Steve Rannazzisi

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Steve Rannazzisi

For over 15 years, from the stage to the silver screen, Steve Rannazzisi has made audiences
laugh. Rannazzisi starred and wrote alongside Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, and Paul Scheer on the
critically acclaimed FX Network comedy series, The League, which was produced by Jeff and
Jackie Schaffer. Steve played “Kevin McArthur,” the fantasy football league commissioner on the
show, for its entire 7 year run.


Rannazzisi emerged on the scene in Los Angeles after leaving a desk job in New York where he
grew up. The Long Island native graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase,
majoring in Theater and Film. Pursuing his dream, Rannazzisi moved to Los Angeles and began
performing at the world-famous Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd. where he honed his skills
amongst comedy veterans such as Eddie Griffin, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Dice Clay. He quickly
caught the attention of Ashton Kutcher and got his first taste of television as a cast member on
MTV’s Punk’d in 2003.


After his success on Punk’d, he was cast as a series regular on the ABC sitcom, Big Day, opposite
Krysten Ritter. Further proving his comedic acting ability, ABC again cast Steve in See Jayne
Run, where he co-starred Heather Locklear. Rannazzisi has also appeared on Kitchen
Confidential alongside Bradley Cooper, Samantha Who? with Christina Applegate, Larry David’s
Curb Your Enthusiasm, and additional shows such as State of Romance, Love Bites, Trust Me,
Outsourced, his own web series Daddy Knows Best, and HBO’s Room 104.


Along with his flourishing career in television, Rannazzisi is also a prolific standup comedian. His
standup has appeared on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and is featured in the standup
special Pauly Shore & Friends. Rannazzisi released his first one-hour special, “Steve Rannazzisi:
Manchild” on Comedy Central in 2013. In 2015, he released his second one-hour special,
“Breaking Dad”, which he filmed at the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston.


On the silver screen, Rannazzisi appeared in the 2009 blockbuster comedy smash hit Paul Blart:
Mall Cop alongside Kevin James and Jayma Mays. He also appeared in the family
comedy, Imagine That, with Eddie Murphy in 2009, and Christopher Guest’s film, For Your
Consideration, with Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy.
A diehard NY Giants, Yankees, Knicks & Rangers fan, Rannazzisi currently resides in New York and
Los Angeles with his family.