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Kevin Sussman

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Kevin Sussman
Sussman in 2017
Born (1970-12-04) December 4, 1970 (age 53)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1996–present
Spouses
Alessandra Young
(m. 2006; div. 2017)
Addie Hall
(m. 2023)

Kevin Sussman (born December 4, 1970)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He played Walter on the ABC comedy-drama Ugly Betty and Stuart Bloom on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Starting with the sixth season of The Big Bang Theory, he was promoted to a series regular.[2]

Early life

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Sussman is one of four brothers born to Jewish parents. He grew up in Staten Island where he attended Staten Island Technical High School and graduated from New Dorp High School.[3][4] He attended the College of Staten Island for one year[4] and went on to graduate from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.[4] He later studied with acting teacher Uta Hagen for four years.[5][6]

Career

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Sussman got his start in commercials, playing geeks or nerds, like a young Eddie Deezen during the dot-com boom for companies such as FedEx. At the time, he worked as a computer consultant.[4] In 1999, he made his film debut in Liberty Heights as Alan Joseph Zuckerman. Sussman moved to Los Angeles when he was cast in Ugly Betty.[4] He played the character Stuart Bloom on The Big Bang Theory from 2009 to the series end in May 2019.

In 2011 and 2012, he worked with The Big Bang Theory co-star John Ross Bowie to create two television comedies: The Ever After Part (FOX) and The Second Coming of Rob (CBS).[7]

Personal life

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Sussman was married to Alessandra Young from 2006 until 2017.[8]

Sussman married Addie Hall in April 2023.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Liberty Heights Alan Joseph Zuckerman
2000 Almost Famous Lenny
2001 Wet Hot American Summer Steve
Kissing Jessica Stein Calculator Guy
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Supernerd
2002 Pipe Dream James
Threads Caesar
Changing Lanes Tyler Cohen
Sweet Home Alabama Barry Lowenstein
2004 Little Black Book Ira
2005 Hitch Neil
2006 The Wedding Album Oswald
Funny Money Denis Slater
Ira & Abby Lenny
For Your Consideration Commercial Director
2007 Heavy Petting Ras
2008 Sincerely, Ted L. Nancy Ted
Made of Honor Tiny Shorts Guy
Insanitarium Dave
Burn After Reading Tuchman Marsh Man
2009 Taking Woodstock Stan
2010 Killers Mac Bailey
Alpha and Omega Shakey (voice)
2011 Freeloaders Benedict 'Benny' Vicvikis
2012 2nd Serve Scott Belcher/O.C.D.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Law & Order Joe 1 episode
1998 Ghost Stories Joey Howell 1 episode
1999 Third Watch Tuba Guy 1 episode
2000 The Sopranos Kevin Episode: "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office..."
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Phil Hobart 1 episode
2004 ER Colin Episodes: "Just a Touch", "2Abby Normal"
2006–2007 Ugly Betty Walter Main role (season 1)
2007–2008 My Name Is Earl Dwayne Episodes: "My Name Is Inmate #28301-016: Part 1", "No Heads and a Duffle Bag"
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Don 1 episode
The Middleman Ivan Avi/The Palindrome 1 episode
2009–2019 The Big Bang Theory Stuart Bloom Season 2–5; 7 (recurring)
Season 6; 8–12 (series regular); 85 episodes
2010 The Mentalist Phil Redmond Episode: "Rose-Colored Glasses"
The Good Guys Skeeter Episodes: "Bait & Switch", "$3.52"
Childrens Hospital Daffy Giraffy 1 episode
2012 Weeds Terry Episodes: "Allosaurus Crush Castle", "Five Miles From Yetzer Hara", "Threshold"
2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Steve 3 episodes
2022 The Dropout Mark Roessler 6 episodes
Call Me Kat Zac 2 episodes
Better Call Saul Mr. Lingk 2 episodes
2023 Lessons in Chemistry Walter Pine Recurring

References

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  1. ^ "Thanks for all the (socially distant) birthday wishes, everybody! Next year at my place!". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Big Bang Theory Makes 'Stuart' a Series Regular". TVLine.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Staten Island native cast on 'Big Bang Theory'". silive. Mar 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved Sep 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "BA #243: Kevin Sussman". the Box Angeles podcast. August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Film Production Notes". levinson.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  6. ^ "JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Kevin Sussman". Jewish United Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 29, 2012). "'Big Bang Theory' Duo Sell Semi-Autobiographical Comedy to CBS". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Big Bang Theory Alum Kevin Sussman Marries Addie Hall". E! Online. 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  9. ^ "Just Married! All the Celebrity Weddings of 2023". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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