John Fugelsang

John Fugelsang
Fugelsang performs in 2016.
Born	John Joseph Fugelsang (1969-09-03) September 3, 1969 (age 47) Long Island, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer

John Joseph Fugelsang (born September 3, 1969) is an American actor, television personality and comedian.

Fugelsang was born in Long Island, New York. Of Danish, German, and Irish descent, he is the son of a former nun and former Franciscan Brother.

At New York University, Fugelsang attended the Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in film and television. Fugelsang also studied theatre at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

Fugelsang has appeared in diverse projects as an actor, ranging from CSI and Providence to Coyote Ugly. As a comedian, he has performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal and made over 20 appearances on Politically Incorrect.

In 2007 he premiered the acclaimed solo show All The Wrong Reasons off Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. The show received a Drama League nomination for "Distinguished Performance".New York Magazine said "Fugelsang has the soul of an iconoclast" and The New York Daily News said the piece "packed an unexpectedly lovely and life affirming wallop."

Subsequent runs included Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City's Barrow St. Theatre, Albuquerque, and closing the South Beach Comedy Festival in Miami.

Additional film, television, and stage credits include Becker, Somewhere in the City, The Michael Richards Show, Beyond Belief, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Hamlet, Blue Window, and Savage in Limbo.