Al Madrigal
Biography
Al Madrigal is an American comedian and actor who also writes and produces. Born in San Francisco, he broke in at that city's comedy clubs and helped found the sketch group Fresh Robots. In 2004 a jury at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, held in Aspen, named him best stand-up comedian, and he then signed a talent holding deal with CBS. For five seasons he was a regular correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, billed as the Senior Latino Correspondent. On screen he has played roles in Night School (2018) and Morbius (2022), while The Way Back (2020) cast him in a sports drama. He also held a regular role on About A Boy, which brought him an Imagen Awards nomination, and another on the Showtime comedy I'm Dying Up Here. He co-founded the All Things Comedy podcast network with Bill Burr and wrote the comic book series Primos.
55years old
Turns 56 on July 4in 265 days
- Born San Francisco
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Alessandro Liborio Madrigal (birth name)Also credited as Alessandro Liborio
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 15 years2009 to 2024
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Big break
Madrigal got his audition for the show after stand-up comedian Adam Lowitt, one of its producers, recommended him. At Carolines, Madrigal and Lowitt performed a piece about Texas Representative Debbie Riddle, and Madrigal later read it with Jon Stewart, who brought him aboard immediately.
First role
Madrigal co-founded the sketch group Fresh Robots and began his career in San Francisco comedy clubs; in 2002 Fresh Robots brought him to SF Sketchfest and the Just for Laughs New Faces showcase.
Behind the award
At the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, in 2004, Madrigal took a jury prize as best stand-up comedian. That win brought him a talent holding deal with CBS.
Behind the camera
In 2012, Madrigal and comedian Bill Burr started All Things Comedy, an artist cooperative and podcast network for comedy. They created it so comedians could keep full ownership of their work.
Behind the camera
Madrigal's love of superheroes and his drive to boost Latino representation in stories and characters led him to write and create the comic book series Primos in 2022. It was published by AWA with artist Carlo Barberi and Axel Alonso, a former Marvel Editor in Chief.
Al Madrigal movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michaela Watkins's page
Mary Lynn Rajskub's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Bobby LeeDrugstore June (2024) and Hero Mode (2021)
- Todd StashwickViolet (2021) and The Way Back (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.