Ken Marino Biography
Kenneth Joseph Marino is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He is popular for appearing in shows like Marry Me, Burning Love, Children’s Hospital, and Party Down. Joseph is also known for starring in the comedy film Wet Hot American Summer. He is also a cast member of MTV’s The States. In addition, Ken was born and raised in Long Island, New York, United States.
Marino completed high school at West Islip High School in West Islip, New York and thereafter he went to Lee Strasberg Institute. He has also attended Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in New York City. During his time at the college, he together with a friend co-founded the comedy troupe called The New Group, which eventually was renamed The State.
In 1992, Joseph and several other members of The State appeared on the MTV sketch comedy series You Wrote It, You Watch It, hosted by Jon Stewart. After that, The troupe received its own sketch comedy series on MTV, The State, which runs for two years. In 2001, he appeared in a short series First Years as well as in the TV series Dawson’s Creek. Moreover, Ken also appeared in shows like Charmed, Veronica Mars, and Rock Me Baby.
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Besides that, Marino also starred in series like Party Down, Reaper, Children’s Hospital, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. On the other hand, he made guest appearances in shows like Will & Grace, and Reno 911! , Stella, Happy Ending among others. In 2004, Joseph starred in the film Love for Rent and in the series Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door.
As a screenwriter, Marino wrote and produced films such as The Ten, Role Models, Digger, and Wanderlust. Prior, he appeared in Wain’s 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer. On top of this, he starred in a web series Burning Love, a series his wife created and directed. Afterward, Marino starred opposite Casey Wilson on the NBC sitcom Marry Me, which ran for one season from 2014 to 2015. A few months later, Ken portrayed mobster Joseph Manfredi in the second season of Marvel’s series Agent Carter.
Additionally, Joseph is also known for directing films such as The Goldbergs, Super Fun Night, Children’s Hospital, and Trophy Wife. Likewise, he also portrayed the character role of Mr. Johnson in the Netflix comedy-horror film The Babysitter. Later on, Marino reprised his role in the sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen. In spite of that, Ken has also worked as music manager Streeter in the HBO comedy series The Other Two.
Ken Marino Age
Kenneth is 54 years old as of 2023. He was born on December 19, 1968, in Long Island, New York, United States. Additionally, he celebrates his birthday on December 19 every year.
Ken Marino Height/ Weight
Marino stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches tall. He weighs 80 kg and has dark brown hair and eye color. Similarly, his body measurement is 42-32-15 inches.
Ken Marino Wife
Ken is happily married to his beautiful wife Erica Oyama. Erica works as a screenwriter and a director. The couple is blessed with two children namely Riley Keni’ichi Marino and Ruby Marino. Also, the pair have been together since they got married on October 8, 2005.
Ken Marino Family
Marino was born and grew up in Long Island, New York, to an Italian-American family. Nevertheless, more information about his parents and siblings is currently not available. We will update the data as soon as it is out to the public.
Ken Marino’s Net Worth
KJen has an estimated net worth of between $ 1 million to $ 5 million dollars. His primary source of income is his successful career as an actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.