Skyler Joseph Clipner, professionally known as Skyler Stone (born January 1, 1979)[1] is an American actor who starred in Con[2][3][4] which ran on Comedy Central for two months in the spring of 2005.
Skyler Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Skyler Joseph Clipner January 1, 1979 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Western Michigan University |
| Occupation | Actor |
Early life and education
editStone was born in St. Louis, Missouri and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan with his family at the age of 14. He attended Western Michigan University.[5][6]
Career
editStone started his career in radio at WRKR in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His first movie role was in The Rules of Attraction, playing a speed freak named Quinlivan in a scene that ended up cut from the film. He played Scarlett Johansson's character's husband in the flashback scenes for The Island,[7] and a cook in Waiting....[8] Stone was cast in Christopher Guest's For Your Consideration[9] as a trashy radio morning show host after Guest saw the "Cancun Coma" episode of Con. In July 2007, Stone was cast in the comedy House Broken,[10] as Danny DeVito's son.
Stone sold a pilot called Skyler's Revolution to Fox Broadcasting Company and Warner Bros. Television[11] in 2007, wherein he made prank calls to celebrities, but it was not picked up for a series. He appeared in the CSI: NY episode "Youngblood."[10] Stone was a contestant on Dog Eat Dog and Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck twice (the second time in the Tournament of Losers). In 2010 he appeared in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.
Stone is a regular at the Laugh Factory, The Improv, and The Comedy Store, in Hollywood, California.[12] He made his first national stand-up appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on January 3, 2007.
In 2013, he provided the voice for Scowler, a Pachyrhinosaurus in BBC Earth's Walking With Dinosaurs: The Movie.
Personal life
editStone resides in Sherman Oaks, California.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | In the Woods | Bar Extra | |
| 2002 | Van Wilder | Test Taker | Uncredited |
| The Rules of Attraction | Quinlivan | ||
| 2003 | Stuck on You | George | |
| 2005 | The Island | Sarah Jordan's Husband | Uncredited |
| Waiting... | Cook #1 | ||
| 2006 | Accepted | S. H. Student in Hallway | |
| For Your Consideration | Don | ||
| 2007 | Equal Opportunity | John McHonky | |
| 2009 | Why Men Go Gay in L.A. | William Morgan | |
| 2010 | House Broken | Quinn Cathkart | |
| Tug | Agent | ||
| 2011 | Hostel: Part III | Mike | |
| 2012 | Arcadia | Tatum | |
| 2013 | Man Camp | Sammy | |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | Scowler | Voice | |
| Best Night Ever | Referee | ||
| 2014 | My Sister | JG | |
| 2015 | Desecrated | Larry | |
| 2018 | Danger One | Joseph | |
| 2021 | The Retaliators | Obnoxious Dad | |
| 2022 | The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild | Diego | voice |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Scare Tactics | Nick | Episode: "Chainsaw Incident" |
| 2005 | Con | Mike St. Aubin / Various characters | 6 episodes |
| CSI: NY | Ben Lowell | Episode: "YoungBlood" | |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Jimmy | Episode: "Needs" |
| Dark Blue | Randy | Episode: "Venice Kings" | |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Kevin | Episode: "Red Herring" |
| Rules of Engagement | Frank | Episode: "Snoozin' for a Bruisin'" | |
| Lost | EMT | Episode: "The Last Recruit" | |
| Zeke and Luther | Max Randall | Episode: "Seoul Bros" | |
| The Genesis Files | Adam Cox | 3 episodes | |
| The Defenders | Aaron Ayles | Episode: "Whitten v. Fenlee" | |
| Kings by Night | Politics | Television film | |
| 2010–2012 | Raising Hope | Mike Chance | 4 episode |
| 2011 | Bones | Rod Patterson | Episode: "The Hot Dog in the Competition" |
| 2012 | Touch | DJ Oliver | Episode: "The Road Not Taken" |
| 2013 | Castle | Douglas Stevens | Episode: "Target" |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Jared Temple | Episode: "Two Options" |
| 2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Alex Friel | Episode: "Merchants of Menace" |
| Clipped | Travis | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Jason | Episode: "And You Bet Your Ass" |
| Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | Jasper | Episode: "The Ghost" | |
| 2019 | Corporate | Frank | Episode: "Natural Beauty" |
| The Rookie | Unruly Patron | Episode: "Impact" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Yakuza | Additional voices |
| 2007 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Voice |
| 2008 | Army of Two | Various voices |
| Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath | Voice | |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation |
References
edit- ^ Some sources say 1980 or 1981, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2007 gave his age as 28.
- ^ "Putting one over -- Artist proves his sales pitch works". The Record (Bergen County). 2005-04-06. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
- ^ "Comedy Central adds two new series to its 2005 schedule -- scripted comedy 'Stella' and renegade reality show 'Con' with Skyler Stone" (Press release). Comedy Central. 2005-01-14.
- ^ "Skyler Stone shows you how to 'Con'". The Pitt News. 2005-04-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Reaching for the sky". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2007-01-19. p. D3.
- ^ "Skyler Stone returns to Kalamazoo to perform, record comedy album". mlive. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ a b "The Skyler Stone Picture Pages".
- ^ "Justin Long, Anna Faris, Andy Milonakis 'Waiting ...' For A Sequel No Longer". MTV.com. 2007-06-05. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
- ^ "Mosaic Media Group signs Skyler Stone". Daily Variety. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- ^ a b "Skyler Stone (Players)". Daily Variety. 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Fox says it wants a 'Revolution'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007-02-28. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
- ^ "Skyler Stone And People He Pretends Are His Friends". Los Angeles Daily News. 2008-04-24.
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