Drew Tarver
Tarver in 2023
Born
Andrew Tarver

(1986-05-06) May 6, 1986 (age 37)[1]
Glennville, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2011–present
RelativesKatelyn Tarver (sister)

Andrew Tarver (born May 6, 1986)[1] is an American actor and comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles.[2] He is known for starring as Cary Dubek on the comedy series The Other Two, his role on the Seeso show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, and for his appearances on comedy podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang! and Big Grande's The Teachers Lounge.

Early life

Tarver was born in Glennville, Georgia. His graduating class had 20 people total. His family owned a local candy factory. Tarver is the oldest of four children: he has two sisters, Amanda and actress and singer Katelyn Tarver; and a younger, "cooler" brother, Jake.[3][4]

Tarver moved to New York City when he was 18.[3] He worked several jobs to support himself and pay for acting classes. After taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, he eventually moved to Los Angeles and continued to perform at the Los Angeles UCB.

Career

Tarver has performed comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles since 2010.[5] He is a member of the sketch and improv comedy group Big Grande (alongside comedians Jon Mackey, Ryan Rosenberg, and Dan Lippert) and plays Bill Cravy on their podcast, Big Grande Teachers' Lounge.[6][7] With Big Grande, Tarver co-wrote and starred in a 22-minute original comedy pilot for Funny or Die[8][9] and several episodes of The UCB Show. Tarver is also a regular guest on the podcasts Comedy Bang! Bang!, Matt Besser's podcast improv4humans, and Paul F. Tompkins' podcast Spontaneanation.

In 2014, Tarver played Todd, the gay best friend of lead Greta Gerwig on the pilot How I Met Your Dad, which was not picked up by CBS.[10]

He was an ensemble cast member on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, in which he portrayed the role of Baxter Reynolds. The first three seasons streamed on Seeso from 2016 to 2017.[11] The fourth and final season aired on Pluto TV in 2019.[12]

In 2017 Tarver played the fictional Carl Hardee Jr. in a series of commercials for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.[13]

Tarver had a recurring role as a local oddball named Randy on Bless the Harts, an animated series on Fox.[14]

Tarver was cast in the lead role of Cary Dubek in the 2019 Comedy Central series The Other Two.[15] He described it as his first series role that is not an exaggerated comedic character as seen in his previous work in improv and sketch comedy.[15] The show received positive critical reception and in September 2021 was renewed for a third and final season, which concluded its run in June of 2023.[16]

In 2020, Tarver performed in the comedy-mystery Mapleworth Murders for Quibi.[17]

Personal life

Tarver came out as bisexual at age 26.[18][3]

Filmography

Feature films
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Jerked Drew
2016 Other People Craig
2016 Dean Kip
2024 The American Society of Magical Negroes Jason
2024 Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story Pop Post-production
Television shows
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Animal Practice Todd Episode: "Dr. Yamamazing"
2013 Newsreaders Counselor #3 Episode: "Gay Camp"
2013 Big Time Rush Executive #2 Episode: "Big Time Cartoon"
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Marcus Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow"
2014 How I Met Your Dad Todd Unaired CBS/FOX pilot[19]
2014 The McCarthys Ben Episode: "Love, McCarthys Style"
2015 Filthy Preppy Teen$ Homeless Teen Episode: "Hangout"
2016 Angel from Hell Oliver Episode: "Angel Probation"
2016–17 The UCB Show Various 5 episodes
2016–19 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Baxter Reynolds Series regular; 34 episodes
2016 Tween Fest Zayden Ostin Storm Series regular; 8 episodes
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Donny Gary Episode: "Scott Aukerman Wears a Tailored Black Suit"
2017 Girlboss Psychic Episode: "Thank You, San Francisco"
2018 LA to Vegas Farley Episode: "Two and a Half Pilots"
2018 Love Andrew Cruikshank 2 episodes
2018–19 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Officer Gary Jennings 2 episodes: "NutriBoom" and "The Bimbo"
2018 Superstore Lonnie Episode: "Maternity Leave"
2019–23 The Other Two Cary Dubek Lead role
2019–21 Bless the Harts Randy / Charles Lee (voice) Recurring role
2019 Astronomy Club Robin Hood Episode: "Lamp Room"
2020 Three Busy Debras Jason Episode: "Debspringa"
2020 Mapleworth Murders Brent Davenport 3 episodes
2020 Hoops (voice) Episode: "Zen"
2021 Inside Job Kevin (voice) Episode: "The Brettfast Club"
2022 Ghosts Micah Episode: "Jay's Friends"
2023 History of the World, Part II Adolf Hitler / Private Tully 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b "Drew Tarver and sister, Katelyn Tarver celebrate his 30th birthday". Instagram. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. ^ "'How I Met Your Mother' Spinoff Casts Drew Tarver". 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Arthur, Kenneth (August 22, 2017). "On the Verge: Drew Tarver". Vulture. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver talk Comedy Central's The Other Two". Metro US. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  5. ^ "ATX Exclusive Interview with Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'s Drew Tarver". TalkNerdyWithUs. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  6. ^ "Big Grande Teachers' Lounge podcast on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com.
  7. ^ Bulnes, Rebecca (May 1, 2017). "Big Grande's The Teacher's Lounge mines pure gold from education's underbelly". The A.V. Club. The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "JON MACKEY". JON MACKEY.
  9. ^ "Funny Or Die Test Tube: Big Grande" – via www.youtube.com.
  10. ^ "Savannah-area native Drew Tarver getting a 'Bajillion Dollar' shot at fame".
  11. ^ Greene, Steve (2017-06-01). "'Bajillion Dollar Propertie$' Review: Reality TV is No Match for This Real Estate Parody, Which Gets Better as It Gets Weirder". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  12. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 15, 2019). "'Bajillion Dollar Propertie$' Lands At Pluto TV, Sets Season 4 Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  13. ^ Stanley, T.L. (March 19, 2017). "Burgers, Not Boobs: Carl's Jr. Brilliantly Flips the Script by Tearing Down Its Own Smutty Ads". Ad Week. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (2019-01-11). "'Bless The Harts': Mary Steenburgen & Drew Tarver To Recur On Fox Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  15. ^ a b "Comedy Central's Drew Tarver Wants More 'Messy' Gay Characters". www.out.com. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  16. ^ Porter, Rick (2021-09-24). "'The Other Two' Scores Season 3 Renewal at HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  17. ^ Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  18. ^ Pesca, Mike (28 January 2019). "Stone Cold Weirdos". The Gist (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  19. ^ Gillman, John (July 13, 2021). "How I Met Your Dad (2014 FOX Pilot)". Vimeo. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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