T.J. Jagodowski

Biography

T. J. Jagodowski is an American comedian, actor and improviser who has worked mostly out of Chicago. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, he began improvising in the early 1990s on Harold teams at iO Chicago, and in 1998 he joined the Mainstage cast of The Second City, appearing in revues there and on the e.t.c. stage. Since 2002 he has performed the long-running two-person improv show T. J. and Dave with David Pasquesi, weekly in Chicago and, since 2006, monthly at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York. From 2002 to 2012 and 2014 to 2020 he and Peter Grosz played the Two Guys in the Sonic Drive-In commercials. His screen work includes Stranger Than Fiction (2006) and The Ice Harvest (2005). The Chicago Improv Festival called him the best improviser in Chicago, and in 2019 he received the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Award.

55years old

Turns 56 on September 2in 296 days

Born September 2, 1971Holyoke
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Thomas James Jagodowski

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 25 years2001 to 2026

Every film, newest first

2026GaryIMDb rating 7.4
2025KombuchaIMDb rating 5.0
2006Stranger Than FictionIMDb rating 7.5
2005The Ice HarvestIMDb rating 6.2
2001Soul SurvivorsIMDb rating 4.0

Genres

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Beyond film
Jagodowski performs "T. J. and Dave" with David Pasquesi. The duo has put on the show weekly in Chicago since 2002 and monthly at The Barrow Street Theatre in New York City since 2006.
First role
Jagodowski got his start in improv during the early 90s. At iO Chicago, he was a member of several Harold teams.

T.J. Jagodowski movies on Netflix

Gary2026IMDb rating 7.4as Bar Patron
Kombucha2025IMDb rating 5.0as Steve
Stranger Than Fiction2006IMDb rating 7.5as IRS Co-Worker #4
The Ice Harvest2005IMDb rating 6.2as Officer Tyler
Soul Survivors2001IMDb rating 4.0as ER Doctor

Worked with

T.J. Jagodowski shares two films with William Dick, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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William Dick

John Cusack

Luke Wilson

Dustin Hoffman

Mike Starr

Will Ferrell

Marc ForsterDirector, 1 film

Harold RamisDirector, 1 film Stephen CarpenterDirector, 1 film

Films together

William Dick2 films together, 2005 to 2006
William Dick's page
- Stranger Than Fiction2006IMDb rating 7.5Jagodowski as IRS Co-Worker #4Dick as IRS Co-Worker #1
- The Ice Harvest2005IMDb rating 6.2Jagodowski as Officer TylerDick as Manager
John Cusack1 film together, 2005
John Cusack's page
- The Ice Harvest2005IMDb rating 6.2Jagodowski as Officer TylerCusack as Charlie Arglist
Luke Wilson1 film together, 2001
Luke Wilson's page
- Soul Survivors2001IMDb rating 4.0Jagodowski as ER DoctorWilson as Jude
Dustin Hoffman1 film together, 2006
Dustin Hoffman's page
- Stranger Than Fiction2006IMDb rating 7.5Jagodowski as IRS Co-Worker #4Hoffman as Professor Jules Hilbert
Mike Starr1 film together, 2005
Mike Starr's page
- The Ice Harvest2005IMDb rating 6.2Jagodowski as Officer TylerStarr as Roy Gelles
Will Ferrell1 film together, 2006
Will Ferrell's page
- Stranger Than Fiction2006IMDb rating 7.5Jagodowski as IRS Co-Worker #4Ferrell as Harold Crick
Marc ForsterDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Marc Forster
- Stranger Than Fiction2006IMDb rating 7.5Jagodowski as IRS Co-Worker #4
Harold RamisDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Harold Ramis
- The Ice Harvest2005IMDb rating 6.2Jagodowski as Officer Tyler
Stephen CarpenterDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Stephen Carpenter
- Soul Survivors2001IMDb rating 4.0Jagodowski as ER Doctor

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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