Colin Quinn Biography (1959-)

Born June 6, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; father, a teacher; mother, a teacher. Addresses: Agent: Conan Smith, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Julie Wixon-Darmody, Mosaic Media Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Tenth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Jimmy Miller, Werner-Gold-Miller, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522; (commercials andvoice work) Nina Nisenholtz, N2N Entertainment, 9348 Civic Center Dr., Suite200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, producer, writer
Birth Details: June 6, 1959; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Cohost and announcer, Remote Control, MTV, 1987-90, syndicated, 1989-90
2 Hip 4 TV, NBC, 1988
Manly World (also known as Colin Quinn's "Manly World"), MTV, beginning 1990
Host, Caroline's Comedy Hour, Arts and Entertainment, beginning c.1992
Member of ensemble and later "Weekend Update" anchor, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1996-2000
Host, The Colin Quinn Show, NBC, 2002
Celebrity talent scout, Last Comic Standing (also known as LastComic Standing: The Search for the Funniest Person in America), NBC, 2003-2004
Host, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (also known as Tough Crowd), Comedy Central, 2003-2004
Miniseries
(In archive footage) Heroes of Black Comedy, Comedy Central, 2002
Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004
Movies
Himself, Windy City Heat, Comedy Central, 2003
Specials
The Eighth Annual Young Comedians Show, HBO, 1983
Colin Quinn Back in Brooklyn (also known as Back to Brooklyn), MTV, 1989
Referee, Rock n' Jock Hoops, MTV, 1991
Himself, The Road Warriors, ABC and HBO, 1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy and Blue, Showtime, 1992
Comics Come Home 2, Comedy Central, 1996
Audience member, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
Saturday Night Live: Best of the Clinton Scandal, NBC, 1999
Reelmadness, CanWest Global Television, 2000
Himself, Tom Green Uncensored, MTV, 2001
Host, Tough Crowd Stands Up with Colin Quinn, Comedy Central, 2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, Comedy Central, 2003
Last Laugh, 2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (also known as Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!--Uncensored), Comedy Central, 2003
Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny, Trio Channel, 2003
Himself, Maxim Hot 100, VH1, 2004
Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash, Comedy Central, 2004
Comedy Central's Last Laugh '04, Comedy Central, 2004
(In archive footage) Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses, ComedyCentral, 2004
(In archive footage) 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri,NBC, 2004
Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy, Comedy Central, 2005
Awards Presentations
Host, Rate the '80s Awards, MTV, 1989
Himself, VH1 Big in '03, VH1, 2003
Presenter, Comedy Central Presents: The Commies (also known as Comedy Central's "First Annual Commie Awards" and The Commies), Comedy Central, 2003
Spike TV Presents GQ Men of the Year Awards, Spike TV, 2003
Episodic
Davey Herbeck, "Home for the Weekend," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1988
Himself, The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992

Himself, One Night Stand, HBO, 1992
Cully, "The P.A.," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
Himself, "Pavement," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (live action and animated), Cartoon Network, 1997
Police officer, Pulp Comics: Jim Breuer, Comedy Central, 1997
Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004
(Uncredited) Himself, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's"Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 2001
Himself, "Episode 2," Contest Searchlight, Comedy Central, 2002
Himself, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2002, multipleepisodes in 2004
Himself, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with JonStewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2003
Himself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2003
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003
Himself, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2004
Voice of himself, Shorties Watchin' Shorties (animated), Comedy Central, 2004
Himself, "Greatest TV Romances," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
Himself, "Perfect 10s: The Women," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
Himself, "Tournament 5, Game 4," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo,2005
Himself, "Tournament 5 Championship," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2005
The Daily Buzz, syndicated, 2005
Appeared in episodes of The A-List, Comics Only, and London Underground, all Comedy Central; and appeared in Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated.
Pilots
Guest, Last Laugh at Pips, CBS, 2002
Television Executive Producer
Series
(With others) The Colin Quinn Show, NBC, 2002
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (also known as Tough Crowd), Comedy Central, 2003-2004
Specials
Tough Crowd Stands Up with Colin Quinn, Comedy Central, 2003
Film Appearances
Gift shop clerk, Three Men and a Baby, Buena Vista, 1987
Homicide detective, Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988
Onlooker at mansion, "Crocodile" Dundee II, Paramount, 1988
Frankie Flynn, Who's the Man?, New Line Cinema, 1993
Dooley (some sources spell as Dooey), A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998
Himself, Comedian (documentary), Miramax, 2002
Annoying customer, Crooked Lines, Cinemavault Releasing, 2003
Himself, Bitter Jester (documentary), Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2004
Himself, In Search of Ted Demme (documentary), IFC Films, 2005
Film Work
Associate producer, Celtic Pride, Buena Vista, 1996
Stage Appearances
Sanctifying Grace (solo show), off-Broadway production, 1994, produced as Colin Quinn--An Irish Wake, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1998
Stage Door Canteen, Tribeca Playhouse, New York City, 2002
Colin Quinn, Joe's Pub, Public Theatre, New York City, 2003
Comedy Tonight! A Funny Monday in May (benefit performance), Theatre at Ninety-Second Street Y, New York City, 2003
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Himself, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2002, multiple episodes in 2004
RECORDINGS
Albums
Recorded a comedy album.
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
Remote Control, MTV, 1987-90, syndicated, 1989-90
Manly World (also known as Colin Quinn's "Manly World"), MTV, beginning 1990
In Living Color, Fox, 1993-94
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1996-2000
The Colin Quinn Show, NBC, 2002
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (also known as Tough Crowd), Comedy Central, 2003-2004
Specials
Colin Quinn Back in Brooklyn (also known as Back to Brooklyn), MTV, 1989
Screenplays
(Story for film) Celtic Pride, Buena Vista, 1996
(With Stevo Polyi) Midnight Mass, MTV, 1999
Some sources cite him as the author of the screenplays St. Anthony's Bones, Presto Films; and (with Bobby Spillane) Grey Horse Running.
Writings for the Stage
(With Lou DiMaggio) Sanctifying Grace (solo show), off-Broadway production, 1994, produced as Colin Quinn--An Irish Wake (solo show; also known as An Irish Wake), Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1998
Albums
Recorded a comedy album.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, April 17, 1998, p. 54; March 14, 2003, p. 53
People Weekly, December 28, 1998, p. 114
Rolling Stone, November 27, 1997, pp. 50-55, 57
TV Guide, February 28, 1998, pp. 5-6

Electronic

Ask Men, http://www.askmen.com, September 2, 2005

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