Ian Roberts
Acting

Ian Roberts

Born 29 July 1965 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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Ian Michael Roberts – American actor, comedian, and writer, born 29 July 1965 in Queens, New York. Spent his childhood in Secaucus, New Jersey. A founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe (with Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, and Matt Walsh). His most notable film roles include Sparky Polastri in Bring It On (2000), the Stage Manager in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Kyle in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and roles in Drillbit Taylor (2008), Step Brothers (2008), and Semi-Pro (2008). On television he is best known for the Upright Citizens Brigade series (1998–2000), Sgt. Jack Declan in Reno 911!, The Literal Doctor in Arrested Development (2005–2013), and Key & Peele (2012–2015). He also co-created and starred in the Spike TV series Players (2010).

Known for

The Dictator
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Step Brothers
Get Hard
American Dad!
Community
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
I Love You, Man
Parks and Recreation
Bring It On
Arrested Development
Daughter in a Box
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
The House
Freaks of Nature
Grand Zero
Get Hard
Walk of Shame
The Houses October Built
The Dictator
Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
Freak Dance
I Love You, Man
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Drillbit Taylor
Gigantic
Semi-Pro
Step Brothers
Reno 911!: Miami
Asssscat
Wild Girls Gone
Puberty: The Movie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Wah-Wah
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Terrorists
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Death of a Dynasty
Promised Land
Martin & Orloff
Bring It On
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