Rob Delaney
{{short description|American comedian and actor (born 1977)}}
{{Other people||Robert Delaney (disambiguation){{!}}Robert Delaney}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rob Delaney
| image = Rob Delaney.jpg
| caption = Delaney in 2012
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|19}}
| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, US
| citizenship = {{hlist|United States|United Kingdom}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor|writer|activist}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = Leah Delaney
| children = 4{{efn|group=note|One child is deceased.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=February 10, 2018|title=Rob Delaney announces death of two-year-old son from cancer|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/10/rob-delaney-announces-death-of-two-year-old-son-from-cancer|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205035640/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/10/rob-delaney-announces-death-of-two-year-old-son-from-cancer|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|date=December 8, 2020|title=Rob Delaney on Death of Son Henry, Nearly 3 Years Later|work=People|url=https://people.com/parents/rob-delaney-opens-up-about-losing-son-brain-cancer/|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130064617/https://people.com/parents/rob-delaney-opens-up-about-losing-son-brain-cancer/|url-status=live}}}}
| website = {{URL|https://robdelaney.com}}
}}
Rob Delaney (born January 19, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and activist. He is best known for co-creating and starring as Rob Norris in the sitcom Catastrophe (2015–2019), and Peter Wisdom in the superhero films Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
Delaney has also appeared in the films Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bombshell (2019), Tom & Jerry (2021), Home Sweet Home Alone (2021), The School for Good and Evil (2022), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and Love at First Sight (2023).
Early life
Delaney was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1977, the son of Nancy and Robert Delaney. He grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2016/03/23/how-funniest-person-twitter-rob-delaney-revived-romcom/LC2IEPmqFyfyYMwNgzoNHK/story.html|title=How 'funniest person on Twitter' Rob Delaney revived the TV romcom – The Boston Globe|website=Boston Globe|access-date=21 April 2016|archive-date=April 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420085652/https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2016/03/23/how-funniest-person-twitter-rob-delaney-revived-romcom/LC2IEPmqFyfyYMwNgzoNHK/story.html|url-status=live}} He is of Irish descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-american-bostonian-rob-delaney-named-the-funniest-person-on-twitter-150452655-237445971|website=IrishCentral.com|title=Irish American Bostonian Rob Delaney named the 'Funniest Person on Twitter'|date=May 7, 2012|access-date=January 4, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105042912/https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-american-bostonian-rob-delaney-named-the-funniest-person-on-twitter-150452655-237445971|url-status=live}} He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in musical theater in 1999.{{cite web|last=Delaney|first=Rob|title=Rob Delaney: A Beautiful, Shimmering Red Flag|url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/rob-delaney-red-flag|access-date=December 5, 2014|website=Esquire|date=November 5, 2013|archive-date=July 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716012858/http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/rob-delaney-red-flag|url-status=live}}
Career
=Twitter=
Delaney came to the attention of the public via Twitter, where he began posting in 2009.{{cite news|last=Friar|first=Christine|title=Rob Delaney Talks Abortion, Comedy And That Famous Green Speedo With 'Vice'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/rob-delaney-abortion-interview-vice-video_n_1459845.html|access-date=May 3, 2012|newspaper=HuffPost|date=April 27, 2012|archive-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430213344/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/rob-delaney-abortion-interview-vice-video_n_1459845.html|url-status=live}} By 2016, he had over 1.2 million followers. While other comics were hesitant to share their material on social media, he is considered one of the first comedians to use social media to publish jokes.{{cite web|title=Rob Delaney, From Free Twitter Jokes to Comedic Stardom|url=http://thelab-nyc.com/rob-delaney-from-free-twitter-jokes-to-comedic-stardom/|access-date=December 5, 2014|website=#TheLabNYC|date=June 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026205145/http://thelab-nyc.com/rob-delaney-from-free-twitter-jokes-to-comedic-stardom/|archive-date=October 26, 2014}} He credited Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan with his rise in popularity after Linehan began responding to his tweets.{{cite web|last=Holt|first=Kris|title=Rob Delaney to The Daily Dot: 'I had to be good at Twitter'|url=http://www.dailydot.com/interviews/rob-delaney-twitter-exclusive-interview/|access-date=December 5, 2014|website=The Daily Dot|date=July 4, 2012|archive-date=December 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211123540/http://www.dailydot.com/interviews/rob-delaney-twitter-exclusive-interview/|url-status=live}} In 2010, Paste magazine named Delaney one of the 10 funniest people on Twitter.{{cite news|title=The 10 Best Comedians of 2010|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/12/the-10-best-comedians-of-2010.html|access-date=May 3, 2012|newspaper=Paste Magazine|date=December 6, 2010|archive-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502221148/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/12/the-10-best-comedians-of-2010.html|url-status=live}} In May 2012, he became the first comedian to win the award for "Funniest Person on Twitter" at The Comedy Awards.{{cite web|title=Rob Delaney: First comedian to win 'funniest person on Twitter'|date=May 7, 2012 |url=http://mashable.com/2012/05/07/rob-delaney-funniest-twitter|publisher=mashable|access-date=August 1, 2012|archive-date=November 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103042249/http://mashable.com/2012/05/07/rob-delaney-funniest-twitter/|url-status=live}}
=Writing=
Delaney has written articles for Vice{{cite web|title=Articles by Rob Delaney|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rob-delaney/|work=Vice Magazine|access-date=May 3, 2012|archive-date=April 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417222635/http://www.vice.com/author/rob-delaney|url-status=live}} and The Guardian.{{cite web|title=Rob Delaney Profile|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/rob-delaney|access-date=December 5, 2014|website=The Guardian|archive-date=December 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209052132/http://www.theguardian.com/profile/rob-delaney|url-status=live}} His book Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. was published by Spiegel & Grau in November 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2013/11/16/book-review-rob-delaney-mother-wife-sister-human-warrior-falcon-yardstick-turban-cabbage-rob-delaney/EltpUn0sffjwBmATaXZNZN/story.html|title=Book Review: Rob Delaney by Rob Delaney|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|date=November 16, 2013|work=Boston Globe|access-date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216133136/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2013/11/16/book-review-rob-delaney-mother-wife-sister-human-warrior-falcon-yardstick-turban-cabbage-rob-delaney/EltpUn0sffjwBmATaXZNZN/story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Kyle|title=Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/rob-delaney-emmother-wife-sister-human-warrior-fal-105059|access-date=December 10, 2013|newspaper=The A.V. Club|date=November 4, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213075756/http://www.avclub.com/review/rob-delaney-emmother-wife-sister-human-warrior-fal-105059|url-status=live}} His memoir A Heart That Works, about the loss of his two-and-a-half-year-old son Henry to brain cancer, was published by Spiegel & Grau in 2022.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/arts/television/rob-delaney-heart-that-works.html?action=click&algo=identity&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=437595303&impression_id=23454580-62ad-11ed-820c-65fd99ac799c&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=editors-picks-ls®ion=ccolumn&req_id=507130395&surface=home-featured&variant=0_identity | title=Rob Delaney Wants You to Know How He's Feeling (It May Ruin Your Day) | work=The New York Times | date=November 12, 2022 | last1=Gachman | first1=Dina }}
=Acting=
== Television ==
Delaney and [[Sharon Horgan being interviewed about Catastrophe in 2015|right|thumb]]
In December 2011, Comedy Central announced that Delaney would shoot a pilot for a variety show, called @RobDelaney.{{cite news|url=http://www.c21media.net/archives/73787|title=Comedy Central preps Twitter show|date=December 8, 2011|work=c21media.net|access-date=December 16, 2011|archive-date=January 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111214454/http://www.c21media.net/archives/73787|url-status=live}} However, the series was not picked up. Instead, Delaney moved on to co-write and co-star with Sharon Horgan in Catastrophe,{{cite press release | url= http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/catastrophe-a-new-c4-comedy-created-by-rob-delaney-and-sharon-horgan | title= Catastrophe a new C4 comedy created by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan | publisher= Channel 4 | access-date= August 25, 2014 | archive-date= January 16, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150116012013/http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/catastrophe-a-new-c4-comedy-created-by-rob-delaney-and-sharon-horgan | url-status= live }} that began airing in the UK on January 19, 2015, on Channel 4. The show follows their characters after they get together following a brief affair while he is in the UK on business, and then moves there permanently after he learns that she has become pregnant.{{cite web | url = http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-01-14/star-wars-carrie-fisher-in-new-sharon-horgan-comedy-catastrophe---first-look | title = Star Wars' Carrie Fisher in new Sharon Horgan comedy Catastrophe – first look | year = 2015 | access-date = January 15, 2015 | work = Radio Times | archive-date = October 11, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011080725/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-01-14/star-wars-carrie-fisher-in-new-sharon-horgan-comedy-catastrophe---first-look | url-status = live }} It debuted in the United States on Amazon in June 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/12/catastrophe-renewal-season-3-4|title='Catastrophe' renewed for seasons 3 and 4|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|access-date=November 16, 2016|archive-date=November 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110105742/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/12/catastrophe-renewal-season-3-4|url-status=live}} The program ended after four seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-02-12/catastrophe-ending-series-4-final-episode-carrie-fisher-tribute-emotional-sharon-horgan-rob-delaney/|title=Sharon Horgan teases Carrie Fisher tribute and emotional ending in final ever episode of Catastrophe|website=Radio Times|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142312/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-02-12/catastrophe-ending-series-4-final-episode-carrie-fisher-tribute-emotional-sharon-horgan-rob-delaney/|url-status=live}} Channel 4 aired the concluding episode on February 12, 2019, while Amazon announced the US release date to be March 15 of the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/catastrophe-amazon-final-season-u-s-premiere-date.html|title=Catastrophe Returns to the States for Its Final Season Next Month|last=Wright|first=Megh|date=February 12, 2019|website=Vulture|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217084946/https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/catastrophe-amazon-final-season-u-s-premiere-date.html|url-status=live}} The series earned him his sole Emmy nomination, for "Outstanding Comedy Writing".{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/rob-delaney|title=Rob Delaney|website=Television Academy|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217150947/https://www.emmys.com/bios/rob-delaney|url-status=live}}
Since moving to the UK in 2014,{{cite web |last1=O'Malley |first1=Katie |title=Catastrophe's Rob Delaney Explains The Differences Between US And British Healthcare And It's Blummin' Brilliant |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a33514/catastrophe-rob-delaney-british-us-healthcare/ |website=ELLE |access-date=6 March 2021 |date=20 January 2017 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509072843/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a33514/catastrophe-rob-delaney-british-us-healthcare/ |url-status=live }} Delaney has appeared on several British panel shows, including Have I Got News for You,{{cite web |title=Have I Got News for You – Episode 6 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vr7yq |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=6 March 2021 |archive-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825202030/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vr7yq |url-status=live }} Would I Lie to You?,{{cite web |title=Would I Lie to You? |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/would-i-lie-to-you/cast/1000075726/ |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402094940/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/would-i-lie-to-you/cast/1000075726/ |url-status=live }} 8 Out of 10 Cats,{{cite web |title=8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown – S7 – Episode 1 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/dn2prt/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown--series-7-episode-7/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175201/http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/dn2prt/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown--series-7-episode-7/ |url-status=live }} The Big Fat Quiz of the Year{{cite web |title=Big Fat Quiz of the Year sparks backlash for booking no female comedians |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/18/big-fat-quiz-of-the-year-sparks-books-no-women-comedians-for-2020-show-13772536/ |website=Metro |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=en |date=18 December 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218070035/https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/18/big-fat-quiz-of-the-year-sparks-books-no-women-comedians-for-2020-show-13772536/ |url-status=live }} and Room 101.{{cite web |title=Room 101 – Series 6 Episode 7 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h0fjx |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=6 March 2021 |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018150255/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h0fjx |url-status=live }} In 2016, he appeared on Travel Man as a guest host for the Spanish city of Seville,{{cite web |title=Travel Man: 48 Hours in Seville review – Richard Ayoade reigns in Spain |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/26/travel-man-48-hours-in-seville-review-richard-ayoade-reigns-rob-delaney |website=the Guardian |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=en |date=26 March 2016 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616080755/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/26/travel-man-48-hours-in-seville-review-richard-ayoade-reigns-rob-delaney |url-status=live }} and in March 2021, he was the guest announcer on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.{{cite web |last1=Seddon |first1=Dan |title=Deadpool 2's Rob Delaney shocks Takeaway fans with Dirty Dancing confession |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a35751401/saturday-night-takeaway-deadpool-2-rob-delaney/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=7 March 2021 |date=6 March 2021 |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306202924/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a35751401/saturday-night-takeaway-deadpool-2-rob-delaney/ |url-status=live }}
== Film ==
In the film Deadpool 2 (2018), Delaney played Peter Wisdom, an average middle-aged man who has no superpowers and joins Deadpool's X-Force.[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5463162/fullcredits/cast Deadpool 2, IMDb, Full Credits Cast List] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802204035/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5463162/fullcredits/cast |date=August 2, 2019 }} retrieved August 2, 2019. As part of the film's promotion, a Twitter account was launched in Peter's name.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PeterW_1974|title=Peter W. (@PeterW_1974) on Twitter|website=Twitter|access-date=April 20, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183039/https://twitter.com/peterw_1974|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-2-rob-delaneys-peter-w-has-a-twitter-account-1104281/|title='Deadpool 2': Standout Character Has His Own (Dad) Twitter Account|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 19, 2018 }}
Throughout 2019, Delaney had a series of cameos in Hollywood blockbuster films. He reteamed with director David Leitch and actor Dwayne Johnson for Hobbs & Shaw, in which he appeared as Agent Loeb.[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6806448/fullcredits/cast Hobbs & Shaw, IMDb, Full Credits Cast List] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035842/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6806448/fullcredits/cast |date=November 12, 2020 }} retrieved August 2, 2019. He appeared as a theater director in Paul Feig's comedy-drama Last Christmas.{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Kimber |title='Last Christmas' Is A Bad Holiday Rom-Com That Squanders Its Dazzling Stars [Review] |url=https://theplaylist.net/last-christmas-review-20191106/ |website=theplaylist.net |date=November 6, 2019 |publisher=The Playlist |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116061352/https://theplaylist.net/last-christmas-review-20191106/ |url-status=live }} Both movies went to No. 1 at the UK box office.{{cite news |last1=Gant |first1=Charles |title=UK box office report, August 2–4: are Hobbs & Shaw fast enough for The Lion King? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2019/08/06/uk-box-office-report-august-2-4-hobbs-shaw-fast-enough-lion/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2019/08/06/uk-box-office-report-august-2-4-hobbs-shaw-fast-enough-lion/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |last1=Dalton |first1=Ben |title='Last Christmas' ends 'Joker' UK box office reign with £2.6m debut |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/last-christmas-ends-joker-uk-box-office-reign-with-26m-debut/5144826.article |website=www.screendaily.com |publisher=Screen Daily |date=November 18, 2019|access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209182729/https://www.screendaily.com/news/last-christmas-ends-joker-uk-box-office-reign-with-26m-debut/5144826.article |url-status=live }} He also appeared opposite Anne Hathaway in The Hustle as Todd and the Fox News drama Bombshell co-starring Charlize Theron.{{cite web |title=Roger Ailes Biopic Adds Deadpool 2's Rob Delaney to Cast |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1015687-roger-ailes-biopic-adds-rob-delaney |website=comingsoon.net |date=December 6, 2018 |publisher=Coming Soon |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402095004/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1015687-roger-ailes-biopic-adds-rob-delaney |url-status=live }} He filmed a cameo as Elvis Presley in Dexter Fletcher's Elton John musical biopic Rocketman, which was omitted from the theatrical cut.{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Patrick |title=Rob Delaney reveals he was meant to play Elvis in 'Rocketman' |date=June 18, 2019 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/rob-delaney-describes-unused-rocketman-role-elvis-presley-2510611 |publisher=NME |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502192749/https://www.nme.com/news/rob-delaney-describes-unused-rocketman-role-elvis-presley-2510611 |url-status=live }} It was also reported that he would appear opposite Reynolds another time, in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu.{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Ben |title=Rob Delaney confirms he WILL star in Pokemon: Detective Pikachu alongside Ryan Reynolds |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2019-01-30/pokemon-detective-pikachu-rob-delaney-confirms-role-ryan-reynolds/ |publisher=Radio Times |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=September 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908223336/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2019-01-30/pokemon-detective-pikachu-rob-delaney-confirms-role-ryan-reynolds/ |url-status=live }} However, he did not appear in the final film. In September 2019 he was cast in The Good House opposite Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline.{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Beverly D'Angelo & More Move Into Amblin Partners' 'The Good House' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/morena-baccarin-rob-delaney-beverly-dangelo-amblin-partners-the-good-house-kevin-kline-sigourney-weaver-1202755411/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 8, 2019 |publisher=Deadline |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929123613/https://deadline.com/2019/10/morena-baccarin-rob-delaney-beverly-dangelo-amblin-partners-the-good-house-kevin-kline-sigourney-weaver-1202755411/ |url-status=live }}
Delaney played recurring character Josh/Neighbor Guy in the 2025 Showtime miniseries Dying for Sex starring Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate.
Personal life
Delaney resides in London with his wife Leah;{{cite tweet |last=Delaney |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Delaney |user=robdelaney |number=502805618013790208 |date=August 22, 2014 |title=@markhoppus Hi Mark, I live in London now if you ever need a place to stay or just want to talk. |language=en |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706191309/https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status/502805618013790208 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |url-status=live}} they have had four sons together.{{cite web|last1=North|first1=Kyle|title=Rob Delaney explains why Phoebe Gloeckner's A Child's Life is "the North Star"|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/rob-delaney-explains-why-phoebe-gloeckners-ia-chil-105128|website=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|access-date=October 24, 2014|date=November 5, 2013|archive-date=October 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024163946/http://www.avclub.com/article/rob-delaney-explains-why-phoebe-gloeckners-ia-chil-105128|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Delaney |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Delaney |user=robdelaney |number=596211946774515713 |date=May 7, 2015 |title=UK • Can you share this tweet with your grandfather & any stupid cousins? http://t.co/cqp7jFfrAF |language=en |access-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417143522/https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status/596211946774515713 |archive-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live}} In February 2018, Delaney revealed that their two-and-a-half-year-old son Henry had died the previous month, having received extensive treatment for a brain tumor since 2016.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=February 10, 2018|title=Rob Delaney announces death of two-year-old son from cancer|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/10/rob-delaney-announces-death-of-two-year-old-son-from-cancer|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205035640/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/10/rob-delaney-announces-death-of-two-year-old-son-from-cancer|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|date=December 8, 2020|title=Rob Delaney on Death of Son Henry, Nearly 3 Years Later|work=People|url=https://people.com/parents/rob-delaney-opens-up-about-losing-son-brain-cancer/|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130064617/https://people.com/parents/rob-delaney-opens-up-about-losing-son-brain-cancer/|url-status=live}} The film Deadpool & Wolverine, which Delaney stars in as Peter, is dedicated to Henry's memory.{{Cite web |last=France |first=Lisa Respers |date=2024-08-20 |title=Ryan Reynolds reflects on tribute to Rob Delaney's late son in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/entertainment/ryan-reynolds-rob-delaney-son-tribute/index.html#:~:text=If%20you%20stayed%20through%20the,as%20we%20finished%20Deadpool%202.%E2%80%9D |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=CNN |language=en}} The couple's fourth son was born in August 2018.{{cite news |title=Rob Delaney reveals birth of fourth child months after son's death |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/dec/30/rob-delaney-reveals-birth-of-fourth-child-just-months-after-sons-death |access-date=28 June 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=December 30, 2018 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701122756/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/dec/30/rob-delaney-reveals-birth-of-fourth-child-just-months-after-sons-death |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=DeSantis |first1=Rachel |title=Rob Delaney Feared He Wouldn't 'Bond' with His New Baby After His 2½-Year-Old Son's Death |url=https://people.com/parents/rob-delaney-feared-bonding-with-baby-after-son-henry-died/ |access-date=28 June 2019 |magazine=People |date=March 5, 2019 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408020427/https://people.com/parents/rob-delaney-feared-bonding-with-baby-after-son-henry-died/ |url-status=live }} In 2020, Delaney wrote about getting a vasectomy.{{cite web |last1=Delaney |first1=Rob |title='Could I feel what they were doing? Yes': Rob Delaney on the pain and pleasure of his vasectomy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/aug/12/could-i-feel-what-they-were-doing-yes-rob-delaney-on-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-his-vasectomy |website=The Guardian |date=August 12, 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020 |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812111505/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/aug/12/could-i-feel-what-they-were-doing-yes-rob-delaney-on-the-pain-and-pleasure-of-his-vasectomy |url-status=live }} Since 2024, he has been a UK citizen.{{cite web |title=Deadpool star Rob Delaney reveals why he has become a British citizen {{!}} Virgin Radio UK |url=https://virginradio.co.uk/the-chris-evans-breakfast-show/151194/deadpool-rob-delaney-british-citizen |website=virginradio.co.uk |publisher=Virgin Radio UK |access-date=23 August 2024 |language=en |date=11 July 2024}}
Delaney has publicly shared his experience with multiple health concerns, including depression and alcoholism.[http://robdelaney.tumblr.com/post/414007899/on-depression-getting-help On Depression & Getting Help] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513105226/http://robdelaney.tumblr.com/post/414007899/on-depression-getting-help |date=May 13, 2012 }}. Robdelaney.tumblr.com (February 26, 2010). Retrieved 22 May 2012.{{cite web|last=Delaney|first=Rob|title=Comedy|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/comedy-545-v17n10/|access-date=December 5, 2014|website=Vice|date=October 1, 2010|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207213048/http://www.vice.com/read/comedy-545-v17n10|url-status=live}} In 2002, he blacked out while driving and drove into a building owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He broke his left wrist and right arm, and had both of his knees gashed to the bone. This prompted him to stop drinking.{{cite news|title=Take a Stroll... With Rob Delaney: Helping You, Helping Me|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/take-a-stroll-with-rob-delaney-helping-you-helping-me/|access-date=January 6, 2015|newspaper=Vice|year=2011|last1=Delaney|first1=Rob|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220010701/http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/take-a-stroll-with-rob-delaney-helping-you-helping-me|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Freeman|first=Hadley|title=Rob Delaney: 'Twitter has rocketed me to a whole new level of standup'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/17/rob-delaney-twitter-standup-interview|access-date=October 25, 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=September 17, 2012|archive-date=July 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730073608/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/17/rob-delaney-twitter-standup-interview|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Delaney became the first presenter on the CBeebies Bedtime Stories programme to tell a story in Makaton, which he used to communicate with his late son Henry.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46194526|title=Delaney to read and sign CBeebies story|date=November 13, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=19 November 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119222920/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46194526|url-status=live}}
On Sara Cox's show Between the Covers, Delaney chose the short story collection A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin as one of his favorite books.{{Cite web|date=17 May 2021|title=Between the Covers: Favourite reads from Vick Hope, Rob Delaney, Rick Stein and Rachel Parris|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/B4cZf6xfC2Sc7JKbqxccYH/between-the-covers-favourite-reads-from-vick-hope-rob-delaney-rick-stein-and-rachel-parris|url-status=live|website=BBC|access-date=May 25, 2021|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518061255/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/B4cZf6xfC2Sc7JKbqxccYH/between-the-covers-favourite-reads-from-vick-hope-rob-delaney-rick-stein-and-rachel-parris}}
Delaney is an atheist.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/yes-a-bird-is-an-animal/Content?oid=18331781|title=Yes, a Bird Is an Animal|last=Constant|first=Paul|website=The Stranger|access-date=11 January 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923031834/https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/yes-a-bird-is-an-animal/Content?oid=18331781|url-status=live}}
Political views
In 2016, Delaney became a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/theres-nothing-decorous-about-rob-delaneys-grief|title=There's Nothing Decorous About Rob Delaney's Grief|first=Peter C.|last=Baker|date=November 25, 2022|magazine=The New Yorker}}{{cite tweet |last=Delaney |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Delaney |user=robdelaney |number=1248335939245608960 |date=April 9, 2020 |title=I'm a lifetime member of DSA & have been for 4 yrs now but I just made this fun badge & so can you! https://t.co/iQybEGsYvC https://t.co/OW0DfCtd8G https://t.co/dzhejyor1V |language=en |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409194630/https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status/1248335939245608960 |archive-date=April 9, 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Delaney |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Delaney |user=robdelaney |number=1308443303659085824 |date=September 22, 2020 |title=I am a Democratic Socialist & I'm working hard to recruit your nieces & nephews.🌈 https://t.co/p7TRuCLkwA |language=en |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922211050/https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status/1308443303659085824 |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}
In June 2017 he endorsed the Labour Party in the 2017 general election, despite being unable to vote as a non-UK citizen (but longtime resident).{{cite news|last=Milne|first=Oliver|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/who-celebrities-voting-general-election-10546843|title=Who are celebrities voting for in 2017 General Election? The A-Z of famous names supporting Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems and Greens|work=Daily Mirror|date=June 8, 2017|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608093345/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/who-celebrities-voting-general-election-10546843|url-status=live}} In November 2018, he supported a petition organized by Labour campaign group Momentum calling on Labour MPs to vote against the EU withdrawal agreement which had been negotiated by Theresa May's government.{{cite web |url=https://leftfootforward.org/2018/11/this-comedy-star-just-supported-a-momentum-petition-to-bring-down-mays-brexit-deal/ |title=This comedy star just supported a Momentum petition to bring down May's Brexit deal |last=Ramiro |first=Joana |date=November 19, 2018 |website=Left Foot Forward |access-date=November 19, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095443/https://leftfootforward.org/2018/11/this-comedy-star-just-supported-a-momentum-petition-to-bring-down-mays-brexit-deal/ |url-status=live }}
In November 2019, Delaney joined other public figures in signing a letter supporting Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, describing him as "a beacon of hope in the struggle against emergent far-right nationalism, xenophobia and racism in much of the democratic world" and endorsed him in the 2019 UK general election.{{cite news|last=Neale|first=Matthew|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-letter-supporting-jeremy-corbyn-2568734|title=Exclusive: New letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn signed by Roger Waters, Robert Del Naja and more|work=NME|date=16 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126184628/https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-letter-supporting-jeremy-corbyn-2568734|url-status=live}} In December 2019, along with 42 other public figures, he signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party under Corbyn's leadership in the 2019 general election. The letter stated that "Labour's election manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/vote-for-hope-and-a-decent-future|title=Vote for hope and a decent future|work=The Guardian|date=3 December 2019|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203234134/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/vote-for-hope-and-a-decent-future|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Proctor|first=Kate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/coogan-klein-lead-cultural-figures-backing-corbyn-labour|title=Coogan and Klein lead cultural figures backing Corbyn and Labour|work=The Guardian|date=3 December 2019|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911180550/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/coogan-klein-lead-cultural-figures-backing-corbyn-labour|url-status=live}}
In June 2024 in the run-up to the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Delaney again expressed his support for Jeremy Corbyn, this time backing his campaign to be re-elected as the MP for Islington North, as an independent candidate following his departure from the Labour Party.{{cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C8PbUdHsKDu/ |website=www.instagram.com}}
Filmography
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=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Work ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Coma, Period. | Dan Humford | 10 episodes |
| Outer Space Astronauts
| Commander Cake | Episode: "One Year Ago" |
| 2010
| This Week in Comedy | Himself | Episode: "Karen Kilgariff/Rob Delaney" |
| 2011
| The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest | Himself | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Various | 3 episodes |
| First Dates with Toby Harris
| Brad |Episode: "Ex-Girlfriends" |
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| Rob Delaney Live at the Bowery Ballroom | Himself | Television special; also executive producer |
| Cougar Town
| Guide | Episode: "Have Love Will Travel" |
| Burning Love
| Kirk | 3 episodes |
| 2014
| Clete Matthews | Episode: "Biking" |
| 2015–2019
| Rob Norris | 24 episodes; also co-creator, co-writer, and executive producer |
| 2016
| Himself | Episode: "Seville" |
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| Victor | Episode: "Super Mega Robot" |
| Trust
| Lansing | Episode: "Kodachrome" |
| Danger Mouse
| Night Knight (voice) | Episode: "Daylight Savings Crime" |
| Bitz & Bob
| Bevel (voice) | 41 episodes |
| rowspan="6" | 2021
| Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Guest Announcer | 2 episodes |
| The Great North
| Brian Tobin (voice) | 2 episodes |
| No Activity
| Magnolia (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Birdgirl
| Brian O'Brien (voice) | 6 episodes |
| Between the Covers
| Himself | Episode #2.2 |
| Fairfax
| Grant (voice) | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2022
| Big Nate | Various voices | 23 episodes |
| Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
| 3 episodes |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth
| Hatch Flood | 8 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Tom | 2 episodes |
| Black Mirror
| Mac | Episode: "Joan Is Awful" |
| 2023–2024
|Nuolzot / Séance Dog (voice) |
| 2024
| Nick/Christopher | Main Cast |
| 2025
| Neighbor Guy | Main Cast |
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