John Robert Wilson
John Robert Wilson is originally from Bossier City, Louisiana and is a long-form improvisor, sketch actor, comedy writer and producer in New York City. He can be seen performing with the improv group Thank You, Robot, improvised puppet shows and in UCBW Cagematch as 1/2 of The Mountain Men with Adam Bozarth. John Robert is also a webby award winning software developer.
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Groups
- Thank You, Robot (2006)
- UCBW (2008)
- Sock: An Improvised Puppet Show (2009)
- Jello Guys (2009)
Current Shows
- Summer Fridays
- Cagematch
- Sock: An Improvised Puppet Show
- Andy Rocco's Hipster Show (writer)
Past Shows/Groups
- Sexual Dancing for Dummies -- New York, NY (2009)
- System Error
- The Spin -- New York, NY (2007-2008)
- School Project -- New York, NY (2008)
- Planet of People -- New York, NY (2008)
- The Golden Bullet Band -- New York, NY (2007)
- Main Street Improv -- Houston, TX (2005)
- Bust-a-Gut Comedy Tour -- Baton Rouge, LA (2005)
- The Family Dinner -- Baton Rouge, LA (2004)
- Making it up as we go along -- Baton Rouge, LA (2004)
Teachers
John has studied long form improv under Eric Scott, Curtis Gwinn, Chris Gethard, Billy Merritt, Doug Moe, Lennon Parham, Jeff Hiller, Anthony King, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh.
He has been coached from time to time by such notables as Dominic Dierkes, Gregory Tuculescu, Amey Goerlich, Jonathan Gabrus, John Frusciante, Ben Schwartz, Gil Ozeri, Adam Pally & Erik Tanouye.
Websites
http://www.johnrobertwilson.com
http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performers/7120 (UCB Performer Profile)
http://www.ucbcomedy.com/talent/view/372 (UCB Comedy Profile)
http://benjaminapplesdreamsarestupid.tumblr.com
Beyond Improdome / Improdome Teams
- Chodafone
- Knutshoved
- DikTad
- 1 + 1 = 3
- 3 guys, 1 cup
- Dawn Key
- Beyond Gratitude
- The Trail of Tears
- Little Scott Wilson
- Pee Pee Poo Poo
- Thank You, Robot
- Commodore 64 Sucks, Jaguar Sucks, Lynx Sucks
Trivia
- John Robert is an Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of America.
- John Robert hates it when people touch his face with their oily fingers.
- John Robert can speak, read, and write conversational Japanese.
