Bill Chott
Biography
An American actor and comedian, Bill Chott was born in St. Louis and first performed in school plays and musicals before studying theater at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. He moved to Chicago in 1992 and joined the improvisational scene at ComedySportz, IO Theater, and Second City. His television debut came in 1995 with a repertory role on The Dana Carvey Show, where he also served as announcer for the animated shorts The Ambiguously Gay Duo. He is best known for playing Mr. Laritate on the Disney Channel show Wizards of Waverly Place. Among his film credits are Galaxy Quest, Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Wild Girls Gone (2007), The Ringer (2005), Brainwarp, and Dancing at the Blue Iguana. On stage, he earned an award for playing Fred Mertz in the production I Love Lucy: Live on Stage. He also teaches and coaches improvisational comedy in Los Angeles and St. Louis through his school, The Improv Trick.
57years old
Turns 58 on July 23in 283 days
- Born St. Louis
- Star sign: LeoFirst day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 22 years2000 to 2022
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First role
In 1995, Bill Chott got his first television role on The Dana Carvey Show. He was part of a repertory cast that also featured Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and Robert Smigel.
Behind the camera
Chott was the announcer for The Ambiguously Gay Duo, animated shorts made by Smigel and J.J. Sedelmaier. After The Dana Carvey Show was quickly canceled, J.J. Sedelmaier Productions kept making them for Saturday Night Live.
Early training
Chott moved from Missouri to Chicago in 1992 and joined the improv scene at ComedySportz, IO Theater and the Second City troupe, alongside Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Behind the camera
Chott runs a school called The Improv Trick, where he keeps teaching and coaching improvisational comedy in Los Angeles and St. Louis.
Behind the award
Chott won an award for playing Fred Mertz in I Love Lucy: Live on Stage, a stage portrayal that Lucille Ball fans would recognize him for.
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Best known for
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Worked with
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Films together
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Danny LeinerDirector, 1 film, 2000
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Robert VinceDirector, 1 film, 2012
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