Biography
Who is Paul F. Tompkins?
Early life and education
Paul F. Tompkins was born on September 12, 1968. He was born in Philadelphia. He is the fifth of six children. He attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. Paul later went to Temple University. He dropped out of that college in 1994. He also studied at the Juilliard School.
Comedy career and style
Paul began performing comedy at age 17 in 1986. He worked at The Comedy Works in Philadelphia. He was part of a sketch duo with Rick Roman. He moved to Los Angeles in 1994. He created a sketch show called The Skates with Jay Johnston. This helped him get a job on Mr. Show with Bob and David in 1996.
Paul performs a monthly show at Largo since 2002. This nightclub is in Los Angeles. Guests have included Jack Black and Fiona Apple. He is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He plays H.G. Wells in the Dead Authors show.
Television and film roles
Paul F. Tompkins voiced Mr. Peanutbutter on BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020. He had a recurring role in Rutherford Falls in 2021. He appeared in the movies There Will Be Blood and The Informant!. He was in the 1999 film Magnolia.
He appeared in the 2006 Tenacious D movie The Pick of Destiny. He appeared in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. His television work includes NewsRadio and Community. He wrote for Real Time with Bill Maher in 2003 and 2009.
Podcasts and voice work
He has appeared over 200 times on Comedy Bang! Bang!. Paul hosts the podcasts Threedom and The Neighborhood Listen. He created the independent podcast Stay F. Homekins. He hosted No, You Shut Up! On the Fusion Channel.
He hosted The Dead Authors Podcast and Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins. He created the Earwolf podcast Spontaneanation. The Pod F. Tompkast was ranked first by Rolling Stone in 2011. He was a regular on Thrilling Adventure Hour until 2015.
Birthday and age
Paul F. Tompkins was born on September 12, 1968, which makes Paul 58 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Paul shares the date with 32 other famous people.
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