Drew Tarver
- Actor
- comedian
Andrew Tarver (born May 6, 1986)[1] is an American actor and comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles.[2] He is known for starring as Cary Dubek on the comedy series The Other Two, his role on the Seeso show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, and for his appearances on comedy podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang! and Big Grande's The Teachers Lounge.
Early life
Tarver was born in Glennville, Georgia. His graduating class had 20 people total. His family owned a local candy factory. Tarver is the oldest of four children: he has two sisters, Amanda and actress and singer Katelyn Tarver; and a younger, "cooler" brother, Jake.[3][4]
Tarver moved to New York City when he was 18.[3] After taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, he eventually moved to Los Angeles and continued to perform at the Los Angeles UCB.
Career
Tarver has performed comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles since 2010.[5] He is a member of the sketch and improv comedy group Big Grande (alongside comedians Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, and Dan Lippert) and plays Bill Cravy on their podcast, Big Grande Teachers' Lounge.[6][7] With Big Grande, Tarver co-wrote and starred in a 22-minute original comedy pilot for Funny or Die[8][9] and several episodes of The UCB Show. Tarver is also a regular guest on the podcasts Comedy Bang! Bang!, Matt Besser's podcast improv4humans, and Paul F. Tompkins' podcast Spontaneanation.
In 2014, Tarver played Todd, the gay best friend of lead Greta Gerwig on the pilot How I Met Your Dad, which was not picked up by CBS.[10]
He was an ensemble cast member on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, in which he portrayed the role of Baxter Reynolds. The first three seasons streamed on Seeso from 2016 to 2017.[11] The fourth and final season aired on Pluto TV in 2019.[12]
In 2017 Tarver played the fictional Carl Hardee Jr. in a series of commercials for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.[13]
Tarver had a recurring role as a local oddball named Randy on Bless the Harts, an animated series on Fox.[14]
Tarver was cast in the lead role of Cary Dubek in the 2019 Comedy Central series The Other Two.[15] He described it as his first series role that is not an exaggerated comedic character as seen in his previous work in improv and sketch comedy.[15] The show received positive critical reception and in September 2021 was renewed for a third and final season, which concluded its run in June of 2023.[16]
In 2020, Tarver performed in the comedy-mystery Mapleworth Murders for Quibi.[17]
Personal life
Tarver came out as bisexual at age 26.[18][3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | Jerked | Drew | |
2016 | Other People | Craig | |
2016 | Dean | Kip | |
2024 | The American Society of Magical Negroes | Jason | |
2024 | Unfrosted | Pop |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Animal Practice | Todd | Episode: "Dr. Yamamazing" |
2013 | Newsreaders | Counselor #3 | Episode: "Gay Camp" |
2013 | Big Time Rush | Executive #2 | Episode: "Big Time Cartoon" |
2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Marcus | Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow" |
2014 | How I Met Your Dad | Todd | Unaired CBS/FOX pilot[19] |
2014 | The McCarthys | Ben | Episode: "Love, McCarthys Style" |
2015 | Filthy Preppy Teen$ | Homeless Teen | Episode: "Hangout" |
2016 | Angel from Hell | Oliver | Episode: "Angel Probation" |
2016–17 | The UCB Show | Various | 5 episodes |
2016–19 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Baxter Reynolds | Series regular; 34 episodes |
2016 | Tween Fest | Zayden Ostin Storm | Series regular; 8 episodes |
2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Donny Gary | Episode: "Scott Aukerman Wears a Tailored Black Suit" |
2017 | Girlboss | Psychic | Episode: "Thank You, San Francisco" |
2018 | LA to Vegas | Farley | Episode: "Two and a Half Pilots" |
2018 | Love | Andrew Cruikshank | 2 episodes |
2018–19 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Officer Gary Jennings | 2 episodes: "NutriBoom" and "The Bimbo" |
2018 | Superstore | Lonnie | Episode: "Maternity Leave" |
2019–23 | The Other Two | Cary Dubek | Lead role |
2019–21 | Bless the Harts | Randy / Charles Lee (voice) | Recurring role |
2019 | Astronomy Club | Robin Hood | Episode: "Lamp Room" |
2020 | Three Busy Debras | Jason | Episode: "Debspringa" |
2020 | Mapleworth Murders | Brent Davenport | 3 episodes |
2020 | Hoops | (voice) | Episode: "Zen" |
2021 | Inside Job | Kevin (voice) | Episode: "The Brettfast Club" |
2022 | Ghosts | Micah | Episode: "Jay's Friends" |
2023 | History of the World, Part II | Adolf Hitler / Private Tully | 2 episodes |
2025 | Running Point | Sandy Gordon | Upcoming Netflix series;[20][21] Series regular |
References
- ^ a b "Drew Tarver and sister, Katelyn Tarver celebrate his 30th birthday". Instagram. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "'How I Met Your Mother' Spinoff Casts Drew Tarver". 25 February 2014.
- ^ a b c Arthur, Kenneth (August 22, 2017). "On the Verge: Drew Tarver". Vulture. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver talk Comedy Central's The Other Two". Metro US. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "ATX Exclusive Interview with Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'s Drew Tarver". TalkNerdyWithUs. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Big Grande Teachers' Lounge podcast on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com.
- ^ Bulnes, Rebecca (May 1, 2017). "Big Grande's The Teacher's Lounge mines pure gold from education's underbelly". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "JON MACKEY". JON MACKEY.
- ^ "Funny Or Die Test Tube: Big Grande". 23 April 2015 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Savannah-area native Drew Tarver getting a 'Bajillion Dollar' shot at fame".
- ^ Greene, Steve (2017-06-01). "'Bajillion Dollar Propertie$' Review: Reality TV is No Match for This Real Estate Parody, Which Gets Better as It Gets Weirder". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 15, 2019). "'Bajillion Dollar Propertie$' Lands At Pluto TV, Sets Season 4 Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Stanley, T.L. (March 19, 2017). "Burgers, Not Boobs: Carl's Jr. Brilliantly Flips the Script by Tearing Down Its Own Smutty Ads". Ad Week. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2019-01-11). "'Bless The Harts': Mary Steenburgen & Drew Tarver To Recur On Fox Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ a b "Comedy Central's Drew Tarver Wants More 'Messy' Gay Characters". www.out.com. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ Porter, Rick (2021-09-24). "'The Other Two' Scores Season 3 Renewal at HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Pesca, Mike (28 January 2019). "Stone Cold Weirdos". The Gist (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Gillman, John (July 13, 2021). "How I Met Your Dad (2014 FOX Pilot)". Vimeo. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (2024-02-01). "Brenda Song, Scott MacArthur & Drew Tarver Join Mindy Kaling Basketball Series At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Hailu, Selome (2024-05-15). "Mindy Kaling's Netflix Comedy 'Running Point' Reveals First Look at Kate Hudson as a Basketball Team President". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
External links
- Drew Tarver at IMDb
- Drew Tarver on Instagram