Ian Roberts
Biography
Ian Roberts is an American actor, comedian and writer who helped found the Upright Citizens Brigade. Born in Queens, New York, and raised mostly in Secaucus, New Jersey, he studied theater at Grinnell College and later learned improvisation in Chicago under Del Close. In the early 1990s he and Matt Besser started the UCB sketch troupe, which grew into a Comedy Central series and theaters in New York and Los Angeles, where he played Agent Antoine and other characters. His film roles include Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Reno 911!: Miami (2007) and Drillbit Taylor (2008), and he wrote and starred in Martin & Orloff. On television he appeared in sketch segments on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and as Dr. Fishman on Arrested Development. With Jay Martel he wrote Get Hard and was a showrunner on Key & Peele.
61years old
Turns 62 on July 29in 289 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Ian Roberts (American actor)
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 18 years2004 to 2022
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Behind the camera
In the early 1990s, Roberts and Matt Besser started the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe with other Chicago improv comics. Amy Poehler and Matt Walsh came aboard afterward.
Behind the camera
Roberts wrote screenplays with Jay Martel, among them the comedy Get Hard. The pair also served as showrunners on the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele across its five seasons.
Ian Roberts movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby2006 Action, Comedy, Sportas Kyle
IMDb rating 6.6217K votes
Most often with
Adam McKay directed two of these films, Robert Ben Garant two. David Koechner appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Cedric Yarbrough's page
Adam McKayDirector, 2 films, 2004 to 2006
All films by Adam McKay
All films by Robert Ben Garant
Also three films together2 more actors
- Mary BirdsongReno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist (2022), Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021) and Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
- Kerri KenneyReno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist (2022), Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021) and Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
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.