness of Eric André|author=Carrie Battan|work=Grantland|date=October 22, 2014}}{{Citation|last=substuff|title=Eric Andre on Larry King Now|date=October 14, 2016|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7XR4Ml8FijM|access-date=7 December 2018}} He identifies as both Black and Jewish.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/eric-andre-says-bunch-bullshit-211396|title=Eric André says a bunch of bullshit|work=avclub.com|date=November 5, 2014 }}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8a6nODpeUA|title=In Bed With Joan – Episode 33: Eric Andre|date=October 22, 2013 |website=YouTube}} In 2001, after graduating from Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida, he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he played the double bass and graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music degree.{{cite web|url=http://soafi.org/spotlight/qa-alum-eric-andre/|title=Q&A With Alum Eric Andre|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=soafi.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422174231/http://soafi.org/spotlight/qa-alum-eric-andre|archive-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/09/12/comedian-eric-andre-trained-at-berklee-and-had-a-band-called-blarf|title=Comedian Eric Andre Trained at Berklee and Had a Band Called Blarf|author=Jeff Weiss|work=L.A. Weekly}}

Career

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André began his comedy career in 2003.{{Cite AV media|title=The Making of Season Five|date=2020-11-13|type=Special from Eric Andre Show|website=Adult Swim}} He is the creator and host of The Eric Andre Show, a parody of public access talk shows, on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim.The New York Times article: "[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/08/arts/television/the-rise-of-the-anti-talk-show.html?pagewanted=all The Rise of the Anti-Talk Show]". The show features pranks, shock humor, sketches, and celebrity interviews. He co-starred as Mark on the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and guest-starred on 2 Broke Girls as Deke, Max's love interest and fellow pastry student.{{cite web|last1=Luippold|first1=Ross|title=Eric Andre Talks His New Adult Swim Show That ABC Isn't 'Thrilled' About|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/eric-andre-talks-his-adult-swim-talk-show_n_1506832.html|website=HuffPost|date=May 10, 2012|access-date=May 29, 2015}} He played Mike in the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman, which premiered in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/eric-andre-britt-lower-maya-erskine-cast-in-fx-comedy-pilot-man-seeking-woman-702154/ |title=Eric André, Britt Lower & Maya Erskine Cast in FX Comedy Pilot 'Man Seeking Woman' |date=March 20, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 16, 2014 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209101240/https://deadline.com/2014/03/eric-andre-britt-lower-maya-erskine-cast-in-fx-comedy-pilot-man-seeking-woman-702154/ |url-status=dead }} The show's third and final season, consisting of ten episodes, ran in early 2017.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Man Seeking Woman' Renewed For Season 3 By FXX|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/man-seeking-woman-renewed-season-3-fxx-simon-rich-1201735882/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 12, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-man-seeking-woman-season-premiere-dates-fxx-1201850105/|title='It's Always Sunny' & 'Man Seeking Woman' Get Return Dates On FXX|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=November 7, 2016|access-date=November 7, 2016}}

He voices Luci in the Netflix animated show Disenchantment.{{cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|title=Netflix Sets 'Disenchantment' Premiere Date, Unveils First Look at Matt Groening Animated Series|date=May 23, 2018|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/disenchantment-premiere-date-netflix-matt-groening-abbi-jacobson-nat-faxon-eric-andre-1202396362/|website=Deadline Hollywood}} His first standup special on Netflix, Legalize Everything, was released on June 23, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Megh |date=May 13, 2020|title=Eric Andre Announces His Debut Netflix Stand-up Special, Legalize Everything |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/eric-andre-legalize-everything-netflix-premiere-date.html |access-date=July 10, 2020 |website=Vulture.com |language=en-us}} In 2021, he created and starred in the Netflix prank comedy film Bad Trip.

Personal life

André dated actress Rosario Dawson from 2016 to 2017.{{Cite magazine|first=Andrea|last=Park|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rosario-dawson-eric-andre-split/|title=Rosario Dawson and Eric Andre, a Real Couple, Break Up|magazine=W|language=en-US|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=February 2, 2020}} In March 2021, he said that he was in a relationship with a woman he had met at a farmer's market who did not know he was well-known until after they started dating.{{Citation|title=No One Believed Eric Andre Was Actually Dating Rosario Dawson| date=March 23, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJlMDTKLqPg|language=en|access-date=2021-04-07}}

André is a self-described agnostic atheist{{Cite web |url=https://www.gq.com/video/watch/actually-me-eric-andre-goes-undercover-on-reddit-youtube-and-twitter |title=Eric Andre Goes Undercover on Reddit, YouTube and Twitter |website=YouTube}} and a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.{{cite web|first=Carrie|last=Bataan|url=https://grantland.com/features/eric-andre-adult-swim-eric-andre-show-hannibal-buress/|title=The Peaceful Madness of Eric André|date=December 22, 2014|website=Grantland|access-date=3 July 2019}} He openly takes whippets as a way to reduce his anxiety.{{Cite magazine |last=Stern |first=Marlow |date=2023-03-14 |title=Eric André Took a Whole Lot of Whippets During This Interview |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/eric-andre-whippets-interview-emily-ratajkowski-nude-instagram-michael-b-jordan-penis-1234694946/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

When addressing his views on sexuality in a 2016 interview, he said, "I think everyone is bi, right? There's no such thing as sexual orientation, or race, or gender. Those are all obsolete man-made concepts. I'll say it again, a hole is a hole." He was then asked if he was coming out as bisexual, to which he responded, "I'll fuck anything that moves."{{Cite web|url=https://www.towleroad.com/2016/08/eric-andre-bisexual/|title=Comedian Eric Andre: The Gay Interview|work=Towleroad Gay News|date=August 11, 2016}}

He endorsed Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B7g4TGfFa_n/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B7g4TGfFa_n |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Bernie Sanders on Instagram: "Thanks to Eric Andre for joining our East LA phonebank! Anyone who wants to make calls like Eric can get involved at…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2020-02-02}}{{cbignore}}

In October 2022, André and fellow comedian Clayton English filed a federal lawsuit against Clayton County, Georgia, claiming that they were subjected to a police program that racially profiled, coerced, and illegally searched passengers boarding planes for drugs at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport without reasonable suspicion. Their lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of the program.{{cite news |title=Comedians Eric André and Clayton English sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport: "Dehumanizing and demoralizing" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-andre-clayton-english-sue-over-drug-search-program-atlanta-airport/ |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=CBS News |date=11 October 2022}} The district court dismissed the lawsuit based on qualified immunity of the police. André and English appealed this decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in January 2024.{{cite news |title= Comedians searched at Atlanta's airport appeal racial profiling lawsuit dismissal |url= https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/comedians-searched-at-atlantas-airport-appeal-racial-profiling-lawsuit-dismissal |access-date=25 December 2024 |work=Fox 5 Atlanta |date=24 January 2024}}

He has spoken out against the Gaza genocide.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Comedian Eric Andre urges against Israeli operations in Gaza {{!}} The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-802133 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sales |first=Ben |date=2025-02-13 |title=Joaquin Phoenix and Ilana Glazer among hundreds of Jews who 'say no to ethnic cleansing' in Gaza in full-page NYT ad |url=https://www.jta.org/2025/02/13/united-states/joaquin-phoenix-ilana-glazer-and-hundreds-of-jewish-celebrities-and-rabbis-say-no-to-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza-in-full-page-nyt-ad |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=“Stop Profiting Off Genocide”: 200 Arrested at NY Stock Exchange |url=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/15/jvp_protest_new_york_stock_exchange |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Democracy Now! |language=en}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2009

| {{sortname|The|Invention of Lying}}

| Man No. 4

| cameo

rowspan="2" | 2010

| The Awkward Comedy Show

| Himself

| featured comedian

Thin Skin

| Passenger

| short film

2012

| Should've Been Romeo

| Buzz

2013

| {{sortname|The|Internship}}

| Sid

2015

| Flock of Dudes

| Mook

2016

| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

| Dreadlocked CMZ reporter

2017

| Rough Night

| Jake

2019

| The Lion King

| Azizi (voice)

rowspan="3" |2021

| Bad Trip

| Chris Carey

| also writer and producer

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

| Mark Bowman (voice)

Sing 2

| Darius (voice)

rowspan="3"|2022

| Jackass Forever

| Himself{{cite web |url=https://thefilmstage.com/eric-andre-and-jeff-tremaine-on-bad-trip-storytelling-with-pranks-deleted-scenes-and-jackass-4/ |title=Eric Andre and Jeff Tremaine on 'Bad Trip', Storytelling with Pranks, Deleted Scenes, and 'Jackass 4' |work=The Film Stage |date=March 31, 2021 |access-date=May 2, 2021}}

| Writer and guest appearances

Animal Attraction

| Darius (voice)

| Short film

Jackass 4.5

| Himself

| Writer and guest appearances

2023

| Trolls Band Together

| John Dory (voice)

2025

| Happy Gilmore 2

| {{TBA}}

2026

| Animal Friends

| {{TBA}}

| Post-production

TBA

| Balls Up

| {{TBA}}

| Post-production

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2009

| Curb Your Enthusiasm

| Set P.A.

| 2 episodes

2010

| {{sortname|The|Big Bang Theory}}

| Joey

| Episode: "The 21-Second Excitation"

rowspan="4" | 2011

| Zeke and Luther

| Zorn

| Episode: "Skate Troopers"

Hot in Cleveland

| Jeff

| Episode: "Elka's Wedding"

Fact Checkers Unit

| Mirage

| Episode: "Excessive Gass"

Level Up

| Max Ross

| Television film

2012–2013

| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

| Mark Reynolds

| 22 episodes

2012–2023

| {{sortname|The|Eric Andre Show}}

| Himself

| Creator, host, writer and executive producer

2013–2014

| 2 Broke Girls

| Deacon "Deke" Bromberg

| 8 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2014

| Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

| Various characters (voice)

| 2 episodes

Comedy Bang! Bang!

| Himself

| Episode: "Eric Andre Wears a Cat Collage Shirt & Sneakers"

2015

| Robot Chicken

| Various characters (voice)

| Episode: "Zero Vegetables"

2015

| Ridiculousness

| Himself

| Episode: "Eric Andre"

2015–2017

| Man Seeking Woman

| Mike{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fxx-orders-man-seeking-woman-jay-baruchel-1201257029/|title=FXX Orders 'Man Seeking Woman' Starring Jay Baruchel|work=Variety|date=July 2, 2014}}

|30 episodes

rowspan="3" | 2016

| Animals

| Alex

| Voice, episode: "Cats."

Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson and Friends Watch Ancient Aliens

| Himself

| Episode: "Founding Fathers"

American Dad!

| The Drifter

| Voice, episode: "Stan Smith Is Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers"

2017

| Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

| Baby Archer

| Variety special

2018

| Mostly 4 Millennials

| Executive producer{{cite news|last1=Evans|first1=Greg|title=Adult Swim Sets Comedy Projects With Jena Friedman, Derrick Beckles & Eric Andre|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/adult-swim-comedy-projects-jena-friedman-derrick-beckles-eric-andre-1202093188/|access-date=June 21, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 15, 2017}}

2018–2023

| Disenchantment

| Luci / Pendergast

| Voice, 50 episodes

2020

| Legalize Everything

| Himself

| Stand up special on Netflix

2021

| Archer

| Colt / The Professor

| Voice, 3 episodes

rowspan="3" | 2022

| {{sortname|The|Righteous Gemstones}}

| Lyle Lisson

| Season 2

Impractical Jokers

| Himself

| Episode: "Eric Andre"

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

| Randall Roth

| Episode: "The Viewing", Episode 7

2023

| The Prank Panel{{cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |title=Johnny Knoxville, Eric André & Gabourey Sidibe To Lead Prank Reality Series For ABC |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/johnny-knoxville-eric-andre-gabourey-sidibe-prank-reality-series-abc-the-prank-panel-1235160273/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 1, 2022 |date=November 1, 2022}}

| Himself

| Host; also executive producer

rowspan="2" | 2025

| Abbott Elementary

| Cedric

| Episode: "Testing"

Ironheart

| Stuart Clarke / Rampage

| Episode: "Take Me Home"

=Web=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2010

| Laugh Track Mash-Ups

| Parker Leon

| Episode: "At Your Sir-vice"

rowspan="2" | 2013

| Getting Doug with High

| Himself

| 1 episode{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V11c4mIjQbw|title=Eric André – Getting Doug with High|last=Doug Benson|date=October 31, 2013|website=YouTube}}

{{sortname|The|ArScheerio Paul Show|nolink=1}}

| Flavor Flav

| Episode: "Vanilla Ice & Flavor Flav"

2016

| rowspan="2" |Hot Ones

| rowspan="4" |Himself

|Episode: "Eric Andre Turns Into Tay Zonday While Eating Spicy Wings"

rowspan="2"|2020

|Episode: "Eric Andre Enters a Fugue State While Eating Spicy Wings"

Steve-O's Wild Ride!

|Podcast
1 episode

2021

|Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?

|1 episode

2022

| Toro y Moi: Goes By So Fast

| Panther

| Film accompanying Mahal{{cite web |last1=Turner-Williams |first1=Jaelani |title=Watch Toro y Moi & Eric André's Film 'Goes By So Fast' |date=June 3, 2022 |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/culture/watch-toro-y-moi-eric-andres-film-goes-by-so-fast.html}}

2023

| Steve-O's Wild Ride!

| Himself

|1 episode

2024

|Chicken Shop Date

|Himself

|1 episode

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title

! Release date

! Record label

! class="unsortable" | Notes

BLARF (EP)

| December 25, 2014

| Self-released

| with The First Seed

Cease & Desist (LP)

| June 26, 2019

| Stones Throw Records

| as Blarf

=Guest appearances=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title

! Lead artist(s)

! Release date

! Album

"Eric's Advice (Skit)"{{cite web |url=https://hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com/album/jimmy-the-burnout |title=Jimmy The Burnout {{!}} HELLFYRE CLUB |website=hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602213839/http://hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com/album/jimmy-the-burnout |archive-date=2014-06-02}}

| Nocando

| March 18, 2014

| Jimmy the Burnout

"Intro" and "PSA"{{cite web |url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/114581468 |title=Views from the Dick |website=tidal.com |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=July 26, 2022}}

| OG Swaggerdick

| August 9, 2019

| Views from the Dick

"Love Me in My Heart"{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuffkongrecords.com/products/open-door|title = Super Ape vs. 緑: Open Door}} {{small|(as Eric "Scratch" Andre)}}

| Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mr. Green

| August 23, 2019

| Super Ape vs. 緑: Open Door

Awards

André won a 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for The Eric Andre Show.{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2024/outstanding-performer-in-a-short-form-comedy-or-drama-series |title=2024 - 76th Emmy Awards |accessdate=September 9, 2024}}

References

External links

[http://www.adultswim.com/videos/the-eric-andre-show/ The Eric Andre Show] at Adult Swim
{{IMDb name|2765191}}
{{Instagram|ericfuckingandre}}
{{Twitter|ericandre}}
[https://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2019/06/BLARF BLARF Stones Throw Records]

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