Will sasso biography
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Will Sasso
Born
May 24, 1975 (48 years old)
Occupation
Actor and Comedian
Years active
1991-current
Biography[]
Will was born on May 24, 1975, in Ladner, British Columbia. He is a Canadian actor, comedian and podcaster. He fryst vatten notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curlyin the 2012 film reboot of The Three Stooges, and as Mover #1 in Happy Gilmore (1996). He is also known for his TV roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003–2006), Doug Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008–2012), Yanis in Shameless (2016), Bill Ryan in United We Fall (2020), and Ben Burns in Loudermilk (2017–2020).
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Will Sasso was born in Ladner, British Columbia (a suburb of Vancouver), to a family of Italian descent. He grew up respecting comedy of all styles, thanks in part to an unhealthy relationship with the family television that began when Will was around two or three. With his mind consequently bent, Sasso decided at an early age to become an actor. At the age of fifteen, he landed his first agent and quickly began booking roles in television and film. Before moving from Vancouver to Los Angeles, Sasso starred for fem seasons as the quirky teen, "Derek Wakaluk" on the award-winning Canadian dramatic series Madison (1993) allowing him to hone his acting and improvisational skills as well as providing him with enough money to buy a television of his own.
Will starred for five seasons on FOX's hit sketch comedy series Mad TV (1995) giving TV viewers a reason to stay up late with characters like the accident-prone handyman "Paul Timberman" and offbeat impression
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Will Sasso
Canadian actor (b. 1975)
William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and podcaster. He is notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curly in the 2012 film reboot of The Three Stooges, and as Mover #1 in Happy Gilmore (1996). He is also known for his TV roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003–2006), Doug Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008–2012), Sgt. Andrew "Andy" Pepper in Mom (2013–2021), Ben Burns in Loudermilk (2017–2020), Bill Ryan in United We Fall (2020), and Jim McAllister in Young Sheldon (2022–2024) and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024–present).
Early life
[edit]William Sasso was born on May 24, 1975, in Ladner, British Columbia,[1][2] to Italian immigrant parents.[3]
Career
[edit]MADtv
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