Colin Quinn

Colin Quinn

Known for
Acting
Born
June 6, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Colin Edward Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. On television, he is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he anchored Weekend Update, on MTV's 1980s game show Remote Control, where he served as the announcer/sidekick, and as host of Comedy Central's late-night panel show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Notable film work includes his role as Dooey in A Night at the Roxbury, Dickey Bailey in the Grown Ups films and playing Amy Schumer's father in the film Trainwreck. Comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld and Dave Attell cite him as the quintessential New York comedian.

Known For

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Filmography

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Jesters and Fools poster

Jesters and Fools

Movie · as Self

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On The Line poster

On The Line

Movie · as self

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Grown Ups 3 poster

Grown Ups 3

Movie · as Dickie Bailey

2024
Colin Quinn: Our Time Is Up poster

Colin Quinn: Our Time Is Up

Movie · as Self

2024
Colin Quinn: Stamps & Tea poster

Colin Quinn: Stamps & Tea

Movie · as Self

2021
Sam Morril: Full Capacity poster

Sam Morril: Full Capacity

Movie

2021
Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy poster

Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy

Movie · as Self

2021
Rehab Cabin poster

Rehab Cabin

Movie · as Mr. Granger

2021
40-Love poster

40-Love

Movie · as Security Guard #1

2020
Mike Cannon: Life Begins poster

Mike Cannon: Life Begins

Movie · as Self

2020
Hubie Halloween poster

Hubie Halloween

Movie · as Janitor

2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival poster

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Movie · as Self

2020
Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show poster

Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show

Movie · as Self

2019
Drunk Parents poster

Drunk Parents

Movie · as Ryan the Bum #2

2019
Colin Quinn: Red State, Blue State poster

Colin Quinn: Red State, Blue State

Movie · as Self

2019
Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
The Roast of Rich Vos poster

The Roast of Rich Vos

Movie · as Self

2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists poster

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Movie · as Self

2017
Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler

Movie · as Kevin Connors

2017
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? poster

Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?

Movie · as Self

2017
Oh, Rick! poster

Oh, Rick!

Movie · as Self

2017
Crashing poster

Crashing

TV · 1 ep

2016
Colin Quinn: The New York Story poster

Colin Quinn: The New York Story

Movie · as Himself

2016
Horace and Pete poster

Horace and Pete

TV · as Jimmy · 10 eps

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2015
Trainwreck poster

Trainwreck

Movie · as Gordon Townsend

2015
Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional poster

Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional

Movie · as Himself

2015
An SNL Valentine poster

An SNL Valentine

Movie · as (archive footage)

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Thank You and Sorry poster

Thank You and Sorry

TV · 6 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self, Self - Entertainment Guest · 3 eps

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · as Voice Over (voice) · 1 ep

2013
Grown Ups 2 poster

Grown Ups 2

Movie · as Dickie Bailey

2013
Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
That's My Boy poster

That's My Boy

Movie · as Strip Club DJ

2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Colin Quinn: Long Story Short poster

Colin Quinn: Long Story Short

Movie · as Himself

2011
Cheat

Cheat

Movie · as Delivery Boy

2011
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo poster

Give It Up for Greg Giraldo

Movie · as Self

2010
Grown Ups poster

Grown Ups

Movie · as Dickie Bailey

2010
The Marriage Ref

The Marriage Ref

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza poster

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
Harold poster

Harold

Movie · as Reedy

2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation poster

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Movie · as Self

2006
Home poster

Home

Movie · as Self

2005
Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy poster

Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy

Movie · as Self

2004
Comedy Anatomy Presents: The Jim Norton Roast poster

Comedy Anatomy Presents: The Jim Norton Roast

Movie · as Self

2004
Last Laugh '04 poster

Last Laugh '04

Movie · as Self

2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! poster

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Movie · as Self

2003
When Stand Up Stood Out poster

When Stand Up Stood Out

Movie · as Self

2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary poster

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

Movie · as Self

2003
Crooked Lines poster

Crooked Lines

Movie · as Customer

2003
The Patrice O'Neal Roast poster

The Patrice O'Neal Roast

Movie · as Self

2003
Windy City Heat poster

Windy City Heat

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Last Comic Standing poster

Last Comic Standing

TV · as Self - Celebrity Talent Scout · 2 eps

2002
Comedian poster

Comedian

Movie · as Self

2002
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn poster

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

TV · 57 eps

2002
The Colin Quinn Show

The Colin Quinn Show

TV · 3 eps

1998
A Night at the Roxbury poster

A Night at the Roxbury

Movie · as Dooley

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
The Chris Rock Show poster

The Chris Rock Show

TV · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 5 eps

1996
Pulp Comics poster

Pulp Comics

TV · as Cop · 1 ep

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV · 1 ep

1993
Who's the Man? poster

Who's the Man?

Movie · as Frankie Flynn

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 9 eps

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Comedian · 1 ep

1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Movie · as Mulligan

1992
One Night Stand: Colin Quinn poster

One Night Stand: Colin Quinn

Movie · as Self

1992
The Ben Stiller Show poster

The Ben Stiller Show

TV · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Cully · 1 ep

1989
One Night Stand poster

One Night Stand

TV · 1 ep

1988
Married to the Mob poster

Married to the Mob

Movie · as Homicide Detective

1988
Crocodile Dundee II poster

Crocodile Dundee II

Movie · as Onlooker at Mansion

1987
3 Men and a Baby poster

3 Men and a Baby

Movie · as Gift Shop Clerk

1987
Remote Control poster

Remote Control

TV · as himself · 6 eps

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self - Preshow Host · 1 ep

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Davey Herbeck · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Various Characters, Elevator Passenger (uncredited), Potato (uncredited), Lenny the Lion (uncredited), St. Nicky (uncredited), Joe Blow (uncredited), Joe Blow / Steven Kogen (uncredited), Doctor's Assistant (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 85 eps