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Jason Sudeikis is an American actor, screenwriter, and film actor who began his work period in 1997. Born Daniel Jason Sudeikis on September 18, 1975, in Fairfax, Virginia, he is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East. He speaks and writes in English and has two children.
Sudeikis has received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and was recognized in the Time 100 collection. He was previously married to Kay Cannon and is the unmarried partner of Olivia Wilde. His relatives include George Wendt and Tom Howard.
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Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Daniel Jason Sudeikis (/sʊˈdeɪkɪs/ suu-DAY-kiss; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy. He performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live and later spent nine seasons as a cast…
Known for
- The Angry Birds Movie 3 — Red (voice)2026
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025
- Hitpig! — Hitpig (voice)2024
- Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas — Self2023
- Fool's Paradise — Lex Tanner2023
- Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert — Self2022
- Welcome to Wrexham — Self2022
- South of Heaven — Jimmy Ray2021
- Marvel's Hit-Monkey — Bryce (voice)2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Daniel Jason Sudeikis , ( 1975-09-18 ) September 18, 1975 (age 50) , Fairfax, Virginia , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer producer
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Spouse
- Kay Cannon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2010 )
- Partner
- Olivia Wilde (2011–2020)
- Relatives
- Tom Howard (great-grandfather), George Wendt (uncle)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fairfax
- Spouse
- Kay Cannon
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Jason Sudeikis on March 20, 2023 in the Oval Office of the White House - P20230320AS-2571 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Jason Sudeikis
- date of birth
- 1975-09-18
- unmarried partner
- Olivia Wilde
- relative
- Tom Howard
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- ancestral home
- Germany
- name in native language
- Jason Sudeikis
- pseudonym
- Jason Sudeikis
- birth name
- Daniel Jason Sudeikis
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America, East
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniel Jason Sudeikis (/sʊˈdeɪkɪs/ suu-DAY-kiss; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others.
Starting in 2020, he co-created and played the title role in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was also one of the leading cast members in The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2010), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2011), Eastbound and Down (2012), Portlandia (2011–2014), The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018), and Detroiters (2017–2018).
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