Eric Andre is a famous American comedian. The full name of the actor is Eric Samuel Andre. He is the author, TV presenter and screenwriter of the popular show program.
Biography and personal life
Eric Andre was born on April 4, 1983 in Boca Raton, Florida. He is of Jewish maternal roots. His father is a Haitian, a psychiatrist by profession. Andre was educated at the Dreyfus School of the Arts, located in West Palm Beach. Eric graduated in 2001. Then the actor studied at the Berkeley College of Music. Andre learned to play the double bass. In 2005 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2016 and 2017, Eric dated American singer, actress and writer Rosario Dawson.
Career
Early in his acting career, Eric starred in the comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Susie Essman and Richard Lewis played the main roles in the project. The series has been filming since 2000. So far, 10 seasons have come out. The main character - the creator lives in California. He is stubborn and constantly under stress. The comedy was nominated for an Emmy and an Actors Guild Award. The series received a Golden Globe. Curb Your Enthusiasm has been shown in the United States, France, Hungary, Japan and Germany.
Then Andre was invited to the French crime series "Investigation Service". The main characters were played by Xavier Deluc, Christelle Labaude and Jean-Pascal Lacoste. The series has been running since 2006. So far 13 seasons have come out. The plot tells about the work of a special police unit to investigate abductions, disappearances, sexual crimes. The series was shown not only at home, but also in Italy and Spain.
Filmography
Eric was lucky to take part in the creation of the famous TV series "The Big Bang Theory". Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayer got the leading roles in the comedy. The series tells about the everyday life of physicists and a waitress who lives next door and dreams of becoming an actress. The comedy ran from 2007 to 2019 and has 12 seasons. The series has repeatedly won various professional awards.
Then Eric played in the adventure series "Zeke and Luther". He talks about the life of skateboarders. In 2009, he was invited to play a cameo role in the fantastic comedy "The Invention of Lies" about a world where everyone tells each other only the truth. Eric could then be seen as Jeff in the "Pretty Women in Cleveland" series. The main roles were played by Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leaves, Wendy Malik, Betty White and Georgia Angel.
In 2011, he begins work on the TV series "Streaming with Effion Crockett" and plays one of the characters in the popular TV series "Two Broken Maidens," which ran from 2011 to 2017. Then he landed the role of Max Ross in the television comedy The Next Level. This fantastic family picture tells how the struggle of adolescents with representatives of the fairy-tale world turns into reality.
In 2012, he played Buzz in the movie "Should've Romeo?" His filming partners were Paul Ben-Victor, Edward Esner, B. J. Britt, Jardenne Thompson and Carol Kane. One of the actor's last works is Jake in the 2017 crime comedy "Very Bad Girls".