Ron Funches (born March 12, 1983) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He starred in the NBC series Undateable as Shelly. He has appeared frequently on @midnight, and was a cast member and writer on Kroll Show.
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Early life
Funches was born in Los Angeles County, California and grew up with his mother and sister in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Salem, Oregon when he was 13, attending Douglas McKay High School.
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Career
Funches began pursuing comedy at the age of 23 in Portland, Oregon after working at a series of jobs that he felt he was not suited for.
Funches has a role in the 2015 comedy film Get Hard. He had a recurring role on Crash and Bernstein. He has also worked on the shows Bob's Burgers, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show, New Girl, Enlisted, Drunk History, and Portlandia. Additionally, he was a frequent round-table guest on Chelsea Lately.
Personal life
Funches has one son, who lives with him in Los Angeles. He is open about his son being autistic in his comedy.
Funches moved from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California in 2012 to further his career as a comedian.
Funches is known as an avid video gamer. Funches is also notable for his massive weight loss. He told Adam Carolla that he had weighed 360 pounds, despite being only 5' 11". Funches said that over a few years he lost about 140 pounds.
Filmography
Film
Television
Funches has also appeared several times on Conan as a guest and stand-up comic between 2011-17.
Championships and accomplishments
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
References
External links
- Official website
- Ron Funches on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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