Will Sasso Biography
William S*o (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian actor, comedian and podcaster. He is notable for his five seasons as a cast member on Mad TV from 1997 to 2002, for starring as Curly in the 2012 film reboot of The Three Stooges, and as Mover #1 in Happy Gilmore (1996). He is also known for his TV roles as Carl Monari in Less than Perfect (2003–2006), Doug Martin in How I Met Your Mother (2008–2012), Young Sheldon as Jim McAllister (TV Series 2017–2024), Bill Ryan in United We Fall (2020), and Ben Burns in Loudermilk (2017–2020).
Early life
William S*o was born on May 24, 1975, in Ladner, British Columbia, to Italian immigrant parents.
Career
MADtv
By the end of its second season (1996–1997), the Fox network sketch comedy television series MADtv experienced its first big cast turnover. Three of the show's repertory performers (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) left the cast. As a result, in 1997, casting executives at Fox had to cast replacements for the show. S*o (along with Alex Borstein and Aries Spears) was selected to join the MADtv third-season cast as a regular cast member.
2002 – present
After leaving MADtv, S*o's television appearances included four seasons as Carl Monari on Less than Perfect, as well as a role in Robson Arms. He played the role of Fortunio Balducci in Southland Tales.
S*o hosted the 2006 Canadian Comedy Awards in London, Ontario, as well as the festival's "Sketch & Improv Showcases". Additionally, he was a host at the 2005–2006 NHL award ceremony. S*o appeared on the CSI episode "The Chick Chop Flick Shop". He also appeared in the Childrens Hospital episode "Frankfurters".
S*o starred in $h*! My Dad Says, based on the Twitter feed * My Dad Says, created by Justin Halpern. The show premiered in the late 2010 and its cancellation was announced on May 15, 2011.
S*o began posting videos on the online video service Vine, creating a running gag of him violently vomiting lemons without warning.
S*o had a supporting role as Jim McCallister in Young Sheldon (TV Series 2017–2024).
In 2018, S*o played Mountie Archambault in the comedy film Super Troopers 2. In November 2019, he voiced Mr. Ellingboe in Netflix's Klaus.
S*o got into comedy podcasting with the Ten Minute Podcast, which he hosted with Tommy Blacha and Chad Kultgen. In 2022, S*o and Kultgen started a different podcast *led Dudesy.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music video
Web series
References
External links
- Will S*o at IMDb
