Sam Richardson

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Sam Richardson (born January 12, 1984) is an American actor, writer, and comedian.

In the series Veep and co-starred opposite Tim Robinson, Richard Splett appeared and co-starred in Detroiters.

In 2019, he portrayed Alf in the YouTube Premium series Champaign ILL.

Early life

Richardson was born in Detroit on January 12, 1984, the son of a Ghanaian mother and an African-American father. Barbara-Rose Collins (née Richardson), who in 1990 became Michigan's first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, was his aunt. Richardson would travel with his parents to Ghana, where his grandfather was a chief and local political leader once or twice a year. He graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in 2002 and studied theater at Wayne State University.

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Career

Richardson appeared in Detroit and Chicago early in his career. He was known for a variety of characters at Second City, from sight gags to portraits of public figures.

Richardson appeared in six episodes (including the series's conclusion) of The Office and a season 4 episode of Arrested Development after a move to Los Angeles. He has appeared on episodes of Drunk History, New Girl, Teachers, and six episodes of Harder Than It Looks. He played Richard Splett on the HBO political comedy series Veep, first appearing in four episodes as the handler for Selina Meyer during her Iowa book tour. Richardson was made a regular cast member of the show during season 4 after his character received a job in President Meyer's administration as an assistant to the character Jonah. He has appeared in films including We're the Millers, Horrible Bosses 2, Spy, Neighbors 2, Sorority Rising, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, and Ghostbusters.

Comedy Central ordered a pilot for the film Detroiters, which was created by Richardson and Tim Robinson in 2015. Richardson and Robinson, who co-wrote and co-executive produced the film with others, appear on the program. The series's ten episodes were released in the Detroit area in 2016. Richardson and Robinson, in the series, play struggling advertising men in Detroit who produce local television commercials," the Detroit Free Press reports. The idea was influenced in part by the classic Detroit ads they grew up watching, including the Mel Farr Superstar and Gordy from ABC Warehouse campaigns." The Detroiters appeared on television for two seasons before the company's cancellation by Comedy Central in 2018.

Richardson received the Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series (Individual or Ensemble) award at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2016. He was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 2015, 2016, and 2018 Screen Actor Guild Awards for his work on Veep, winning the last one. He began playing Alf in the YouTube Premium Series Champaign ILL in 2018. Since 2019, he has appeared in various characters on Netflix's sketch comedy I Believe You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.

Richardson appeared in the main cast of Apple's TV+ mystery comedy series The Afterparty in 2022.

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