Comedian Andy Samberg is a cast member on Saturday Night Live. His 2006 Dick in a Box skit on SNL Digital Shorts, featuring Justin Timberlake, earned him an Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics. In 2007, he played "Rod Kimbal" in the film Hot Rod.
Samberg is slated to host the 18th annual MTV Movie Awards on May 31, 2009, at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California. Samberg is said to be "super excited" to host the event.E! Online: Andy Samberg to Host MTV Movie Awards (March 16, 2009)
SNL Career
Samberg joined Saturday Night Live in late 2005. He appeared in a number of non-live sketches and commercial parodies. In December of 2005, he and Chris Parnell starred in a Digital Short called Lazy Sunday, which was a rap about two guys on a mission to see The Chronicles of Narnia. The video became wildly popular on the internet. In May 2009, Samberg and Justin Timberlake reunited for the SNL digital short Motherlover.
J--- In My Pants
On December 6, 2008, Samberg starred in the Saturday Night Live short "Jizz In My Pants." He portrays a pop singer who laments his problem with premature ejaculation.
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Fast Facts
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Full name
Andrew David Samberg
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Nickname
"Ardy"
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Height
5' 10"
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Born
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Has two sisters
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Birthplace
Berkeley, California
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Attended
New York University
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Member of The Lonely Island Comedy Group
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His SNL Digital Short Dick in a Box won an Emmy
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Appeared in Super Bowl XLII Pepsi commercial
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Will host the MTV Movie Awards on May 31, 2009
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Noted for his impersonations of Michael Sessions and Jack Johnson
