Kyle Mooney is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and film director. He co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film Brigsby Bear. Mooney has appeared on a number of shows, including Sports Show with Norm Macdonald. He has also served as a writer and performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Mooney was born the youngest in a family of three boys in San Diego, California, to parents Linda (née Kozub) and Brian Mooney. Linda is a former reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune, and Brian is an environmental consultant and planner. He has two older brothers, Sean and Ryan.
Mooney's Marshall Middle School class chose him as the most likely to become a television star. He graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in 2003, where he won Best Actor as Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest and was hailed as class clown. Mooney studied film at the University of Southern California. There, he performed improv and sketch comedy with collegiate group Commedus Interruptus. After a six-week audition process in 2003, the three new members added to the group were Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Nick Rutherford. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2007.
