Stephen Carlos Lemme (born November 13, 1968)[1] is an American actor, writer, and producer, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group.
Steve Lemme | |
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 Lemme at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in 2016. | |
| Born | Stephen Carlos Lemme November 13, 1968 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Colgate University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, writer, comedian |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Tiffany Chadderton (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editLemme attended Dalton School, a high school in New York,[2] but after one year transferred to Fountain Valley School of Colorado, graduating in 1987 (in 2017 he was inducted into the Fountain View School Arts Guild).[3] He attended Colgate University and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Before leaving Colgate, he was part of Charred Goosebeak, a comedy troupe with the future members of Broken Lizard. His father is originally from Argentina. Through his mother's side, Lemme is of Puerto Rican and French descent.[4] As a child, Lemme developed Polio as a result of a very rare side effect of a vaccination against the disease, which resulted in the decay of his right calf muscle.[5][6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Puddle Cruiser | Felix Bean | with Broken Lizard |
| 2001 | Super Troopers | State Trooper MacIntyre "Mac" Womack | with Broken Lizard |
| 2003 | Open Water | cameo | uncredited |
| 2004 | Club Dread | Juan | with Broken Lizard |
| The 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Himself | Television special | |
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Jimmy | with Broken Lizard |
| 2006 | Beerfest | Fink | with Broken Lizard |
| 2008 | The Brooklyn Heist | FBI Director | |
| 2009 | The Slammin' Salmon | Connor | with Broken Lizard |
| 2012 | The Babymakers | with Broken Lizard | |
| 2018 | Super Troopers 2 | MacIntyre "Mac" Womack | with Broken Lizard |
| 2019 - 2023 | Tacoma FD | Captain Eddie Penisi Jr. | with part of Broken Lizard |
| 2023 | Quasi | Quasi/Jester | with Broken Lizard |
References
edit- ^ "Nov. 13 celebrity birthdays". November 13, 2012.
- ^ Lemme, Steve. "Alumni Celebrate 100 Years of Dalton, video 45". The Dalton School | Alumni News and Media Archive. The Dalton School. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Alumni Weekend 2017: 2017 Arts Guild" (PDF). Fountain Valley School Bulletin. No. Fall/Winter 2017. Fountain Valley School. p. 20. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Steve Lemme". Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. Discovery. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Neumer, Chris. "Steve Lemme Interview". Stumped Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ ""I got Polio in my leg and it took my calf muscle…the reason why it doesn't bother me is because I'm still fast as f*ck."". April 21, 2013.
External links
edit- Steve Lemme at IMDb