Orny Adams
Orny Adams is an American actor, comedy writer and stand-up comic. He is best known for his role as Coach Bobby Finstock for the MTV series Teen Wolf.
Early life
Adams was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was raised in a Conservative Judaism household, and at summers he attended Camp Tel Noar in nearby New Hampshire. He has two sisters. In 2018, Adams and his family visited Israel for the first time.He graduated from Lexington High School in 1989, then earned a bachelor's degree from Emory University in 1993, majoring in political science and philosophy.
Career
Adams has made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He is featured in the 2002 documentary Comedian starring Jerry Seinfeld.Adams' comedy DVD/CD, Path of Most Resistance, was released on November 10, 2006. On October 29, 2010, Adams' one-hour comedy special, Orny Adams Takes The Third premiered on Comedy Central. On December 1, 2017 Adams' third comedy special Orny Adams More than Loud premiered on Showtime.
In 2007 CBS Television Distribution and Yahoo! announced a development deal with Ashton Kutcher’s production company Katalyst for Tube, which was to have been hosted by Adams and featured viral videos, comedy bits and sketches. In 2011, Adams was cast as Coach Bobby Finstock for the MTV series Teen Wolf. It was originally announced that he would not be returning to the show beyond season 5 to focus more on his comedy, but would return for the last ten episodes of season 5. However, he ended up reprising the role in several episodes of season 6, even appearing in the series' final episode.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Late Show with David Letterman | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2004–2007 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Tom Green's House Tonight | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Orny Adams: Takes the Third | Himself | Comedy Central special |
| 2011–2017 | Teen Wolf | Coach Bobby Finstock | Recurring role, Guest role ; 38 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | Comics Unleashed | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Just for Laughs: On Tour | Himself | Television film |
| 2015 | Just for Laughs | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Halifax Comedy Festival | Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | All Def Digital's Roast of America | Himself | Television film |
| 2016–2017 | WGN Morning News | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Conan | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Orny Adams: More Than Loud | Himself | Showtime comedy special |