David Pasquesi

David Pasquesi
David Pasquesi on stage after a show at iO Chicago in April 2013.
Born December 23, 1960 (1960-12-23) (age 57)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Actor, comedian, voice over actor
Years active 1983-present
Known for improvisational theatre, voice acting, Acting

David Pasquesi (born December 23, 1960) is an American comedian, actor and voice over actor living in Chicago. His screen credits include Groundhog Day, Strangers with Candy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Return to Me, The Ice Harvest, and Veep.

Life and career

Pasquesi was born in Chicago, Illinois. He starred in the short film Regrets that premiered An Event Apart, and co-starred in I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.[1] He wrote for Exit 57 and Strangers with Candy, co-wrote and appeared[2] in the Spike TV series Factory, and co-wrote[3] and co-starred in Cop Show. In 2009, he was in the cast of Angels & Demons, where he played the character Claudio Vincenzi.[4] He co-created and co-wrote the new show Merkin Penal.

Pasquesi has performed at The Second City, iO Theater, Improv Institute, and Annoyance Theatre, and studied under Del Close in the early 80s and became part of the first iO Harold team "Baron's Barracudas". He appeared in four mainstage revues at Second City as well as in plays at the Steppenwolf Theatre and the Goodman Theatre. Since 2002, he has been performing with T. J. Jagodowski in "TJ and Dave".

The 2009 South by Southwest Film festival included the documentary Trust Us, This is All Made Up directed by Alex Karpovsky, which chronicles a "T.J. and Dave" performance.[5][6] In 2009, he played a supporting role in the Harold Ramis film Year One as the Prime Minister of Sodom.[7]

Pasquesi was a cast member in the Chicago premiere of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at the Goodman Theatre.[8]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1987 Light of Day Sophomore
1991 Father of the Bride Henck
1993 Groundhog Day Psychiatrist
1993 The Fugitive Newscaster
1994 Natural Born Killers Cameraman Uncredited
1994 The Puppet Masters Vargas
1995 Stuart Saves His Family Tollefson
1998 Temporary Girl Paul, Jeanette's Husband
2000 Return to Me Tony
2004 Employee of the Month Kyle Lacopa
2005 The Ice Harvest Councilman Williams
2005 Strangers with Candy Stew
2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Luca Giancarlo
2009 Year One Prime Minister
2009 Angels & Demons Claudio Vincenzi
2011 Close Quarters Cary
2013 Hell Baby Cardinal Vicente
2015 This Isn't Funny Christoffer Anderson

Television work

Writing

  • Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book[10]

References

  1. ↑ Guerrasio, Jason (September 4, 2007). "Jeff Garlin on I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With". Filmmaker. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ Garron, Barry (June 26, 2008). "Spike TV's "Factory" may win favor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2017 – via Reuters.
  3. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (August 17, 2017). "New York TV Festival Lists Picks For Its Script Competition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (May 5, 2009). "Angels & Demons". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  6. ↑ TJ And Dave's T.J. Jagodowski and David Pasquesi Archived August 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "'Year One' stars Jack Black, Michael Cera". Chicago Tribune. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  8. ↑ http://pressroom.goodmantheatre.org/pressart/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ulzGVcXhUa8%3d&tabid=172&mid=796
  9. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows. McFarland & Company. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0-7864-5452-5. Retrieved December 14, 2017 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25268990-improvisation-at-the-speed-of-life
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