Nicholas Ivan Thune is an American actor, comedian, and musician.
Life and career Thune was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Redmond. Thune moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in stand-up. His early stand-up shows focused on wordplay while he played the guitar, which he has said was used as more of a prop than to create musical comedy. He has performed on The Tonight Show eight times, and was featured in a Comedy Central Presents special in 2007.
In February 2009, Thune performed at the DTD Reality concert at the University of Southern California.
Thune's debut album, Thick Noon, was released on February 23, 2010, by Comedy Central Records.
Thune's first hour-long stand-up special, Nick Thune: Folk Hero, premiered on Netflix in February 2014. The special was later released on CD and vinyl.
His second hour-long special, Good Guy, premiered on December 22, 2016 on NBC's Seeso platform. The special was filmed in October 2016 in Portland, Oregon. Much of the special was based on the thoughts Thune had prior to having his first child. The special is a change in style for him, as he no longer used his guitar throughout the performance. He first started performing without his guitar after breaking his arm in Tampa, and while continuing work without being able to play the guitar, he realized he enjoyed being on stage without it.
Television Thune was cast as a lead in the 2010 NBC pilot for Beach Lane starring opposite Matthew Broderick. However, the pilot was not picked up as a series. He has since made guest appearances on the comedy programs Traffic Light and Happy Endings in 2011, and Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 in 2012.
Thune worked on a pilot in 2016 with his creative partner Kevin Parker Flynn, Holy Sh*t, a workplace comedy about a small church avoiding a mega-church takeover. The pilot was produced by Mila Kunis' production company.
Thune had a guest starring role on HBO's Love Life as Magnus, one of the relationships opposite Anna Kendrick during Season 1.
Film Thune had small roles in the movies Knocked Up and Unaccompanied Minors. In 2017, Thune starred in Dave Made a Maze, playing the titular character. He also starred in the film People You May Know, directed by Sherwin Shilati.
Personal life Thune and his now ex-wife have one son.
Discography Thick Noon (2010) Folk Hero (2014) Good Guy (2017)
Filmography + Television Year Title Role Notes2009The Very Funny Show2010Beach LaneJames WilsonTV movie2011I Hate That I Love YouBradTV movieTraffic LightBenEpisode: "Pilot"Happy EndingsTommyEpisode: "Barefoot Pedaler"2012Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23WilloughbyEpisode: " A Weekend in the Hamptons..."2013Burning LoveTeddyRecurringCrazytownBoomerTV movieAbove Average PresentsEpisode: "Finish What We Started - Behind the Scenes"Laugh Trek4 episodes2014Old SoulCharlieTV movieTom Green LiveHimselfEpisode: "Guests: David Faustino, Stacy Keach & Nick Thune"Garfunkel and OatesNickEpisode: "Speechless"Comedy Bang! Bang!Charlie PedactorEpisode: "Dane Cook Wears a Black Blazer & Tailored Pants"2015WTF AmericaCaseyPilot2020Love LifeMagnus LundEpisodes: "Magnus Lund", "Luke Ducharme", "Magnus Lund Part II"
+ Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Unaccompanied Minors Handsome Santa 2007 Knocked Up Allison's Friend 2009 Spring Breakdown Dan - Announcer Extract Guitar Salesman #2 2010 Successful Alcoholics Alex Short Ed Hardy Boyz: The Case of the Missing Sick Belt Buckle Short Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story Petey Sinclair Don't Fade Away Matty P 2011 Talking Hedz Short Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury Barry Nick and Andy: Coming Soon Short 2012 Dream World Deke Not That Funny Norm Getz 2013 Miles Fisher: Finish What We Started Short 2014 Bad Johnson Rich's Penis 2015 The Breakup Girl Lewis 2016 Dreamland Jason Urge Danny 2017 Dave Made a Maze Dave Mr. Roosevelt Eric People You May Know Jed 61: Highway to Hell The Haunted 2018 Venom Beardo at Bar The Possession of Hannah GraceRandy 2021The Right One Godfrey MixtapeAnti
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