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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

East Lansing, Michigan, USA

Joe Anderson

Biography:

Joe Anderson grew up in East Lansing, Michigan and is a graduate of Western Michigan University's competitive theatre program.

He is an award-winning director, writer and comedian who spent two years touring with the famed Second City improv comedy theater.

He co-founded the critically acclaimed sketch comedy group "The Don't We Boys!".

Anderson wrote and starred in the play "Shoot Faster, Dear Brother, I'm Dying!" Lawrence Bommer, reviewer for the Chicago Reader and ChicagoTheatreBlog.com called the play, "A remarkable feat - worthy of Mark Twain" and "Two hours of pitch perfect parody."

In 2013, he co-wrote and co-starred in the paranormal comedy America's Most Haunted (2013) which received distribution through Echo Bridge Entertainment. The movie has been described as "Scarier than Ghostubusters and funnier than Poltergeist."

In 2014 he co-wrote and directed the movie Pilot Error (2014). A drama based on the true story of an ill-fated plane traveling to France.

When home in Michigan, he works with a wide variety of film/commercial groups on commercials and TV/film projects. He is also a board member of the all-volunteer, non-profit Dog Story Theater where he helped produce nearly 100 improv and sketch comedy shows.

Known For

Acting

2022

Pinus as Wagner

2019

PawParazzi as Walter White

2018

Sk8 Dawg as George

2017

Wild Faith as Charlie Hawkins

2015

Buzzard as Craig Kowalczyk

2013

2010

The Lost & Found Shop as Shopkeeper

Writing

Directing

2014

Pilot Error as Director

2002