Jon Glaser

American actor

Jon Glaser is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his work as a writer and sketch performer for many years on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, creating and starring in the Adult Swim series Delocated and Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter as well as the truTV series Jon Glaser Loves Gear. Glaser had a recurring role as Councilman Jeremy Jamm on the NBC series Parks and Recreation and appeared as Laird on the HBO series Girls. Glaser was also a writer on the Comedy Central sketch series Inside Amy Schumer.

Glaser grew up in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan. He attended Southfield Lathrup High School, graduating in 1986. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he performed in the sketch comedy troupes Comedy Company and Just Kidding with Jon Hein, H. Anthony Lehv, Matthew Schlein, Kristin Sobditch, Sara K. Mathison, and Craig Neuman. He is of Jewish background.

Jon Glaser is a five time Emmy nominee with the writing staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has appeared in the films Pootie Tang, School for Scoundrels, and Be Kind Rewind, and he has guest starred on comedy programs such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Louie, Wonder Showzen, Bob's Burgers and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He was also a lead voice actor in several animated comedy programs such as Stroker and Hoop, Freak Show, and Lucy the Daughter of The Devil. In 2012, he began a recurring role as Leslie Knope's rival, Councilman Jeremy Jamm in the fifth and sixth seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. Glaser is the creator and star of the live action Adult Swim series Delocated, about "Jon", a man in the witness protection program with his own reality show. The show aired its final episode on March 7, 2013. Glaser's Delocated character, "Jon" was also featured as a DJ on an Adult Swim themed radio station in the video game Saints Row: The Third. In February 2012, Glaser appeared as the spokesman in a series of Subway commercials playing his Delocated character. Glaser was a member of the mainstage cast of The Second City during the mid 1990s, performing alongside future Saturday Night Live head writer Adam McKay and cast member Rachel Dratch, as well as future Mr. Show and 30 Rock cast member Scott Adsit. In Second City's award winning revue Pinata Full of Bees, which was directed by Tom Gianas, Glaser sang about the importance of not betraying a friendship by pretending not to have legs in order to play in a wheelchair basketball league. He also provided musical accompaniment for the show's climax by drumming in a demonic pig mask, and appeared onstage throughout the show to pass judgement on audience members for laughing at jokes he considered socially irresponsible. Early in his television career, Glaser wrote and occasionally performed on the short lived sketch comedy programs The Jenny McCarthy Show on MTV and The Dana Carvey Show. He also made one appearance as a correspondent on The Daily Show in 2004. Glaser is also known for his comedic partnership with H. Jon Benjamin. For a number of years they hosted a live sketch show together in New York City called Midnight Pajama Jam, and have also performed stand up comedy together for many years, often playing characters who bicker and argue with each other while on stage. Glaser created and starred in the Comedy Central web series Tiny Hands, which has been shown on the channel's short film series Atom TV a number of times. More recently Glaser worked as a contributing writer and occasional performer on the sketch comedy programs Human Giant, Jon Benjamin Has a Van and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, as well as providing voices in the animated film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. In 2009, Glaser worked as the head writer and segment producer on the HBO sports program Joe Buck Live. Glaser also appeared on the ESPN classic show Cheap Seats, providing such roles as "Beamy" and the "Score Settler". Glaser is currently a voice actor for the animated version of the cartoon strip Get Your War On and appearing as "Video Cowboy" in ESPN's Mayne Street starring Kenny Mayne. Glaser was also the lead singer in the New York City based comedy band "Detroit Octane"; they performed their song "Barack Obama sistible" (sung to the tune of the Robert Palmer song "Simply Irresistible") on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on June 17, 2008. He was also the bass player in "A Matter of Trust", another comedy music project he was involved in with comedians H. Jon Benjamin, Todd Barry and Tom Shillue. The band's gimmick was that they only played the Billy Joel song "A Matter of Trust" over and over again, and refused to play any other songs. They performed as an opening act for The New Pornographers in 2006. He also appeared in seasons 2, 3 and 4 of HBO's Girls as Laird, a recovering addict and neighbor of Lena Dunham's character Hannah. He appears in the film Trainwreck. Glaser's first published book My Dead Dad Was in ZZ Top, was released on February 8, 2011. Glaser appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on April 24, 2015. The episode was recorded live as part of the 2015 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival in Boston. Glaser's mini series for Adult Swim, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter premiered on December 7, 2015. Glaser's mockumentary series Jon Glaser Loves Gear premiered October 25, 2016 on truTV.

Year Title Role Notes 1994 Lois Kaz Various 1995 The Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement and Hootenanny Various 1996 The Dana Carvey Show Street Preacher / Farm Animal Watching the Oscars 1998–2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Various 31 episodes 1999–2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Various 2 episodes 2000 Saturday Night Live Guy at Bar UncreditedEpisode: "Alan Cumming/Jennifer Lopez" 2000–2001 TV Funhouse Hojo (voice) 8 episodes 2003 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Oog / Jerry (voice) as Jonathan Glaser3 episodes 2004–2006 Cheap Seats Various (voice) 16 episodes 2004–2005 Stroker & Hoop Stroker / John Strockmeyer (voice) 13 episodes 2005–2006 Wonder Showzen Dr. Rawstein / Mr. Story 2 episodes 2005 O'Grady Various 2 episodes 2005–2006 Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil DJ Jesus (voice) 11 episodes 2006 Freak Show Various 7 episodes 2007–2008 Human Giant Various 4 episodes 2008 The Line N/A 3 episodes 2008 Superjail! Singer (voice) UncreditedEpisode: "Combaticus" 2008–2009 Mayne Street Video Cowboy 13 episodes 2009–2013 Delocated Jon 30 episodes 2009 30 Rock Mike Episode: "Into the Crevasse" 2010 Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Professor Episode: "Mudslide Junction" 2011–2020 Bob's Burgers Various (voice) 4 episodes 2011 Jon Benjamin Has a Van Pvt. Nathan Glaser Episode: "Border" 2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Doorman Episode: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox" 2011–2014 The Heart, She Holler Bofum 2 episodes 2012–2015 Parks and Recreation Councilman Jeremy Jamm 18 episodes 2013–2017 Girls Laird Schlesinger 12 episodes 2013 The Greatest Event in Television History Henry Rush Episode: "Too Close for Comfort" 2013–2016 2022 present Inside Amy Schumer Various 5 episodes 2014 TripTank Chris (voice) 2015 Louie Jon Episode: "Untitled" 2015 Conan President Brody Sandals (voice) 2 episodes 2015 Difficult People Adam Balk Episode: "Even Later" 2015–2017 Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Neon Joe 10 episodes 2016 Archer Whitney (voice) Episode: "Deadly Prep" 2016–2019 Jon Glaser Loves Gear Himself 13 episodes 2016–2019 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Torture Consultant 2 episodes 2017 Sasheer Zamata Party Time Himself Episode: "Jon Glaser Stand Up" 2019 Living with Yourself Henry 2 episodes 2019 Mr. Robot Tobias Episode: "404 Not Found" 2020 Our Cartoon President Larry Kudlow (voice) 3 episodes 2020 Dicktown Mark Tagliano (voice) 6 episodes 2021 Kevin Can F**k Himself Patty Episode: "New Patty" 2021 Teenage Euthanasia N/A Episode: "Adventures in Beetle Sitting" 2021 Fairfax N/A Episode: "Chernobylfest" 2022–present Single Drunk Female Nathaniel 3 episodes 2022 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Jackson Wright Episode: "Sorry If It Got Weird for You" 2022–present Life & Beth Gerald 3 episodes 2023 White House Plumbers Steve the CIA Disguise Maker 1 episode 2024Ghosts Jeremy Lefkowitz Episode: "Hello, Brother" 2024 Dinner with the Parents Donnie Main Scroll Wheel of Time Waiter Episode: "Josephine Baker" The Adventures of Drunky N/A