Eugene Mirman
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Eugene Mirman photo taken by Brian Tamborello for Sub Pop
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| Birth name | Eugene Boris Mirman |
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July 24, 1974 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, books, newspaper |
| Nationality | Russian-American |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Genres | Absurdism, observational comedy, satire |
| Subject(s) | American culture, everyday life, self-deprecation |
| Spouse | Katie Westfall-Tharp (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
| Notable works and roles |
The Weekly Week (producer, 1997–1999) Eugene in Flight of the Conchords Yvgeny Mirminsky on Delocated Gene Belcher on Bob's Burgers Cecil Tunt on Archer |
| Website | eugenemirman.com |
Eugene Boris Mirman (born July 24, 1974) is a Russian-born American comedian and writer. Mirman is known for playing Yvgeny Mirminsky on Delocated, and voicing Gene Belcher on the animated comedy Bob's Burgers.
Mirman was born in Moscow, to Jewish parents. His family emigrated to the United States when he was four and a half years old.
Mirman attended William Diamond Middle School and Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts, and Hampshire College in Western Massachusetts. As part of the college's "choose your own major" program, Mirman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in comedy, with a one-hour routine as his thesis. During summers he attended Camp Tohkomeupog in East Madison, NH. He returned to his high school to deliver its 2009 commencement address. He returned to Hampshire to deliver the 2012 commencement speech as well.
In 2004, Mirman released The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman, a CD/DVD on Suicide Squeeze Records. The album was voted one of the Best Albums of 2004 by both The A.V. Club and Time Out New York. His second album, En Garde, Society was released by Sub Pop in 2006. Three years later, Mirman released another comedy album titled God Is a Twelve-Year-Old Boy with Aspergers which was recorded in Chicago at the Lakeshore Theatre. In 2012, Mirman released An Evening Of Comedy In A Fake, Underground Laboratory.
Mirman has appeared at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, Bumbershoot, and South by Southwest. He co-produced the weekly standup-variety show Invite Them Up with Bobby Tisdale and Holly Schlesinger, which won a Nightlife Award. He currently produces Pretty Good Friends (formerly Tearing the Veil of Maya) at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn with Julie Smith, which has been voted the best comedy night in New York City by New York Magazine.
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