Stephen Rannazzisi


Stephen Rannazzisi is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He acted in the FXX comedy series The League as fantasy football league player Kevin MacArthur.

Personal life

Rannazzisi, born in Smithtown, New York on July 4, 1977, briefly attended the Catholic St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York on Long Island, leaving after a year in what he called a mutual decision. He went on to graduate from Smithtown High School in 1996. Rannazzisi graduated from State University of New York at Oneonta, where he majored in communications. He is of Italian and Irish descent.

9/11 controversy

Rannazzisi had said he had worked in the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Merrill Lynch, on the 54th floor during the September 11 attacks, and described his experience escaping death. He had said the events inspired him to move to Los Angeles and pursue stand-up comedy. In September 2015, after being contacted by a reporter from The New York Times for an article debunking his claim, Rannazzisi admitted his story was a lie. Rannazzisi was never employed by Merrill Lynch, which did not have offices in the World Trade Center then, and did not attend the State University of New York at Purchase, as he additionally had claimed.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Punk'dField Agent5 episodes
2005Kitchen ConfidentialBankerEpisode: "Aftermath"
2006–07Big DaySkoboMain role; 12 episodes
2008–09Samantha Who?Seth Barber6 episodes
2009Trust MeJonah QuarlesEpisode: "But Wait, There's More"
2009–2015Kevin MacArthurMain role
2010OutsourcedBrad DempseyEpisode: "Temporary Monsanity"
2011Love BitesKyle2 episodes
2016Roast BattlesHimselfEpisode: "Night One"
2016New GirlTodd PloonsEpisode: "No Girl"
2017Curb Your EnthusiasmHead ChefEpisode: "A Disturbance In The Kitchen"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–13Daddy Knows BestSteveMain role; 7 episodes