Paul Dinello

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-11-28 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois

Paul Dinello

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Dinello (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and an alumnus of Chicago-based The Second City, Improv Institute, and Annoyance Theatre. He is best known for his role on Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy as Geoffrey Jellineck, the closeted gay art teacher at Flatpoint High, who carries on a not-so-secret relationship with his colleague Chuck Noblet (Stephen Colbert). Dinello dated the show's star Amy Sedaris for eight years after they met at Second City. In 2003 Dinello co-authored the novel Wigfield with Sedaris and Colbert, which they promoted by creating ...

Acting

2008

Be Kind Rewind

as Mr. Rooney

2006

Strangers with Candy

as Geoffrey Jellineck

1997

Plump Fiction

as Jimmy Nova

2008

1992

Production

2006

2008

1997

Shock Asylum

as Director

2006

1997

Shock Asylum

as Writer

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