Biography
Who is John Mulaney?
Early life and education
John Mulaney was born on August 26, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. Both of his parents are lawyers who attended Georgetown University and Yale Law School. John is the third of five children in his family. Growing up, he served as an altar boy and attended St. Clement School.
In 2000, John graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago. He then enrolled at Georgetown University, majoring in English and minoring in theology. During his time at college, he joined the school improv group and met Nick Kroll and Mike Birbiglia.
Saturday Night Live and writing career
After graduating from college in 2004, John moved to New York City and worked as an office assistant at Comedy Central. He later auditioned for Saturday Night Live and joined the writing team in August 2008. He spent four seasons writing monologues for hosts and occasionally appeared on the Weekend Update segment.
Along with Bill Hader, John co-created the recurring Saturday Night Live character Stefon. He received several Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his writing on the program. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2011 alongside Justin Timberlake, Seth Meyers, and Katreese Barnes.
Stand-up comedy and television
John has released multiple stand-up comedy specials, including The Top Part in 2009, New in Town in 2012, The Comeback Kid in 2015, Kid Gorgeous in 2018, and Baby J in 2023. He won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Kid Gorgeous, Baby J, and SNL 50.
In addition to his stand-up work, he created and starred in the Fox sitcom Mulaney, which aired from 2014 to 2015. He also co-executive produced and wrote for the IFC mockumentary series Documentary Now! And hosted the Netflix talk show Everybody's in LA in 2024.
Family and personal life
John Mulaney was previously married to Annamarie Tendler and later entered into a relationship with Olivia Munn. He has one child named Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney. Throughout his career, he has also voiced characters in various animated projects, including Andrew Glouberman in the Netflix show Big Mouth and Peter Porker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Birthday and age
John Mulaney was born on August 26, 1982, which makes John 44 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. John shares the date with 46 other famous people.
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