David Pasquesi (born December 22, 1960) is an American actor and
comedian. His screen credits include Groundhog Day, Strangers with
Candy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Return to Me, The Ice Harvest, Veep, At
Home with Amy Sedaris, and Lodge 49.Pasquesi was born in Chicago and
starred in the short film Regrets that premiered An Event Apart, and
co-starred in I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With. He wrote for Exit 57
and Strangers with Candy, co-wrote and appeared in the Spike TV series
Factory, and co-wrote and co-starred in Cop Show. In 2009, he was in
the cast of Angels & Demons, where he played the character Claudio
Vincenzi. He co-created and co-wrote the new show Merkin Penal.
Similarly to his role of "Meat Man" in Strangers With Candy, Pasquesi
plays "Knife Man" in At Home with Amy Sedaris.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. In 2009, he played a supporting role in the Harold Ramis
film Year One as the Prime Minister of Sodom. Pasquesi was a cast
member in the Chicago premiere of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at the
Goodman Theatre.
comedian. His screen credits include Groundhog Day, Strangers with
Candy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Return to Me, The Ice Harvest, Veep, At
Home with Amy Sedaris, and Lodge 49.Pasquesi was born in Chicago and
starred in the short film Regrets that premiered An Event Apart, and
co-starred in I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With. He wrote for Exit 57
and Strangers with Candy, co-wrote and appeared in the Spike TV series
Factory, and co-wrote and co-starred in Cop Show. In 2009, he was in
the cast of Angels & Demons, where he played the character Claudio
Vincenzi. He co-created and co-wrote the new show Merkin Penal.
Similarly to his role of "Meat Man" in Strangers With Candy, Pasquesi
plays "Knife Man" in At Home with Amy Sedaris.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. In 2009, he played a supporting role in the Harold Ramis
film Year One as the Prime Minister of Sodom. Pasquesi was a cast
member in the Chicago premiere of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at the
Goodman Theatre.
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