Colin Quinn is a screen veteran with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Work has kept arriving for 39 years, which is its own kind of achievement. Ask a viewer to place Colin Quinn and the answer usually comes back 'Grown Ups'. Viewers may also know him from 'Grown Ups 2'. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do.
Colin Quinn
Actor · Writer
67 years (Jun 6, 1959)Brooklyn, USABrooklyn, New York, USA
Colin Quinn is a screen veteran with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Work has kept arriving for 39 years, which is its own kind of achievement. Ask a viewer to place Colin Quinn and the answer usually comes back 'Grown Ups'. Viewers may also know him from 'Grown Ups 2'. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do.
Colin Edward Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. On television, he is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he anchored Weekend Update, on MTV's 1980s game show Remote Control, where he served as the announcer/sidekick, and as host of Comedy Central's late-night panel show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Notable film work includes his role as Dooey in A Night at the Roxbury, Dickey Bailey in the Grown Ups films and playing Amy Schumer's father in the film Trainwreck. Comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld and Dave Attell cite him as the quintessential New York comedian.