He began performing at ComedySportz (now called Comedy City) in Kansas City, Missouri. In the 1990s, Sudeikis began his career in improv comedy. He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School and attended Fort Scott Community College on a basketball scholarship, but left before finishing.

Sudeikis moved with his family to Overland Park within Johnson County, Kansas which he has described as his hometown.

Sudeikis was born with anosmia, leaving him with no sense of smell. His maternal uncle is actor George Wendt, known for his role as Norm Peterson on Cheers, and his matrilineal great-grandfather was photographer Tom Howard. His father is of Irish and Lithuanian descent, while his mother has German and Irish ancestry. He has two younger sisters, Kristin and Lindsay. He has also provided voice-work for Epic (2013), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), its 2019 sequel, and Next Gen (2018).ĭaniel Jason Sudeikis was born on September 18, 1975, in Fairfax, Virginia, to Kathryn Sudeikis (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and President of the American Society of Travel Agents, and Daniel Joseph Sudeikis, a vice president of business development, both originally from Illinois. He had leading film roles in the comedies Horrible Bosses (2011) and its 2014 sequel, Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and We're the Millers (2013), as well as the acclaimed independent films Drinking Buddies (2013), Sleeping with Other People (2015), and Colossal (2016) and supporting roles in Alexander Payne's Downsizing (2017) and Olivia Wilde's Booksmart (2019). Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2010), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2011), Portlandia (2011–2014), and The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). In 2020, he co-created and began starring as the lead in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned him four nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, including wins for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, two wins for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a TV Comedy Series in 20 and for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, among others. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( / s ʊ ˈ d eɪ k ɪ s/ suu- DAY-kiss born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.

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