Stephen Guarino

This article is about the American actor. For the American Hare Krishna guru, see Satsvarupa dasa Goswami.


Stephen Guarino
Guarino in July 2010
Birth nameStephen Daniel Guarino
Born (1975-11-14) November 14, 1975 (age 49)
Alma materFlorida State University (B.A.)
The Public Theater
Years active2006–present

Stephen Guarino (born November 14, 1975) is an American actor and comedian, known as Sully Patterson on the Jim Carrey-produced Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here (2017–2018)[1] and for his recurring role as Derrick in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings,[2] a character that has since been carried over to the NBC sitcom Marry Me,[3] as well as Connor on the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken.

Discovered by Rosie O'Donnell, he was one of the prominent sketch comedy stars on the groundbreaking Logo TV series The Big Gay Sketch Show (2007–2010) with fellow comedians Kate McKinnon, Erica Ash, Colman Domingo, Jonny McGovern, Julie Goldman, Paolo Andino, Dion Flynn, and Michael Serrato.[4] In 2018, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his role as "Quincy" in the Netflix series EastSiders.[5] He also received the Outfest Best Actor award for his role in the feature film BearCity.[6]

  1. ^ Petski, Denise (September 30, 2015). "Michelle Page Joins 'Bosch'; Stephen Guarino In 'I'm Dying Up Here'". Deadline. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Check Out The Best of Stephen Guarino on "Happy Endings"!". LOGO News. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Stephen Guarino Will Eat You Alive". The Advocate, November 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (April 22, 2007). "The Big Gay Sketch Show - TV". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "INTO: A Digital Magazine for The Modern Queer World". www.intomore.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Renninger, Bryce J. (July 18, 2010). "Outfest Awards "Marine Story," "Bearcity" with 2010 Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved September 12, 2018.