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Lo Truglio at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con
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Born |
Joseph Lo Truglio December 2, 1970 Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer, voice actor |
Years active | 1991—present |
Spouse(s) | Beth Dover (m. 2014) |
Children | 1 |
Joseph "Joe" Lo Truglio (born December 2, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and writer best known for his work as a cast member on the cult MTV sketch comedy series The State. He joined the main cast of the popular Comedy Central series Reno 911!, for its final season in 2009. Lo Truglio is also known for his roles in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Superbad, Paul, Role Models, Wanderlust and for his role as Vincenzo Cilli in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. He co-stars as Charles Boyle on the Fox sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, and is of Italian and Irish descent. He grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School. He met many of his future State cast members at New York University, where he participated in the school's sketch comedy group. The group, whose members included David Wain, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Michael Patrick Jann, Kevin Allison, Ken Marino, Todd Holoubek, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Ben Garant, formed what would become the cast of MTV's The State.