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Joe Lo Truglio

Joe Lo Truglio
Lo Truglio in 2018
Born	Joseph Vincent Lo Truglio (1970-12-02) December 2, 1970 (age 53) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Occupations	Actor comedian writer
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Beth Dover ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

Joseph Vincent Lo Truglio (/loʊˈtruːljoʊ/;^[1] born December 2, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. Best known for his role as Charles Boyle on the Fox/NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, he also was a cast member on the television series The State and Reno 911!. His notable film roles include Wet Hot American Summer, I Love You, Man, Superbad, Paul, Role Models, and Wanderlust.

Early life[edit]

Joseph Lo Truglio was born in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York, on December 2, 1970.^[2] He is of Italian and Irish descent.^[3] He grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School.^[4][5] He met many of his future The State cast members at New York University, where he took part in the school's sketch comedy group.^[6][7]

Career[edit]

Lo Truglio wrote and acted in various skits for The State,^[8] and animated segments for the show. After The State ended in 1995, he made a number of guest appearances throughout the late 1990s on shows such as Viva Variety, Upright Citizens Brigade, Law & Order and Third Watch.^[9]

In 2001, Lo Truglio appeared in fellow State alumnus David Wain's comedy film Wet Hot American Summer, where he played a camp counselor.^[10] He made cameo appearances on David Wain, Michael Showalter, and Michael Ian Black's online Stella shorts series.^[11]

He appeared in the 2005 Comedy Central show Stella and had a cameo in Showalter's film The Baxter. He made cameos on Reno 911!, as well as in the 2007 movie, Reno 911!: Miami.^[12] He has provided his voice for several video games including The Warriors.^[13] In 2005, he provided the voice of Vincenzo 'Lucky' Cilli in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. In 2006 he had a supporting role in Artie Lange's Beer League.^[14]

Lo Truglio has appeared in several television commercials, including Gateway Computer and Jack Link's Beef Jerky.

He portrayed "Francis the Driver" in the Judd Apatow hit comedy Superbad^[15] and had supporting roles in films such as Pineapple Express, Paul, Role Models, Wanderlust, and I Love You, Man.^[16] In July 2008, Lo Truglio starred with Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis in the web series The LineonCrackle.^[17] He has appeared on the comedy podcasts Comedy Bang! Bang!, Never Not Funny, and Superego.

Lo Truglio appeared on the Starz comedy Party Down^[13] and also had a recurring role on the short-lived 2010 Fox sitcom Sons of Tucson.^[18] In 2011, he co-starred in the short-lived NBC comedy series Free Agents starring Hank Azaria.^[19] Lo Truglio provided the voice of Freddy in the American Dad! episode "Stan's Best Friend." In 2013, Lo Truglio began co-starring opposite Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher on the Fox comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.^[20]

Lo Truglio reprised his role as Neil in the eight-episode Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, the prequel to the 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer. The series premiered on July 31, 2015.^[21]

Personal life[edit]

Lo Truglio married actress Beth Dover on April 19, 2014,^[22] after they became engaged in 2013. They have co-starred in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode "Fancy Brudgom", in the third season of Burning Love, and in the TV series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.^[23] They have a son, Eli.^[24]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Video games[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Joe Lo TruglioatIMDb