Ken Marino

Ken Marino is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was born on December 19, 1968, in Long Island, New York, to an Italian-American family. He attended West Islip High School in West Islip, New York, and then studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in New York City.

Marino began his career as a cast member on MTV's sketch comedy series The State from 1993 to 1995. He has since starred in a number of television shows, including Party Down (2009-2010), Marry Me (2014-2015), Burning Love (2012-2013), and Childrens Hospital (2008-2016). He has also appeared in films such as Wet Hot American Summer (2001), The Ten (2007), Wanderlust (2012), and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021).

Marino is married to actress Erica Oyama, and they have two children together. He is a frequent collaborator with his friend and fellow actor David Wain, and they have worked together on a number of projects, including The State, Wet Hot American Summer, and Childrens Hospital.

Filmography (133 Appearances)

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

Upcoming (2026)

MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers

For Worse

Strip Law

Long Live the State

The Residence

High Potential

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

Candy Cane Lane

Susie Searches

Royal Crackers

History of the World: Part II

Help Me Understand

Cursed Friends

Monster High

Reno 911! Defunded

The Great North

Animaniacs

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

The Sleepover

Close Enough

Solar Opposites

Never Have I Ever

The Main Event

Medical Police

The Other Two

Black Monday

Dog Days

The Babysitter

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

The Gong Show

The Late Bloomer

Masterminds

Speechless

The $100,000 Pyramid

To Tell the Truth

The Second Sound Barrier

Vinyl

The Comments

Long Live the Royals

Life in Pieces

Goosebumps

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

2015

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

2015

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

Fresh Off the Boat

2015

Togetherness

2015

Marvel's Agent Carter

Marry Me

They Came Together

Bad Teacher

Veronica Mars

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Toy Story of Terror!

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Wander Over Yonder

Uncle Grandpa

Bad Milo!

In a World...

We're the Millers

Axe Cop

Drunk History

Struck by Lightning

Brenda Forever

For a Good Time, Call...

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Burning Love

Wanderlust

Key & Peele

American Judy

The First A.D.

Whitney

Happy Endings

Bob's Burgers

Conan

Jeffie Was Here

The League

In the Motherhood

Party Down

Eastbound & Down

Childrens Hospital

Role Models

Private Practice

Reaper

Californication

The Ten

Greek

Diggers

Reno 911!: Miami

The Sarah Silverman Program.

2007

Duncan Removed

2006

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door

Hoodwinked!

Made in Hollywood

The Baxter

Love For Rent

Grey's Anatomy

American Dad!

Veronica Mars

Las Vegas

Rock Me Baby

Reno 911!

Old School

CSI: Miami

What I Like About You

Do Over

Monk

Leap of Faith

Joe Somebody

Tortilla Soup

Wet Hot American Summer

2001

First Years

2001

Angel

1999

Rockin' Roller Coaster—Preshow

Love Happens

Family Guy

Carlo's Wake

Charmed

Will & Grace

Conrad Bloom

Dawson's Creek

Veronica's Closet

Gattaca

The Practice

Men Behaving Badly

Spin City

Nash Bridges

Boston Common

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

The Single Guy

The State

The Simpsons