Andrew Cameron Schulz (born October 30, 1983) is an American

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, actor, television producer and

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. In addition to his stand-up, he is known for his work on

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's ''

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'' (and its two spinoffs),MTV2's Guy Code
" ''MTV.com''. 2015. Retrieved 2020 December 17. the ''Flagrant'' podcast with Akaash Singh, and ''The Brilliant Idiots'' podcast. Schulz's first Netflix special, ''Schulz Saves America'', premiered on December 17, 2020. As an actor, he has appeared in IFC's ''Benders'' and the Amazon original series ''

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Early life

Schulz was born on October 30, 1983, in

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to an immigrant Scottish mother, Sandra Cameron, a professional

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, and an

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father of

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and

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descent, Larry Schulz. Larry is a native New Yorker and former

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and

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, born to a family from

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. Andrew's parents owned the Sandra Cameron Dance Center in

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for three decades. He was raised in the East Village in Lower Manhattan and attended

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: Lillie Devereaux Blake Primary School and Robert F. Wagner Middle School in the

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neighborhood, and

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. Schulz attended the

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, from which he graduated with a

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degree in

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Career

Stand-up comedy

Schulz began performing stand-up during college in California and continued when he returned to New York in the mid-2000s. He became a regular at the Comedy Village and went on to make his debut at the

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in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2008. In September 2017, Schulz self-released his first comedy special, ''4:4:1'', on

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. In June 2018, Schulz followed up with his debut comedy album, ''5:5:1'' which earned the top ranking on

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' comedy album charts. The album went on to rank number one on

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, and

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;. The album went number one on the

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comedy album charts the week of June 23, 2018. In 2021, Schulz issued a pair of streaming EPs, ''Views from the Cis'' and ''Brilliant Idiot'', through 800 Pound Gorilla Records. On July 25, 2022 he released another special on his YouTube channel titled "Infamous"

Television, film, and web series

Schulz has hosted or appeared on numerous

shows, including ''Jobs That Don't Suck'', ''

'', ''

Guy Court ''Guy Court'' is an American comedy court show television series and the third spin-off to ''Guy Code''. The series premiered on November 6, 2013, and airs on MTV2. ''Guy Court'' handles a variety of cases where the "guy code" was violated. Donn ...

'', '' Girl Code'' and ''The Hook Up''. In 2015, he starred in the IFC series '' Benders''. He also acted in Amazon's ''

'' (2015, 2017), Hulu's '' There's Johnny!'' (2017), and HBO's '' Crashing'' (2018). Schulz appeared in the feature films '' The Female Brain'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018), and as himself in ''

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'' (2019). His web series credits include writing and starring in ''Rise of the Radio Show'' and ''The Apartmentship''. A four-part

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special, ''Schulz Saves America'', premiered on December 17, 2020.

Podcasts

Schulz co-hosts two podcasts on

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's Loud Speakers Network. His best-known podcast is '' The Brilliant Idiots'' with fellow MTV2 personality " Charlamagne tha God". Schulz also hosts ''Flagrant 2'' with his best friends and fellow stand-up comedians Akaash Singh and Mark Gagnon, and video editor AlexxMedia. Since starting the podcast, Akaash created a

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where they would post an additional podcast a week with the base cost of $5/month. Those who join Patreon are referred to as members of the "Asshole Army" and are able to communicate directly with other members and the creators.

Personal life

In December 2021, Schulz married Emma Turner in

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Filmography

Television

Film

Comedy specials

Comedy albums

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schulz, Andrew 1983 births Living people American people of Scottish descent American people of German descent American people of Irish descent 21st-century American comedians American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American stand-up comedians American television personalities Patreon creators People from Manhattan People from New York City Comedians from New York City University of California, Santa Barbara alumni