Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American actor,
comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.Scheer is best
known for starring as Andre Nowzick on the FX/FXX series The League
and as the co-creator and one of the stars of the MTV sketch comedy
series Human Giant, as well as creating and starring in the Adult Swim
comedy-action series NTSF:SD:SUV::. He co-hosts the popular film
discussion podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside his wife June
Diane Raphael and comedian Jason Mantzoukas. He has appeared with
recurring roles on television programs such as the HBO comedy Veep and
the ABC comedy Fresh Off the Boat. Scheer currently stars alongside
Don Cheadle in the Showtime comedy series Black Monday.Scheer was born
in Huntington, New York, to Gail Ann (Decarlo) and William Paul
Scheer. Scheer attended Catholic schools during his upbringing. He
graduated from St. Anthony's High School and attended New York
University, where he majored in communication and education.Around the
summer of 2005, Scheer began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob
Huebel and Aziz Ansari as well as director Jason Woliner to make short
films. The first video created by the group was Shutterbugs, about
Huebel and Ansari as cut-throat child talent agents. This was followed
by the sketch Illusionators, which starred Ansari and Scheer as Criss
Angel-style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV gave the green light for
a sketch series from the group, called Human Giant, which debuted
April 5, 2007.
comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.Scheer is best
known for starring as Andre Nowzick on the FX/FXX series The League
and as the co-creator and one of the stars of the MTV sketch comedy
series Human Giant, as well as creating and starring in the Adult Swim
comedy-action series NTSF:SD:SUV::. He co-hosts the popular film
discussion podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside his wife June
Diane Raphael and comedian Jason Mantzoukas. He has appeared with
recurring roles on television programs such as the HBO comedy Veep and
the ABC comedy Fresh Off the Boat. Scheer currently stars alongside
Don Cheadle in the Showtime comedy series Black Monday.Scheer was born
in Huntington, New York, to Gail Ann (Decarlo) and William Paul
Scheer. Scheer attended Catholic schools during his upbringing. He
graduated from St. Anthony's High School and attended New York
University, where he majored in communication and education.Around the
summer of 2005, Scheer began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob
Huebel and Aziz Ansari as well as director Jason Woliner to make short
films. The first video created by the group was Shutterbugs, about
Huebel and Ansari as cut-throat child talent agents. This was followed
by the sketch Illusionators, which starred Ansari and Scheer as Criss
Angel-style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV gave the green light for
a sketch series from the group, called Human Giant, which debuted
April 5, 2007.
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