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Drew Tarver
Born
Andrew Tarver

1985 (age 39–40)
Glennville, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2011–present
RelativesKatelyn Tarver (sister)

Andrew Tarver (born 1985)[1] is an American actor and comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles.[2] Tarver is known for starring in the Seeso show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. He currently stars on the Comedy Central show The Other Two.[3][4]

Early life

Tarver was born in Glennville, Georgia, a rural town with a population of just over 3,000. His graduating class had 20 people total. His family owned a local candy factory. Tarver is the oldest of four children: he has two sisters, Amanda, and singer, Katelyn Tarver; and a younger brother.[5][4]

Tarver moved to New York City when he was 18.[6] He worked several jobs to support himself and pay for acting classes. After taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, he eventually moved to Los Angeles and continued to perform at the Los Angeles UCB.[6]

Career

Tarver has performed comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles since 2010.[7] He is a member of the sketch and improv comedy group Big Grande and plays Bill Cravy on their podcast, The Teacher's Lounge.[8] Tarver is also a regular guest on the podcasts Comedy Bang! Bang!, Matt Besser's podcast improv4humans, and Paul F. Tompkins' podcast Spontaneanation.

In 2014, Tarver played Todd, the gay best friend of lead Greta Gerwig on the pilot How I Met Your Dad, which was not picked up by CBS.[6][9]

He was an ensemble cast member on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, in which he portrayed the role of Baxter Reynolds. The first three seasons streamed on Seeso from 2016-2017.[10]

In 2017 he played the fictional Carl Hardee Jr. in a series of commercials for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.[11]

Tarver was cast in the lead role of Cary Dubek in the 2019 Comedy Central series The Other Two.[12] He described it as his first series role that is not an exaggerated comedic character as seen in his previous work in improv and sketch comedy.[12] The show received positive critical reception and was renewed for a second season.

Tarver has a recurring role as a local oddball named Randy on Bless the Harts, an animated series on Fox.[13]

Personal life

Tarver came out as bisexual at age 26.[14][15]

Filmography

Feature films
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Jerked Drew
2016 Other People Craig
2016 Dean Kip
Television shows
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Animal Practice Todd Episode: "Dr. Yamamazing"
2013 Newsreaders Counselor #3 Episode: "Gay Camp"
2013 Big Time Rush Executive #2 Episode: "Big Time Cartoon"
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Marcus Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow"
2014 How I Met Your Dad Todd Pilot
2014 The McCarthys Ben Episode: "Love, McCarthys Style"
2015 Filthy Preppy Teen$ Homeless Teen Episode: "Hangout"
2016 Angel from Hell Oliver Episode: "Angel Probation"
2016–17 The UCB Show Various 5 episodes
2016–19 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Baxter Reynolds Series regular; 34 episodes
2016 Tween Fest Zayden Ostin Storm Series regular; 8 episodes
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Donny Gary Episode: "Scott Aukerman Wears a Tailored Black Suit"
2017 Girlboss Psychic Episode: "Thank You, San Francisco"
2018 LA to Vegas Farley Episode: "Two and a Half Pilots"
2018 Love Andrew Cruikshank 2 episodes
2018–2019 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gary Jennings 2 episodes: "Nutriboom" and "The Bimbo"
2018 Superstore Lonnie Episode: "Maternity Leave"
2019–present The Other Two Cary Dubek Main cast
2019 Bless the Harts Randy (voice)
Charles Lee (voice)		 Recurring role

References

  1. ^ "Drew Tarver and Heléne Yorke Break Down Their Big Dance Performances on 'The Other Two'". Decider. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. ^ "'How I Met Your Mother' Spinoff Casts Drew Tarver". 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 February 2014). "Drew Tarver Lands A Lead In 'How I Met Your Mother' Spinoff".
  4. ^ a b "Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver talk Comedy Central's The Other Two". Metro US. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  5. ^ Arthur, Kenneth (August 22, 2017). "On the Verge: Drew Tarver". Vulture. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c www.vulture.com https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/on-the-verge-drew-tarver.html. Retrieved 2019-04-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "ATX Exclusive Interview with Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'s Drew Tarver". TalkNerdyWithUs. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  8. ^ Bulnes, Rebecca (May 1, 2017). "Big Grande's The Teacher's Lounge mines pure gold from education's underbelly". The A.V. Club. The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Savannah-area native Drew Tarver getting a 'Bajillion Dollar' shot at fame".
  10. ^ Greene, Steve; Greene, Steve (2017-06-01). "'Bajillion Dollar Propertie$' Review: Reality TV is No Match for This Real Estate Parody, Which Gets Better as It Gets Weirder". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  11. ^ Stanley, T.L. (March 19, 2017). "Burgers, Not Boobs: Carl's Jr. Brilliantly Flips the Script by Tearing Down Its Own Smutty Ads". Ad Week. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Comedy Central's Drew Tarver Wants More 'Messy' Gay Characters". www.out.com. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (2019-01-11). "'Bless The Harts': Mary Steenburgen & Drew Tarver To Recur On Fox Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  14. ^ Pesca, Mike (28 January 2019). "Stone Cold Weirdos". The Gist (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  15. ^ Arthur, Kenneth (August 22, 2017). "On the Verge: Drew Tarver". Vulture. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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