Kyle Edward Bornheimer (born September 10, 1975) is an American

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and

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known for his roles on the sitcoms '' Worst Week'', ''

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'', '' Casual'', and '' Playing House''.

Life and career

Bornheimer was born in

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, where he attended St. Monica Grade School and Marian High School, graduating in 1994. Bornheimer is a founding member of The Curtainbox Theatre Company. With a string of national commercials, Bornheimer established an "always on TV" reputation with 30-second spots for such national accounts as

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, Staples,

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, Stanley and

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. He landed the lead of Sam Briggs on the sitcom '' Worst Week''. He starred with Alyssa Milano on the TV sitcom '' Romantically Challenged''. The series premiered on ABC on April 19, 2010, but ABC officially canceled the series on May 16, 2010. In ''

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'', he played Ken, an obnoxious stockbroker who gets his car blown up by

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in the Season 1 episode " Cancer Man", and later reprised his role as the character in the prequel ''

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'', as the victim of a prank pulled by

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in the

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episode "

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". Bornheimer has also been featured in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', and ''

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''. More recently, Bornheimer starred in the

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sitcom '' Perfect Couples'' opposite Olivia Munn, David Walton, and

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and in the ABC sitcom '' Family Tools'' with J.K. Simmons and Leah Remini. In 2016, Bornheimer appeared on the CBS sitcom ''

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''. His feature film credits include '' She's Out of My League'', '' You Again'', and ''

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''. He also made two appearances in

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's Netflix series ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bornheimer, Kyle 1975 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Indiana People from Mishawaka, Indiana American people of German descent