Adam Pally Biography

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Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer, most widely known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project. He currently stars in the FOX comedy Making History.

Early life and education

Pally was born in New York City, to Dr. Steven Pally, an osteopathic internist who owns his own medical office, and Caryn Pally, who managed the practice in Florham Park, New Jersey. He was raised Jewish. He grew up in New York City, Chicago, and New Jersey, and has two sisters, Erica and Risa.

In 2004, Pally graduated from The New School University in New York City. He has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York since 2002 and continues to perform in shows such as "Death by Roo Roo" and "ASSSSCAT 3000" at the theater's Los Angeles division. He is a member of the sketch comedy group "Chubby Skinny Kids" with comedians Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. Pally is also part of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Gil Ozeri and Ben Schwartz; the group continues to perform their long-form improv show at UCBT occasionally.

Career

Pally has appeared in such films as Iron Man 3, Taking Woodstock, Solitary Man, Assassination of a High School President, The To Do List and A.C.O.D. and Slow Learners. He has made guest appearances on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Californication and The Colbert Report. He has written and appeared on the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV::. Pally and frequent collaborator Gil Ozeri are currently writing a script being produced by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay's company Gary Sanchez Productions.

From April 2011 to May 2013, Pally starred as Max Blum, one of the lead characters on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Damon Wayans, Jr., and Casey Wilson. In 2013, Pally was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his work on season three of Happy Endings. Following the cancellation of Happy Endings, Pally joined the cast of The Mindy Project as a series regular for the second and third season, playing the role of Dr. Peter Prentice. He left the show midway through the third season, making his final appearances as a series regular in 2015.

Pally filmed a lead role opposite T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch in the comedy Search Party. This film serves as the directorial debut of screenwriter Scot Armstrong. He also starred in the indie films Slow Learners and Night Owls, both released in 2015.

Other work

Pally is a regular contributor to the humor website Funny or Die, where he is best known for his series Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally, where he interviews celebrities in his car. In 2009, he created for UCB Comedy a parody of the "David After Dentist" internet phenomenon; his is called "David After Divorce," and he speaks almost exactly the same lines as David, though to a different set of questions. It has received about 5 million hits on YouTube.

In 2011, Pally co-starred in the comedic stage-show The Realest Real Housewives, created by his Happy Endings co-star Casey Wilson.

Pally has appeared regularly on many podcasts on the Earwolf network such as Comedy Bang Bang, improv4humans, Who Charted, and How Did This Get Made?.

On June 5, 2015, Pally and fellow comedian friends Gil Ozeri and John Gemberling gained attention when they teamed with Funny or Die to live-stream their 50-hour marathon of Entourage, watching every episode in a row with no breaks for 50 hours straight.

Personal life

Pally lives in Los Angeles. He married Daniella Anne Pally (ne Liben) on July 3, 2008; the couple have two children, a son Cole (b. 2012) and daughter GG (b. 2013).

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Assassination of a High School President	Freddy Bismark
2009	Taking Woodstock	Artie Kornfeld
2009	Solitary Man	Irate Student
2010	Monogamy	Allen
2012	3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom	Brian
2012	Primary Exit Polling	Voter	Short film
2013	A.C.O.D.	Mark
2013	Iron Man 3	Gary the Cameraman
2013	The To Do List	Chip
2014	Life After Beth	Diner Sommelier
2014	Search Party	Evan
2015	Night Owls	Kevin
2015	Slow Learners	Jeff Lowrey
2015	Bad Night	The Painter
2016	Dirty Grandpa	Nick
2016	Joshy	Ari
2016	Don't Think Twice	Robbie
2016	Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	Mr. Teller
2017	The Little Hours
2017	Band Aid	Ben

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007, 2011	Californication	Young Hollywood Douchebag	3 episodes: "Filthy Lucre", "Freeze-Frame" and "The Recused"
2008	The Colbert Report	Maverick Bully	Episode: "Charlie Cook/Andrew Sullivan"
2010-2017	Regular Show	Party Horse #42699	Episodes: "Party Horse" and "The Return of Party Horse" (both 2015)
2011	The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down	Bryce	Television movie
2011	Best Friends Forever	Joe	Pilot (original unaired version)
2011	NTSF:SD:SUV	Various	2 episodes: "Piper Doesn't Live Here Anymore", "The NTSF:SD:SUV: HISS Infomercial"
2011-13	Happy Endings	Max Blum	Main role, 57 episodes Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013)
2013-15	Kroll Show	Various	3 episodes: "San Diego Diet", "Sponsored by Stamps", "The In Addition Tos"
2013	The Jeselnik Offensive	Panelist	Episode: "Adam Pally and Casey Wilson"
2013	The Arscheerio Paul Show	Rosie O'Donnell	Episode: "Madonna & Rosie O'Donnell"
2013-15	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Various	3 episodes: "Andy Samberg Wears A Plaid Shirt & Glasses", "Fred Armisen Wears Black Jeans & Glasses", "Adam Pally Wears a Navy Blazer and Bright Blue Sneakers"
2013-16	The Mindy Project	Dr. Peter Prentice	Main role, 38 episodes; recurring thereafter
2015	BoJack Horseman	Trip (voice)	Episode: "Escape From L.A."
2016	Lady Dynamite	Chad	Episode: "I Love You"
2016	Not Safe with Nikki Glaser	Himself	Episode: "Is That Your Belt?"
2017	Making History	Dan Chambers	Main role

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	The Fuzz	Officer Chip Nelson
2012	Happy Endings: Happy Rides	Max Blum

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Happy Endings