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Colton Dunn (born June 30, 1976) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Garrett McNeil on the NBC workplace comedy Superstore (2015–2021) and for his work on Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2013–2015), where he served as writer, producer, and occasionally performer throughout its five ...
Actor: Key and Peele. Colton Dunn was born on 30 June 1977 in Normal, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Key and Peele (2012), Hatchet II (2010) and Superstore (2015).
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Learn about Colton Dunn, an actor and writer who starred in Key and Peele, Superstore and Hatchet II. Find out his birth date, height, family, trivia and more on IMDb.
- June 30, 1977
- He Dropped Out of College to Pursue Comedy
- He Feels The Pressure to Be in Front of The Cameras
- He Understands Garrett’s Frustration in “Superstore.”
- He Prefers Acting to Writing
- How He Deals with Haters on Social Media
- How He Came to Know That He Looked Like Uncle Phil
- Why He Chose to Stick with Garrett on A Wheelchair
- He Can Be Spontaneous as An Actor
- When He Knew He Would Take Acting as A Profession
- Some of His Castmates Were His Classmates
Colton enrolled in the University of Minnesota, but instead of concentrating on his studies, all he could think about was comedy. Therefore he decided to drop out after two months to pursue his passion. The interest in comedy had been born a couple of weeks before going to college when he went to New York City and saw a funny sketch show that kept ...
For a long time, Colton has been a writer hence never cared about much about how he looked. However, now that he gets to be on the screen, Colton feels he has to look good for the camera. He has now become accustomed to moisturizing and face masks, whereas for his fitness, Colton employs the services of a trainer. He jokes about how he took time to...
Colton felt the connection with Garrett based on his past job in customer service. According to BlackFilm, the actor used to work in a video store. He explains that a video store is where people used to go and rent a movie, and for him to work there, it demanded him to have a lot of patience. As he recalls, a customer would go into the store seekin...
The craving for appreciation resides in each person; that is what makes performing a much more preferable option to writing for Colton. Although he enjoys writing and it was not hard to transition, he does not regret it since, as an actor, he is treated much better. For instance, he cites that as a writer, he used to get his coffee, but as an actor...
No one is safe on social media, and sometimes a small detail can blow up to become one of the worst trolls in internet history. However, Colton does not give haters the time of day. Therefore he will ignore the haters as much as possible, but when he cannot resist, Colton throws some shade and mutes the hater. The actor believes in reserving his en...
Celebrity look-alikes have had the privilege of getting jobs simply because they look like someone famous. If Colton had paid attention to his looks, he probably would have started making his money ages ago. He did not know that he looked anywhere close to Uncle Phil on “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Therefore when he went to the store, and the person ...
When Colton auditioned for Garrett’s character, the director immediately told him that he would be using a wheelchair unless he was not comfortable with that. Colton knew that acting demands wearing different shoes and depicting various characters; therefore, if that meant being in a wheelchair, so be it. However, later on, the director thought abo...
Colton has experience in improv theater, and it has come in handy during the shooting of one episode of “Superstore.” According to UPROXX, when Amy’s daughter gets her first period, Jonah rushes to the store but has no idea what to do. As per the script, when Jonah asks Garett if he knows anything about pizza, Garrett is supposed to say he doesn’t ...
Every mother should do what is best for her child; therefore, when Colton’s mother realized he had too much energy, she thought it best to have him in the theater. Consequently, after school, Colton would get on the bus to go to SteppingStone Theater. His joy was in getting out of school, and one day as he rode the bus, it occurred to him that he c...
Colton joined Central Touring Theater, where he met Charlie Sanders and Nick Swardson. Their shared passion for theater and comedy saw them pursue the same career. Therefore, later on, Colton was with Charlie in “Key and Peele” while he also worked with Nick on “Pretend Time.”
May 1, 2018 · The actor, who plays Garrett on Superstore, reveals his improv skills, his role in Blockers, and his resemblance to Uncle Phil. He also discusses the challenges and changes in the comedy industry.
Actor Colton Dunn talks about being responsible for playing a disabled character on NBC's "Superstore."BUILD is a live interview series like no other—a chanc...
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