Todd Stashwick (October 16, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film and TV actor. He currently plays the role of Dale Malloy on The Riches
Todd Stashwick was born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs right outside of the city. As a child he always had one eye on trying to make people laugh and working in Chicago at "The Second City". Soon after graduating from Illinois State University, he began performing at several local improvisational theaters and was quickly hired to tour with "The Second City" all over the country. Following productions at The Second City Detroit and The Second City Northwest, he moved to New York. Todd was up for Saturday Night Live the same year as fellow Second City Alumni David Koechner joined the cast. While in New York he formed a company of improvisers and began staging the underground critically acclaimed Burn Manhattan all over the city under the direction of Shira Piven. (Other performers occasionally included Kate Walsh, Jeremy Piven and Spencer Kayden) Quickly, work in television and film drew him to Los Angeles where he shot several pilots and series including recurring work on the series M.D.s, American Dreams, Rodney and Still Standing. Recently he completed roles in the features You, Me and Dupree and The Air I Breathe as well as the film Live!. Todd is currently working on Season two of The Riches where he plays Minnie Driver's nefarious cousin Dale. Summer 2008 he appears as Matthew McConaughey's best friend in the comedy Surfer Dude. He has not abandoned his love for improvising and performing, though, and founded, performs and teaches at his own improvisational theater in North Hollywood called The Hothouse. He has also taught and performed his style of organic improvisation internationally.
Stashwick currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Charity, whom he married in 1997 in the middle of Times Square in front of twenty close family members and friends, as well as all of New York City. The couple has a nine-year-old son and a new born baby daughter . Their household also includes an English Bulldog, three cats and a Conure (small parrot).
He appeared in the 3rd season of the sitcom Will & Grace.
Todd Stashwick was born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs right outside of the city. As a child he always had one eye on trying to make people laugh and working in Chicago at The Second City. Soon after graduating from Illinois State University, he began performing at several local improvisational theatres and was quickly hired to tour with The Second City all over the country. Following productions at The Second City Detroit and The Second City Northwest, he moved to New York. In New York he formed a company of improvisers and began staging the underground critically acclaimed Burn Manhattan all over the city. (Other performers occasionally included Kate Walsh, Jeremy Piven and Spencer Kayden.) Quickly, work in television and film drew him to Los Angeles where he shot several pilots and series including recurring work on the series M.D.s, American Dreams, Rodney and Still Standing. Recently he completed roles in the features You, Me And Dupree and The Air I Breathe as well as an NBC pilot entitled Community Service opposite Jay Mohr. He will soon appear on the FX series The Riches opposite Minnie Driver and Eddie Izzard. He has not abandoned his love for improvising and performing, though, and founded, operates, performs and teaches at his own improvisational theatre in North Hollywood called The Hothouse. He has also taught and performed his style of improvisation internationally.
Stashwick was born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs right outside of the city. As a child, he always loved making people laugh, and he aspired to one day perform at Chicago's famous The Second City. Soon after graduating from Illinois State University with a degree in Theatre, he began performing at several local improvisational theaters, and his dream came true when he was hired in 1992 to tour nationally with The Second City. Following productions at The Second City Detroit and The Second City Northwest, he moved to New York. There, he formed a company of improvisers and began staging the underground critically acclaimed "Burn Manhattan" all over the city. Other performers included Kate Walsh, Jeremy Piven and Spencer Kayden. Aside from his work in improvisational theatre, Stashwick worked for several years in late 1997 through Spring 2000 on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," performing as part of their rotating stable of comedy actors. Work in television and film ultimately drew him to Los Angeles where he soon landed roles in several pilots and series, including recurring roles on "American Dreams," "Still Standing" "The War at Home" and "Weeds." To date, he has made numerous guest-starring appearances on such shows as "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," "How I Met Your Mother," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Dharma & Greg" and "Will & Grace." He has also played a variety of monsters on sci-fi series such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Dark Angel" and "Angel," and now fittingly, he is currently playing a monster of sorts on "The Riches." A proud moment for Stashwick was his guest-star appearance on "Enterprise" where he played the first Romulon ever revealed, disguised as a Vulcan. This past year, Stashwick also appeared in the feature film "You, Me and Dupree." Stashwick remains true to his improvisational roots, and he produces, performs and teaches at his own improvisational theatre that he co-founded in North Hollywood called "The Hothouse" (www.hothouseimprov.net). He has also taught and performed his unique style of avant-garde improvisation internationally. He directed a show in Liverpool called "Hoof!," which still tours throughout Europe. Stashwick currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Charity, whom he married in 1997 in the middle of Times Square in front of twenty close family members and friends, as well as all of New York City. The couple has a nine-year-old son and a baby due this December. Their household also includes an English Bulldog named Boris, three cats and a Conure (small parrot). In his spare time, Stashwick enjoys surfing, playing video games with his son, writing screenplays, watching movies and TV shows (his current favorites are "Battlestar Gallactica," "30 Rock," "Dexter" and the BBC's "Doctor Who"), eating vegetarian meals, reading comic books, and traveling overseas as often as his hectic schedule permits. A self-professed Anglophile, Stashwick loves English comedy, and a secret dream is to one day work with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright of "Shaun of the Dead" acclaim. 12/07
