Paul F. Tompkins
Biography
Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor and writer who started doing comedy in Philadelphia in 1986, at seventeen, and moved to Los Angeles in 1994. He and Jay Johnston created a live sketch show called The Skates, which Bob Odenkirk and David Cross saw and which opened the door to Mr. Show with Bob and David, where he wrote and acted from 1995 to 1998 and shared in a 1998 Emmy nomination for the show's writing. His screen roles include the cat show MC in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), a nightclub manager in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006), and Prescott in There Will Be Blood (2007). He voiced Mr. Peanutbutter on BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020, Randy on Bob's Burgers, and a thug in Tangled (2010), and his podcast work includes The Pod F. Tompkast and Spontaneanation.
58years old
Turns 59 on September 12in 306 days
- Born Mount Airy
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Paul Francis Tompkins (birth name)Also credited as Paul Tompkins, Paul F. Thompkins, Paul Thompkins, Paul Francis Thompkins and Paul F. Thomkins
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 26 years1998 to 2024
Genres
- Comedy64%, 9 films
- Animation29%, 4 films
- Action21%, 3 films
- Adventure21%, 3 films
- Documentary14%, 2 films
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First role
At The Comedy Works in Philadelphia, Tompkins made his comedy debut in 1986 at age 17, appearing there as one half of a sketch comedy duo alongside Rick Roman.
Big break
Tompkins and Johnston put together a live sketch comedy show named The Skates. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross saw it, and it helped get the pair hired on Mr. Show with Bob and David in 1996.
Big break
Tompkins was cast in a small role in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 film Magnolia after Anderson watched him perform at Largo.
About the name
Tompkins voiced Benton Criswell on MTV's Super Adventure Team, a show with marionettes inspired by the 1960s British series Thunderbirds. He was credited for the role as Francis Mt. Pleasant.
A first
Tompkins's podcast, The Pod F. Tompkast, took the top spot on Rolling Stone's 2011 list of "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment."
Paul F. Tompkins movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Byron Howard and Nathan Greno directed two of these films together. Ten 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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All films by Byron Howard
All films by Nathan Greno
Also two films together4 more actors
- Mandy MooreTangled Ever After (2012) and Tangled (2010)
- Jay JohnstonTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) and Jack Frost (1998)
- Nathan GrenoTangled Ever After (2012) and Tangled (2010)
- Byron HowardTangled Ever After (2012) and Tangled (2010)
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.