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Adam Saul Pally[1] (born March 18, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project. He also starred in the FOX comedy Making History and was the executive producer of The President Show.

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Adam Pally
Pally in 2008
Birth name	Adam Saul Pally
Born	(1982-03-18) March 18, 1982 (age 40) New York City, New York, U.S.
Medium	Television film web
Alma mater	The New School
Years active	2002–present
Genres	Improvisational comedy sketch comedy physical comedy surreal humor self-deprecation black comedy satire
Subject(s)	American culture everyday life pop culture current events human behavior social awkwardness human sexuality
Spouse	Daniella Liben ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	3

Early life and education

Pally was born in New York City, to Dr. Steven Pally, an internist who owns his own medical office, and Caryn Pally, who managed the practice in Florham Park, New Jersey. He was raised Jewish.[1][2] He grew up in New York City, Chicago, and New Jersey,[2] and has two sisters, Erica and Risa.[3]

In 2004, Pally graduated from The New School University in New York City. He has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York since 2002 and continues to perform in shows such as "Death by Roo Roo"[4] and "ASSSSCAT 3000"[5] at the theater's Los Angeles division.[6] He is a member of the sketch comedy group "Chubby Skinny Kids" with comedians Dan Gregor and Doug Mand.[7] Pally is also part of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Gil Ozeri and Ben Schwartz; the group continues to perform their long-form improv show at UCBT occasionally.[8]

Career

Pally has appeared in such films as Iron Man 3, Taking Woodstock, Solitary Man, Assassination of a High School President, The To Do List and A.C.O.D. and Slow Learners. He has made guest appearances on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Californication and The Colbert Report. He has written and appeared on the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV::. In 2012, it was reported that Pally and frequent collaborator Gil Ozeri wrote a script being produced by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay's company Gary Sanchez Productions.[9]

From April 2011 to May 2013, Pally starred as Max Blum, one of the lead characters on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Damon Wayans Jr., and Casey Wilson. In 2013, Pally was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his work on season three of Happy Endings. The cast reunited in July 2020 for the pandemic-themed episode "And the Pandemmy goes to..." to raise money for the charities Color of Change and World Central Kitchen.[10][11]

Following the cancellation of Happy Endings in 2013, Pally joined the cast of The Mindy Project as a series regular for the second and third seasons, playing the role of Dr. Peter Prentice.[12] He left the show midway through the third season, making his final appearances as a series regular in 2015.[13]

Pally filmed a lead role opposite T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch in the comedy Search Party. This film serves as the directorial debut of screenwriter Scot Armstrong.[14] He also starred in the indie films Slow Learners and Night Owls, both released in 2015.

Media contributions and appearances

Pally is a regular contributor to the humor website Funny or Die, where he is best known for his series Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally, in which he interviews celebrities in his car. In 2009, he created for UCB Comedy a parody of the "David After Dentist" internet phenomenon; his is called "David After Divorce," and he speaks almost exactly the same lines as David, though to a different set of questions. It has received about 5 million hits on YouTube.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Pally co-starred in the comedic stage-show The Realest Real Housewives, created by his Happy Endings co-star Casey Wilson.^{[citation needed]}

Pally has appeared regularly on many podcasts on the Earwolf network such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, Who Charted, and How Did This Get Made?.[12]

On June 5, 2015, Pally and fellow comedian friends Gil Ozeri and John Gemberling gained attention when they teamed with Funny or Die to live-stream their 50-hour marathon of Entourage, watching every episode in a row with no breaks for 50 hours straight.[15]

Personal life

Pally lives in New York. He married Daniella Anne Pally (née Liben) on July 3, 2008;[1] the couple have three children: a son Cole (b. 2012),[16] daughter Georgia Grace (b. 2013),[17] and another son, Drake (b. 2017).[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Assassination of a High School President	Freddy Bismark
2009	Taking Woodstock	Artie Kornfeld
	Solitary Man	Irate Student
2010	Monogamy	Allen
2012	3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom	Brian
	Primary Exit Polling	Voter	Short film
2013	A.C.O.D.	Mark
	Iron Man 3	Gary
	The To Do List	Chip
2014	Life After Beth	Diner Sommelier
	Search Party	Evan Hecketz
2015	Night Owls	Kevin
	Slow Learners	Jeff Lowrey
	Bad Night	The Painter	Cameo
2016	Dirty Grandpa	Nick
	Joshy	Ari	Also producer
	Don't Think Twice	Robbie
	Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	Mr. Teller
2017	The Little Hours	Guard Paolo
	Band Aid	Ben
	Shimmer Lake	Reed Ethington
2018	Most Likely to Murder	Billy Green	Also producer
	Dog Days	Dax
2020	Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia	Uncle Matt
	Sonic the Hedgehog	Wade Whipple
	The Main Event	Steve Thompson
2022	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Wade Whipple

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2011	Californication	Young Hollywood Douchebag	3 episodes
2008	The Colbert Report	Maverick Bully	Episode: "Charlie Cook/Andrew Sullivan"
2011	The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down	Bryce	Television movie
	Best Friends Forever	Joe	Pilot (original unaired version)
2011–2012	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Various	2 episodes; also writer
2011–2013	Happy Endings	Max Blum	Main role, 57 episodes Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013)
2013	The Jeselnik Offensive	Panelist	Episode: "Adam Pally and Casey Wilson"
	The Arscheerio Paul Show	Rosie O'Donnell	Episode: "Madonna & Rosie O'Donnell"
2013–2015	Kroll Show	Various	3 episodes
	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Various	3 episodes
2013–2017	The Mindy Project	Dr. Peter Prentice	Main role, 44 episodes
2014–2015	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Plop Plop (voice)	2 episodes
2015	The Late Late Show	Himself (host)	Episode that aired January 30
	BoJack Horseman	Trip (voice)	Episode: "Escape From L.A."
	Key & Peele	Adam	Episode: "The Job Interview"
2015–2017	Regular Show	Party Horse #42699 (voice)	4 episodes
2016	Lady Dynamite	Chad	Episode: "I Love You"
	Another Period	Virgil	Episode: "Harvard"
	Not Safe with Nikki Glaser	Himself	Episode: "Is That Your Belt?"
2016–2020	American Dad!	Various voices	4 episodes
2017	Animals.	Max (voice)	Episode: "Roaches."
	Making History	Dan Chambers	Main role, 9 episodes; also co-executive producer
	Do You Want to See a Dead Body?	Himself	Episode: "A Body and a Bachelor Party"
2017–2018	The President Show	Donald Trump Jr.	3 episodes; also executive producer
2018	The Who Was? Show	Game Show Host	Episode: "Gandhi & Benjamin Franklin"
	Champaign ILL	Ronnie	Main role; also executive producer
2019	The Mandalorian	Bike Scout Trooper #2	2 episodes
2019–present	Archibald's Next Big Thing	Sage (voice)	Main role
2020	Indebted	Dave Klein	Main role; also co-executive producer
	Creepshow	Robert Weston	Episode: "A Creepshow Holiday Special: Shapeshifters Anonymous"
2020–2021	Crossing Swords	Broth (voice)	19 episodes
2021	DuckTales	Kit Cloudkicker (voice)	Episode: "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!"
2021–2022	Ziwe	Himself	2 episodes
2022	101 Places to Party Before You Die	Himself
2022	Would I Lie to You?	Himself	Episode: "Bunny Nanny"

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	The Fuzz	Officer Chip Nelson
2012	Happy Endings: Happy Rides	Max Blum	Also director
2020	Happy Endings: And the Pandemmy goes to...	Max Blum	Special charity episode

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Happy Endings	Nominated

References

External links

• Adam Pally at IMDb
• Adam Pally on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Adam Pally

Adam Saul Pally (* 18. März 1982 in Livingston, New Jersey) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Komiker.

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[ru] Палли, Адам

А́дам Сол Па́лли (англ. Adam Saul Pally[1]; род. 18 марта 1982) — американский актер и комедиант, в настоящее время наиболее известный по роли Макса Блума в ситкоме канала ABC «Счастливый конец».

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