Patrick Fischler

Birth Name:

Patrick Fischler

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Co-founder of the Los Angeles-based group, Neurotic Young Urbanites
Studied drama at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Got his start in the entertainment business after being noticed by a film agent who was looking for extras for the 1994 thriller "Speed", which would end up being Fischler's first film credit
Earned widespread acclaim after appearing in several episodes of "Mad Men" during season two of the series
Filmed recurring appearances on "Lost" and "Southland" simultaneously over a six-month period which forced him to fly between Hawaii and Los Angeles each week, all while his wife was pregnant with their first child
His father founded the Santa Monica-area restaurant Patrick's Roadhouse, which was named after him

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