Steve Byrne
Birth Name:
Steve Byrne
Birth Place:
Freehold, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Fast Facts
- Headlined USO tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan and Guam
- While working as a reservationist at Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City, he began watching comedians perform and decided it was something he wanted to try
- Won TBS's "Myspace Standup or Sitdown Comedy Challenge," which kick started his career in film and television
- Based his first television show, "Sullivan & Son," on his experiences growing up with a Korean mother and an Irish father
- Known for his energetic, physical style of standup comedy
- Is a fan of music group Oasis because he admires their confidence and the optimism of their early work
- Though he once pushed himself to perform every night, he eventually realized that he likes to take Mondays and Tuesdays off to relax