Rene Gube (/ˈɡb/ GOO-bay[1]) is an American comedian, actor and writer.[2] He played Threepeat on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor, and was executive story editor and a writer for the CW show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah".

Rene Gube
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, writer, producer
Years active2010–present
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children1

Early life

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Gube grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego.[3] He is Filipino.[4]

He got his taste of comedy while at Mount Carmel High School where he joined a speech and debate club.[3]

Career

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Prior to his career as a comedian, Gube used to be a high school teacher.[3] When in Los Angeles, Gube formed a comedy sketch group, Touchblue, with his friends. Their sketches got quite popular which allowed him to perform on various stages throughout California.[4]

Gube frequently performs with the Upright Citizens Brigade, where he studied.[3] He served as supervising producer and writer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, in which he also recurred as laid-back Catholic priest Father Brah.

Personal life

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On October 16, 2014, Gube became engaged to his Ground Floor co-star Briga Heelan.[5] They were married on May 8, 2015.[6][7] Their daughter Bennet Alejandra Gube was born on March 23, 2017.[8]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Surprise Party Passive Aggressive Coffee Drinker
2012 Cop-Puter Short
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Cell-Mate
2013 If We Dated Patrick Short
2023 Your Place or Mine Sidney
TBA Underground Comedy Himself Documentary; Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Community Randall Episode: "Advanced Gay"
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Judge Episode: "Boots"
2012 The Newsroom Mike Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You"
2012 Up All Night Bryce Episode: "Home/Office"
2013 The Office Athlead Male Receptionist Episode: "Suit Warehouse"
2013 Ben and Kate Michael 2 episodes
2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Husband Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Red Dress with Sail Boats"
2013–2015 Ground Floor Mike "Threepeat" Wen Main cast, 20 episodes
2014 Growing Up Fisher Postman Episode: "Trust Fall"
2015 Undateable Parker Episode: "An Imaginary Torch Walks Into a Bar"
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Father Brah Recurring role, 15 episodes
2018 Camping Braylen 2 episodes
2021 Superstore Warren Episode: "The Trough"
2022 American Dad! (voice) Episode: "Smooshed: A Love Story"
2023 The Bear Ever GM Episode: "Forks"
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2014 CollegeHumor Various 2 episodes
Writer
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Men at Work Staff writer 9 episodes
2012 Up All Night Writer Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2013–2015 Ground Floor Story editor
Writer
2 episodes
1 episode: "If I Were a Rich Man"
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Executive story editor
Writer
11 episodes
4 episodes: "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"; "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"; "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"; "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!"
2018–2020 Brockmire Writer 2 episodes
2019–2021 Superstore Writer 4 episodes
2022–2023 The Bear Writer 2 episodes
Producer
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Ground Floor Consulting producer
2016–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Supervising producer/producer/co-producer
2019–2021 Superstore Co-executive producer
2022–2023 The Bear Co-executive producer

Awards and nominations

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Year Television Category Status
2023 The Bear Outstanding Comedy Series[9] Won

References

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  1. ^ "Panelists Emily Heller and Rene Gube have some inspiring words about tonight's show. #atmidnightbts". Facebook. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ Ng, Philiana (15 March 2013). "'Glee' Vet, 'Newsroom' Actor Join Bill Lawrence's TBS Comedy Pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Pasalo, Christine (17 December 2012). "Meet Rene Gube: Getting famous, one joke at a time". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jaymar (16 April 2013). "Groomsman: Rene Gube". Rocketships & Wonderment. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ^ Gube, Rene (16 October 2014). "renegube: I'm out the game". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. ^ Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: My last morning as an unmarried woman. IM READY!!!!!!!". Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ^ Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: Was surrounded by love in every way last night..." Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Briga Heelan and Rene Gube Welcome a Daughter | PEOPLE.com".
  9. ^ Chavez, Yong (Jan 18, 2024). "Fil-Am writers, producers' shows bag awards in Emmys". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.
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