Peter Grosz

Peter Grosz is an American actor and television writer. He is most recognizable for appearing in Sonic Drive-In's "Two Guys" commercials, in which he appears as the straight man in a double act with improvisational comedian T. J. Jagodowski.

Peter Grosz
Born
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor, writer

Early life and education

Grosz was born in New York City, and was raised in Scarsdale, New York.[1] Grosz is Jewish.[1]

Career

From 2002 to 2012 and 2014 on, Grosz has starred as one half of the "Two Guys" for the Sonic Drive-In commercials alongside fellow improviser T. J. Jagodowski.[2][3] In 2020, it was reported that Sonic's commercials would be going in a different direction, but that the "Two Guys" series would continue to be part of the chain's advertising in some way. Lori Abou Habib, Sonic's Chief Marketing Officer, said that the commercials are "a huge part of our voice, and they’ll be part of our brand going forward."[4] The two actors also appeared together in the 2006 film Stranger Than Fiction.

Grosz worked as a writer for The Colbert Report from 2007 to 2010,[5] where he has appeared on screen at least four times: once as the Time-Travelling Brandy Thief, once as a version of himself on September 23, 2008,[6] once on May 13, 2010 to interrupt Stephen Colbert's attempt to introduce guest band The Hold Steady, only to perform the introduction himself, and on January 9, 2013 as McGnaw the Gluten-Free Beaver.[7] In addition, the May 13, 2010 episode ended with Colbert wishing farewell to the Time-Travelling Brandy Thief; Grosz confirmed on his Facebook page that this was his last episode of the Colbert Report as a writer. Additionally, the birth of his child was announced on the show on March 9, 2009.[8]

Grosz joined the writing staff of Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2014.

Grosz has appeared in a recurring role for Seasons 1, 2, 4 and 5 (2012-2016) of the HBO comedy series Veep, playing callous oil lobbyist Sidney Purcell.[9] Grosz appears as Mike Pence on The President Show.[10]

On December 18, 2018 Grosz appeared on Late Night with Stephen Colbert as Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor for policy to US President Donald Trump, in a sketch with Colbert about Miller's appearance on Face the Nation the previous Sunday.[11]

Grosz has also routinely appears as a panelist and has been a guest host on the NPR show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.

Filmography

References
  1. Aschenbrand, Periel. "The Chosen Ones: An Interview With Peter Grosz". Tablet. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. Andrew Adam Newman (February 21, 2012). "Sonic Drive-In revives 'out of work' spokesmen". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. Lazare, Lewis (June 19, 2014) "Thanks Sonic: Two (funny) Guys are headed Uptown" Chicago Business Journal
  4. Stanley, T. L. (February 20, 2020) "After 8 Years of ‘2 Guys’ Ads, Sonic Moves in a New Direction With Mother LA" Adweek
  5. Ms Interpreted (March 16, 2007). ""The Colbert Report" welcomes a new writer: Peter Grosz". Nofactzone. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  6. Colbertnation.com: Peter Grosz insults
  7. Colbernation.com
  8. New Baby Abraham Carter Grosz
  9. "Peter Grosz". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  10. Christie D'Zurilla (April 3, 2017). "With 'The President Show,' Comedy Central commits to peak Trump". LATimes.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  11. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Stephen Miller Has A Bad Hair Day, retrieved 2018-12-19
  12. August 14, 2010, as substitute host
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