Andrew W. Santino (born October 16, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster known for television series and films such as Sin City Saints, The Disaster Artist, Mixology, I'm Dying Up Here and Dave.
Education
Santino grew up in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, and is of Italian and Irish descent. Raised by a single mother, he lived in Section 8 housing. Santino graduated from Naperville North High School in 2001, and then attended Arizona State University.
Career
On I'm Dying Up Here, he played Bill Hobbs, a talented, popular comedian who sabotages himself with a bitter attitude and negative outlook on life. Currently he stars in the series Dave, which tells the fictionalized story of rapper Lil Dicky. Santino portrays Dave's roommate and manager. In 2017, he released a Showtime special called "Home Field Advantage" 1. He also played a recurring character in the NBC drama This Is Us, a producer of the fictional sitcom The Manny.
Santino produces and hosts a podcast, Whiskey Ginger, where he interviews friends in the entertainment industry as they reflect on their past while sipping whiskey. In 2020, Santino began co-hosting the Bad Friends...More about Andrew Santino...
