person

Mitch Rouse

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-08-06

Place of Birth

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Mitch Rouse

Biography

Mitch Rouse (born August 6, 1964) is an American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter. He is a well known vet in the world of improvisation. Rouse grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He dropped out of college and moved to Chicago to study improvisation under the late, great Del Close. While there he was asked to join the Second City Theatre, birthplace of his idols John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray. While there Mitch wrote and performed shows with Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Nia Vardalos and Scott Adsit. Mitch made his feature film debut alongside Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in Rudy. Rouse then moved to New York to star with Amy Sedaris, in the premiere of David Sedaris’ original play Stitches, at La Mama Theatre. In New York, Mitch made a name for himself in TV as a writer/actor on Comedy Central’s EXIT 57, which he created with Stephen Colbert. EXIT was the network's first original sketch comedy series. It received five Cable Ace Award nominations, including Best Actor (Rouse) and Best Writing for a comedy series. Rouse wrote and directed the dark humored independent film Employee of the Month, which starred Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn, and Christina Applegate. The film premiered at The Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation and rave reviews. Mitch created the cult-hit Strangers With Candy, with Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris. During it’s run the dark comedy attracted guest stars: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Winona Ryder, Steve Carrell, Matthew Broderick, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows, Allison Janney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman to name a few. David Letterman and World Wide Pants produced the feature film version of Strangers, taking Rouse back to the Sundance film festival for it’s premiere. While co-starring on ABC’s According to Jim, Mitch created SPIKE TV's first foray into comedy with the critically acclaimed FACTORY. Rouse starred in and produced the series with long time friend and Second City alum, David Pasquesi. Other Film & Television: Transparent - Neighbors - RENO 911! - Austin Powers - Friends With Money - Spy School - Without A Paddle - The Heartbreak Kid - Spin City - Lost AT Home - and The Secret Lives Of Men Mitch lives in Los Angeles with his wife Andrea and their kids, Tennessee & Strummer. He continues writing and directing unique characters with original voices.​

Also Known For

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Spy School

Mar 01, 2008

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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Jun 08, 1999

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Sweethearts

Nov 01, 1997

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In the Company of Darkness

Jan 05, 1993

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Mario and the Mob

May 16, 1992

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70

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Apr 20, 2013

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Nobody Knows Anything!

Aug 24, 2004

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57

Employee of the Month

Jan 17, 2004

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Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control

Jul 01, 2008

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73

Rudy

Sep 17, 1993

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Friends with Money

Apr 07, 2006

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Olive, The Other Reindeer

Dec 17, 1999

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57

The Heartbreak Kid

Oct 05, 2007

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60

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Apr 26, 1996

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Merkin Penal

Jan 31, 2014

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Killing Chuck

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80

Exit 57

Aug 20, 1995

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NA

The Secret Lives of Men

Sep 30, 1998

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71

Reno 911!

Jul 23, 2003

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Lost at Home

Apr 01, 2003

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NA

The Factory

Jun 29, 2008

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70

Spin City

Sep 17, 1996

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50

The Fighter & The Kid 3D

May 03, 2016

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64

Transparent

Sep 26, 2014

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77

Strangers with Candy

Apr 07, 1999

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80

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Oct 15, 2000

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66

Rutherford Falls

Apr 22, 2021

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80

Liv and Maddie

Jul 19, 2013

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73

Home Improvement

Sep 17, 1991

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65

According to Jim

Oct 03, 2001

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69

Still Standing

Sep 30, 2002

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73

Harry's Law

Jan 17, 2011

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71

Reno 911!

Jul 23, 2003

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71

Reno 911!

Jul 23, 2003

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Reno 911!

Jul 23, 2003

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75

Reno 911!

May 04, 2020

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66

Reno 911! Defunded

Feb 25, 2022