Lou Wilson (actor)
Lou Wilson | |
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Born | November 21, 1991 |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, screenwriter |
Known for | Jimmy Kimmel Live!, American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, Dimension 20 |
Lou Wilson is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work as a writer and his roles on actual play anthology web series Dimension 20 and the creator-owned podcast Worlds Beyond Number.[1][2] He is also known for being the on-air announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and his roles on American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, and The Guest Book.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Wilson was raised in Altadena, California and has lived in Los Angeles for the majority of his life.[3] He attended Boston College and studied communications and Italian.[5] While there, he became a member of the university's comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag.[6] After his graduation in 2014, Wilson moved back to California and joined the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.[5]
Career
[edit]In 2017, Wilson starred as Frank in The Guest Book[4] and played Lucas Wiley on Netflix's American Vandal.[7][8] Additionally, he acted alongside Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020), where he played the role of Richie.[9][10] He began writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2020 and was promoted to on-air announcer in 2022, replacing Dicky Barett after he retired.[3][11]
Wilson is known within the tabletop role-playing game community as a primary cast member of Dimension 20, an actual play anthology web series which premiered in 2018; it was created by CollegeHumor for the streaming service Dropout.[1] In 2022, he was a cast member of the actual play series Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, a spin-off of the web series Critical Role.[12][13][14] In January 2023, it was announced that Wilson, alongside Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Brennan Lee Mulligan, would star in the creator-owned actual play podcast Worlds Beyond Number; the show premiered in March 2023.[2][15][16][17]
Wilson is also an improvisational comedian. He is currently a member of the improv troupe Yeti, which includes fellow Dimension 20 cast members Zac Oyama and Ally Beardsley[citation needed] and performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.[18]
Filmography
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Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Joseph-AA Member #2 | ||
Show Dogs | Caesars Security Guard | |||
2020 | The King of Staten Island | Richie | [9][10] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Tween Fest | Dusty DelGrosso | Main role | [19][20] |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Cashier | Episode: "Reggie Watts Wears a Purple and Yellow Quilted Sweatshirt" | ||
2017–2018 | The Guest Book | Frank | Main role | [4] |
2017 | American Vandal | Lucas Wiley | Recurring role | [7][8] |
2022–present | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself (announcer) | Also writer | [11] |
Web series
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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2018–2024 | Dimension 20 | Fantasy High | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [21] | |
The Unsleeping City | Kingston Brown | [22] | |||
Fantasy High: Sophomore Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [23] | |||
A Crown Of Candy | King Amethar Rocks | [24] | |||
The Unsleeping City: Chapter II | Kingston Brown | [25] | |||
Misfits and Magic | Whitney Jammer | Also appeared in the Misfits & Magic Holiday Special | [25][26] | ||
A Starstruck Odyssey | Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax | [26] | |||
A Court of Fey and Flowers | Lord Squak Airavis | [27][28] | |||
Neverafter | Pinocchio | [29][30] | |||
The Ravening War | Thane Delissandro Katzon | ||||
Fantasy High: Junior Year | Fabian Aramais Seacaster | [31] | |||
2020–2023 | Game Changer | Himself | 6 episodes | [32] | |
2022 | Exandria Unlimited | Calamity | Nydas Okiro | [12][14] | |
2023 | Worlds Beyond Number | The Children's Adventure | Eursulon/The Wild One | Patreon exclusive prequel podcast for The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [15][16] |
The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One | [15][16] | ||||
A County Affair | Itsa Winnerbaby | [33] | |||
Space Cram: Reasonable Hoop Dreams | Slam Jamiels | Patreon exclusive podcast | [34] | ||
2023–2024 | Make Some Noise | Himself | 3 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hanna, James (October 8, 2020). "Dungeons & Dragons: Dimension 20 Is a TOTALLY Different Take On Actual-Play". CBR. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Carter, Justin (January 1, 2023). "TTRPG Alums Form New Tabletop Podcast Venture Worlds Beyond Number". Gizmodo. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lou Wilson". Jimmy Kimmel Live!. ABC. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c The Guest Book, retrieved January 5, 2023
- ^ a b "Lou Wilson - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Hackett, Alix (August 2020). "Building community through comedy". BC News. Boston College. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "American Vandal". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 3, 2017). "Netflix Announces True Crime Satire 'American Vandal' With Absurdly Straight-Laced Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "The King of Staten Island". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (June 25, 2019). "Universal's Judd Apatow-Pete Davidson Comedy Adds Trio". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b McCarty, India (January 18, 2022). "Who Is Lou Wilson, Jimmy Kimmel's New Announcer? You May Recognize Him From A Hit Netflix Show". MSN. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Hall, Charlie (May 13, 2022). "Critical Role and Dimension 20 are crossing the streams for a new actual play series". Polygon. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Hoffer, Christian (May 12, 2022). "Critical Role Announces New Exandria Unlimited Miniseries". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Cooke, Aaron (June 8, 2022). "What We Want to See from Exandria Unlimited: Calamity's Characters". CBR. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c Hoffer, Christian (February 1, 2023). "Worlds Beyond Number TTRPG Podcast Launches Patreon, Pacing Towards Record Number of Backers". ComicBook.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c Friedman, Em (January 19, 2023). "The best new actual play series coming in 2023". Polygon. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ WorldsBeyondNumber [@WorldsBeyondPod] (March 2, 2023). "*kicks the door down* EPISODE ONE IS NOW LIVE!! Catch the beginning of THE WIZARD, THE WITCH & THE WILD ONE, now available on RSS Feeds and other great podcast platforms!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Harold Night: Yeti & Ghost". Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Holub, Christian (July 25, 2016). "Funny or Die to parody digital influencers with new original series Tween Fest". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Frucci, Adam (July 28, 2016). "Check Out the First Trailer for Funny or Die and go90's 'Tween Fest'". Splitsider. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Goode, Robert (March 23, 2019). "Dimension 20: Fantasy High – Lord of the Rings Meets John Hughes On College Humor". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Plante, Corey (July 8, 2019). "'Dimension 20' Season 3: Meet the D&D Cast of "Unsleeping City" (Exclusive)". Inverse. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Heim, Bec (January 2, 2023). "Dimension 20: All Intrepid Hero Campaigns, Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy shows the sweet and sour sides of nobility". Arts. The Peak. July 19, 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Sheehan, Gavin (October 30, 2020). "Dimension 20 Announces The Unsleeping City Season Two". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors.
- ^ a b Dimension 20 🎲 [@dimension20show] (November 3, 2021). "❄️Wanna know what Dimension 20 is bringing you this winter? 🗓️Well, we have some good news...🧛✨🪐 🤔FAQ here: https://t.co/4cGyklhRk6 #Dimension20 https://t.co/zr9wIhLwLM" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Friedman, Em (August 24, 2022). "My favorite new Jane Austen adaptation is an elaborate game of Dungeons & Dragons". Polygon. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Em (October 6, 2022). "A Court of Fey & Flowers has a lot to say about love, class, and equality". Polygon. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Em (December 15, 2022). "Battles have gone badly before in Dimension 20, but not like this". Polygon. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Zambrano, J. R. (October 14, 2022). "'Dimension 20: Neverafter' is a Dark D&D Fairy Tale". Bell of Lost Souls. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (September 26, 2023). "Dimension 20's Fantasy High cast will return for Junior Year this winter". Polygon.
- ^ Wilson, Tilda (August 12, 2023). "Amid streaming chaos, Dropout carves out its own niche". NPR.
- ^ "A County Affair ep1 "CRIME-a-doodle-doo!"". Simplecast. September 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "[One Shot] SPACE CRAM: Reasonable Hoop Dreams ep01 "The Menlo County Summer League 3X3: Part 1"". Patreon: Worlds Beyond Number. September 14, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lou Wilson at IMDb
- 1991 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- Actual play performers
- African-American male comedians
- African-American television writers
- American comedy writers
- American male comedians
- American male television actors
- American male television writers
- American television writers
- Boston College alumni
- CollegeHumor people
- Comedians from California
- Living people
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers