Neil William Garguilo (born April 14, 1982) is an American writer, producer, director, actor and improv comedian. Garguilo is co-creator, showrunner and star of the Syfy original animated series Hell Den[1][2] which is amongst the first series to appear on Syfy's TZGZ late-night block.[1] He also appeared on all five seasons of the MTV hit comedy series Awkward,[3] and regularly works with Funny or Die[4] and members of the comedy group Broken Lizard.[5]
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| Born | Neil William Garguilo April 14, 1982 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | Pace University |
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| Partner | Kristin Sanchez |
He is the founding member of the celebrated improv comedy group Dr. God,[6] the group responsible for the 2015 horror-comedy Bloodsucking Bastards.
In 2020, Garguilo won a Daytime Emmy Award for his Funny or Die series Brainwashed By Toons. He was nominated twice for the series and shares an Emmy Award with Seinfeld star Jason Alexander.[7][8]
Early life
editGarguilo was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He attended Spotswood High School and is a graduate of Pace University.[9] While in college, he also attended the New York Film Academy and performed stand-up comedy regularly at the New York Comedy Club.
Career
editAfter college, Garguilo attended the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and studied improv comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade (New York and Los Angeles), iO West, Second City Hollywood and the Pack Theater.
His television career started at TV Guide Network as an assistant on the John Henson television series Watch This. From there, Garguilo would work on and off camera for years before landing the role of Principal Cox on the hit MTV series Awkward.
In 2014, he created his first television series MOCKpocalpyse which aired for three seasons on the Mark Cuban-owned cable network AXS TV.[10] This talking-head comedy series featured comics such as Steve Agee, Nate Bargatze, Mary Birdsong, Frangela, Kevin Heffernan, Dave Holmes, Jamie Kaler, Michael Kosta, Steve Lemme, Jimmy Pardo, Emo Philips, Catherine Reitman, Sam Richardson, Brody Stevens, Ryan Stout and more.[11]
In 2019, Garguilo launched his production company Rafael Raffaele Entertainment. Through his company, Garguilo created his first animated television series Hell Den alongside the members of his comedy group Dr. God. He serves as showrunner,[2] director and stars as Andrew in addition to playing dozens of sketch characters.[12]
Also, through his company, Garguilo created, directed, wrote and produced his 2019 Funny or Die digital series Brainwashed by Toons, featuring songs with Jason Alexander, Wayne Brady and Lea Thompson.[13] He made the series with longtime collaborators Dwayne Colbert and Gregory James Jenkins. For his work, he won Outstanding Original Song and was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Special Class Series at the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.[14]
Personal life
editGarguilo is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent.
In 2019, he was engaged to voice actress and producer Kristin Sanchez.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Beat Cop | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Attack of the Show | Johnny Planking Champion | 1 episode |
| 2011–2015 | Awkward | Principal Cox | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Stevie TV | Police Officer #1 | 1 episode |
| 2013–2014 | Foursome: Walk of Shame | Self | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | AXS TV's Super Party Super Special | Self Executive Producer |
1 episode |
| 2014–2015 | MOCKpocalpyse | Self Co-Creator Executive Producer Director |
25 episodes |
| 2016 | Almost Genius | Director | 22 episodes |
| 2017 | Casandra French's Finishing School | Tor Helberg | 1 episode |
| 2016–2017 | Greatest Ever | Producer | 21 episodes |
| 2017 | Clickbait | Consulting Producer | 20 episodes |
| 2019 | Tacoma FD | Dispatcher Ken | 1 episode |
| 2019–present | Hell Den | Andrew Co-Creator Executive Producer Writer Director |
12 episodes |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dead Air | Colleague #2 |
| 2015 | Bloodsucking Bastards | Mike Co-Writer (as Dr. God) |
| 2017 | From Jennifer | Gavin Trask |
| 2018 | Super Troopers 2 | Grocery Driver |
Digital
edit| Year | Title | Series | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sketch Toons | Strike TV | Various Voices | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Electric Spoofaloo | Take 180 | The Situation | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Fist-Man: Strongest of the Slab-Bodied Slab Lords | Adult Swim | Announcer | 1 episode |
| 2015–2017 | Throwback | Clevver | Executive Producer Director |
62 episodes |
| 2019 | Take It Outside | Funny or Die | Director Writer |
8 episodes |
| 2019 | Brainwashed By Toons | Funny or Die | Creator Writer Director Executive Producer |
3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Webby Awards | Online Film & Video: Weird | Hell Den | Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing for a Special Class Series | Brainwashed By Toons | Nominated | |
| Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Original Song | Brainwashed By Toons | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2020). "Syfy's TZGZ Late-Night Animation Block Picks Up 3 New Series, Orders 2 Pilots". Deadline. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Bullard, Benjamin (July 24, 2020). "TZGZ animates the Con: Cast & creators tease Devil May Care, MGFS, Wild Life, & Hell Den". Syfy. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Neil Garguilo at IMDb
- ^ "Neil Garguilo". Funny Or Die. October 8, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Levine, Kate (February 25, 2015). "Chewin' It #98: Neil Garguilo & Dave Park 2". Nerdist. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Neil Garguilo". Dr. God Comedy. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the winners of the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" (PDF). The Emmys. June 26, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "BMI Congratulates its 2020 Daytime Emmy Winners". BMI. July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Bring NYC to ME: The Media Series". Pace University. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (December 18, 2014). "Dr. God's 'MOCKPocalypse' Returning for Second Season on AXS TV (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "MOCKpocalypse". IMDb. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (September 5, 2019). "Writer Neil Garguilo Launches Production Company, Pens Script for 'Get Out' Producer". Collider. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Herzog, Kenny (August 10, 2020). "Emmy-Winning Producer and Comedian Neil Garguilo Launches Exclusive Entrepreneur Video Series on the Ups and Downs of Running a Company From Home". Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees announced for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" (PDF). The Emmys. May 21, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
External links
edit- Neil Garguilo at IMDb
- Neil Garguilo at the iO Theater.
- Neil Garguilo at the Ruby LA.