David Brian Ury (born September 30, 1973) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and Japanese translation specialist.
Early life and education Ury was born and raised in Sonoma, California. He graduated from Sonoma Valley High School, where he acted in theatre productions. He earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and studied abroad in Japan, where he became fluent in Japanese.
Ury is a descendant of German Jewish impressionist painter Lesser Ury.
Career
Since studying abroad in Tokyo, Ury has worked as a translator in film, television, and manga and as of May 2011, he translates and writes English adaptations for manga.David Ury at the ISBN Databasehttp://www.worldcat.org/title/rave-master-volume-33-34-35/oclc/698332502&referer=brief_results , Ury moved to Los Angeles in August 2001 where he began performing stand-up comedy.
Cartoonist Keith Knight, a neighbor of his, described Ury's acting career as "Spooge man" and "a cavalcade of reprobates, sleazeballs, derelicts, & weirdos."
Appearances
Film and television
Ury has made several film and television appearances, including an episode of Tim Kring's Crossing Jordan and in Shoot 'Em Up. He also appeared in Heroes, Malcolm in the Middle, Life, Without a Trace, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Zeke and Luther, and The Librarians.Rob Zombie’s 31 Casts Villain Schizo-Head In March 2015, Ury was cast for Rob Zombie's slasher film 31 as Schizo-Head.Rob Zombie Casts His Schizo-Head In His Halloween Horror ’31′
A character actor, Ury has died on screen in almost every role he has portrayed.
YouTube
Ury also has several YouTube channels/accounts/personalities and alter-egos, which include Karaoke Steve and Ken Tanaka, the fictional adopted twin brother of David Ury. Tanaka is described as an Ashkenazi Jewish man adopted as an infant by Japanese parents Hideo and Mari Tanaka, and raised in Shimane Prefecture of Japan; he returns to Los Angeles to find his birth parents Jonathan and Linda Smith.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2003Killing the DreamInterviewer / Agent / Ron2004Witness to MurderRoger2004Able EdwardsFranklin Wallace2004BashingManager2004PaparazziFan2005The BasementThe cable guy2006Dark MindPony tail man2006IdolJapanese photographer2006Dark RideAttendant #12007Shoot 'Em UpDiner holdup leader2007National Treasure: Book of SecretsBarkeep2008ReversionStranger2008ParasomniaRecord store owner2009The RevenantATM robber2010The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About ItYes man2012Pearblossom HwyGarr Booth2013Coffee TownHomeless guy2014Lake Los AngelesDan Dan2014Little BoySir Pent201631Schizo-Head2016Fear, Inc.Pete2019LonersLarry Bressert20193 from HellTravis O'Rourke2020Faith BasedGerry2020KajillionaireMinimart cashier2020Birds of PreySleazy Breeder2021CockroachesEdward2025Violent EndsLou Byers
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes2002Malcolm in the MiddleMechanicEpisode: "Zoo"2004CharmedShapeshifterEpisode: "Witchness Protection"2005Blue Collar TVSketch performerEpisode: "Fashion"2006Crossing JordanArthur HayEpisode: "Blame Game"2006–2009HeroesSuper / Landlord3 episodes2007Close to HomeRoosterEpisode: "Internet Bride"2007Dash 4 CashMosesTelevision film2008Black WidowBixlerTelevision film2008Without a TraceGilEpisode: "Better Angels"2008–2009LifeHard Case #12 episodes2009Breaking BadSpoogeEpisodes: "Breakage" and "Peekaboo"2009Lost and FoundHotel clerkTelevision film2009–2011Zeke and LutherDon / Ron11 episodes2010Rizzoli & IslesSandy GrottyEpisode: "Boston Strangler Redux"2010Lie to MeWitnessEpisode: "Headlock"2010It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSpa workerEpisode: "Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats"2011The Young and the RestlessBurtEpisode: "Daniel Finally Regains Consciousness"2011BonesLarry WolframEpisode: "The Feet on the Beach"2011CSI: NYTommy 'The Geek' HurtzEpisode: "Officer Involved"2011Dragon Age: RedemptionTinker2 episodes2011American Horror StoryRobberEpisode: "Piggy Piggy"2011CommunityRickEpisode: "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism"2012Private PracticeHankEpisode: "The Standing Eight Count"2012Hollywood HeightsGas station attendant2 episodes2012Raising HopeEaster Joe2 episodes2012MotherLoverHomeless manEpisode: "Welcome to BroYo"2013JustifiedHiramEpisode: "Hole in the Wall"2013TouchRizziEpisode: "Two of a Kind"2013MaggieDennis2 episodes2013The MentalistCol. James HarrisEpisode: "Wedding in Red"2013Masters of SexEpisode: "Standard Deviation"2013CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJayson WaltEpisode: "The Lost Reindeer"2013ChosenJohn OrlandoEpisode: "Heroes and Villains"2014MomRandyEpisode: "Fireballs and Bullet Holes"2014The Other HefKennyEpisode: "Welcome to Muirfield"2014The Haunted HathawaysThe Green GhoulEpisode: "Haunted Thundermans: Part 2 "2014GrimmHofmann4 episodes2014Major CrimesJoe EppsEpisode: "Down the Drain"2015The LibrariansWilliam ShakespeareEpisode: "And the Final Curtain"2015–2016PowersDr. Death8 episodes2016Those Who Can'tRon the ExterminatorEpisode: "Of Lice and Men"2016Rush HourTruckerEpisode: "Assault on Precinct 7"2016A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe FitsFreddie MarksTelevision film2017Escaping DadTrucker PeteTelevision film2017Fresh Off the BoatHomeless manEpisode: "A League of Her Own"2017, 2020Jimmy Kimmel Live!Sketch performer2 episodes2018The OutpostGunter DonnelbrowEpisode: "One Is the Loneliest Number"2018–2019Lodge 49ChampRecurring role; 19 episodes2019The Walking DeadZion2 episodes 2020Paradise LostRaynard CrenshawEpisode: "Mississippi Ophelia"2020Outer BanksScooter Grubbs2 episodes2020Tacoma FDBuffalo PhilEpisodes: "Nightmare Manor"2020WokeAl Durian (aka Trench Coat)Episode: "Prayers for Kubby"2022Better Call SaulSpoogeEpisode: "Hit and Run"
Video games +YearTitleRoleNotes2011L.A. NoireMale pedestrian 17Voice role
References
External links
David Ury at the ISBN Database Ken Tanaka at the ISBN Database