Henry Thomas Zebrowski Jr. (born May 1, 1984) is an American actor, podcast host, and comedian, known for his work on the Adult Swim series Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, the NBC series Heroes Reborn, and the podcast The Last Podcast on the Left. He also starred in an episode of Netflix Presents: The Characters.[1]
Henry Zebrowski | |
|---|---|
 Zebrowski at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Henry Thomas Zebrowski Jr. May 1, 1984 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | Natalie Jean (m. 2018) |
Life and career
editZebrowski attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida[2] where he began to perform as a comedian, initially in the group "Oncoming Traffic", later in "Girls Aren’t Funny", which was renamed to "Murderfist", alongside his sister, Jackie Zebrowski.[2] The group had a weekly show, in a gay bar, which became notorious for its "wild and out of control brilliance".[3][2]
In 2006, Zebrowski moved back to New York City, where he continued to perform as a comedian.[2] From the late 2000s, he had minor roles in TV shows and series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods. In 2010 he had a role in the drama White Irish Drinkers.
Since 2011, Zebrowski has cohosted the horror/comedy podcast The Last Podcast on the Left alongside Marcus Parks and formerly Ben Kissel. The trio also appeared on The Last Stream on the Left on Adult Swim and performed live shows internationally.[4]
Zebrowski has appeared in both comedic and dramatic films, most notably Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, the Jack Black film The D Train, and the Robert De Niro/Zac Efron film Dirty Grandpa. He has made numerous television appearances, starring in Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell since 2013;[5] and featuring in the NBC programs A to Z and Heroes Reborn.[6] He was also a side character in the 2017 HBO comedy-drama series Crashing[7] and in one episode of the 2013 HBO series High Maintenance.[8] In 2016, he wrote and starred in his own 30-minute episode of the sketch show Netflix Presents: The Characters.[9]
Zebrowski is married to actress and ballerina Natalie Jean.[10] They have been together since 2015.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Michael & Michael Have Issues (TV Series) | Male Sketch Performer | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) | Mark | |
| 2010 | White Irish Drinkers (Film) | Jerry | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) | Hugh Stayton | |
| 2010 | Beach Lane (TV Movie) | Steve | |
| 2011 | Eden (TV Series) | Milo Dupree | |
| 2012 | Girls (TV Series) | Gavin | |
| 2013 | Awful Nice (Film) | Jasper | |
| 2013 | Royal Pains (TV Series) | Chris | |
| 2013–2015 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Series) | Toby / Merlo | |
| 2013–current | Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (TV Series) | Gary Bunda | 42 episodes |
| 2013 | Best Week Ever (TV Series) | Himself | |
| 2013 | Gods Behaving Badly (Film) | Hermes | |
| 2013 | High Maintenance (TV Series) | [Unnamed] | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | Coffee Town (Film) | Ecstasy Dealer | |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Alden Kupferberg ('Sea Otter') | |
| 2014–2015 | A to Z (TV Series) | Stu | |
| 2015 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) | Juror #7 | |
| 2015–2016 | Heroes Reborn (TV Mini-Series) | Quentin Frady | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Heroes Reborn : Dark Matters (TV Mini-Series) | Quentin Frady | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | The D Train | Craig | |
| 2015 | 3rd Street Blackout | Wasserman, Blaine | |
| 2016 | Netflix Presents: The Characters (TV Series) | Barabbas / Grog / Henry | Writer, producer |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Officer Reiter | |
| 2017 | Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Volume 2 | Chet Boden | |
| 2017 | Cut Shoot Kill | Edward Shipman | |
| 2017–2019 | Crashing (TV Series) | Porter | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Dig Your Own Grave | Reggie | Short Film |
| 2018 | Last Podcast on the Left: Live in Chicago | Himself | Live podcast special |
| 2018 | Trollville | Toby | Co-Writer, 6 episodes |
| 2019 | After Midnight | Wade | |
| 2019 | Last Podcast on the Left: Live in New Orleans | Himself | Live podcast special |
| 2020 | Superstore | Hank | 1 Episode |
| 2021 | A Comedy of Horrors, Volume 1 | Shane | |
| 2022 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Aquadonk Side Pieces | Merlo | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Baby Oopsie: The Series | TV Preacher | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell: The Cartoon | Gary Bunda | |
| 2023 | Scrambled | Conor | |
| 2023 | How to Ruin the Holidays | Larry |
References
edit- ^ The Characters, retrieved 2018-10-23
- ^ a b c d The Jester Interview: Henry Zebrowski Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, jesterjournal.com, retrieved 29 January 2014
- ^ Zinoman, Jason (2013-12-10). "The Comedy of Murderfist". New York Times.
- ^ McGuirk, Brendan (2017-01-05). "Last Podcast on the Left laughs into the abyss". metro.us. Metro Media US. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Thurm, Eric (18 April 2013). "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell". AV Club. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (20 March 2015). "'Heroes Reborn' Books 'A to Z' Alum (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Crashing, retrieved 2020-07-21
- ^ Blichfeld, Katja; Sinclair, Ben (2013-11-29), Qasim (Comedy), Jordan Dean, Katie Hartman, Anna Rose Hopkins, Matthew Minor, retrieved 2020-09-16
- ^ "Netflix Orders Innovative Sketch Series 'The Characters' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ "Henry Zebrowski on Instagram: "Now Wendy will no longer be a bastard. Wooooo love rules"". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Henry Zebrowski is Not Married! But Girlfriend is No Less Than a Wife to Him". liverampup.com. liverampup. Retrieved 1 July 2018.