Neil Garguilo

Neil Garguilo
Born
Neil William Garguilo

(1982-04-14) April 14, 1982 (age 42)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Alma materPace University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
  • actor
  • comedian
PartnerKristin Sanchez

Neil William Garguilo (born April 14, 1982) is an American writer, producer, director, actor and improv comedian. Garguilo is co-creator, showrunner and star of the Syfy original animated series Hell Den[1][2] which is amongst the first series to appear on Syfy's TZGZ late-night block.[1] He also appeared on all five seasons of the MTV hit comedy series Awkward,[3] and regularly works with Funny or Die[4] and members of the comedy group Broken Lizard.[5]

He is the founding member of the celebrated improv comedy group Dr. God,[6] the group responsible for the 2015 horror-comedy Bloodsucking Bastards.

In 2020, Garguilo won a Daytime Emmy Award for his Funny or Die series Brainwashed By Toons. He was nominated twice for the series and shares an Emmy Award with Seinfeld star Jason Alexander.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2020). "Syfy's TZGZ Late-Night Animation Block Picks Up 3 New Series, Orders 2 Pilots". Deadline. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Bullard, Benjamin (July 24, 2020). "TZGZ animates the Con: Cast & creators tease Devil May Care, MGFS, Wild Life, & Hell Den". Syfy. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Neil Garguilo at IMDb
  4. ^ "Neil Garguilo". Funny Or Die. October 8, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Levine, Kate (February 25, 2015). "Chewin' It #98: Neil Garguilo & Dave Park 2". Nerdist. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Neil Garguilo". Dr. God Comedy. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the winners of the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" (PDF). The Emmys. June 26, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "BMI Congratulates its 2020 Daytime Emmy Winners". BMI. July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.