Nick Kroll

During mid-2013, Nick Kroll started dating Amy Poehler, a comedian and ex-wife of actor Will Arnett, but their relationship did not last very long as they separated in 2015. They did not reveal anything related to their split.

Nick Kroll was born as Nicholas J. Kroll on June 5, 1978 in Westchester County, New York. He has an older brother and two older sisters.

Kroll was born to Lynn and Jules B. Kroll, the founders of the consulting firm Kroll Inc., a billion-dollar company. Kroll was raised in a traditional Jewish family and started his education at Solomon Schechter School and later got transferred to Rye Country Day School.

He then joined The Mountain School. After his high school graduation, Kroll joined Georgetown University. He earned his undergraduate degree with a major in History and a minor in Spanish. After that, he began his career as a writer in Comedy Central's ‘Chappelle's Show’.

Kroll commenced his stand-up career in 2004. He began touring the United States as a stand-up comedian and also appeared in several comedy podcasts and radio programs. Much before he stepped into the field of acting, he published his first book ‘Bar Mitzvah Disco’ in 2005, which he co-wrote with Roger Bennett and Jules Shell. This coffee table book was the bestseller back then.

Before he became famous, Kroll was one of the comedians on the VH-1 clip show, and commented on various people and things in the pop culture. He made his television debut in 2006 with the show, ‘Late Night with Conan O'Brien’.

He debuted as a scriptwriter in 2007 for the MTV show, ‘Human Giant’. He also played the character of Fabrice Fabrice which garnered him accolades.

Kroll’s turning point came when he was cast as Nick Hedge in the show, ‘Cavemen’. The show was based on the characters of GEICO Cavemen commercials. Although ‘Cavemen’ was not a hit, Kroll’s character was loved so much by the audience, that the producers wanted him for their next few ventures.

The popularity brought Kroll his hit show, ‘Reno 911!’ in 2009. The very same year, he entertained the audience with one more hit show, ‘The League’. This show was about six friends competing in a fantasy football competition.

Human Giant – Kroll is best known for his character Fabrice Fabrice, played in this comedy show. He collaborated with the Indian stand-up artist, Aziz Ansari. The show broadcast its first episode on MTV on April 5, 2007.

Cavemen – This is one of the craziest shows of Kroll to be aired on mainstream US television where cavemen live side-by-side with modern day men. The show was first aired on October 2, 2007.

League –‘The League’ is an American comedy television series in which he plays Rodney Ruxin. He also wrote the script for the show. It aired its first episode on October 29, 2009.

Thank You Very Cool – This is Kroll’s first hour-long stand-up special, premiered on Comedy Central in 2011. It was later released on DVD.

Kroll Show – This is a Comedy Central show, which featured sketch characters like the gigolo cum media personality, Bobby Bottleservice; the filthy rich, Aspen Bruckenheimer; and the founder of Pub Lizity, P.R. flack Liz G all played by Kroll himself. The show had an original release on January 16, 2013.