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Patrick Bristow (born September 26, 1962) is an American actor, comedian and director. He is best known for playing Peter Barnes on Ellen (1994-1998), and Patrick on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005-2008), and for the film Pain & Gain (2013).

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Patrick Bristow
Born	(1962-09-26) September 26, 1962 (age 60) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actor, comedian, director
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Andrew Nicastro ​ (m. 2010)​

Life and career

Bristow was born in Los Angeles. He appeared as Peter on Ellen. His TV guest-star roles include Seinfeld's "The Wig Master", his recurring role as the Machiavellian Troy on Mad About You, and Larry David's choreographer on Curb Your Enthusiasm. He has also guest-starred on Malcolm in the Middle,[1] Friends, CSI, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, The Larry Sanders Show, Head Case, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and the animated series King of the Hill and Family Guy.^{[citation needed]}

Bristow appeared as himself in episodes of both the UK and U.S. versions of the improvisational show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and on "Celebrity Apprentice." He is the stage show director and host for the Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up!, which combines comedic improvisation with puppetry, and which he co-created with Brian Henson.^{[citation needed]}

Bristow has been nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, a Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award, and took home a Back Stage West Garland Award for originating the role of Bob in The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, which received the 2006 Ovation Award for World Premiere Musical.

His live show, Stuffed and Unstrung, was also nominated for a Drama Desk award in 2010 in the category of "Unique Theatrical Experience." Bristow is also an alumnus of The Groundlings, where he still occasionally performs improvisation comedy.^{[citation needed]}

His film work includes Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as a tour guide at Virtucon, the cult camp-classic Showgirls, So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Longest Yard, The Twilight of the Golds, Jimmy and Judy, and Pain & Gain.

In 2010, he appeared off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre as director and stage host of the revamped "Puppet Up", renamed "Stuffed and Unstrung" (co-created with Brian Henson) for its New York debut.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

A Los Angeles native, Bristow is the third child of former performers Frank Bristow and Patricia O'Kane.

Coupled since 1994, Bristow resides in L.A. with his husband Andrew Nicastro, the former director of global production for Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. The two were married in April 2010 in a ceremony in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, attended by friends and family.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Delirious	Bellboy
1993	So I Married an Axe Murderer	Cafe Roads Performer
1994	Revenge of the Red Baron	Guard
1994-1998	Ellen	Peter Barnes	19 episodes
1995	A Bucket of Blood	Link	TV movie
1995	Showgirls	Marty Jacobsen
1996	The Twilight of the Golds	Brandon
1996	Seinfeld (The Wig Master)	The wig master
1996	Mad About You (Fertility)	Hotel Clerk
1996	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	Bolton, Virtucon Tour Guide
1997	Head over Heels	Ian	7 episodes
1998	I'm Losing You	Rico
1999	Friends	The Stage Manager	Episode: "The One with the Routine"
2000	The Amanda Show	Coach	"Moody's Point Segment"
2003	Detonator	DeJuan Michaels
2004	That's So Raven	Tony	Episode: "The Road to Audition"
2004	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Steve the Choreographer	2 episodes
2004/2005	Malcolm in the Middle	Phillip/Lloyd
2004	Zoey 101	Mr. Fletcher	Episode: "The Play"
2005	The Longest Yard	Walt
2005	The Inner Circle	Ramon
2005	Jimmy and Judy	Dr. Walters
2005-2008	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Patrick	Recurring role; 9 episodes
2006	The Enigma with a Stigma	Joe McVicker
2006	Friends & Lovers: The Ski Trip 2	Mark
2010	All About Evil	Peter Gorge
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Mr. Dingwall	Episode: "Teddy's Little Helper"
2011	Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures	Mr. St. Troy	Episode: "Epic Musical"
2013	Pain & Gain	Spy Shop Clerk
2014	My Trip Back to the Dark Side	Belly Wrapper
2014	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Landlord's Grandson
2014	Reality	Klaus
2015	Pretty Little Liars	Gallery Owner
2015	Shameless	Bill
2016	Criminal Minds	Asher Douglas	Episode: "The Storm"
2018	Mistrust	Trent Masterson
2019	The Untold Story	Walter
2021	Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar	Dr. Bradley
2021	The Morning Show	Gordon	4 episodes
2022	NCIS	Channing Elroy

References

External links

• Patrick Bristow at IMDb
• Patrick Bristow at AllMovie

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Patrick Bristow (* 26. September 1962 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Comedian.

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