Tyler Sean Labine (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series ''

Breaker High ''Breaker High'' is a teen comedy-drama series that ran from 1997 to 1998, airing on YTV in Canada and on UPN's weekday "Kids" block in the United States. The series was created by Cori Stern, while David Winning directed the pilot and seven epis ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Deadbeat'' and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama ''

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'', and the film '' Tucker & Dale vs Evil''.

Life and career

Labine was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, but grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. He is the brother of actors

Kyle Labine Jonathan Kyle Labine (born April 7, 1983) is a Canadian actor. His brothers Tyler Labine Tyler Sean Labine (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series ''Breaker High'', ...

and Cameron Labine. He played the role of Dave Groves in ''

'', and Bert "Sock" Wysocki in ''

'', and Dale in the

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'' Tucker & Dale vs Evil''. He played the lead character in the 2010

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comedy series ''

Sons of Tucson ''Sons of Tucson'' is an American sitcom starring Tyler Labine, Frank Dolce, Matthew Levy and Benjamin Stockham. It premiered on Fox on March 11, 2010. The show was announced as a midseason show to air on Sunday nights at 8:30 pm ET/PT in ...

'', but the show was cancelled after 4 episodes (the remaining 9 episodes that were shot aired that summer). He also played Jimmy Mortimor Farrell on YTV's ''

'' from 1997 to 1998. In 2011, he co-starred in the

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comedy '' Mad Love'' as Larry Munsch. He starred in the

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comedy series ''

Animal Practice ''Animal Practice'' is an American sitcom television series which aired on NBC from August 12 to October 24, 2012, on the network's Fall 2012 television schedule. The series premiered after the end of the 2012 Olympic games (which the network wa ...

'' alongside

Justin Kirk Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of ''Angels in America'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting A ...

and

Bobby Lee Robert Lee Jr. (born September 17, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. From 2001 to 2009, Lee was a cast member on ''MADtv'', and he co-starred in the ABC single-camera sitcom series '' Splitting Up Together'' alongs ...

, which premiered in September 2012. He also starred in the Hulu show '' Deadbeat''. In 2017, he played Sherlock Hobbs in the second season of ''

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''. Beginning in 2018, he joined the main cast of ''

'' where he plays Head of Psychiatry, Dr. Iggy Frome. He is a fan of the Edmonton Oilers.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Labine, Tyler Living people Male actors from Ontario Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors People from Brampton 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors 1978 births