''The Life & Times of Tim'' is an American
adult animated sitcom
An animated sitcom is a subgenre of the sitcom that is animated instead of live action and is generally made or created for adult audiences in most cases. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Simpsons'', ''South Park'', and ''Family Guy'' are four of ...
created by
Steve Dildarian
Steve Dildarian (born November 3, 1969) is an American writer, actor, producer, director, animator, painter, and former advertising copywriter. He is the creator and voice of Tim in the animated television series ''The Life & Times of Tim''. He ...
for
HBO. It premiered on September 28, 2008. The series is about a hapless man in his mid-20s named Tim (voiced by Dildarian) who lives in
New York City
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with his girlfriend Amy. Throughout the series, Tim constantly finds himself in increasingly awkward situations in both his work and personal life.
The first season aired in 2008 and has since been aired in numerous countries, and has developed a
cult following. The second season debuted on February 19, 2010 on HBO. On June 4, 2010, HBO announced it was canceling the show. There were rumors that it was going to be picked up by another network. On 16 August 2010,
it was announced HBO had reversed their original decision to cancel the show, and as a result, a third season was ordered.
Season 3 of ''The Life and Times of Tim'' premiered on December 16, 2011.
On April 20, 2012, HBO cancelled the series after three seasons.
The theme song is "
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" performed by country music star
Hank Williams.
Production
It is the first HBO animated original since ''
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
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'', which aired from 1997 to 1999. It was originally developed for
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
in 2007, but was instead picked up by HBO for 10 episodes. The first season ran from September 28, 2008 to November 30, 2008 on HBO.
Dildarian, in addition to providing the voice of Tim, serves as the series' executive
producer. Dildarian is most notable for his famous "Budweiser Lizards" campaign. He is also known for his animated short ''Angry Unpaid Hooker'', which was awarded the Best Animated Short at the 2006
Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and is the basis for ''The Life & Times of Tim''.
Tom Werner
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Werner first became ...
(''
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'', ''
3rd Rock from the Sun'', and ''
The Cosby Show
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''),
Jimmy Miller
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(''
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' and ''
Borat
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'') and Mike Clements executive produce as well.
The show aired its last original episode on February 17, 2012. HBO has canceled the series.
Cast
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Steve Dildarian
Steve Dildarian (born November 3, 1969) is an American writer, actor, producer, director, animator, painter, and former advertising copywriter. He is the creator and voice of Tim in the animated television series ''The Life & Times of Tim''. He ...
as Tim, the title character and
protagonist. Tim is an unassuming white-collar worker for "Omnicorp", a fictional corporation in
New York City
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. Although well-meaning, he almost always finds himself in greatly embarrassing scenarios, often as a consequence of bad judgment or lying.
* MJ Otto as Amy, Tim's long-suffering girlfriend.
*
Nick Kroll
Nicholas Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series '' Kroll Show'', ''The Oh, Hello Show'', the FX comedy series ''The L ...
as Stu, Tim's stoner best friend and co-worker.
*
Matt Johnson as Rodney, Tim's other friend, assistant to The Boss, Staten-Island
guido
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-type, and Stan, a constantly angry, vulgar Omnicorp employee.
* Peter Giles as The Boss (aka Percy Davis), the self-absorbed head of OmniCorp.
* Bob Morrow as Debbie the Prostitute; Gay Gary; additional characters.
Alan Tudyk
Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), ''A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2004 ...
took over as the voice of Debbie in season 3.
Julianne Grossman,
Edie McClurg
Edith Marie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) is an American actress and comedian. She has played supporting roles in the films ''Carrie'' (1976), ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), and ''Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' (1988), and bit parts in ' ...
,
Andrew Daly
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,
Jon Daly
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,
Kari Wahlgren
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,
Brian Scolaro,
Melanie Lynskey
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Lynskey is the recipi ...
,
Jamie Denbo
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,
Rick Gomez
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...
, and
Eddie Pepitone
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Early life
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provide additional voices in various episodes.
Guest voices have included
Bob Saget
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as Tim's coworker Party Marty;
Jeff Garlin
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as Stu's dad;
Cheri Oteri
Cheryl Ann Oteri () is an American actress and comedian. A nominee of a Primetime Emmy Award, Oteri is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2000.
Early life
The daughte ...
as Bashko's daughter Blobsnark;
Daniel Tosh
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as Theo the "Internet Technology" guy;
Trevor Moore as Larry, owner of "Larry's Bras & Hooker Outfits";
Aziz Ansari
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;
Elliott Gould as Dr. Fishman;
Bob Odenkirk as the "Bathroom Guy";
Marc Wootton
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as Ringmaster; and
Billy Dee Williams
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as himself, and
Tim Meadows
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as himself.
Episodes
Each 30 minute episode consists of two 15 minute segments.
Series overview
Season 1: 2008
Season 2: 2010
Season 3: 2011–12
Release
The first season was released on DVD on February 9, 2010,
the second on December 13, 2011, and the third season on December 18, 2012.
International syndication
References
External links
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