Bill Devlin,
Los Angeles comedian, was born and raised in St. Paul,
Minnesota in an Irish Catholic community as the youngest
of eight children. He was taught by nuns in a catholic
grade school which serves as fodder in a good deal
of Devlin’s reservoir of comedy.
His
most notable stand-up comedy routine was showcased in
nine one hour performances in two days at the California
Men’s Colony (San Louis Obispo), a maximum-security
prison, as part of the “Arts In Corrections Program
2002.” His unique comedy style was featured on
the front page of the Calendar Section of the Los Angeles
Times (8/21/02). He was profiled on NBC’s Today
in LA and he was the first white comedian to ever appear
on The Tavis Smiley Show, broadcast across the country
on National Public Radio
The
article Devlin wrote for the Los Angeles Times garnered
him a lot of attention in the industry, Agents from
CAA, ICM and major Producers and Directors all wanted
to option Devlin’s story. This landed him his
first big feature film development project.
Devlin
also landed a starring role in the feature film “Rectuma”
a hysterical comedy which was a huge hit at its premier
held at the AFI to a sold out crowd in December 2003
and will be the new midnight movie at the Sunset Laemmle
Theatre in Hollywood, April 2004.
Devlin
can be seen in “Irish Comedy Night” at the
world famous Hollywood Improv, a monthly show he produces.
The shows launch date is March 17th (St.Patricks Day)
2004. He has also performed at The Icehouse, The Comedy
Store, The Laugh Factory, The Friars Club and The Ha
Ha Café. In the last decade Devlin has honed
his craft as an actor and comedian thru training, touring
and working in films and television commercials.
Before
playing the comedy circuit, he played the band circuit
as manager and drummer for several Punk Rock bands in
the early 80s. He is also an acclaimed photographer
and the breeder and owner of champion Doberman pinscher
show dogs. He bred and owned the #1 female show dog
in the U.S. in 2001.
Devlin
performed improvisation and sketch comedy for over six
years, and studied under the tutelage of improvisation
master, Del Close.
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