Gillian Jacobs

Born: 1982-10-19

Gillian Jacobs (born October 19, 1982) is an American film, theatre and television actress, best known for her role as Britta Perry on the NBC comedy series Community. Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, was a Carnegie Mellon University director of alumni relations at the Heinz College. Her father, William F. Jacobs Jr., was an investment banker.She was raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon. She is of French, German, Irish, and Scottish descent. Her family owned the Jackson Koehler Eagle Brewery, established in 1847 in Erie, Pennsylvania, where her grandfather, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as President and CEO until its closure in 1978. Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight, and attended acting classes on Saturdays at the Pittsburgh Playhouse while growing up.She performed with the Pittsburgh Public Theater, where she was a perennial contender in the Public's Shakespeare Monologue Contest, leading her to be cast as Titania in its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. After graduating from Mt. Lebanon High School in 2000, Jacobs moved to New York City, New York to attend the Juilliard School, where she was a member of the Drama Division's Group 33. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2004.


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Ibiza

as Harper
Released: 2018-05-25

She could do the responsible thing. Or she could go to Ibiza with her best friends to chase down...

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The Contractor

as Brianne
Released: 2022-03-10

After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to...

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Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

as Erica Daley (voice)
Released: 2022-12-09

Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of...

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Fear Street: 1978

as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
Released: 2021-07-08

In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery...

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Fear Street: 1994

as C. Berman
Released: 2021-06-28

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued...

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The Box

as Dana
Released: 2009-10-29

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Fear Street: 1666

as Adult Ziggy / C. Berman
Released: 2021-07-14

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Come Play

as Sarah
Released: 2020-10-28

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Injustice

as Harley Quinn (voice)
Released: 2021-10-09

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Walk of Shame

as Rose
Released: 2014-05-02

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Hot Tub Time Machine 2

as Jill
Released: 2015-02-20

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Magic Camp

as Christina Darkwood
Released: 2020-08-14

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

as Miranda
Released: 2013-03-14

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Life of the Party

as Helen
Released: 2018-05-10

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Choke

as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Released: 2008-09-26

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of...

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Released: 2012-06-22

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Visions

as Sadie
Released: 2015-08-28

After moving to a vineyard with her family, a pregnant woman experiences horrifying visions.

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Solitary Man

as Tall Girl
Released: 2009-09-07

A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business...

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Black or White

as Fay
Released: 2014-09-06

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise...

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Bad Milo!

as Sarah
Released: 2013-08-28

A horror comedy centered on a guy who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused...

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Brother Nature

as Gwen Turley
Released: 2016-09-09

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Don't Think Twice

as Samantha
Released: 2016-07-22

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member...

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Harmontown

as Self
Released: 2014-03-08

A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon (NBC's...

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Gardens of the Night

as Leslie
Released: 2008-11-21

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Dean

as Nicky
Released: 2016-04-16

A freelance illustrator in New York suffers a quarter-life crisis and leaves his home for the...

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Life Partners

as Paige
Released: 2014-12-05

A 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime...

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Revenge for Jolly!

as Tina
Released: 2012-07-17

Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his...

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I Used to Go Here

as Kate Conklin
Released: 2020-09-17

Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin is invited to speak at...

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North Hollywood

as Abigaile
Released: 2021-03-26

A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of...

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Mark, Mary + Some Other People

as Dr. Jacobs
Released: 2021-11-05

Mark and Mary's meet-cute happens at a neighborhood drug store, where she is busy buying a...

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Let Go

as Darla
Released: 2011-10-25

Walter Dishman, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts...

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Lemon

as Tracy
Released: 2017-01-22

A man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.

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The Lookalike

as Lacey
Released: 2014-07-11

Two crooks looking out for a drug lord's love interest scramble to find a look-alike after she...

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Coach

as Zoe
Released: 2010-06-13

A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school...

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No Way Jose

as Penny
Released: 2015-06-06

Jose Stern, an erstwhile indie-rocker relegated to playing children's birthday parties, is on...

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NoNAMES

as CJ
Released: 2010-03-10

About a tight group of friends living in a small, forgotten, Wisconsin town. The story revolves...

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The Seven Faces of Jane

as Jane
Released: 2023-01-13

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Helena from the Wedding

as Helena
Released: 2010-11-12

Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin...

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Adventures in the Sin Bin

as Lauren
Released: 2012-06-08

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The Big Ask

as Emily
Released: 2014-05-30

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Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

as Sta'abi (voice)
Released: 2013-10-15

DVD release of the first 15 episodes of the TV series Monsters Vs Aliens. The series picks up...

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Blackbird

as Froggy
Released: 2007-03-12

In 1990s New York City, teen runaway Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she...

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Community Table Read

as Britta Perry
Released: 2020-05-18

Dan Harmon and the cast of Community (plus Pedro Pascal) do a table read of season 5 episode 4...

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Untitled Community Movie

as Britta Perry
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The long-awaited movie sequel to the cult classic TV Show Community.

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It's Not You, It's Me

as Babe
Released: 2013-03-10

A young woman's relationship takes a dark turn when every sound her boyfriend makes starts to...

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Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

as Linka
Released: 2011-09-14

Don Cheadle is obviously the best person to play Captain Planet in the movie version of the...

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Crush

as Shira Wall
Released: 2013-10-25

The real-life story of how the Antonoffs' parents met, developed crushes on each other and fell...

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Watching TV with the Red Chinese

as Suzanne
Released: 2011-12-02

In New York City in 1980, Dexter Mitchell plays half-willing big brother to his neighbors, a...

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Cine Docs: Community

as Britta Perry (archive footage)
Released: 2024-04-28

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Made in Cleveland

as Martha
Released: 2013-06-21

Tale of life, love and the pursuit of happiness... in Cleveland. Nine vignettes about love: an...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Sue Smith
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Rick and Morty

as Supernova (voice)
First aired: 2013-12-02

Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically gifted old man who has recently reconnected...

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The Good Wife

as Sonia
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-06

Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...

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Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Post-Apocalypse Woman
First aired: 2012-06-08

Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on...

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Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Self
First aired: 2012-06-08

Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on...

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American Dad!

as Christie (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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Star Trek: Lower Decks

as Lieutenant Barbara Brinson (voice)
First aired: 2020-08-06

The lives of the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S....

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Invincible

as Samantha Eve Wilkins / Atom Eve (voice)
First aired: 2021-03-25

Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful...

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Invincible

as Eve / College Girl (voice)
First aired: 2021-03-25

Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful...

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@midnight with Chris Hardwick

as Self
First aired: 2013-10-21

Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole....

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To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-14

A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be...

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Fringe

as Joanne Ostler
First aired: 2008-09-09

FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter...

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Aqua Teen Hunger Force

as Carl's Wife (voice)
First aired: 2000-12-30

The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and...

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Justice League Action

as Roxy Rocket (voice)
First aired: 2016-12-16

Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman lead the DC Super Heroes against their most infamous foes.

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Angie Tribeca

as Becky Bunker
First aired: 2016-01-17

Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most...

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Hollywood Game Night

as Self
First aired: 2013-07-11

Two contestants are transported from their everyday lives into a once-in-a-lifetime night of fun...

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Community

as Britta Perry
First aired: 2009-09-17

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college...

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The Twilight Zone

as Annie
First aired: 2019-04-01

Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides...

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The Venture Bros.

as Marsha Backwood (voice)
First aired: 2004-08-07

Hank and Dean Venture, with their father Doctor Venture and faithful bodyguard Brock Samson, go...

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Girls

as Mimi-Rose Howard
First aired: 2012-04-15

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something...

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Regular Show

as BluRay / Computer V.O. (voice)
First aired: 2010-09-06

Two bored groundskeepers, Mordecai (a six-foot-tall blue jay) and Rigby (a hyperactive raccoon)...

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Regular Show

as BluRay (voice)
First aired: 2010-09-06

Two bored groundskeepers, Mordecai (a six-foot-tall blue jay) and Rigby (a hyperactive raccoon)...

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Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

as Jenny Tanner
First aired: 2016-02-21

Follow Platinum Realty, Los Angeles' premiere realty group as a group of realtors compete for a...

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After Midnight

as Self
First aired: 2024-01-17

Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest...

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Robot Chicken

as (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-20

A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls....

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The Bear

as Tiffany Jerimovich
First aired: 2022-06-23

Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he...

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Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

as Young Patient
First aired: 2014-09-18

Tim and Eric's dark comedy anthology series.

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Carol & the End of the World

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-12-15

As a planetary apocalypse looms, a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos searches for...

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Monsters vs. Aliens

as Sta'abi (voice)
First aired: 2013-03-23

Inspired by DreamWorks Animation's 2009 blockbuster feature film, this new series follows the...

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The Soup

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-07-01

With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create...

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Royal Pains

as Tess Frimoli
First aired: 2009-06-04

A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons...

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The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

as Self - Special Guest
First aired: 2018-02-18

Trending news, pop culture, social media, original videos and more come together in host Joel...

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Match Game

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-26

A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match...

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The Book of Daniel

as Adele Congreve
First aired: 2006-01-06

Rev. Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopalian priest who not only believes in Jesus, but...

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Weird City

as Mulia
First aired: 2019-02-13

Set in the not-too-distant future, this comedy anthology explores the issues of everyday life in...

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Ten Year Old Tom

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-09-30

The misadventures of an average kid as he contends with questionable guidance from the...

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Great Minds with Dan Harmon

as Ada Lovelace
First aired: 2016-02-25

Writer Dan Harmon has his assistant Spencer Crittenden construct a time machine to transport...

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Love

as Mickey Dobbs
First aired: 2016-02-19

Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships.

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Dr. Ken

as Erin
First aired: 2015-10-02

Dr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good...

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Long Live the Royals

as Rosalind / Katherine (voice)
First aired: 2015-11-30

Long Live the Royals follows a fictional British Royal Family—King Rufus and Queen Eleanor and...

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Minx

as Maggie
First aired: 2022-03-17

An earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to make the world's first...

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Random Acts of Flyness

as Herself
First aired: 2018-08-04

Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist...

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The Greatest Event in Television History

as Sonny
First aired: 2012-10-12

Adam Scott is determined to make the greatest event in television history by remaking the...

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Transatlantic

as Mary Jayne Gold
First aired: 2023-04-07

Two Americans and their allies form a scrappy rescue operation in 1940 Marseilles to help...

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Aquaman: King of Atlantis

as Mera (voice)
First aired: 2021-10-14

It’s Aquaman’s first day on the job as king of Atlantis and he’s got a LOT of catching up to do....

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Earth to Ned

as Herself
First aired: 2020-09-04

Ned, a blue-skinned alien, and his lieutenant Cornelius, were sent to scout Earth for an...

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Marvel's Storyboards

as Self
First aired: 2020-07-23

Follow Marvel’s Joe Quesada as he drops in on famous storytellers from all walks of life to talk...

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Traveler

as Kimberly
First aired: 2007-05-10

Jay, Tyler and Will are friends who have spent the last two years in grad school. A simple prank...

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HarmonQuest

as Chip
First aired: 2016-07-14

A fantasy comedy adventure series that melds live action comedians riffing on a stage in front...

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Tiny Commando

as Mitzi McNeil
First aired: 2013-09-09

Richard Carlyle was an elite Navy SEAL, until a tragic military experiment left him four inches...

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