Dino Stamatopoulos

Konstantinos "Dino" Stamatopoulos (born December 14, 1964; Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Σταματόπουλος)[1] is an American writer, producer, and actor. He has worked on TV programs such as Mr. Show, TV Funhouse, Mad TV, The Dana Carvey Show, Late Show with David Letterman, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has also created multiple animated TV shows such as Moral Orel, Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, and High School USA!. As an actor, he is best known for his recurring role as the character Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne on the NBC comedy series Community, on which he also worked as a producer and consulting writer.

Dino Stamatopoulos
Stamatopoulos in 2016
BornKonstantinos Stamatopoulos
(1964-12-14) December 14, 1964
Norridge, Illinois, United States
OccupationWriter, producer, actor
Period1992–present
GenreSatire, black comedy
Notable worksLate Night with Conan O'Brien
The Ben Stiller Show
Mr. Show
TV Funhouse
Mad TV
Moral Orel
The Drinky Crow Show
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
High School USA!
Community
Notable awardsEmmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
1993 The Ben Stiller Show
Children1

Early life

Stamatopoulos was born into a Greek-American family in Norridge, Illinois.[1] He attended Ridgewood High School in Norridge,[2] where he wrote for his school variety show and was astounded that he could get laughs with the material he had written. While attending Columbia College Chicago, he performed a duo act with comedian Andy Dick, in which Stamatopoulos played a ventriloquist and Dick played a dummy under the influence of sleeping pills.

Career

Stamatopoulos was hired on The Ben Stiller Show after Andy Dick convinced him to submit a spec script for a Simpsons episode. There, he met and worked with Bob Odenkirk. After Stiller's show was canceled, he moved to New York City, where he wrote during the 1990s for The Dana Carvey Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (also with Odenkirk), Late Show with David Letterman, and Mr. Show with Bob and David.

In 2000 Stamatopoulos and Robert Smigel pitched Comedy Central a spin-off of Smigel's TV Funhouse cartoons (which were appearing singly as animated shorts on Saturday Night Live episodes) as a half-hour sketch comedy show. The standalone TV Funhouse show premiered in 2000 but was canceled after one season. He later joined the writing staff on Mad TV.

Stamatopoulos worked as a creative consultant and contributing writer on the first season of Tom Goes to the Mayor, with Tim & Eric and Bob Odenkirk. He also provided the voice of Drinky Crow on The Drinky Crow Show, which aired for one season on Adult Swim. His stop motion animated series Moral Orel premiered on Adult Swim on Christmas 2005 and aired for three seasons, airing its final episode in December 2008; a follow-up special aired in 2012. Following Moral Orel, Stamatopoulos created Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, a stop motion series, for Adult Swim. It ran for two seasons from 2010 to 2012.[3]

Stamatopoulos was a writer and producer on the 2010 NBC sitcom Community. He also played the recurring role of Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne, a character whose nickname derived from his large star-shaped sideburns and his tendency to define himself by them. Together with Community creator Dan Harmon, Stamatopoulos started production company Starburns Industries.

A long-time fan of radio personality Steve Dahl, Stamatopoulos hosted a podcast, Sorry About Everything, from May 2012 until June 2013 on Dahl's Steve Dahl Network.[4]

Stamatopoulos and friend Andy Dick hosted a weekly podcast, Dino and Andy's Skull Juice, which premiered in late 2016 and was initially produced by Feral Audio.[5] Due to an on-air incident of hostility in mid-2018, Dick was asked to leave the podcast. Stamatopoulos asked friend and recurring guest Dana Snyder to replace Dick as co-host, and the podcast was renamed Dino & Dana's Safe Space. Additional co-hosts Laetitia "Tish" Burns and Spencer Crittenden were also given billing in the podcast.[6]

Personal life

Stamatopoulos was married and has one daughter.[2] He is a vocalist and guitarist in a rock band called Sorry About Everything.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotesCharacter
2016Great Minds with Dan HarmonConsulting ProducerComedy series
2016Horace and PeteCo-Executive ProducerWeb series
2015AnomalisaProducerAnimated Film
2015W/ Bob & DavidWriter
Co-Executive Producer		Sketch ComedyChuck, Episode 3
2015The Jack and Triumph ShowWriter
Executive Producer		TV Sitcom
2014HarmontownExecutive ProducerDocumentary film
2013High School USA!Creator
Writer		Animated SeriesMr. Merriweather
2010–2012Mary Shelley's FrankenholeCreator
Writer
Executive Producer		Animated seriesDeath
The Mummy
Mother Teresa
Additional voices
2009–2015CommunityRecurring Role
Writer
Writer Consultant / Producer / Consulting Producer		TV SitcomAlex "Star-Burns" Osbourne
2009Important Things with Demetri MartinWriterSketch Comedy series
2008-2009The Drinky Crow ShowVoice actorAnimated seriesDrinky Crow, Lieutenant Vronchy
2006Lucky LouieWriterTV Sitcom
2005–2008Moral OrelCreator
Writer
Director
Executive Producer		Animated seriesVarious characters
2004–2005Tom Goes to the MayorWriter
Creative Consultant		Animated series
2002–2004Mad TVWriterSketch Comedy series
2002The Master of DisguiseCo-producerLive Action Comedy Movie
2000–2001TV FunhouseWriter
Actor
Executive Producer		Sketch Comedy seriesChickey
Mr. Whiskers
Various characters
1996–2006Saturday Night LiveWriter (TV Funhouse)
Voice Actor		Sketch Comedy seriesMichael Jackson
1996–1998Mr. Show with Bob and DavidWriter
Executive Producer		Sketch Comedy seriesVarious characters
1996–1997Late Show with David LettermanWriterLate Night Talk Show
1996The Dana Carvey ShowWriterSketch Comedy series
1993–1999Late Night with Conan O'BrienWriter
Sketch Actor		Late Night Talk ShowTomorry the Ostrich
Kiss-Ass Turkey
Abe Lincoln
Various characters
1992–1993The Ben Stiller ShowWriterSketch Comedy series

References
  1. "Dino Stamatopoulos Net Worth". net-worths.org. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  2. "Dino Stamatopoulos". NNDB.com. Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  3. McCarthy, Scott L. (November 2, 2009). "The Comic's Comic interviews Scott Adsit". Thecomicscomic.typepad.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. "It's here, the first "Sorry About Everything Podcast" with Dino Stamatopoulos". Dahl.com. Steve Dahl Network. May 31, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  5. Wright, Megh (2016-08-18). "This Week in Comedy Podcasts: 'Dino and Andy’s Skull Juice' Debuts." Vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  6. Link to SAFE SPACE Podcast site
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