Rick Shapiro
Rick Shapiro (born April 13, 1959) is a Los Angeles-based comedian and actor. He started his career in the early 1980s as a comedian at Catch A Rising Star on Broadway. Besides performing regularly on stage, throughout the 1990s he acted and starred in numerous films by Louis CK, including Tomorrow Night. Additionally, he portrayed the re-occurring character "Angry Poet" in Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In 1998, Shapiro released his first comedy CD called Unconditional Love, which Billboard called "hard-edged and uncompromising". In the 2000s, he performed stand-up comedy nationally and internationally, debuting a one-man show in 2007 in the Edinburgh Festival, and touring Australia in 2009. He had his first video game appearance in 2008, portraying the character Mason Waylon on the radio station PLR in Grand Theft Auto IV, a guest on a talk show who eventually drills holes in the heads of the two other guests. In 2014–15, he appeared in the role of Marc Maron's eccentric neighbor, Bernie, in the IFC comedy series Maron. In film, his roles include Top Five by Chris Rock, portraying T-Rick in the movie Project X, and acting in the German comedy Timeless. His known TV role is as Jerry in Lucky Louie by Louis C.K. on HBO. Additionally, he appears in a scene originally filmed for the pilot of Louie. His first book Unfiltered, containing over 200 previously unreleased writings, was released in 2012 along with his second CD, Catalyst for Change. In 2013, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Project X
as T-RickThree high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses,...
Movie pagePootie Tang
as ShakeyPootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood...
Movie pageCaesar's Salad
as Richard Black (Poet)The short called “Caesar’s Salad” that won at the Chicago Film Festival and the New Orleans Film...
Movie pagePure Danger
as DiceA paroled short order cook and a waitress go on the run with a bag of diamonds that accidentally...
Movie pageShock Value
as SolStruggling 'B' movie Director blackmails a serial killer to be the star of his next film.
Movie pageTrue Love
as KevinDonna and Michael are getting married. But first, they have to plan the reception, get the tux,...
Movie pageTomorrow Night
as TinaCharles is the owner of a photo-shop. He is not too friendly and spends his evenings alone, and...
Movie pageThe Outdoorsman
as GerardJason has made up his mind: he's going to live in the wilderness for a year. One problem: he's...
Movie pageIce Cream
as Man's BrotherThis film was shown at Sundance, the MOMA New Directors New Films Fest, and won the grand prize...
Movie pageTimeless
as State’s Attorney / Repairman / Secret Agent / ParatrooperTime travel comedy with an international cast: In 1932, Arnold disappears and suddenly finds...
Movie pageDuvall Et Al
as DuvallAn ill-tempered older man, Duvall, and his caregiver, Mercedes, struggle to get along,...
Movie pageJoey
as uncreditedA high-school guitarist contends with an unhappy home environment while working to get his band...
Movie pageHighjacker
as HighjackerA troubled man tries to highjack a ferry in order to go to Bolivia.
Movie pageLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
as MannyThe third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...
TV Show page2 Broke Girls
as Guy Behind the GlassComedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who...
TV Show pageThe League
as BumThe League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football...
TV Show pageHorace and Pete
as RickThe owners of a dive bar in Brooklyn, Horace and Pete, along with bar regulars share their...
TV Show pageLucky Louie
as JerryLucky Louie is an American television sitcom created by Louis C.K., which aired on HBO for one...
TV Show pageThe Green Room with Paul Provenza
as SelfComedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites...
TV Show pageDeadline
as Pable SalcedoDeadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred...
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