Who is Andy Samberg?

Andy Samberg is a popular figure in the entertainment industry. Professionally, he is an actor, producer, writer, musician, and comedian. He is well-known as the previous cast of Saturday Night Live. You may also know Samberg from the series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 41-year-old Andy has been in the entertainment industry since 2000.

Bio

Andy Samberg was born on August 18, 1978, with the name David A.J. Samberg in Berkeley, California, United States. He is the son of Joe Samberg and Marjorie “Margi” Marrow Samberg. Furthermore, he has two siblings, both sisters named Johanna Samberg and Darrow Samberg. Talking about his family background, his father is a professional photographer and his mother is an elementary school teacher.

Samberg changed his name from David to Andy at the age of 5. He is from a Jewish family and is American by nationality. American industrial psychologist Alfred J. Marrow is his maternal grandfather who adopted Andy’s mother. Furthermore, US Senator Tammy Baldwin is his third cousin.

Physical Statistics

Samberg’s height is 5 feet and 10 inches (1.77 meters) and his weight is around 77 kilograms. He has a slim body type with chest size 41 inches, waist size 34 inches, and biceps 15 inches. Furthermore, Andy Samberg has a beautiful pair of light brown eyes and dark brown hair.

Education

Samberg attended Berkeley High School for early education and graduated in 1996. For further studies, he attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, and studied there for two years. Andy then transferred to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and graduated in 2000.

Social Media

Andy is also active on social media and has personal Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts. His Instagram id is @andysamberg and he has 425 k followers on his Instagram account. Furthermore, his Twitter id @AndySamberg has 219.2 k followers.

Relationships

Samberg is a married man. His wife is musician Joanna Newsom, whom he married on September 21,2013. The couple married after dating for 5 years. They have a child together, a daughter.

Andy Samberg Career

Movies

Samberg’s first movie is titled Hot Rod, where he played the role of Rod Kimble in 2007. He then played three movies in 2008 titled Space Chimps, Extreme Movies, and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Andy appeared in I Love You, Man, and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs as Robbie Klaven and Brent McHale in 2009. Two years later, he played the role of Quincy in the movie Friends with Benefits that stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. He then played the role of Gerry Perry in the movie What’s Your Number? in the same year. His first main role in a movie came in 2012, where he played the role of Jesse Abrams in Celeste and Jesse Forever alongside Rashida Jones.

In the same year, he played the role of Todd/ Han Solo in That’s My Boy and Casual Wanker in The Watch. Samberg played the voice role of Jonathan Loughran in Hotel Transylvania in 2012. Furthermore, Andy played the roles of Male Cheerleader and Van King in movies Grown Ups 2 and The To-Do List in 2013. In the same year, she played the voice role of Brent McHale again in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. He then played the role of Toga #1 in an American comedy film that stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Dave Franco. In 2015, he played the voice role of Jonathan Loughran in Hotel Transylvania 2.

Andy then played the role of Conner “Kid Conner” Friel in the movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping in 2016. Furthermore, he was also the producer and writer for the movie. Samberg played the roles of Johnny and Eric in movies Take the 10 and Brigsby Bear in 2017. He was the producer of the movie Brigsby Bear. In the same year, he played the voice role of Johnny Loughran in short film Puppy!. He then played the same role in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation in 2018. Two years later, he played the role of Nyles in the American romantic comedy film Palm Springs.

Television

Andy’s first television series is The ‘Bu, where he played the role of Aaron from 2003 to 2004. In 2005, he played the role of Stage Manager and the voice role of Cosby Team TriOsby in Arrested Development and House of Cosbys. Andy was the member and writer of Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012. In 2008, he appeared in 4 episodes of Human Giant as Jonathan. He also hosted the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Samberg then appeared in 5 episodes of Comedy Bang! Bang! himself from 2012 to 2016. Currently, he is the main star of the series Brooklyn Nine-Nine since 2013. He plays the role of Detective Jake Peralta in the series. Furthermore, he is the producer of the series as well.

Samberg played the roles of Eric Andre, Der Nerd, Aaron Williams in series The Eric Andre Show, Major Lazer, and 7 Days in Hell in 2015. He was the host of the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in the same year.  Andy is also the executive producer of Party Over Here, The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience, and Alone Together.

Awards Received

Andy’s first award is the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. In 2014, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Television Series Musical or Comedy and the American Comedy Awards for Best Comedy Actor-TV category. He then won the Poppy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016.

Andy Samberg Net Worth

Andy’s net worth is estimated to be around $20 million. He earns money through his roles in movies and series as well as his producing career.

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