Andy Milonakis Biography
A successor to the Tom_Green throne, Andy Milonakis displays a non sequitur sense of humor that is at least as surreal and polarizing as his predecessor's, and largely derives from the keenly manufactured illusion that he is a deranged, attention deficit-stricken adolescent. In fact, Milonakis is a grown man who suffers from a "growth hormone problem," which he is reluctant to discuss publicly and which gives him the uncanny appearance of a rambunctious teen.
A native of New York who was raised in nearby Westchester, Milonakis used his self-depreciating sense of humor to disarm his would-be teenage tormentors, and quickly discovered that people naturally gravitate to those with a healthy sense of humor. Upon graduating high school, the lifelong computer enthusiast parlayed his love of technology into a tech-support position at a local accounting firm while using his spare time to record humorous video vignettes for his friend's website /AngryNakedPat.com. Subsequently seeking to sharpen his comedic talents, the aspiring comic began taking improv lessons at the Upright Citizens Brigade. One morning, after turning down an invitation to a friend's Super Bowl party, Milonakis rolled out of bed, picked up his guitar, and recorded the song that would propel him to nation-wide stardom. Milonakis' song, entitled "The Super Bowl Is Gay," was a six-minute tirade against everything from Major League sports to cottage cheese. The song proved a viral video phenomenon, scoring 100,000 hits over the next 24 hours and prompting the server company to charge Milonakis a tidy sum for exceeding his bandwidth limitations.
Of the countless people who fell instantly in love with the decidedly immature musical rant, one of them actually had a successful television program and was willing to give Milonakis a shot at the big time. Though the youthful Internet phenomenon initially thought the e-mail he received from the producer of Jimmy_Kimmel_Live was simple spam, a quick call to the telephone number presented in the e-mail revealed that it was indeed no joke, and Milonakis was subsequently hired as a part-time correspondent for the edgy late-night talk show. While Milonakis had never really considered making the move to L.A. and taking a shot at the big time, he now had the money to do so and quickly began packing his bags.
A series pitch to MTV was quick to follow, and in 2005 The_Andy_Milonakis_Show was unleashed upon a largely unsuspecting viewing audience. Described by the host himself as something akin to "intensely bad public television," The_Andy_Milonakis_Show featured the childlike funnyman in a variety of awkward, cringe-inducing situations. It was the kind of show that either clicks with the viewer immediately, or leaves one hopelessly scratching one's head in a futile attempt to "get it." Nevertheless The_Andy_Milonakis_Show was a surprise success, and roles in such films as Waiting..., Parental_Guidance_Suggested, and Wieners followed in quick succession. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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