John Oliver
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 23, 1977 (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British-born stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009, as well as for playing recurring character Professor Ian Duncan on the show Community. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman. In addition to several collaborative stand-up acts, their body of work together includes hundreds of hours worth of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department and The Bugle. He is a permanent resident of the United States and lives in New York City.
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Filmography
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Untold: The Fall of Favre
Movie · as Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver
Movie · as Self
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Horne Section TV Show
TV · as John Oliver · 12 eps
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Movie · as Self
LuLaRich
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wonder Park
Movie · as Steve (voice)
The Lion King
Movie · as Zazu (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
TV · as Thumb Bringer (voice) · 1 ep
Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland
Movie · as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self
Cross Wars
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Russell Howard Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as Harry (voice) · 3 eps
The True Cost
Movie · as Self
Danger Mouse
TV · as Augustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice) · 4 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest, Paul McCartney · 22 eps
The Concert for Valor
Movie · as Self
Harmontown
Movie · as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self - Host · 380 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest, Alex · 15 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Men in Blazers Show
TV · as Self · 10 eps
The Smurfs 2
Movie · as Vanity Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Movie · as Vanity Smurf (voice)
Rick and Morty
TV · as Dr. Xenon Bloom (voice) · 1 ep
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie · as Self
Gravity Falls
TV · as Wax Sherlock Holmes (voice) · 1 ep
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
TV · as Coach Green (voice) · 4 eps
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Smurfs
Movie · as Vanity Smurf (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Ian (voice) · 2 eps
Billy on the Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Movie · as Self - Correspondent
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
TV · as Self - Host · 26 eps
Important Things with Demetri Martin
TV · as The King / The Prince / William Shakespeare · 17 eps
Community
TV · as Professor Ian Duncan, Xim-Xam / Mix-Max (voice) · 17 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 9 eps
John Oliver: Terrifying Times
Movie · as Self
The Love Guru
Movie · as Dick Pants
Water and Power
TV · as The Daily Show's John Oliver · 1 ep
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mock the Week
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Robot Chicken
TV · as Serpentor/British gentleman · 1 ep
Green Wing
TV · as Car Salesman · 1 ep
The Soup
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
My Hero
TV · as Man from the BBC · 1 ep
People Like Us
TV · 1 ep
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
Movie · as Self
The Daily Show
TV · as Self, Self - Senior Policy Analyst, Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Self - Corrrespondent · 5 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Booth Wilkes-John (voice) · 1 ep
60 Minutes
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Days of Our Lives
TV · as Devlin St. John · 3 eps
General Hospital
TV · as Z · 3 eps