Duncan Trussell

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Duncan Trussell
Born (1974-04-20) April 20, 1974 (age 50)
Asheville, North Carolina
Occupation Actor, Comedian
Parent(s) Deneen Fendig (1947-2013)
Website www.duncantrussell.com

Charles Duncan Trussell (born April 20, 1974) is an American actor and stand-up comic, known for his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour and his appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and Joe Rogan Questions Everything.[1]

Biography

Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and practicing Buddhist.[2] He has written and appeared in sketches for two seasons of Fuel TV's Stupidface, Showtime's La La Land, Comedy Central's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, and both seasons of HBO's Funny or Die Presents. He was featured in an episode of the Funny or Die web series Drunk History titled "Tesla & Edison".[3] His television credits include MADtv and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He is the host of Thunderbrain, a comedy science pilot he is developing with Comedy Central. He co-hosted The Lavender Hour podcast with Natasha Leggero through January 2012. Duncan now hosts his own podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour.[4]

Podcast

The Duncan Trussell Family Hour is a project where Trussell invites guests to free conversation for about an hour per episode. Among the guests that have been featured are Joe Rogan, Alex Grey, Rick Doblin, Natasha Leggero, Graham Hancock, Dr Drew and Chris Ryan. The podcast is widely appreciated.

Personal life

On December 14, 2012, Trussell announced that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer.[5] The cancer was successfully treated.

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. http://www.arishaffir.com/ari-shaffirs-skeptic-tank-50-buddhism-with-duncan-trussell/
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, Episode: "OH HAI BALL CANCER" 12/14/2012