Background:

Pat Finn is an American television and film actor. He is known for his regular role on the CBS sitcom “The George Wendt Show” (1995) as well as for playing recurring roles on television shows “Murphy Brown” (1995-1997), “Friends” (2000), “3rd Rock from the Sun” (2001), “Ed” (2001-2002), “My Boys” (2006-2007) and “The Middle” (2011-2012). Currently, he plays Dad Bob on the Nickelodeon new sitcom “Marvin Marvin,” debuted on November 24, 2012. On the wide screen, Finn  is probably best recognized for his performance as Officer Rick on the comedy film “Dude, Where's My Car?” (2000). Other films he has appeared in include “Funky Monkey” (2004), “Pee Shy” (2004), “It's Complicated” (2009), “I Love You, Beth Cooper” (2009) and “Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups” (2012).

The alum of Chicago's Second City owns a production company, In-Finn-ity.    


Beer Salesman

Childhood and Family:

Pat Finn was born Patrick Cassidy Finn on July 31, 1965, in Evanston, Illinois. He is one of six children. Pat was educated at Loyola Academy (High School) in Wilmette, Illinois and Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduating from college in 1987, he moved to Chicago, where he worked as a beer salesman until joining the Second City National Touring Company.  

On September 29, 1990, Pat was married to Donna Crowley. The couple have three children together.


Murphy Brown

Career:

Pat Finn worked as a beer salesman in Chicago before joining the Second City National Touring Company. About the same time, he performed improvisation with the ImprovOlympic in Theatre, whose members also included the late Chris Farley, Ian Gomez, Jon Favreau, Tim Meadows, and Rachel Dratch. In 1995, Finn made his television acting debut in the short lived sitcom “The George Wendt Show” (CBS), where he played the role of George Wendt's younger brother, Dan Coleman. The show was canceled after six episodes, leaving two episodes unaired. He then landed the recurring role of Phil Jr. on the hit CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown,” which he played between October 1995 and May 1997.

Finn co-starred with Sam Seder and Patrick Cassidy in the TV movie comedy “Boys & Girls” (1996), supported Ricky Schroder, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Katie Wright in the ABC drama/thriller film “Detention: The Siege at Johnson High” (1997) and portrayed Bud in the Jonathan Prince directed TV movie “Grown-Ups” (1998), which also starred Anita Barone and David Dorfman. He was cast as Bolt on the comedy/romance film “The Bachelor” (1999), starring Chris O'Donnell and Renée Zellweger. Finn continued making guest appearances in various television series such as “Caroline in the City” (1996), “Seinfeld” (1998), “The Drew Carey Show” (1998), “Brother's Keeper” (1999), “That '70s Show” (1999), “The King of Queens” (2000), “Friends” (2000, as Dr. Roger), “M.Y.O.B.” (2000), “3rd Rock from the Sun” (1998, 2001), “Three Sisters” (2001), “According to Jim” (2002) and “Less Than Perfect” (2002). He played the recurring role of Jim Frost during the season two of the NBC comedy/drama series “Ed” (2001-2002).  

In the early 2000s, Finn could also be seen in several films. He first was cast as Officer Rick in “Dude, Where's My Car?” (2000), a stoner comedy film directed by Danny Leiner and starring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott, and then starred as Russell in Joe Furey's “Love & Support” (2001), which won Best Screenplay for Feature Category at the 2001Dances With Films. He also had small roles in the comedy “How High” (2001), starring Method Man, Redman and Obba Babatundé, and the P.J. Hogan drama/comedy “Unconditional Love” (2002), starring Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett and Meredith Eaton, and starred with George Wendt and Marla Sokoloff in the short film “Prairie Dogs” (2001).

Finn kept on busy in the following years with appearances in such films as “With You in Spirit” (2003, TV), “Nobody Knows Anything!” (2003), “Pee Shy” (2004, short), “Humor Me” (2004, TV), “Funky Monkey” (2004), “Cloud 9” (2006), “Funny Money” (2006), “Space Buddies” (2009, V),“I Love You, Beth Cooper” (2009, as Coach Raupp) and “It's Complicated” (2009) as well as guest spots in the television shows “Oliver Beene” (2003), “Las vegas” (2003), “Committed” (2005), “Yes, Dear” (2005), “Complete Savages” (2005), “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2005),“The Bernie Mac Show” (2006), “The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show” (2007), “Out of Jimmy's Head” (2007), “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” (2007), “Factory” (2008), “Wizards of Waverly Place” (2009) and “House M.D.” (2010). He also had recurring roles on the TBS sitcom “My Boys” (2006-2007, as Charlie) and “Unhitched” (2008, as Phil).    

In 2011, Finn joined the cast of the 2009 ABC sitcom “The Middle.” in the recurring role of Bill Norwood. The same year, he played the role of Frankendude on the direct to video “Spooky Buddies,” which was directed by Robert Vince.  

Recently, Finn began his regular role as Dad Bob on the sitcom “Marvin Marvin,” starring Lucas Cruikshank as the title character. The show premiered on Nickelodeon on November 24, 2012. He was cast as Santa in the family film “Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups,” which was released on November 20, 2012. His co-star in the film include Cheryl Ladd, Danny Woodburn and Joey Bothwell.

Currently a Los Angeles resident, Finn is a member of the Improv Group 'Beer Shark Mice' along with David Koechner, Peter Hulne, Mike Coleman and Neil Flynn. The improve group has been performing to sold out houses at the IO West theatre in Los Angeles for years. It is considered as one of the best long-form improvisational groups in the country.
    

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