Skyler Stone Explained

Skyler Stone
Occupation:Actor
Birth Name:Skyler Joseph Clipner
Birth Date:1 January 1979
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Education:Western Michigan University

Skyler Joseph Clipner, professionally known as Skyler Stone (born January 1, 1979)[1] is an American actor who starred in Con[2] [3] [4] which ran on Comedy Central for two months in the spring of 2005.

Early life and education

Stone was born in St. Louis, Missouri and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan with his family at the age of 14. He attended Western Michigan University.[5] [6]

Career

Stone started his career in radio at WRKR in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His first movie role was in The Rules of Attraction, playing a speed freak named Quinlivan in a scene that ended up cut from the film. He played Scarlett Johansson's character's husband in the flashback scenes for The Island,[7] and a cook in Waiting....[8] Stone was cast in Christopher Guest's For Your Consideration[9] as a trashy radio morning show host after Guest saw the "Cancun Coma" episode of Con. In July 2007, Stone was cast in the comedy House Broken,[10] as Danny DeVito's son.

Stone sold a pilot called Skyler's Revolution to Fox Broadcasting Company and Warner Bros. Television[11] in 2007, wherein he made prank calls to celebrities, but it was not picked up for a series. He appeared in the episode "Youngblood." Stone was a contestant on Dog Eat Dog and Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck twice (the second time in the Tournament of Losers). In 2010 he appeared in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.

Stone is a regular at the Laugh Factory, The Improv, and The Comedy Store, in Hollywood, California.[12] He made his first national stand-up appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on January 3, 2007.

In 2013, he provided the voice for Scowler, a Pachyrhinosaurus in BBC Earth's Walking With Dinosaurs: The Movie.

Personal life

Stone resides in Sherman Oaks, California.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1999In the WoodsBar Extra
2002Van WilderTest TakerUncredited
The Rules of AttractionQuinlivan
2003Stuck on YouGeorge
2005The IslandSarah Jordan's HusbandUncredited
Waiting...Cook #1
2006AcceptedS. H. Student in Hallway
For Your ConsiderationDon
2007Equal OpportunityJohn McHonky
2009Why Men Go Gay in L.A.William Morgan
2010House BrokenQuinn Cathkart
TugAgent
2011Mike
2012ArcadiaTatum
2013Man CampSammy
Walking with DinosaursScowlerVoice
Best Night EverReferee
2014My SisterJG
2015DesecratedLarry
2018Danger OneJoseph
2021The RetaliatorsObnoxious Dad
2022The Ice Age Adventures of Buck WildDiegovoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Scare TacticsNickEpisode: "Chainsaw Incident"
2005ConMike St. Aubin / Various characters6 episodes
Ben LowellEpisode: "YoungBlood"
2009DollhouseJimmyEpisode: "Needs"
Dark BlueRandyEpisode: "Venice Kings"
2010The MentalistKevinEpisode: "Red Herring"
Rules of EngagementFrankEpisode: "Snoozin' for a Bruisin'"
LostEMTEpisode: "The Last Recruit"
Zeke and LutherMax RandallEpisode: "Seoul Bros"
The Genesis FilesAdam Cox3 episodes
The DefendersAaron AylesEpisode: "Whitten v. Fenlee"
Kings by NightPoliticsTelevision film
2010–2012Raising HopeMike Chance4 episode
2011BonesRod PattersonEpisode: "The Hot Dog in the Competition"
2012TouchDJ OliverEpisode: "The Road Not Taken"
2013CastleDouglas StevensEpisode: "Target"
2014Major CrimesJared TempleEpisode: "Two Options"
2015Alex FrielEpisode: "Merchants of Menace"
ClippedTravis3 episodes
20162 Broke GirlsJasonEpisode: "And You Bet Your Ass"
Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much EverythingJasperEpisode: "The Ghost"
2019CorporateFrankEpisode: "Natural Beauty"
The RookieUnruly PatronEpisode: "Impact"

Video games

!Year!Title!Role
2005YakuzaAdditional voices
2007Voice
2008Army of TwoVarious voices
Voice
2009Terminator Salvation

External links

Notes and References

  1. Some sources say 1980 or 1981, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2007 gave his age as 28.
  2. News: . 2005-04-06 . Putting one over -- Artist proves his sales pitch works. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104083818/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-107130051.html . dead . 2012-11-04 .
  3. 2005-01-14 . . Comedy Central adds two new series to its 2005 schedule -- scripted comedy 'Stella' and renegade reality show 'Con' with Skyler Stone.
  4. News: . 2005-04-12 . Skyler Stone shows you how to 'Con' .
  5. News: . 2007-01-19 . Reaching for the sky . D3.
  6. Web site: 2010-11-04. Skyler Stone returns to Kalamazoo to perform, record comedy album. 2022-01-23. mlive. en.
  7. Web site: The Skyler Stone Picture Pages.
  8. News: . 2007-06-05 . Justin Long, Anna Faris, Andy Milonakis 'Waiting ...' For A Sequel No Longer. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012033432/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1561672/story.jhtml . dead . October 12, 2007 .
  9. News: . 2005-09-09 . Mosaic Media Group signs Skyler Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019204954/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-136846920.html . dead . 2012-10-19 .
  10. News: . 2007-10-25 . Skyler Stone (Players).
  11. News: . 2007-02-28 . Fox says it wants a 'Revolution' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070403153927/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i5288266eb2bb59338dc167a2607ec029 . April 3, 2007 .
  12. News: . 2008-04-24 . Skyler Stone And People He Pretends Are His Friends.