Jimmy Fowlie

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| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| occupation = Actor, writer, comedian

| years_active = 2008–present

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Jimmy Fowlie ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|aʊ|l|i}}) is an American actor, writer and comedian who publishes YouTube content. Formerly of The Groundlings, he produced Go-Go Boy Interrupted, an LGBT-themed comedy web series based on his live sketch comedy show of the same name. He is also known for writing and performing as Emma Stone in the one-woman Off-Broadway show So Long Boulder City.

Career

Fowlie appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Joe Schmo Show, and online shorts by CollegeHumor and Nacho Punch. He appeared on HBO's The Comeback in 2014, and is a participant in the CBS Diversity Showcase.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jimmy-fowlie/ |title=Jimmy Fowlie Profile |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=November 23, 2014}}

Fowlie began performing with The Groundlings around 2012, later teaching improv with the troupe.{{cite web |url=http://www.groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=492 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023210541/http://groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=492 |title=Performers: Jimmy Fowlie (2012) |publisher=The Groundlings |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=492 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831004346/http://groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=492 |title=Performers: Jimmy Fowlie (2013) |publisher=The Groundlings |archive-date=August 31, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=492 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720074414/http://groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=492 |title=Teachers: Jimmy Fowlie (2014) |publisher=The Groundlings |archive-date=July 20, 2014 |access-date=November 24, 2014}} Starting in June 2014 he began performing Go-Go Boy Interrupted, an LGBT-themed sketch comedy show, at The Groundlings theater. A few months later he adapted the show into a web series first shown on YouTube in October 2014. It chronicles the adventures of Danny Carter, a 30-year-old "washed up" male go-go dancer, based on Fowlie's own experiences as a go-go dancer in West Hollywood while attending the University of Southern California.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/go-go-boy-interrupted_n_5359712.html |title=Go See Go-Go Boy Interrupted Sketch Show Created By Jimmy Fowlie |work=The Huffington Post |first=James |last=Nichols |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=November 23, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gogoboyinterrupted.com/#about |title=About Go-Go Boy Interrupted |publisher=Gogoboyinterrupted.com |access-date=November 23, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/hot-sheet/2014/10/23/hot-sheet-october-24-2014?page=0,1 |title=Hot Sheet: Divas and Demons |work=The Advocate |first=Daniel |last=Reynolds |date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=November 23, 2014}} The live version of Go-Go Boy Interrupted continued in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://purchase.groundlings.com/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=1411 |title=Go-Go Boy Interrupted (October 13, 2014) |publisher=The Groundlings |access-date=November 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218034554/http://purchase.groundlings.com/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=1411 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://purchase.groundlings.com/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=1627 |title=Go-Go Boy Interrupted (January 5, 2015) |publisher=The Groundlings |access-date=November 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061540/http://purchase.groundlings.com/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=1627 |url-status=dead }}

Fowlie also co-wrote and performed the one-woman Off-Broadway show So Long Boulder City, based on the fictional show created by Emma Stone's character Mia Dolan in the 2016 film La La Land. Co-written and directed by Jordan Black, So Long Boulder City was performed in Los Angeles before its six-month run at the SubCulture Off-Broadway theater in New York City.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/theater/theater-so-long-boulder-city-la-la-land-spoof.html|title=He's Channeling Emma Stone. But This Ain't La La Land|work=The New York Times|first=Jose|last=Solis|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=October 15, 2018}}

He is a contributor to The Huffington Post.

Fowlie was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live in 2022, at the beginning of the show's 48th season.{{cite episode|title=Miles Teller/Kendrick Lamar|series=Saturday Night Live|season=48|number=1|network=NBC|date=October 1, 2022|time=Closing credits}}

Personal life

Fowlie is a native of Bedford, Massachusetts,{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JimmyFowlie/about|title=Jimmy Fowlie: About|publisher=Facebook|access-date=September 15, 2017}} outside of Boston, where he graduated from Walnut Hill School. He majored in theatre at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Fowlie is gay.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jimmy-fowlie/4-hints-that-your-boyfrie_b_7795690.html |title=4 Hints That Your Boyfriend Might Be Gay |first=Jimmy |last=Fowlie |work=The Huffington Post |date=July 15, 2015 |access-date=November 24, 2015}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2008 \| Ted White Knockleby Pursues the American Dream \| Ted White Knockelby \| Short film
2009 \| Mr. Sadman \| Punk kid 3 \|
2011 \| Jimmy Kimmel Live! \| Various \| Episode: "Game Night 5"
2012 \| Jason Russell talks Kony 2012 \| Jason Russell \| Short film{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_qIe_o--XQ\|title=Jason Russell talks Kony 2012\|date=15 March 2012\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2012 \| Cakes \| Maegan \| Short film{{cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5phkHdAn9Q \|title=Cakes \|medium=Video \|publisher=YouTube \|date=2012 \|access-date=February 23, 2015}}
2012 \| Charlie's Gayngels \| Adam \| Short film
2013 \| McDonald's Prank \| Reece \| Short film{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFlNh3BmM8E\|title=McDonalds Prank\|date=6 May 2013\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2013 \| What U Wanna Hear \| Liam \| CollegeHumor short{{cite AV media\|url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6865097/what-u-wanna-hear\|title=What U Wanna Hear\|date=January 22, 2013\|medium=Video\|publisher=CollegeHumor\|access-date=November 24, 2014}}
2013 \| {{sortname\|The\|Joe Schmo Show}} \| Priest \| Episode: "The Rise of the Lamas"
2013 \| Youth Pastor Kevin \| Shared Saves Wall \| Web series
2013 \| Ask a Slave \| Jayson Anderson \| Web series; episode: "You Can't Make This Stuff Up"
2014 \| {{sortname\|An\|LA Douchebag Romance\|nolink=1}} \| \| Short film
2014 \| Somewhere in Palm Springs \| Jill \| Web series; 2 episodes
2014–2016 \| Go-Go Boy Interrupted \| Danny Carter \| Web series; 21 episodes
2014 \| {{sortname\|The\|Glass Slipper Confessionals\|nolink=1}} \| Prince Charming \| Web series; 3 episodes
2014 \| Nacho Punch \| Seasonal Employee \| Short: Black Friday – Movie Trailer{{cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IyAAOmwx4 \|title=Black Friday (trailer) \|website=Nacho Punch\|via=YouTube \|medium=Video \|date=November 23, 2014\| access-date=November 24, 2014}}
2014 \| {{sortname\|The\|Comeback\|dab=TV series}} \| Rick \| Episode: "Valerie Saves the Show"
2015 \| Ryan Gosling responds to haters \| Ryan Gosling \| Short film{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHEPOBnXbU\|title=Ryan Gosling responds to haters\|date=19 April 2015\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2015 \| 2 Broke Girls \| Maurizio \| Episode: "And the Knock Off Knockout"
2015 \| JustBoobs \| Bobby \| Episode: "Life Hackz: Grindr"
2015 \| Friday Night with Crystal \| Police Officer \| Short film
2015 \| What Really Happens at Chaz Dean's Salon \| Chaz Dean \| Short film{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXRztVez6cw\|title=What Really Happens at Chaz Dean's Salon\|date=29 June 2015\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2016 \| The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo \| Chris \| Episode 1.1
2016 \| When You're the Ugliest 1 of Your Squad \| Maegan \| Short film{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKKFGC3FiRI\|title=When You're the Ugliest 1 of Your Squad\|date=29 January 2016\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2016 \| Teachers \| Sommelier \| Episode: "Bad Tweeter"
2016 \| Bizaardvark \| Angelo \| Episode: "First!"
2016 \| Tween Fest \| Jason Tyler Justin-Austin \| Episode: "Tween Fest Begins"
2016 \| Totally Yourself on Prince Charming \| Himself \| Web series; 3 episodes
2017 \| God Is Real \| Religious Character \| Short film{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iNpign3P9Y\|title=God is Real\|last=Jimmy Fowlie\|date=12 January 2017\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2017 \| No Trump \| Himself \| Music video{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1JTu4YpGs\|title=No Trump\|last=Jimmy Fowlie\|date=21 January 2017\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2017 \| Nasty Queen \| Colby \| Web series; 2 episodes{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jItVIoG6Qfw\|title=Nasty Queen\|last=Jimmy Fowlie\|date=5 February 2017\|publisher=\|via=YouTube}}
2017 \| Tight \| Edmond 'Chilli' Scott \| Episode: Pilot
2017 \| The Journey of Being Likable \| Timmy \| Web series
2017 \| Everything is Free \| Charlie \| Film
2017 \| Unlovable \| James \|Film
2019–2023 \| The Other Two \| Cameron Colby \| Recurring cast
2020 \|Dusty \|Scott \|Short film{{Cite AV media \|url=https://vimeo.com/450241882 \|title=DUSTY \|language=en \|access-date=2025-03-22 \|via=vimeo.com}}
2020 \| Sex and the City in 2020 \| Carrie Bradshaw \| Web series{{cite web \|title=Sex and the City in 2020 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U388KWusWVE \|website=www.youtube.com \| date=25 August 2020 \|language=en}}
2021 \| Bridesman \| Terry \| Web series (lead){{cite web \|last1=Dry \|first1=Jude \|title=Grindr Launches Comedy Series 'Bridesman' for Your Cruising Content Pleasure \|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/grindr-comedy-bridesman-gay-dating-app-lgbtq-1234620738/ \|website=www.indiewire.com \|language=en \|date=2 March 2021}}
2022 \| Search Party \| Dogey \| 1 episode
2024 \| English Teacher \| Daniel Clarkson \| 2 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2008

| Ted White Knockleby Pursues the American Dream

| Ted White Knockelby

| Short film

2009

| Mr. Sadman

| Punk kid 3

2011

| Jimmy Kimmel Live!

| Various

| Episode: "Game Night 5"

2012

| Jason Russell talks Kony 2012

| Jason Russell

| Short film{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_qIe_o--XQ|title=Jason Russell talks Kony 2012|date=15 March 2012|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2012

| Cakes

| Maegan

| Short film{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5phkHdAn9Q |title=Cakes |medium=Video |publisher=YouTube |date=2012 |access-date=February 23, 2015}}

2012

| Charlie's Gayngels

| Adam

| Short film

2013

| McDonald's Prank

| Reece

| Short film{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFlNh3BmM8E|title=McDonalds Prank|date=6 May 2013|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2013

| What U Wanna Hear

| Liam

| CollegeHumor short{{cite AV media|url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6865097/what-u-wanna-hear|title=What U Wanna Hear|date=January 22, 2013|medium=Video|publisher=CollegeHumor|access-date=November 24, 2014}}

2013

| {{sortname|The|Joe Schmo Show}}

| Priest

| Episode: "The Rise of the Lamas"

2013

| Youth Pastor Kevin

| Shared Saves Wall

| Web series

2013

| Ask a Slave

| Jayson Anderson

| Web series; episode: "You Can't Make This Stuff Up"

2014

| {{sortname|An|LA Douchebag Romance|nolink=1}}

| Short film

2014

| Somewhere in Palm Springs

| Jill

| Web series; 2 episodes

2014–2016

| Go-Go Boy Interrupted

| Danny Carter

| Web series; 21 episodes

2014

| {{sortname|The|Glass Slipper Confessionals|nolink=1}}

| Prince Charming

| Web series; 3 episodes

2014

| Nacho Punch

| Seasonal Employee

| Short: Black Friday – Movie Trailer{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IyAAOmwx4 |title=Black Friday (trailer) |website=Nacho Punch|via=YouTube |medium=Video |date=November 23, 2014| access-date=November 24, 2014}}

2014

| {{sortname|The|Comeback|dab=TV series}}

| Rick

| Episode: "Valerie Saves the Show"

2015

| Ryan Gosling responds to haters

| Ryan Gosling

| Short film{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHEPOBnXbU|title=Ryan Gosling responds to haters|date=19 April 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2015

| 2 Broke Girls

| Maurizio

| Episode: "And the Knock Off Knockout"

2015

| JustBoobs

| Bobby

| Episode: "Life Hackz: Grindr"

2015

| Friday Night with Crystal

| Police Officer

| Short film

2015

| What Really Happens at Chaz Dean's Salon

| Chaz Dean

| Short film{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXRztVez6cw|title=What Really Happens at Chaz Dean's Salon|date=29 June 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2016

| The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo

| Chris

| Episode 1.1

2016

| When You're the Ugliest 1 of Your Squad

| Maegan

| Short film{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKKFGC3FiRI|title=When You're the Ugliest 1 of Your Squad|date=29 January 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2016

| Teachers

| Sommelier

| Episode: "Bad Tweeter"

2016

| Bizaardvark

| Angelo

| Episode: "First!"

2016

| Tween Fest

| Jason Tyler Justin-Austin

| Episode: "Tween Fest Begins"

2016

| Totally Yourself on Prince Charming

| Himself

| Web series; 3 episodes

2017

| God Is Real

| Religious Character

| Short film{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iNpign3P9Y|title=God is Real|last=Jimmy Fowlie|date=12 January 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2017

| No Trump

| Himself

| Music video{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1JTu4YpGs|title=No Trump|last=Jimmy Fowlie|date=21 January 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2017

| Nasty Queen

| Colby

| Web series; 2 episodes{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jItVIoG6Qfw|title=Nasty Queen|last=Jimmy Fowlie|date=5 February 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}

2017

| Tight

| Edmond 'Chilli' Scott

| Episode: Pilot

2017

| The Journey of Being Likable

| Timmy

| Web series

2017

| Everything is Free

| Charlie

| Film

2017

| Unlovable

| James

|Film

2019–2023

| The Other Two

| Cameron Colby

| Recurring cast

2020

|Dusty

|Scott

|Short film{{Cite AV media |url=https://vimeo.com/450241882 |title=DUSTY |language=en |access-date=2025-03-22 |via=vimeo.com}}

2020

| Sex and the City in 2020

| Carrie Bradshaw

| Web series{{cite web |title=Sex and the City in 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U388KWusWVE |website=www.youtube.com | date=25 August 2020 |language=en}}

2021

| Bridesman

| Terry

| Web series (lead){{cite web |last1=Dry |first1=Jude |title=Grindr Launches Comedy Series 'Bridesman' for Your Cruising Content Pleasure |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/grindr-comedy-bridesman-gay-dating-app-lgbtq-1234620738/ |website=www.indiewire.com |language=en |date=2 March 2021}}

2022

| Search Party

| Dogey

| 1 episode

2024

| English Teacher

| Daniel Clarkson

| 2 episodes

=Theatre=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2017 \| So Long Boulder City \| Mia Dolan \| Off-Broadway play{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/so-long-boulder-city-la-la-land-off-broadway-1202602189/\|title=La La Land Spoof So Long Boulder City Gets Off Broadway Run\|first=Gordon\|last=Cox\|work=Variety\|date=October 30, 2017\|access-date=November 2, 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2017

| So Long Boulder City

| Mia Dolan

| Off-Broadway play{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/so-long-boulder-city-la-la-land-off-broadway-1202602189/|title=La La Land Spoof So Long Boulder City Gets Off Broadway Run|first=Gordon|last=Cox|work=Variety|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.jimmyfowlie.net/}}
{{IMDb name|2789918}}
{{YouTube|user=jimmyfowlie|Jimmy Fowlie}}
[http://www.gogoboyinterrupted.com/ Official Go-Go Boy Interrupted website]
{{cite web |url=http://www.queerty.com/when-is-a-man-too-old-to-be-a-go-go-boy-20140529 |title=When Is A Man Too Old To Be A Go-Go Boy? |work=Queerty |first=Dan |last=Tracer |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=November 23, 2014}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.towleroad.com/2014/05/watch-teaser-for-new-sketch-comedy-show-go-go-boy-interrupted.html |title=Go-Go Boy Ages Out of His Career, Has to Start Over |publisher=Towleroad |first=Sean |last=Mandell |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=November 23, 2014}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.wehoville.com/2014/05/26/jimmy-fowlie-injects-real-life-laughter-go-go-boy-interrupted/ |title=Jimmy Fowlie Injects Real Life (and Laughter) Into Go Go Boy Interrupted |work=WEHOville |publisher=WeHoville.com |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=November 23, 2014}}