Erik Weiner | |
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Born |
San Francisco, California, U.S. |
June 7, 1977
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Occupation | Actor, writer, comedian, producer |
Website | http://www.erikweiner.com |
Erik Weiner (born June 7, 1977) is an American actor, comedian writer, and producer best known for co-creating the play The Bomb-itty of Errors and his role as Agent Sebso on HBO's Boardwalk Empire.
Weiner was born and raised in San Francisco. He graduated from New York University. In 1999 he co-created and starred in The Bomb-itty of Errors, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, blending hip-hop and Shakespeare. The show has been performed in New York City (Off-Broadway), London (West End), Chicago, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin}, Florida, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and continues to play around the world.
Weiner was invited to be a fellow at the Sundance Institute's Screenwriting Lab in 2002.
In 2002 Weiner co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy series, Scratch & Burn. He made his feature film debut in the 20th Century Fox romantic comedy, Brown Sugar. The film stars Taye Diggs, Mos Def & Queen Latifah.
In 2005, Weiner played Dragon on HBO's Unscripted, directed and executive produced by George Clooney.