Will Sasso
William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, voice actor, and former podcaster on his podcast Ten Minute Podcast. He is notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curly in the 2012 film reboot of The Three Stooges, and Happy Gilmore (1996), as well as for his T.V. show roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003-2006), Doug Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008-2012), and as Bill Ryan in United We Fall (2020).
| Will Sasso | |
|---|---|
 Sasso at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Birth name | William Sasso |
| Born | May 24, 1975 Ladner, British Columbia, Canada |
| Medium | Sketch comedy |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Genres | Film, television |
Early life
William Sasso was born on May 24, 1975 in Ladner, British Columbia,[1] to Italian immigrant parents.[2]
Career
MADtv
By the end of its second season (1996–1997), the Fox network sketch comedy television series MADtv experienced its first big cast turnover. Three of the show's repertory performers (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) left the cast. As a result, in 1997, casting executives at FOX had to cast replacements for the show. Sasso (along with Alex Borstein and Aries Spears) was selected to join the MADtv third season cast as a regular cast member.[2]
2002 - present
After leaving MADtv, Sasso's television appearances included four seasons as Carl Monari on Less than Perfect, as well as a role in Robson Arms. He played the role of Fortunio Balducci in Southland Tales. Sasso starred in $h*! My Dad Says, based on the Twitter feed Shit My Dad Says, created by Justin Halpern. The show premiered in the late 2010 and its cancellation was announced on May 15, 2011.[3][4]
Sasso hosted the 2006 Canadian Comedy Awards in London, Ontario, as well as the festival's "Sketch & Improv Showcases". Additionally, he was a host at the 2005-2006 NHL award ceremony. Sasso appeared on the CSI episode "The Chick Chop Flick Shop". He also appeared in the Childrens Hospital episode "Frankfurters".[5]
Sasso began posting videos on the online video service Vine, creating a running gag of lemons randomly escaping from his mouth without warning.[6]
In 2018, Sasso played Mountie Archambault in the comedy film Super Troopers 2. In November 2019, he voiced Mr. Ellingboe in Netflix's Klaus.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ernest Goes to School | Russell | |
| Ski School 2 | Tomcat Collins | ||
| 1995 | Magic in the Water | Shy Young Orderly | |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Pizza Boy | |
| Happy Gilmore | Mover # 1 | ||
| Malicious | Guy | ||
| 1997 | The 6th Man | Scrubby D | |
| Beverly Hills Ninja | Chet Walters | ||
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | "Fat Dog" Baker | |
| 1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Hank Vilmes | |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Dale | |
| 2002 | Dawg | Willie Smits | |
| 2003 | The Hot Chick | Mr. Garbajian | Deleted scenes |
| A Mighty Wind | Phil | ||
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Randy Newman/James Lipton | Voice; Direct-to-DVD |
| 2006 | Dark Ride | Hospital Aide | |
| 2007 | Southland Tales | Fortunio Balducci | |
| 2008 | Lower Learning | Jesse Buchwald | |
| College Road Trip | Deputy O'Malley | ||
| 2009 | Year of the Carnivore | Dirk | |
| 2010 | National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | Awesomest Maximus | |
| Life As We Know It | Miss Pennsylvania's Husband | ||
| For Christ's Sake | Alan | ||
| 2011 | Division III: Football's Finest | Terry Lockwood | |
| 2012 | Moving Day | Clyde | |
| The Three Stooges | Curly Howard | ||
| 2013 | The Right Kind of Wrong | Neil | |
| Movie 43 | Jerry (The Pitch) | Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with the entire cast) | |
| 2014 | Hit By Lightning | Seth | |
| 2016 | Army of One | Roy | |
| 2017 | Killing Hasselhoff | Wasserstein | |
| The Female Brain | Dennis | ||
| 2018 | American Woman | Terry | |
| Super Troopers 2 | Mountie Roger Archambault | ||
| The Grizzlies | Mike | ||
| Henchmen | Gluttonator/Union Boss | Voice | |
| 2019 | Inside Game | Baba Battista | |
| Klaus | Mr. Aksel Ellingboe | Voice | |
| 2020 | Irresistible | Nick Farlander | |
| 2021 | Boss Level | Brett | |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Classmate (uncredited) | Season 4, Episode 3 "All Guts, No Glory" |
| 1994 | The Odyssey | Drewg | |
| 1994–97 | Madison | Derek Wakaluk | |
| 1995–96 | Sliders | Gomez Calhoun | |
| 1996 | Annie O | Awesome Heckler | |
| Susie Q | Police Officer | ||
| Doctor Who | Pete | Television movie | |
| Heck's Way Home | Mover #1 | ||
| 1997–2002,
2003–04, 2009, 2016 |
MADtv | Various Characters | |
| 1997 | Dad's Week Off | Ivan "Boom Boom" Krutovski | |
| 1999-2017 | Family Guy | Various voices | 7 episodes
Credited as "William" in Episode: Da Boom |
| 1999 | WCW Monday Nitro | Himself | |
| 2000 | The X-Files | Leslie Stokes | Episode: "Je Souhaite" |
| 2002 | WWF SmackDown | Steve Austin Impersonator | |
| Latin Grammy Awards | Presenter | ||
| 2003 | The Western Alienation Comedy Hour | Host | |
| 2003–06 | Less than Perfect | Carl Monari | Main role (40 episodes) |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Experiment 322, a.k.a. Heckler (voice) | |
| 2006–07 | 'Til Death | Russ | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary | Himself | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mason Lafon | Guest / Episode: "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" | |
| Entourage | Jay Lester | ||
| 2008–12 | How I Met Your Mother | Doug Martin the Bartender | |
| 2008 | Robson Arms | Bark[7] | |
| 2009 | Two and a Half Men | Charlie's Recording Engineer | |
| 2010 | Childrens Hospital | Trucker | |
| Neighbors from Hell | Balthazor Hellman | ||
| $h*! My Dad Says | Vince | Main role | |
| 2012 | WWE Raw | Curly-Hulk Hogan | Promoting The Three Stooges film |
| 2012 | Finding Mrs. Claus | Kris Claus | Television film |
| 2013–present | Channel Squad 1 | Morton | |
| 2013 | Super Fun Night | Parker | |
| The League | Officer Bungalon | ||
| Hollywood Game Night | Himself | ||
| Drunk History | Frank Nitti | ||
| Murder Police | Tommy Margaretti | 13 episodes | |
| 2014 | Anger Management | Jimmy | |
| Justified | Al Sura | 3 episodes | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Strong "The Sledgehammer" Ishijima (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2014–15 | Hot in Cleveland | Franky | 3 episodes |
| 2014–17 | Modern Family | Señor Kaplan | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Fool Canada | Various | 10 episodes |
| The Comedians | Himself | ||
| Key & Peele | Pirate | ||
| Robot Chicken | Phil Coulson (voice) | ||
| 2015–18 | Another Period | Policeman #1 | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Shameless | Yanis | 4 episodes |
| Motive | Hank Novak | ||
| 2017 | American Housewife | Billy | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Bill | ||
| 2017–18 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Dave | |
| 2017–present | Loudermilk | Ben | |
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Chris Sadler | |
| 2018–19 | Grey's Anatomy | Jed | 2 episodes |
| 2019-current | Mom | Police Officer Andy | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Maxie Zeus | |
| 2020 | United We Fall | Bill Ryan |
Music Video
| Year | Band | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sum 41 | Still Waiting | Record Executive |
References
- "Will Sasso". TV Insider. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- Ten Minute Podcast (June 7, 2017), Ten Minute Podcast - 285 - Setting Parameters, retrieved December 18, 2020
- "CBS Announces 2010-2011 Primetime Schedule" (Press release). CBS Television Network. May 19, 2010.
- "'The Defenders,' 'S#*! My Dad Says,' and 'Mad Love' Canceled By CBS". TV By The Numbers. 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- "Ten Minute Podcast". tenminutepodcast.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- "WATCH: It Is Impossible Not To Laugh At This". HuffPost. March 23, 2013.
- "Robson Arms - Season 3". Retrieved 2008-07-23.
