Sam Reich
| Sam Reich | |
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Reich in 2016
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| Born |
July 22, 1984 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Producer, Director, Writer, Performer |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Carroll |
Sam Reich, (born July 22, 1984), is an American producer, director, writer, and performer. He is best known for his work with comedy brand CollegeHumor and the TV show Adam Ruins Everything.
Sam is the son of Robert Reich, the former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, and Clare Dalton, a retired law professor at Northeastern University. His brother, Adam Reich, is a sociology professor at Columbia University.
In 2000, Reich dropped out of Buckingham Browne & Nichols High School as a result of a clinical depression and in order to pursue acting. Shortly thereafter, he moved to New York and founded the comedy group Dutch West, which focused on making comedy videos for the internet. After being discovered by CollegeHumor in 2006, he was hired as Director of Original Content. He was then promoted to President of Original Content along with the premiere of The CollegeHumor Show on MTV in 2009.
In 2014, Reich founded Big Breakfast, CollegeHumor's offshoot production company, and moved CollegeHumor's video team to Los Angeles. The company has since produced Adam Ruins Everything on TruTV,Middle of the Night Show on MTV,Time Traveling Bong on Comedy Central, The Britishes on DirecTV, "I Want My Phone Back on Comcast Watchable, and both "Bad Internet" and "Rhett and Link's Buddy System" on YouTube Red.
Reich is married to actress and writer Elaine Carroll, who he met during summer camp (along with former CollegeHumor cast member Josh Ruben) in 2000. Together, they have collaborated on the web series Very Mary-Kate and "Precious Plum."
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