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Connor Ratliff (born 27 August 1975) is an American actor, comedian and podcaster. He created three series of the podcast Dead Eyes, recounting his experience of being fired by Tom Hanks from the TV series Band of Brothers, and has presented The George Lucas Talk Show since 2014.
Early life
editRatliff was born 27 August 1975 in Jefferson City, Missouri, to parents Bill and Gretta.[1] His father was a local television weatherman and Ratliff made television appearances as a child actor. In 1992, during his senior year of high school, he played the lead role in a production of Ordinary People at the University of Missouri opposite Jon Hamm.[2] He studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in the United Kingdom in 1996.[3]
Career
editAfter graduating from LIPA in 20??, Ratliff moved to London to pursue his acting career. It was during this time he auditioned, was accepted, then lost the role in Band of Brothers which inspired his 2019 podcast, Dead Eyes.
Returning to the United States, he moved to New York and in 2009 became a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improvisation compa where he was part of the ASSSSCAT cast.[4][5] In 2014 he launched The George Lucas Talk Show at the UCB Theatre, interviewing guests while impersonating Star Wars director George Lucas. In 2023, he and Griffin Newman wrote and performed The Baron and the Junk Dealer, a play featuring their characters from The George Lucas Talk Show, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[6]
Ratliff played Mr Rapp in Mean Girls (2024), Chester in The Marvellous Mrs Maisel and Ted in Search Party.[7][8] He was one of the narrators for the audiobook version of Hanks' novel The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.[9]
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edit- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2021-10-27). "Tom Hanks Nearly Destroyed Connor Ratliff's Life. So He Made a Podcast About It". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Dead Eyes - 01 - He's Having Second Thoughts". Headgum. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (2022-03-10). "'Tom Hanks would be boring if he was just nice': the podcaster interviewing the star – after being fired by him". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Ratliff, Connor (2018-07-03). "A Eulogy for UCB's Del Close Marathon in New York". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Zarum, Lara (2018-06-26). "The Oral History of ASSSSCAT, the World's Longest-Running Improv Show". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Logan, Brian; Akbar, Arifa; Winship, Lyndsey (2023-07-05). "Edinburgh festival 2023: 50 shows to see". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2023-03-22). "'Mean Girls' Movie Musical From Paramount Finds Its Kevin G. In Mahi Alam; Connor Ratliff Also Set". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Harrison, Ellie (12 March 2022). "Tom Hanks apologises to Connor Ratliff for firing him from Band of Brothers because of his 'dead eyes'". Independent. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Quinn, WJ (2023-07-17). "Podcast Star Connor Ratliff - Long Read interview!". theqr.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-28.