Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher (born May 4, 1968) is an American acting coach, writer, director, producer, actor and comedian. He is the founder and co-owner of Actors Comedy Studio in Los Angeles, California, and is a staff writer for Backstage West.[1] He is a graduate of the Warner Bros. Comedy Writer’s Program and is featured in Judy Kerr's Hollywood Survival Guide: Acting is Everything.[2]
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Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher | |
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| Born | (1968-05-04) May 4, 1968 (age 54) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, acting coach |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | Actorscomedystudio.com |
Rohrbacher is an alumnus of the ACME Comedy Theater in Hollywood, California, where he was a member of the main company. As a faculty member, he taught all levels of improv, created the sketch writing courses, and directed the school’s performance labs.[3]
In 2011, he opened Actors Comedy Studio with Lauren Marie Bertoni.[4] The studio was created as a counterpoint to the improv and sketch comedy programs that have proliferated in Hollywood. ACS focuses on acting for sitcoms and on-camera audition techniques.[5]
Rohrbacher designed and taught the Acting for Animators program for Disney Animation Studios. He was a character consultant on two of Disney's feature films, Meet the Robinsons and Bolt.[6] He consulted for Klasky Csupo Animation Studios. He also wrote animation for DreamWorks and Sony Animation’s Mega Babies.
As an actor, Rohrbacher starred in two pilots for NBC: Prime Time Comedy, produced by George Schlatter, and the semi-improvised sitcom The Weekend. He also appeared in Boutonniere, starring Zachary Quinto and Wendy McLendon-Covey. The boutonniere was the 2009 24FPS International Short Film Festival Silver Medal winner.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Prime Time Comedy | Various | Pilot |
| 2005 | The Weekend | Actor | Pilot |
| 2009 | The Boutonniere | Doll Show Host | Short Film |
| 2009 | Numbers | Jeremy | Short Film |
| 2011 | Jon Benjamin Has A Van | Prison Inmate | Episode Title: The Curse |
| 2011 | Girl Parts | Super Fan | Episode: "Pilot" & "Finale" |
| 2013 | Happy Endings | Little Guy | Episode: "The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky" |
| 2014 | The Tiffany and Erin Show | Dan | 1 Episodes |
| 2014 | Chasing Denzel | Casting Director | Short Film |
| 2016 | Heidi | Friend #3 | |
| 2016 | Aged | Rex | |
| 2018-2019 | Law Law Land the Series | Mr. Stavinski |