Adam DeVine

Adam DeVine
DeVine at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con.
Born Adam Patrick DeVine
(1983-11-07) November 7, 1983
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • singer
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active 2006–present

Adam Patrick DeVine (born November 7, 1983)[1][2] is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter and producer. He is a star and co-creator of the Comedy Central series Workaholics,[2] as well as Adam DeVine's House Party.[3]

He plays the role of Bumper in the musical films Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2 and Andy in the sitcom Modern Family. His other roles include Neighbors, The Intern, The Final Girls, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Game Over, Man! and When We First Met.

He has voiced characters in films including Ice Age: Collision Course and The Lego Batman Movie.[4] DeVine has voiced characters on animated series Uncle Grandpa, Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, and Vampirina.

Early life

DeVine was born in Waterloo, Iowa,[5] the son of Dennis and Penny DeVine.[2] He graduated from Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2002.

He attended Orange Coast College, along with friend and fellow cast member Blake Anderson.[6] He later moved to Los Angeles, where he began working as a stand up comedian and actor.[7][8]

1995 accident

In June 1995, when he was 11 years old, DeVine was walking his bike across a street in Omaha, Nebraska. After he waited for three cement trucks to pass, a fourth truck, previously blocked by opposing traffic, struck him. DeVine went under the first two wheels of the 42 ton cement truck and slid 500 feet. He was knocked unconscious, went into acute shock and was in a coma. He was rushed to intensive care, where he woke up two weeks later. He broke all the bones in both legs, had a collapsed lung, developed multiple infections, and it was unknown whether he would ever walk again. Over several years, he had 26 surgeries and spent much of the time using a wheelchair. Due to the extent of his injuries, DeVine was at very high risk of having to have his legs amputated, and having multiple organ failure. He regained full mobility but still has extensive scarring on his legs.[9][10]

"It was really tough because I had to relearn how to walk, stand up, sit up and everything," DeVine described. "The legs were totally mangled. I think that experience helped me realize that anything is possible."[11] To pass the time DeVine called into his local radio station and impersonated celebrities to entertain himself and others. Upon returning to school, DeVine experienced bullying, but told jokes as a way to deflect attention away from his injuries. All this, he said, contributed to how he saw comedy as a way of bringing people together. It was later discovered that the reason he was not killed was because his bike was on his right side, and thus took the full force of the truck.[11]

Career

In 2006, DeVine and friends Blake Anderson, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck formed the sketch-comedy group Mail Order Comedy. Although they toured together live, the group found greater success on websites such as Myspace and YouTube. The G4 series Attack of the Show! featured "Wizards Never Die", a music video by Mail Order Comedy (as The Wizards), in April 2008.[8] Purple Magic, a music album by The Wizards containing 14 tracks, was released on April 1, 2009.[12] Comedy Central's original series Workaholics premiered on April 6, 2011, and stars DeVine, Anderson, and Holm and co-stars Newacheck, all of whom also serve as series creators and executive producers.

DeVine had small roles in Mama's Boy (2007) and National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009). He had a recurring role on the television series Samantha Who?. He also appeared on an episode of the Fox show Traffic Light (2011). In season 4 of Community (2013), he played a small role as William Winger, Jr., Jeff's half-brother. In the first episode of Arrested Development's fourth season, he played an airport ticket attendant alongside his Workaholics co-stars. He co-starred as Bumper Allen in the 2012 musical comedy film Pitch Perfect. For this performance, he won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain and earned one nomination for Choice Movie Breakout.[13][14] He reprised the role of Bumper in the film's sequel Pitch Perfect 2 (2015).

DeVine has appeared in the SimCity video game trailers as The Mayor. DeVine is the voice artist for the character Pizza Steve in the Cartoon Network animated series Uncle Grandpa, which premiered on September 2, 2013. He stars in his own Comedy Central series, Adam DeVine's House Party, which debuted in October 2013.[15] He also appears in a recurring role in seasons 5, 6 and 7 of the ABC network sitcom Modern Family as Andy, the Pritchett family's nanny.[16] In 2016, he starred alongside Zac Efron, playing brothers, in the comedy film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.[17] DeVine also made a cameo appearance in the video for the 2016 Blink-182 song "She's Out of Her Mind".

In 2018, DeVine played the lead, Noah Ashby, in the romantic comedy When We First Met, which he also co-wrote.[18] His co-stars include Alexandra Daddario, Shelley Hennig and Robbie Amell. Also that year, Devine, Anderson, and Holm starred in the film Game Over, Man!, with Newacheck directing and Newacheck and Seth Rogen among its producers.[19]

On November 2, 2016, DeVine was cast as the lead of Walt Disney Pictures family-film Magic Camp, alongside Jeffrey Tambor and Gillian Jacobs. DeVine plays Andy Tuckerman, a failed magician who goes back to the camp of his youth to mentor a rag-tag bunch of magicians. [20] Principal photography began in December, 2016 around Los Angeles.[21] The film is scheduled for release April 6, 2019.[22]

in May, 2017, DeVine was cast alongside Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth in the romantic comedy Isn't It Romantic. This film marks the fourth time that DeVine and Wilson have played love interests, after Workaholics, Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2.[23]

Personal Life

DeVine is a big supporter of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a not-for-profit organization that raises funds for children’s hospitals across America. As he was in fact treated by a children’s hospital as a child, DeVine attends charity events and visits the children, with his story of survival providing comfort to the patients and their parents. [24]

He also regularly takes part in USO tours, providing entertainment for military personnel across the world, and describes it as “the most rewarding experience of my life.”. [25]

After meeting in 2014 on set, DeVine began dating his The Final Girls co-star Chloe Bridges in February 2015. [26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Mama's BoyAlhorn
2009Ratko: The Dictator's SonChris
2011National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest MaximusEphor 1
2012Pitch PerfectBumper AllenTeen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout
2014NeighborsBeer Pong Guy #1Cameo
2015The Final GirlsKurt
2015Pitch Perfect 2Bumper AllenTeen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Rebel Wilson)
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Rebel Wilson)
2015The InternJason
2016Ice Age: Collision CourseJulian (voice)
2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding DatesMike Stangle
2016Why Him?Tyson Modell
2017The Lego Batman MovieBarry Allen / The Flash (voice)
2018When We First MetNoah AshbyCo-writer, executive producer
2018Game Over, Man!AlexxxAlso producer
2018The Package-Producer
2019Isn't It RomanticJoshIn post-production
2019Magic CampAndyIn post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–08Crossbows & MustachesSteve Wolf / Steve Jobs10 episodes
Also co-creator, writer, executive producer
2007Nick Cannon Presents: Short CircuitzTeenEpisode: "1.1"
2007The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie WoodmanTobyEpisode: "Dykes Like Us"
2008Special DeliveryHimselfEpisode: "Strike a Pose"
2008420 Special: Attack of the Show! from JamaicaBull DoozerTV movie
2008The Dude's HouseHimself3 episodes
Also co-creator, writer, executive producer
2008Frank TVWaiter / Jack Gerber2 episodes
20085th YearHimself5 episodes
2009Better Off TedJoshEpisode: "Win Some, Dose Some"
2009Samantha Who?Tyler2 episodes
2011Traffic LightTobeyEpisode: "Stealth Bomber"
2011–2017WorkaholicsAdam DeMamp86 episodes
Also co-creator, writer, executive producer
Nominated - People's Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Actor (2016)
Nominated - MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Comedic Performance (2017)
2012Tron: UprisingGalt (voice)Episode: "Identity"
2013CommunityWilly Jr.Episode: "Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations"
2013Arrested DevelopmentStarskyEpisode: "Flight of the Phoenix"
2013Comedy Bang! Bang!NickEpisode: "Sarah Silverman Wears a Black Dress with a White Collar"
2013Super Fun NightJasonEpisode: "Pilot"
2013–2018Modern FamilyAndy Bailey22 episodes
Nominated - Male Scene Stealer in 2014 Teen Choice Awards
2013–2016Adam DeVine's House PartyHimself18 episodes
Also creator, writer, executive producer
2013–2017Uncle GrandpaPizza Steve / Henry / Additional Voices118 episodes
2014Sanjay and CraigRaska Boosh (voice)Episode: "Kerplunk'd!"
2014American Dad!Christoff (voice)Episode: "Honey, I'm Homeland"
2014–2017Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroBoone Wiseman (voice)61 episodes
2015Hell's KitchenHimselfEpisode: "17 Chefs Compete"
2015Steven UniversePizza Steve (voice)Episode: "Say Uncle"
2015Sin City SaintsMattyEpisode: "You Booze, You Lose"
2015Drunk HistoryPavel BelyayevEpisode: "Space"
2016Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Don vs. RaphRaphael (voice)Short
2018VampirinaPoltergeist Pat (voice)Episode: "Home Scream Home"

References

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  11. 1 2 "Adam Devine visits UNL to promote new movie".
  12. "Purple Magic [Explicit]". Amazon.com. ASIN B003ESSTAS.
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  16. Holpuch, Amanda. "Adam DeVine's advice for young people: 'Don't go to college, follow your dreams'". The Guardian. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  17. Kit, Borys (February 24, 2015). "Adam DeVine Joins Zac Efron For New Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter.
  18. Pedersen, Erik (May 6, 2016). "Adam Devine & Alexandra Daddario Will Reminisce About 'When We First Met'". Deadline. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  19. "Workaholics Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!". The Hollywood Reporter. June 6, 2016.
  20. Kroll, Justin (November 2, 2016). "Adam DeVine and Jeffrey Tambor to Star in Disney's 'Magic Camp'". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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  23. Kit, Borys (May 10, 2017). "Adam Devine, Liam Hemsworth Join Rebel Wilson in 'Isn't It Romantic' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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  26. Webber, Stephanie (February 17, 2015). Us Weekly https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adam-devine-dating-pretty-little-liars-chloe-bridges-details-2015172/. Retrieved August 23, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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