Kevin Pollack is an American actor, comedian, and impressionist. He is best known for his performance in stand-up comedy shows. Pollak ventured into acting and comedy shows at a very young age. In an era where comedy clubs were unheard of, Pollak started performing in comedy shows in the night clubs of San Jose. His quick wit and comic timings helped him create a place for himself in the entertainment industry. Pollak has starred in more than 80 movies. He has often played supporting characters, such as the best friend or the confidant of the main character. He has hosted various game shows on TV, and his screen presence and endearing personality have made his TV shows successful. Pollak's most remarkable talent is his ability to impersonate famous people. He has made a name for himself as a talented impressionist. Pollak is an avid poker player and active on social media too. His weekly chat show streams on "YouTube" with many viewers.
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The Santa Clauses (2022)
Guest starring as Cupid
- Episode 2x02: Chapter Eight: Floofy (Nov 8, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time (2020)
Starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 1x01: Midnight Madness (Apr 21, 2020)
The Neighborhood (2018)
Guest starring as Lamar
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x08: Welcome to the Baby Shower (Apr 22, 2024)
- Episode 6x04: Welcome to Grandfatherhood (Mar 11, 2024)
- Episode 5x22: Welcome to the Opening Night (May 22, 2023)
- Episode 5x21: Welcome to the Fatherhood (May 15, 2023)
There's... Johnny! (2017)
Guest starring as Albert Brooks
- Episode 1x02: Dog Day Afternoon (Nov 16, 2017) [Co-Star]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Starring as Moishe Maisel
(28 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: Four Minutes (May 26, 2023)
- Episode 5x08: The Princess and the Plea (May 19, 2023)
- Episode 5x07: The House Full of Extremely Lame Horses (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 5x05: The Pirate Queen (Apr 28, 2023)
- Episode 5x03: Typos and Torsos (Apr 14, 2023)
- Episode 5x02: It's a Man, Man, Man, Man World (Apr 14, 2023)
- Episode 5x01: Go Forward (Apr 14, 2023)
- Episode 4x08: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? (Mar 11, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Ethan... Esther... Chaim (Mar 11, 2022)
- Episode 4x06: Maisel vs. Lennon: The Cut Contest (Mar 4, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: How to Chew Quietly and Influence People (Mar 4, 2022)
- Episode 4x03: Everything is Bellmore (Feb 25, 2022)
- Episode 4x01: Rumble on the Wonder Wheel (Feb 18, 2022)
- Episode 3x08: A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo… (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Marvelous Radio (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: It's Comedy or Cabbage (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Hands! (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Panty Pose (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: It's the Sixties, Man! (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: Strike Up the Band! (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x10: All Alone (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Look, She Made a Hat (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Let's Face the Music and Dance (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Midnight at the Concord (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: The Punishment Room (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Mid-way to Mid-town (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Simone (Dec 5, 2018)
Guest starring as Moishe Maisel
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Put That on Your Plate! (Nov 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Doink (Nov 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Because You Left (Nov 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Ya Shivu v Bolshom Dome na Kholme (Nov 29, 2017)
The Good Fight (2017)
Guest starring as Judge Kyle Gallo
- Episode 1x07: Not So Grand Jury (Mar 26, 2017)
Better Things (2016)
Guest starring as Marion
(10 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: We Are Not Alone (Apr 25, 2022)
- Episode 5x09: England (Apr 18, 2022)
- Episode 5x08: Jesus Saves (Apr 11, 2022)
- Episode 5x04: Ephemera (Mar 14, 2022)
- Episode 5x01: F*ck Anatoly's Mom (Feb 28, 2022)
- Episode 4x10: Listen to the Roosters (Apr 30, 2020)
- Episode 4x09: Batceañera (Apr 23, 2020)
- Episode 4x07: High Man. Bye Man. (Apr 9, 2020)
- Episode 3x08: Easter (Apr 18, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: What Is Jeopardy? (Apr 4, 2019)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 1x09: Kevin Pollak vs Niecy Nash and Bridget Moynahan vs Rex Lee (Aug 28, 2016)
Angie Tribeca (2016)
Guest starring as Lieutenant Weinberg
- Episode 2x03: Beach Blanket Sting-O (Jun 13, 2016)
Billions (2016)
Guest starring as Douglas Mason
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: Infinite Game (Apr 28, 2019)
- Episode 4x06: Maximum Recreational Depth (Apr 21, 2019)
- Episode 4x05: A Proper Sendoff (Apr 14, 2019)
- Episode 4x04: Overton Window (Apr 7, 2019)
- Episode 4x03: Chickentown (Mar 31, 2019)
Angel from Hell (2016)
Starring as Marv Fuller
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Believe Me (Part 2) (Jul 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Believe Me (Part 1) (Jul 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x11: The Flask (Jul 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Funsgiving (Jul 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Rain Check (Jul 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Practice Guy (Jul 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Angel Appreciation Day (Jul 2, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Angel Probation (Jul 2, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Soulmates (Feb 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Family Business (Jan 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Go with Your Gut (Jan 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Face Your Fears (Jan 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jan 7, 2016)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 2015-04-23: Preaching on Mars & Teacher-Student Sex (Apr 23, 2015)
Celebrity Name Game (2014)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x136: Kevin Pollak & Patrick Fabian (May 17, 2016)
- Episode 2x127: Kevin Pollak & Patrick Fabian (May 11, 2016)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 2015-04-27: Kevin Pollak, Eddie Izzard & Tom Rhodes (Apr 27, 2015)
Mom (2013)
Guest starring as Alvin Biletnikoff
(9 episodes)
- Episode 8x05: Sober Wizard and a Woodshop Workshop (Dec 17, 2020)
- Episode 2x11: Three Smiles and an Unpainted Ceiling (Jan 22, 2015)
- Episode 2x10: Nudes and a Six-Day Cleanse (Jan 15, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: Godzilla and a Sprig of Mint (Jan 8, 2015)
- Episode 1x22: Smokey Taylor and a Deathbed Confession (Apr 14, 2014)
- Episode 1x21: Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries (Mar 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x19: Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich (Mar 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x15: Fireballs and Bullet Holes (Jan 27, 2014)
- Episode 1x14: Leather Cribs and a Medieval Rack (Jan 20, 2014)
Beat Bobby Flay (2013)
Guest starring as Judge
- Episode 2023-08-31: This Kitchen's Crowded (Aug 31, 2023)
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 4x02: In the Garden of Eva (Jan 12, 2016)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 3x01: Patton Oswalt Wears a Black Blazer and Dress Shoes (May 8, 2014)
Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America (2012)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 1x01: Northeast (Jun 6, 2012)
House of Lies (2012)
Guest starring as Joe Gideon
- Episode 4x11: Everything's So Fucking Obvious, I'm Starting to Wonder Why We're Even Having This Conversation (Mar 29, 2015)
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 7x15: Penn & Teller Go For The Juggler (Jan 8, 2021)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 3x10: Alan Thicke, Fairuza Balk, Kevin Pollak and Laila Ali (Oct 29, 2011)
The Lost Room (2006)
Starring as Karl Kreutzfeld
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Part 3: The Eye and the Prime Object (Dec 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Part 2: The Comb and the Box (Dec 12, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Part 1: The Key and the Clock (Dec 11, 2006)
Shark (2006)
Guest starring as D.A. Leo Cutler
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x14: Leaving Las Vegas (May 6, 2008)
- Episode 2x12: Partners in Crime (Jan 27, 2008)
- Episode 2x10: Every Breath You Take (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 2x08: In the Crosshairs (Nov 11, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: No Holds Barred (Oct 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: Dr. Laura (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 2x02: For Whom the Skel Rolls (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: Gangster Movies (Sep 23, 2007)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 2012-11-20: Marion Cotillard, Kevin Pollack (Nov 20, 2012)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 2005-03-15: Glenn Close/Kevin Pollak/Tori Amos (Mar 15, 2005)
Comedy Central Roasts (2003)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-07-29: Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (Jul 29, 2018)
- Episode 2006-08-20: Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (Aug 20, 2006)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Judge Gerald Crane
- Episode 13x11: Theatre Tricks (Jan 11, 2012)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 2000-03-07: Kevin Pollak (Mar 7, 2000)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Guest starring as Gerald Bell
- Episode 1x09: Drew and Mrs. Louder (Nov 29, 1995)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1999-09-27: Kevin Pollak, Tom Waits (Sep 27, 1999)
- Episode 1996-08-13: Kevin Pollak, Diane Lane, Randy Travis (Aug 13, 1996)
- Episode 1995-09-06: Kevin Pollak, Charlton Heston, Hootie and the Blowfish (Sep 6, 1995)
- Episode 1995-02-08: Kevin Pollak, David Brenner, Brandy Norwood (Feb 8, 1995)
- Episode 1994-05-25: Kevin Pollak, Chris Isaak, Jacques Pepin (May 25, 1994)
- Episode 1993-12-14: Larry King, The Band, Kevin Pollack (Dec 14, 1993)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Ross
- Episode 29x13: 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage (Mar 25, 2018)
Guest starring as Bagel Man
- Episode 29x13: 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage (Mar 25, 2018)
Guest starring as Professor
- Episode 29x13: 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage (Mar 25, 2018)
thirtysomething (1987)
Guest starring as Walter
- Episode 1x05: But Not for Me (Nov 3, 1987) [Co-Star]
Independent Spirit Awards (1986)
Starring as Host
- Episode 1995-03-25: Independent Spirit Awards 1995 (Mar 25, 1995)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Kevin Pollak
- Episode 1991-02-12: Jay Leno (guest host), Anthony Quinn, Kevin Pollak, Tracie Spencer (Feb 12, 1991)