Eric Wareheim

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::summary American comedian, musician, actor and director (born 1976) ::

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| name = Eric Wareheim | image = Eric Wareheim (cropped).jpg | caption = Wareheim in November 2022 | birth_date = | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist|

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• actor
• writer
• director
• musician}} | years_active = 1993–present | website =

Eric Alexander Wareheim (; born April 7, 1976) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, and musician. He is best known as one-half of the comedy duo Tim & Eric, alongside Tim Heidecker. He also had a recurring role on the Netflix series Master of None.

Early life and education

Wareheim was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 7, 1976, the son of Dave and Edeltraud Wareheim. He has a sister, Jessica. When he was young, his family moved to Audubon, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. His maternal grandparents lived in Germany, and his family would travel to Germany often to visit them. He graduated from Methacton High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

He later attended Temple University, where he met his comedy partner Tim Heidecker and produced his first film, shot on the Jersey Shore.

Career

Tim & Eric

Wareheim and Heidecker are the creators, writers, and stars of Tom Goes to the Mayor, a limited animation that was on the Adult Swim programming block on Cartoon Network. Wareheim and Heidecker had mailed copies of an early version of the show to comedian Bob Odenkirk, who agreed to take on the project as the executive producer of the series and sold it to Cartoon Network.

The Tim and Eric names reached a broader audience with the release of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, which premiered on February 11, 2007. The show is a mix of "live action, sketch, animation, emotions, phone calls, love, etc." according to their website. The creators have described the show as the "nightmare version of television".

In July 2008, The New York Times reported that the duo was in the process of developing a surreal game show series starring Neil Hamburger, titled The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger. Wareheim described it as a mix between "Japanese bizarre game show and The Price Is Right." In late July 2009, Neil Hamburger posted a blog on MySpace stating that a pilot had been filmed, but that Adult Swim was not satisfied and had "pulled the plug on the project."

On May 2, 2010, the "Man Milk" episode of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! wrapped season five of the show. Though this would be the last serial content for the show, an hour-long holiday program titled "Chrimbus Special" gave fans a last glimpse at the TV program. It was the second show Wareheim both produced and starred in, which aired during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block.

Between May and June 2010, six episodes of an Awesome Show spin-off produced in part by Wareheim, Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule, were aired on Cartoon Network. The show parodied local newscasts. According to Heidecker, John C. Reilly had the original idea of giving the Dr. Steve character an entire show.

Wareheim also co-directed, wrote and starred in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie with Tim Heidecker.

Music

Wareheim played in several Philadelphia area bands, including the new wave punk band Twelve Tone System, of which Tim Heidecker was also briefly a member. Wareheim briefly played rhythm guitar for the duo Adam and Justine in the 1990s. Wareheim was also the principal songwriter for The Science Of and had been a member of Elements of Need, I Am Heaven, and briefly with the punk band Ink & Dagger. He currently is involved with the band Sola.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sola-mn0001926761/biography |title=Artist Biography by Jason Birchmeier |website=AllMusic |access-date=2017-03-29}}

Television

Wareheim made an appearance in Aqua Teen Hunger Force as the Germ-Master, along with Heidecker as a basketball.

Wareheim, along with Tim Heidecker, also directed the 2010 Super Bowl commercial, The Shuffle, for Boost Mobile and most recently a series of Old Spice commercials with actor Terry Crews.

They also made an appearance in an episode of The Simpsons as Amus Bruse and Fois Garth.

Wareheim and Heidecker appeared together as Debt Collectors on the Adult Swim special, The Young Persons Guide to History, and have made guest appearances in the movie Let's Go to Prison, as well as the Scottish video game series VideoGaiden and a Version 2 episode of Mega64. Wareheim also played a recurring role in Michael Cera's and Clark Duke's Internet TV show Clark and Michael as Randy, the neighbor of the titular duo.

Using characters and skits from Awesome Show, Heidecker and Wareheim (via their Abso Lutely Productions company) created an online-only show called Tim and Eric Nite Live!, originally broadcast on the website SuperDeluxe.

In 2015, Wareheim co-starred as Arnold Baumheiser in the Netflix comedy series Master of None. He appeared in six episodes and directed four episodes of the first season. In 2017, he appeared in seven episodes and directed one episode of the show's second season.

In 2019, Wareheim starred as a man claiming to be "reality" in a series of Oculus Quest commercials.

Other activities

In 2021, Wareheim ventured into the world of cooking, a longtime hobby of his, with his cookbook Foodheim: A Culinary Adventure. Part of his promotion for the book is a webseries called Heimy's House where he prepares recipes from the book. The first (and currently only) episode of the series featured a guest appearance by Tim Heidecker.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Tom Goes to the Mayor	The Mayor (voice)	Short film;
also co-writer, co-director, and producer with Tim Heidecker
2003	Tom Goes to the Mayor Returns
2006	Let's Go to Prison	Wine Taster	Uncredited
2008	Adventures of Power	Money
2009	Al's Brain	Brain stretcher	Short film
2010	Blood into Wine	Himself	Documentary
2012	The Comedy	Van Arman
2012	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie	Eric	Also co-writer, co-director, and producer; feature directorial debut
2013	Arcade Fire in Here Comes The Night Time	Big Bud	NBC Special
2013	Wrong Cops	Officer de Luca
2013	Hamper's Pre-Natal Life Coaching		Co-writer and co-director with Tim Heidecker
2014	Food Club	Captain Wareheim	Short film; also director, co-writer, and executive producer
2014	Reality	Henri
	Onslaught		Filming
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Television and web

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	Germ Master (voice)	Episode: "Hypno-Germ"
2004–06	Tom Goes to the Mayor	The Mayor / Various (voices)	30 episodes; also co-writer, co-director, and executive producer
2007–10	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!	Eric / Various	Also co-creator, co-writer, co-director, and executive producer
2008	Young Person's Guide to History	Bill Collector 2 #1	Episode: "#1.2"
2008	Steve and Stephen		Creator, writer, and director
2009	Talkshow with Spike Feresten	Derrick Whipple	Episode: "Jim Heckler and Derrick Whipple"
2010	Morning Prayer with Skott and Behr	Behr	Also writer and director
2010	The New Big Ball With Neil Hamburger		Unaired pilot; co-writer, co-director, and producer
2010–11	Funny or Die Presents	Various	6 episodes; also segment director and executive producer
2010–2016	Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule	Wayne Skylar	Also co-creator, co-writer, co-director, and executive producer
2011	Bob's Burgers	Phil Finnegan (voice)	Episode: "Torpedo"
2011	Jon Benjamin Has a Van	Jargon Loprax (voice)	Episode: "Stardoor"
2011	The Simpsons	Fois Garth (voice)	Episode: "The Food Wife"
2013	The Office	Gabor	4 episodes
2013–2017	Nathan for You		Executive producer
2013–17	Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories	Eric / Various	Also co-creator, co-writer, co-director, and executive producer
2014	Community	Male Four #2	Episode: "App Development and Condiments"
2014	The Birthday Boys	Mill Owner	Episode: "Plight of the Working Class"
2014	Rubberhead		Segment: "Ham"; director
2014–2017	Review		Executive producer
2015	Bagboy		Television special;
co-creator, co-writer, co-director, and executive producer
2015-2017	Master of None	Arnold	2 seasons
2015	Hot Package		5 episodes; executive producer
2015	W/ Bob & David		Executive producer
2016	Decker		Executive producer
2018	Ugly Delicious	Himself	Episode: "Fried Chicken"
2019-2021	Crank Yankers	Mork	2 episodes
2020	Beef House	Eric	Also co-creator and executive producer
2021	The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special	James Murphy	Also director
2024	Game Changer	Steven / "The Ratfish" / Himself	2 Episodes
2024	Dinner Time Live with David Chang	Himself	Episode: "Oktoberfest"
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Web series

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Tim and Eric: The Podcast	Various	Also co-writer, co-director, and producer
Mega64	Mega64 Ragtime Jug Brother	Episode: "Stranger"
2007	Clark and Michael	Randy
2007-2008	Tim and Eric Nite Live!	Himself	Also co-creator and co-writer
2013	Dr. Wareheim	Dr. Wareheim	Also co-creator, co-writer, and co-director
Tim's Kitchen Tips	Himself	Also co-creator, co-writer, and co-director
Tim & Eric's Go Pro Show	Also co-creator
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Music videos

• "Polite Dance Song" – The Bird and the Bee (2007)
• "You Don't Know Me" – Ben Folds (feat. Regina Spektor) (co-directed by Tim Heidecker) (2008)
• "Dance Floor Dale" – a music video for the song "Parisian Goldfish" by Flying Lotus (2008)
• "Parisian Goldfish" – Flying Lotus (2008) (Co-directed with Eric Fensler)
• "The Youth" – MGMT (2008)
• "If I Never See Your Face Again (Swizz Beatz Remix)" – Maroon 5 (2008)
• "Dropped" – Phantom Planet (2009)
• "She's Got Me Dancing" – Tommy Sparks (2009)
• "Keep it Goin' Louder" – Major Lazer (2009)
• "Pon De Floor" – Major Lazer (2009)
• "Buffalo Stance" – Need New Body
• "Hole to Feed" – Depeche Mode (2009)
• “Tall Boy” – Har Mar Superstar (2009) (Cameo; Directed by Tomorrow’s Brightest Minds)
• "We Are Water" – Health (2010)
• "Wishes" – Beach House (2013)
• "Backpacker Bush" – Dutch Boys featuring Twankstar (2013)
• "Bubble Butt" – Major Lazer (2013)
• "Die" – Babes (2014)
• "Streaker" – Tobacco (2014)
• "HAM" – Mr. Oizo (2014)
• "Famous" – Charli XCX (2015)
• "Dripping" – Blonde Redhead (2016)
• "5 Ways" – Shakewell (2021) (Cameo; Directed by Dan Streit)

Discography

• (2008) Awesome Record, Great Songs! (by Tim and Eric)

Awards

• Webby Award for best actor as part of the comedy team of Tim and Eric
• Directors Guild of America Awards nomination for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials" for CeraVe's "Michael CeraVe" (shared with Tim Heidecker)

References

References

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