Joe Lo Truglio

Joseph "Joe" Lo Truglio (born December 2, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his work as a cast member on the cult MTV sketch comedy series The State. He joined the main cast of the popular Comedy Central series Reno 911!, for its final season in 2009. Lo Truglio is also known for his roles in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Superbad, Paul, Role Models, and Wanderlust. --- Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, and is of Italian and Irish descent. He grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School. He met many of his future State cast members at New York University, where he participated in the school's sketch comedy group. The group, whose members included David Wain, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Michael Patrick Jann, Kevin Allison, Ken Marino, Todd Holoubek, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Ben Garant, formed what would become the cast of MTV's The State. Lo Truglio not only wrote and acted in various skits for The State, but also animated segments for the show as well. After The State ended in 1995, he went on to appear make a number of guest appearances throughout the late 1990s on shows such as Viva Variety, Upright Citizens Brigade, to Law & Order and Third Watch. In 2001, Lo Truglio appeared in fellow State alumni David Wain's Wet Hot American Summer, where he played a camp counselor. He went on to make cameo appearances on Wain/Showalter/Black's Stella shorts. Lo Truglio played several small parts as "Bob" in the popular Friends sitcom.