John Oliver

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-04-23 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, England, UK

John Oliver

Biography

​John Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British-born stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009, as well as for playing recurring character Professor Ian Duncan on the show Community. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman. In addition to several collaborative stand-up acts, their body of work together includes hundreds of hours worth of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department and The Bugle. He is a permanent resident of the United States and lives in New York City.

Known For

The Lion King
7.1%

The Lion King

Jul 12, 2019

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Rick and Morty
8.7%

Rick and Morty

Dec 2, 2013

The Smurfs
5.8%

The Smurfs

Jul 29, 2011

Gravity Falls
8.6%

Gravity Falls

Jun 15, 2012

The Smurfs 2
5.8%

The Smurfs 2

Jul 30, 2013

Community
8.0%

Community

Sep 17, 2009

Community
8.0%

Community

Sep 17, 2009

Big Mouth
7.7%

Big Mouth

Sep 29, 2017

Bob's Burgers
7.8%

Bob's Burgers

Jan 9, 2011

The Love Guru
4.1%

The Love Guru

Jun 20, 2008

Wonder Park
6.5%

Wonder Park

Mar 13, 2019

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Acting

2022
The Horne Section TV Show as John Oliver
2021
LuLaRich as Self
2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days as Self
2020
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo as Self
2019
The Lion King as Zazu (voice)
2019
Wonder Park as Steve (voice)
2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
2017
Big Mouth as Harry (voice)
2017
The Russell Howard Hour as Self
2017
Oh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland as Self
2017
Cross Wars as Narrator (voice)
2015
Danger Mouse as Augustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015
The True Cost as self
2015
Hot Ones as Self
2014
The Concert for Valor as Self
2014
The Men In Blazers Show as Self
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Host
2014
Harmontown as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Himself
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013
Rick and Morty as Dr. Xenon Bloom (voice)
2013
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow as Vanity Smurf (voice)
2013
The Smurfs 2 as Vanity Smurf (voice)
2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as Coach Green (voice)
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012
Gravity Falls as Wax Sherlock Holmes (voice)
2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2011
The Smurfs as Vanity Smurf (voice)
2011
Bob's Burgers as Ian (voice)
2010
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear as Self - Correspondent
2010
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
2009
Community as Professor Ian Duncan
2009
Community as Xim-Xam / Mix-Max (voice)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Important Things with Demetri Martin
2008
The Love Guru as Dick Pants
2008
Water And Power as The Daily Show's John Oliver
2008
John Oliver: Terrifying Times as Himself
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
Mock the Week as Himself
2005
Robot Chicken as Serpentor/British gentleman
2004
Green Wing
2004
The Soup
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2000
My Hero as Man from the BBC
1999
People Like Us
1997
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights as Self
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1989
The Simpsons

Production

2018
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas as Executive Producer
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Executive Producer
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