B. J. Porter (born May 12, 1970, in

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, Texas) is an actor, writer and comedian. Porter began his career writing and performing on the HBO

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program, ''

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.'' Porter, along with the rest of the ''Mr. Show'' writing staff, was nominated for an

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in 1999. Porter won an Emmy in 2014 and 2015 for the Funny or Die series ''

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'', which he co-created. ''Between Two Ferns'' was also nominated for an Emmy in 2013. Porter has served as a co-executive producer and writer on FX's

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, ''

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'' and

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animated series '' Bordertown''. Prior to that, he was a co-executive producer and writer on the

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series ''

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'', a writer for '' NTSF:SD:SUV'' on

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, and the head writer for the

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show, hosted by

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. Porter has created pilots for

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and

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. Porter performed as the comedy duo "The Fun Bunch" with frequent comedy partner

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. Porter and Aukerman also created the long-running live, weekly

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show

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, hosted at the

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in Los Angeles. In 2007, Porter and Aukerman created and produced a sketch show pilot for

titled ''The Right Now! Show''. One of the sketches from this pilot, ''

'', was put up on the website

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. Porter, Aukerman and

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co-created and executive produce the Funny or Die series ''

'' for which they were nominated for an

in 2013 and won the award in 2014 and 2015. It remains one of the most successful webseries and Porter has directed some of the most popular episodes including the

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and

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episodes. In March 2014, an episode was released with President

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. It was designed to bring attention to the

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. In addition to writing for film and television, Porter has made guest appearances on programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Angel'', and ''

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''.

Filmography

Voice acting

* ''Bordertown'' – Bob Mothers Angel TV series. Dennis Pearson

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, B. J. 1970 births American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American television writers Comedians from Texas Living people American male television writers Male actors from New Mexico Orange Coast College alumni Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers 21st-century American comedians Male actors from Dallas Writers from Dallas 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters