Gregg Turkington
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Gregg Turkington (born November 25, 1967)[1][2] is an American entertainer, actor, musician and writer. He is known for his performances as Neil Hamburger, a stand-up comedian persona he developed in the 1990s. Alongside Tim Heidecker, Turkington also stars as a fictionalized version of himself on the comedic web series On Cinema (2011–). In addition, he formed one-half of the band Zip Code Rapists and has collaborated on numerous projects with musicians including Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3).
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Born | (1967-11-25) November 25, 1967 (age 56) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse | Simone Turkington |
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Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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Website | americasfunnyman |
In the 1990s, Turkington ran an independent label, Amarillo Records, which distributed his original albums and albums of other artists from the San Francisco punk scene. In 2015, he starred as a variant of the Neil Hamburger character for the feature-length drama film Entertainment, directed by Rick Alverson, and subsequently gave his first interviews as himself instead of an assumed persona.[3] Turkington also was a regular voice actor on the Disney XD series Gravity Falls, and had minor roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).[4]