William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian-American actor,
comedian, voice actor, and former podcaster on his podcast Ten Minute
Podcast. He is notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV
from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curly in the 2012 film reboot of
The Three Stooges, and Happy Gilmore (1996), as well as for his T.V.
show roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003-2006), Doug
Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008-2012), and as Bill Ryan in
United We Fall (2020).Sasso was born in Ladner, British Columbia, to
Italian immigrants. He graduated from Delta Secondary School in Delta,
British Columbia in 1993. He credits his determination to become an
actor and his respect for comedy to an "unhealthy addiction to
television".At the age of 15 he landed his first agent and quickly
began booking roles in television and film. Before moving from
Vancouver to Los Angeles, California, Sasso starred for five seasons
as quirky teen Derek Wakaluk on the award-winning Canadian dramatic
series Madison.By the end of its second season (1996â€"1997), MADtv
experienced its first big cast turnover. Three of the show's repertory
performers (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) left the
cast. As a result, in 1997, casting executives at FOX had to cast
replacements for the show. Sasso (along with Alex Borstein and Aries
Spears) was selected to join the MADtv third season cast as a regular
cast member. Upon his exit, MADtv became known as "The House that
Sasso Built and Bryan Callen squatted in."
comedian, voice actor, and former podcaster on his podcast Ten Minute
Podcast. He is notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV
from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curly in the 2012 film reboot of
The Three Stooges, and Happy Gilmore (1996), as well as for his T.V.
show roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003-2006), Doug
Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008-2012), and as Bill Ryan in
United We Fall (2020).Sasso was born in Ladner, British Columbia, to
Italian immigrants. He graduated from Delta Secondary School in Delta,
British Columbia in 1993. He credits his determination to become an
actor and his respect for comedy to an "unhealthy addiction to
television".At the age of 15 he landed his first agent and quickly
began booking roles in television and film. Before moving from
Vancouver to Los Angeles, California, Sasso starred for five seasons
as quirky teen Derek Wakaluk on the award-winning Canadian dramatic
series Madison.By the end of its second season (1996â€"1997), MADtv
experienced its first big cast turnover. Three of the show's repertory
performers (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) left the
cast. As a result, in 1997, casting executives at FOX had to cast
replacements for the show. Sasso (along with Alex Borstein and Aries
Spears) was selected to join the MADtv third season cast as a regular
cast member. Upon his exit, MADtv became known as "The House that
Sasso Built and Bryan Callen squatted in."
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