Paul Dinello

Paul Dinello was born on Nov 28, 1962 in USA. Paul Dinello's big-screen debut came with Straight Talk directed by Barnet Kellman in 1992, strarring Casey. Paul Dinello is known for At Home with Amy Sedaris directed by Bill Benz, Amy Sedaris stars as Amy Sedaris and Cole Escola as Chassie Tucker. Paul Dinello has got 11 awards and 37 nominations so far. The most recent award Paul Dinello achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Paul Dinello plays is At Home with Amy Sedaris - Season 2 which will be released on Oct 24, 2017.

Paul Dinello was born on November 28, 1962 in Oak Park, Illinois. He is one of 5 children (one brother and three sisters). After graduating from DePaul University, he enrolled in the Second City Improvisation Troupe in Chicago. After taking a few classes, he auditioned to be in the touring company, where he met Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris. After Second City, he moved to New York, with Colbert and Sedaris, where they created the sketch comedy series Exit 57 (1995), for Comedy Central, with Mitch Rouse and Jodi Lennon. The show was on for two seasons (1995-1996). The show was nominated for five CableAce nominations for best writing, performing and best comedy series. Later he, Colbert, Sedaris, and Rouse created Strangers with Candy (1999) for Comedy Central. It spoofed after-school specials, where a problem would arise and be solved in a single show, with the twist that, on Strangers with Candy (1999), they learned all the wrong lessons. The show lasted for three seasons. Dinello directed and co-starred in the movie version, Strangers with Candy (2005). Dinello has appeared in several movies including Plump Fiction (1997) and Franc-parler (1992). He has also been on the New York stage, most notable was The Talent Family's "Stitches".