Ron Funches
Ronald Kyle Funches (born March 12, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Born in California, Funches spent his early life in Chicago before relocating to Salem, Oregon, as a teenager. He began his comedy career in Portland, Oregon, at age 23. After moving to Los Angeles in 2012, he began appearing as a guest on several comedy series, including @midnight, Mulaney, and Kroll Show.
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| Born | Ronald Kyle Funches March 12, 1983 |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | ronfunches |
From 2014 to 2016, Funches starred as a regular on the NBC series Undateable, and in 2015, began performing as a voice actor on such series as BoJack Horseman, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and Adventure Time. He subsequently performed the voice role of Cooper in the animated film Trolls (2016). He also had guest-starring roles on a number of television series, including Transparent (2016), Black-ish (2017), and reprised the role of Cooper in the Trolls spin-off series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018).
Beginning in 2019, he began voicing the roles of King Shark in the DC Comics TV series Harley Quinn and Fox in the TBS/Adult Swim TV series Final Space. In 2020, Funches again reprised the role of Cooper in the sequel film Trolls World Tour. Starting in 2020, Funches voiced Ron on the Netflix series Hoops.
Early life
Ronald Kyle Funches was born March 12, 1983[2] in Carson, California,[3] but spent his early life with his mother and sister in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.[4][1] Funches' mother was a social worker.[1] When he was 13 years old, he moved to Salem, Oregon to live with his father, who was employed there as a pipefitter.[1]
He graduated from Douglas McKay High School in Salem, where he took English courses,[4][1] and was inspired by writers such as Molière, J. D. Salinger, William Faulkner, and Erich Maria Remarque.[1] After high school, Funches relocated to Portland, Oregon, where he worked a variety of jobs, including at a bank call center and as a clerk at a Grocery Outlet store.[1][4]
Career
Funches began pursuing stand-up comedy at the age of 23 in Portland.[4][1] After having a small role on an episode of Portlandia in 2011,[5][6][7] he relocated to Los Angeles in 2012.[1] Beginning in 2013, he was a regular panelist on the comedy series @midnight, had a recurring role in the comedy series Crash & Bernstein (2013), and worked as a writer on The Eric Andre Show and Comedy Central's The Half Hour (2014). Also in 2014, Funches performed as a regular comic panelist on Chelsea Lately.[8][9][10]
Beginning in 2014, Funches appeared in several episodes of Drunk History, and in 2015, performed numerous guest-starring voice roles on the animated series BoJack Horseman, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and Adventure Time.
Funches subsequently starred as Shelly on the NBC comedy series Undateable from 2014 until the series' conclusion in 2016.[11][4][12] Funches also had a supporting role in the 2015 comedy film Get Hard.
In 2016, he voiced the role of Cooper in the animated film Trolls,[13] Also in 2016, Funches guest-starred on numerous series, such as Another Period, Take My Wife, and Transparent.
Beginning in 2019, he began voicing the role of King Shark in the DC Comics TV series Harley Quinn and the role of Fox in the TBS series Final Space. He played the recurring character "Funchy" in season 3 (2019) of the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan. Funches reprised his role of Cooper in the Trolls sequel, Trolls World Tour (2020). Funches also voiced Shag Rugg on the 2021 HBO Max television series Jellystone!.[14]
On April 20, 2021, Funches became host of a new spinoff of the iconic "Chopped" cooking competition series. The new show, streaming on Discovery+, is called "Chopped: 420." Where the cheftestants have to make cannabis infused gourmet meals.[15]
Influences
Funches has cited Lucille Ball, Dave Chappelle, and Mitch Hedberg as major influences on his comedy.[16] Commenting on Ball, he said: "I Love Lucy was kind of my introduction to the world of comedy in general. And when you look at the history of Lucille Ball, and the work that she did for women in Hollywood, having her own production company, and also showing an interracial marriage on TV in the ’50s, to me, she’s just one of my biggest influences overall as a human being. That's what it means to be a professional and what it means to stand up for yourself."[17]
Personal life
As of 2020, Funches lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.[18][19] He is open about his son being autistic in his comedy and welcomes fans sharing their stories with him.[4][12][20][21]
Funches is an avid video gamer.[22][23] He told Adam Carolla that he had once weighed 360 pounds. Funches said that over a few years he lost around 140 pounds.[24]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Night Night with Ron Funches | Himself | Writer; short film for Funny or Die | |
| 2014 | Night Night with Ron Funches Ep 2 | Himself | Writer; short film for Funny or Die | |
| 2015 | Movie Mind Machine | Ron | Short film | |
| 2015 | Get Hard | Jojo | [25] | |
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Member of The Fat Boys | [26] | |
| 2016 | Trolls | Cooper | Voice role | [13] |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Mocha | [27] | |
| 2017 | Killing Hasselhoff | Bill | ||
| 2019 | Jexi | Craig | ||
| 2019 | Noelle | Elf Mortimer | ||
| 2019 | 6 Underground | Blaine's cousin / the funeral speaker | ||
| 2019 | Lucky | Sammy | Voice role | |
| 2020 | Sylvie's Love | Tank | ||
| 2020 | Underlings | Sal | Voice role | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Cooper | Voice role | |
| 2020 | The One and Only Ivan | Murphy | Voice role | |
| 2020 | Golden Arm | Carl | ||
| 2021 | Dark Web: Cicada 3301 | Avi | ||
| 2022 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Seth’s Neighbor | ||
| 2022 | Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience | Les Pants | Voice role | |
| TBA | 80 for Brady | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Portlandia | Baseball Player | Episode: "Baseball" | |
| 2013 | Crash & Bernstein | Roland | 5 episodes | |
| 2013 | Dead Kevin | Homeless King | Episode: "How Not to Rob a Liquor Store" | |
| 2013 | New Girl | Street Musician | Episode: "First Date" | |
| 2014 | Mulaney | Rodney aka Tall Tucan | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Home Alone" | |
| 2014 | The Eric Andre Show | — | Writer Episode: "Seth Rogen; Asa Akira" | |
| 2014 | Selfie | Wayne | Episode: "Traumatic Party Stress Disorder" | |
| 2014 | The Half Hour | Himself | Stand-up special | |
| 2014 | Bob's Burgers | Horseplay / Patrick | 2 episodes Voice role | [28] |
| 2014 | Enlisted | Private Huggins | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2014–2015 | Kroll Show | Himself | Actor: 4 episodes Writer: 11 episodes | |
| 2014–2016 | Undateable | Shelly | 36 episodes | |
| 2014–2016 | Drunk History | Various | 3 episodes | [28] |
| 2015 | Cougar Town | Marty | Episode: "To Find a Friend" | |
| 2015 | BoJack Horseman | Levi | Episode: "Chickens" Voice role | |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Fartholomew Fishflinger | Episode: "Mouse" Voice role | |
| 2015 | Adventure Time | The Fool | 2 episodes in Stakes Voice role | |
| 2016 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Idi Amin | Episode: "Idi Amin" | |
| 2016 | Another Period | Hamish's Cellmate | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Lion Guard | Ajabu | Episode: "The Imaginary Okapi" Voice role | |
| 2016 | Harmonquest | Captain Ribs Sanchez | Episode: "Across the Dernum Sea" | |
| 2016 | Cupcake Wars | Himself | Episode: "Josie and the Pussycats" | [25] |
| 2016 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Sharzod | 45 episodes Voice role | |
| 2016 | Take My Wife | Ron | Episode: "Headliner" | |
| 2016 | Transparent | Fredrick | Episode: "Elizah" | |
| 2017 | Drive Share | Nicky Nitro | Episode: "The Light Source" | |
| 2017 | Black-ish | Ledarius | Episode: "I'm a Survivor" | [28] |
| 2017 | The Goldbergs | Froy | 2 episodes | [28] |
| 2017 | Powerless | Ron | 12 episodes | [28] |
| 2017 | We Bare Bears | Wyatt | Episode: "Road Trip" Voice role | |
| 2017 | Future Man | Ray | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2018 | A.P. Bio | Hans | 2 episodes | [28] |
| 2018 | Talk Show The Game Show | Himself | 1 episodes | [29] |
| 2018 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Sparko | 4 episodes Voice role | |
| 2018–2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Cooper | 65 episodes Voice role | [28] |
| 2019 | Infinity Train | Khaki Bottoms | Episode: "The Ball Pit Car" Voice role | |
| 2019 | Man with a Plan | Funchy | 3 episodes | [28] |
| 2019 | Twelve Forever | Manquin | 25 episodes Voice role | [28] |
| 2019–2021 | Final Space | Fox | Voice role 18 episodes | |
| 2019–present | Harley Quinn | King Shark | 23 episodes Voice role | [28] |
| 2019 | Ron Funches: Giggle Fit | Himself | Stand-up special | |
| 2019–present | Crank Yankers | Himself | 2 episodes Voice role | [30] |
| 2020 | Central Park | Danny | Episode: "Squirrel, Interrupted" Voice role | |
| 2020 | Room 104 | Charlie | Episode: "Oh, Harry!" | |
| 2020 | Hoops | Ron | 10 episodes Voice role | |
| 2020 | The Last Blockbuster | Himself | ||
| 2020 | Nice One! | Himself | Host, writer | |
| 2020 | Top Secret Videos[31] | Himself | Host, writer | |
| 2020 | Match Game | Himself | Episode: "Joel McHale, Amanda Seales, Ron Funches, Ana Gasteyer, Rob Huebel, Nikki Glasser" | |
| 2020 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Cooper | 52 episodes Voice role | |
| 2021 | The Great North | Jerry Shaw | Episodes: "Avocado Barter Adventure" and "Keep Beef-lieving Adventure" Voice role | |
| 2021 | Nailed It! | Himself/Judge | Episode: "Burbank State Fair" | |
| 2021 | Chopped: 420 | Himself/Host | 5 episodes | |
| 2021–present | Jellystone! | Shag Rugg | Voice Role | |
| 2021 | Inside Job | Mothman | Voice role | |
| 2021 | Poorly Drawn Lines | Kevin | Voice role | |
| 2022–present | Loot | Howard | Main role |
Other accomplishments
References
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- ^ "Ronald Kyle Funches was born on March 12, 1983 in Los Angeles County". California Birth Index. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Funches, Ron (July 6, 2022). #203 - Couples Therapy with Ali Macofsky. Gettin' Better with Ron Funches. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via YouTube.
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- ^ Hinds, Julie (August 1, 2014). . Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ a b Socci, Blair (August 5, 2013). "Talking to Ron Funches About Standup, LA, and His First Sitcom Acting Gig". Splitsider. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Chopped 420' On Discovery+, Where Four Chefs Compete To Make Dishes That Incorporate Cannabis". Decider. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Variety Staff (May 9, 2015). "Cameo critic: Ron Funches loves 'I Love Lucy'". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020.
- ^ MacPherson, Guy (July 5, 2017). "From wrestling to Lucille Ball, comedian Ron Funches mixes it up". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Inside Scoop: Hanging With UNDATEABLE's David Fynn & Ron Funches". Oh So Gray. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Ron Funches on Facebook Watch, retrieved 2020-04-09
- ^ Pashman, Dan (21 April 2015). "Comic Ron Funches' Autistic Son Loves Oreos With Bacon". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Nailen, Dan (June 28, 2018). "Ron Funches' "open-hearted, optimistic" comedy helps him stand out in stand-up". Inlander. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ Husband, Andrew (16 November 2015). "Ron Funches Discusses Video Games, Giggles And 'The Funches Of Us'". Uproxx. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Kodner, Matt (18 October 2013). "What are you playing this weekend? Ron Funches, comedian". The Gameological Society. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Ron Funches". The Adam Carolla Show. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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- ^ Barclay, Douglas (February 11, 2016). "Funny or Die made a satirical Trump 'biopic' that raised the bar for absurdist humor". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020.
- ^ Heath, Josh (June 8, 2017). "Once Upon a Time in Venice". CutPrintFilm. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ron Funches Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Wright, Megh. "truTV Announces a Pile of Premiere Dates, New Series, and Shows in Development". Splitsider. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Crank Yankers: Aubrey Plaza, Ron Funches and Derek Waters". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Top Secret Videos".
- ^ Ron Funches beats Laura James by forfeit to win DDT Pro Wrestling Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (video). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016 – via YouTube.
External links
- Official website
- Ron Funches at IMDb