Andy Samberg
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| Born | David A. J. Samberg August 18, 1978 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz New York University (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Alfred J. Marrow (adoptive grandfather) Tammy Baldwin (third cousin) |
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| Genres | Comedy hip hop |
| Discography | The Lonely Island discography |
| Member of | The Lonely Island |
| Website | thelonelyisland |
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Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, musician, writer and producer. He is a member of the comedy music group the Lonely Island, along with childhood friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Samberg was also a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012, where he and his fellow group members are credited with popularizing the SNL Digital Shorts.
Samberg's starring film roles include Hot Rod (2007), the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film series (2009–2013), That's My Boy (2012), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), the Hotel Transylvania film series (2012–2022), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), and Palm Springs (2020). From 2013 to 2021, he starred as Jake Peralta in the Fox, and later NBC, police sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which he also produced. For his work on the show, he was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2013.