Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg (born David J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is a American comedic actor, voice actor, writer, rapper, and a member of The Lonely Island. He is also known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live (2005-2012). He also has starred in roles such as Hot Rod, That's My Boy, and the Hotel Transylvania franchise. He currently stars in the FOX, now NBC comedy series, Brookyln Nine-Nine for which he won a Golden Globe for Best Actor - Televison Series Musical or Comedy.

Personal Life
Samberg was born in Berkley, California with his mother, Margi who was a elementary school teacher and his father, Joe was a photographer. He has two sisters, Johanna and Darrow. His family is Jewish. Andy discovered SNL as a child and became obsessed with the show and his devotion for comedy was frustrating to his teachers who felt he was unfocused on his schoolwork. Andy then graduated from Berkley High School in 1996 and then he attended University of California, Santa Cruz for two years before transferring to New York University. Samberg also announced his engagement to musician, Joanna Newsom (who he is a "superfan" of) and they married on September 19, 2013. They also have a daughter together.

Career
Before joining a Saturday Night Live, Samberg was a YouTube and internet star. He then began doing comedy with his childhood friends, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone in which they are a comedy rap trio known as "The Lonely Island" who are most known for their SNL Digital Shorts and their comedy rap songs such as "Lazy Sunday" or "Dick in a Box". He then became a featured player on the show in a part because he had done work on his own sketch-comedy website TheLonelyIsland.com that helped him land an agent and eventually got hired on SNL. But on June 1, 2012, Samberg's spokeperson announced that he had left the show. Samberg has appeared in numerous theatrical films, commercials, music videos, and has hosted special events such as the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Samberg currently stars as "Jake Peralta" in the FOX comedy series, Brooklyn Nine-Nine that previously aired on FOX but has now switched over to NBC.