Judah Friedlander
Biography
Judah Friedlander, who was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, works as a stand-up comic and a screen actor, and he first tried stand-up in 1989 while studying at New York University. He is best known for playing Frank Rossitano, a writer on the sitcom 30 Rock, a part he held for the show's entire run from 2006 to 2013. On film he earned favorable notices and a best supporting actor nomination at the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards for playing Toby Radloff in American Splendor (2003), and earlier he was recognized as the hug guy in the Dave Matthews Band video for Everyday. His other movies include Meet the Parents (2000), Zoolander (2001), Along Came Polly (2004), Duane Hopwood (2005), Feast (2005) and The Wrestler (2008). He wrote a humor book titled How to Beat Up Anybody and released a Netflix stand-up special in 2017.
57years old
Turns 58 on March 16in 154 days
- Born Gaithersburg
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 20 years2000 to 2020
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Getting ready for a role
Friedlander makes his own hats and produced enough of them that each scene of 30 Rock could feature a different one, around three per show.
First role
Friedlander was 19 years old when he gave stand-up comedy a try for the first time in 1989, while he was a student at New York University.
First role
Friedlander played "the hug guy" in the 2001 Dave Matthews Band video for "Everyday", and strangers offered him hugs for years afterward.
Behind the camera
Friedlander has said he is a karate expert who holds an "extra-dark black belt." He wrote a humor book in 2010 called How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion.
Judah Friedlander movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Gulager directed two of these films, Anthony C. Ferrante two. Ben Stiller appears in three 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
Ben Stiller's page
Vivica A. Fox's page
Owen Wilson's page
Kevin Hart's page
Tara Reid's page
Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s page
All films by John Gulager
All films by Anthony C. Ferrante
Also two films together7 more actors
- Josh HutchersonEpic (2013) and American Splendor (2003)
- Clu GulagerFeast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) and Feast (2005)
- Ian ZieringThe Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) and Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
- Diane Ayala GoldnerFeast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) and Feast (2005)
- Jenny WadeFeast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) and Feast (2005)
- Kyle KinaneI Am Road Comic (2014) and Epic (2013)
- Amy HohnAlong Came Polly (2004) and Meet the Parents (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Judah Friedlander's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.0 billion
14 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 14 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$330M32.0% of the total
- 2$268M26.0% of the total
- 3$178M17.3% of the total
- 4$86M8.3% of the total
- 5$61M5.9% of the total
- 6$51M4.9% of the total
- 7$45M4.3% of the total
- 8$6.0M0.6% of the total
$6.8 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.