Nate Corddry Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2019, Nate Corddry was seen playing the real-life character of famous award-winning playwright Neil Simon in the mini-series "Fosse/Verdon․"
• Graduated from Colby-Sawyer College in 2000, majoring in communications
• Spent one of his college summers as an apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
• Got a full scholarship to the University of Wisconsin at Madison's graduate school for acting, but decided to move to New York instead and jump into the world of professional acting, spending the nights on his brother's couch
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 2002
• Quote: "You know, the only way you can learn is through experience․ It's not something that they can teach you at an MFA program at Yale․ This is real life stuff․ When you realize you're really just breaks between advertisements․"
• Best known for acting in such comedy dramas as "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," "United States of Tara" and "Harry's Law․"
• Joined his brother Rob Corddry as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and appeared in a number of segments with him, including one in which the two started a formal debate that devolved into brotherly name calling and scuffling
• Planned to paint houses during the summer between his junior and senior year of college, but changed his mind based on a professor's guidance
• Used to joke about the news stories of the day with his family around the dinner table
• Has appeared in commercials for companies like Verizon, X-Box, Dunkin Donuts, and Coors