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May 11, 2021

Jonathan Kite

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Opportunity: Practice How You Play

This year, Jonathan Kite can be seen starring in Netflix’s brand new comedy series, “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” opposite Jamie Foxx. Kite shines as Johnny Williams, Brian’s (Foxx) best friend since childhood, and an honorary member of the family. The series, inspired by Foxx’s real life relationship with his daughter, is slated to debut globally on Netflix on April 14, 2021. Kite may be best known for his starring role as the hilarious and lovable Ukrainian cook Oleg in CBS’ long running, award winning comedy series “2 Broke Girls” opposite Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs. The show, created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings, ran from 2011-2017 and was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and four People’s Choice Awards. Additional credits for Kite include indie comedy feature “The Bellman” opposite Thomas Lennon and Richard Kind, horror feature “All the Creatures Were Stirring” alongside Constance Wu, and the Jamie Foxx produced sketch show, “In the Flow with Affion Crockett” for FOX. Aside from his live-action work, Kite has leant his voice to multiple films and series including the Warner Bros. feature film “Smallfoot,” Peacock’s “Cleopatra in Space,” Netflix’s “The Boss Baby: Back in Business,” Adult Swim’s “Black Dynamite,” FOX’s “Family Guy” and “American Dad!” As a stand-up comedian,

Kite has performed nationwide and internationally to sold out audiences. He is an expert impressionist, boasting over 100 celebrity impressions that include Donald Trump, Vince Vaughn, Tom Hanks, Seth Rogen, Liam Neeson, Christian Bale, Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr. and John Lithgow, to name a few. Born and raised in Skokie, Illinois, Kite studied drama in high school and at the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre. He performed many times on stage in Illinois before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in voice over, film, and television. Kite also studied improvisation and sketch comedy with Chicago’s Second City and The Groundlings in Los Angeles. He is a founding member of the improv group, L. Ron Jeremy which in 2010 set the national Cage Match Competition record at the Improv Olympic West Theater, winning 52 weeks in a row and then retiring undefeated.

In 2009, he created, wrote, produced, and starred in his own sketch comedy television pilot, “The Skokie-Jo and Shappy Show,” which has been described as “Mr. Show” meets “Quantum Leap.” Kite currently resides in Los Angeles. Upcoming projects: Netflix’s brand new comedy series, “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” for which Jonathan stars opposite Jamie Foxx.

Resources

QUOTES:

“[Those on the bench] have to show up just as hard as those other guys whether you play in the game or not.”

“For me, it’s about being consistent always, whether anybody sees it or not.”

“It takes a team to win championships.”

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Credits:

WRITER: Lizzy Dalla Betta
SOUND DESIGN: Zachary Jameson
WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings
ASSISTANT: Elle Powell
SOCIAL OUTREACH: Bebe Katsenes

August 18, 2020

S2 019: Chris Diamantopoulos

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Doing The DON’Ts and Winning

Chris Diamantopoulos is unique in both his Greek/Canadian heritage and his diverse career. He is currently shooting Netflix’s largest budget feature to date: RED NOTICE with Duane Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds. Chris wrapped the 6th and final season of the HBO single-camera comedy SILICON VALLEY as the infamous series regular RUSS HANNEMAN.

He continues to find success in TV, film, animation, narration and commercial work.

He can be most recently seen starring in Amazon’s THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS as well as Pop TV’s, LET’S GET PHYSICAL opposite Jane Seymour and Matt Jones. Prior, Chris starred in the critically acclaimed Amazon Studios series GOOD GIRLS REVOLT as well as performing on Broadway’s WAITRESS alongside Sara Bareilles. He recently brought his

musical theater talent to the screen when he starred in FOX’s A CHRISTMAS STORY: LIVE opposite Maya Rudolph and Matthew Broderick. Chris maintains a standout TV career, recurring on series like NBC’s ABOUT A BOY, and FOX’s 24. Additionally, Chris recently wrapped the new David Fincher project for HBO, VIDEOSYNCRASY and HIGH MOON for Syfy. Chris is proving himself to be a rapidly rising comedy star having worked on the Netflix revival of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and the final season of NBC’s THE OFFICE, as well as roles in COMMUNITY, EPISODES, and UP ALL NIGHT.

Chris’s animation work is as varied as his on camera roles. He is TBS’s 5th person in history to be the voice of ‘Mickey Mouse’ on the highly acclaimed Disney series MICKEY MOUSE, for which he received 2 Emmy nominations.

He has a starring role in Amazon’s highly anticipated, INVINCIBLE, opposite such powerhouse performers as Mahershal Ali and JK Simmons. He is starring in the Netflix epic, GODS AND HEROES as well as the musical CENTAURWORLD. He has played Green Arrow for the WB in both series and animated features. For Cartoon Network, Chris voices the acerbic Commander Beefy in THE FUNGIES and is the title character in Disney’s GO AWAY UNICORN, as well as the voice of a variety of characters on over 40 episodes of FOX’s AMERICAN DAD.

On the feature side, Chris can be seen in a tour de force role in the independent feature, MAN VS., and in Jonathan Sobol’s THE ART OF STEAL alongside Katheryn Winnick & Kurt Russell. Chris also had the pleasure of portraying the iconic Moe in THE THREE STOOGES (directed by the Farrelly Bros), and in the acclaimed Canadian film DR. CABBIE alongside Adrianne Palicki.

Chris has provided his voice talent on national network commercials for products ranging from cars, to banks, to pharmaceuticals. He has narrated for Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, HBO, USA, and was the official voice of the Esquire Network. Chris resides in New York City with his wife and children.