Nicholas Ivan Thune is an American actor, comedian, and musician.

Life and career

Thune was born in

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and grew up in Redmond. Thune moved to

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to pursue his career in

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. His early stand-up shows focused on wordplay while he played the guitar, which he has said was used as more of a prop than to create musical comedy. He has performed on ''

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'' eight times, and was featured in a ''

Comedy Central Presents ''Comedy Central Presents'' is an American stand-up comedy television series created for Comedy Central. It is the network's main half-hour program which highlights either one or a series of stand-up comedians each episode. In 2011, the series e ...

'' special in 2007. In February 2009, Thune performed at the DTD Reality concert at the

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. Thune's debut album, '' Thick Noon,'' was released on February 23, 2010 by

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. Thune's first hour-long stand-up special, ''Nick Thune: Folk Hero'', premiered on

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in February 2014. The special was later released on CD and vinyl. His second hour-long special, ''Good Guy'', premiered on December 22, 2016 on NBC's

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platform. The special was filmed in October 2016 in Portland, Oregon. Much of the special was based on the thoughts Thune had prior to having his first child. The special is a change in style for him, as he no longer used his guitar throughout the performance. He first started performing without his guitar after breaking his arm in Tampa, and while continuing work without being able to play the guitar, he realized he enjoyed being on stage without it.

Television

Thune was cast as a lead in the 2010

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pilot for ''Beach Lane'' starring opposite

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. However, the pilot was not picked up as a series. He has since made guest appearances on the comedy programs ''

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'' and '' Happy Endings'' in 2011, and ''

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'' in 2012. Thune worked on a pilot in 2016 with his creative partner Kevin Parker Flynn, ''Holy Sh*t'', a workplace comedy about a small church avoiding a mega-church takeover. The pilot was produced by

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' production company. Thune had a guest starring role on HBO's ''Love Life'' as Magnus, one of the relationships opposite

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during Season 1.

Film

Thune had small roles in the movies ''

Knocked Up ''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann. It follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between a sl ...

'' and ''

Unaccompanied Minors ''Unaccompanied Minors'' (also known as ''Grounded'' in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a 2006 Christmas film, Christmas comedy film directed by Paul Feig and starring Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan ...

''. In 2017, Thune starred in ''

Dave Made a Maze ''Dave Made a Maze'' is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy horror film directed by Bill Watterson, and starring Nick Thune, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Kirsten Vangsness, Stephanie Allynne, James Urbaniak and John Hennigan. The film centers on th ...

'', playing the titular character. He also starred in the film ''People You May Know'', directed by Sherwin Shilati.

Personal life

Thune and his wife have one son.

Discography

*'' Thick Noon'' (2010) *''Folk Hero'' (2014) *''Good Guy'' (2017)

Filmography

References

External links

*
Official blog
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thune, Nick 1979 births Living people American comedy musicians American male television actors American stand-up comedians American people of South African descent 21st-century American comedians