Rene Gube | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rene G. Gube 15 December 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Rene Gube ( /ˈɡuːbeɪ/ GOO-bay [1]) (born December 15, 1979) [2] is an American-born Filipino comedian, actor and writer. [3] He played Threepeat on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor, executive story editor and a writer for the CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah", and co-executive producer, writer and actor of a recurring role as "Ever GM" for FX's The Bear, which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the latter.
Gube was born in Waukegan, Illinois, but raised in San Diego, California. [3] He is of Filipino ethnicity; his immigration parents are born from their respective Philippine countries Batangas and Pampanga. [2]
He has a taste of comedy while at Mount Carmel High School where he joined a speech and debate club, which makes him a comedian. [4]
Prior to his career as a comedian, Gube used to be a high school teacher. [4] When in Los Angeles, Gube formed a comedy sketch group, Touchblue, with his friends. Their sketches got quite popular which allowed him to perform on various stages throughout California. [5]
Gube frequently performs with the Upright Citizens Brigade, where he studied. [4] He served as supervising producer and writer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, in which he also recurred as laid-back Catholic priest Father Brah.
On October 16, 2014, Gube became engaged to his Ground Floor co-star Briga Heelan. [6] They were married on May 8, 2015. [7] [8] Their daughter Bennet Alejandra Gube was born on March 23, 2017. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Surprise Party | Passive Aggressive Coffee Drinker | |
| 2012 | Cop-Puter | Short | |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Cell-Mate | |
| 2013 | If We Dated | Patrick | Short |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine | Sidney | |
| TBA | Underground Comedy | Himself | Documentary; Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Community | Randall | Episode: " Advanced Gay" |
| 2012 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Judge | Episode: "Boots" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Mike | Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You" |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Bryce | Episode: "Home/Office" |
| 2013 | The Office | Athlead Male Receptionist | Episode: " Suit Warehouse" |
| 2013 | Ben and Kate | Michael | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Husband | Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Red Dress with Sail Boats" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Mike "Threepeat" Wen | Main cast, 20 episodes |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Postman | Episode: "Trust Fall" |
| 2015 | Undateable | Parker | Episode: "An Imaginary Torch Walks Into a Bar" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Father Brah | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Camping | Braylen | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Superstore | Warren | Episode: "The Trough" |
| 2022 | American Dad! | (voice) | Episode: "Smooshed: A Love Story" |
| 2023 | The Bear | Ever GM | Recurring role; season 2–3, 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | CollegeHumor | Various | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Men at Work | Staff writer | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Writer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Story editor Writer |
2 episodes 1 episode: "If I Were a Rich Man" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Executive story editor Writer |
11 episodes 4 episodes: "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"; "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"; "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"; "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!" |
| 2018–2020 | Brockmire | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Writer | 4 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | The Bear | Writer | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Ground Floor | Consulting producer | |
| 2016–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Supervising producer/producer/co-producer | |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Co-executive producer | |
| 2022–present | The Bear | Co-executive producer |
| Year | Television | Ceremony | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ( 75th) [10] |
The Bear | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 2024 ( 76th) |
Pending |
- ^ "Panelists Emily Heller and Rene Gube have some inspiring words about tonight's show. #atmidnightbts". Facebook. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b stlucas (2018-04-03). "Rene Gube". Ethnicity of Celebs | EthniCelebs.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b Nepales, Ruben V. (2017-03-26). "A Fil-Am actor's life: Rene Gube". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b c Pasalo, Christine (17 December 2012). "Meet Rene Gube: Getting famous, one joke at a time". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Jaymar (16 April 2013). "Groomsman: Rene Gube". Rocketships & Wonderment. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Gube, Rene (16 October 2014). "renegube: I'm out the game". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: My last morning as an unmarried woman. IM READY!!!!!!!". Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: Was surrounded by love in every way last night..." Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Briga Heelan and Rene Gube Welcome a Daughter | PEOPLE.com".
-
^ Chavez, Yong (Jan 18, 2024).
"Fil-Am writers, producers' shows bag awards in Emmys".
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.
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- Living people
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male actors of Filipino descent
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American male telenovela actors
- Comedians from San Diego
- Male actors from San Diego
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- American male comedians
Rene Gube | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rene G. Gube 15 December 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Rene Gube ( /ˈɡuːbeɪ/ GOO-bay [1]) (born December 15, 1979) [2] is an American-born Filipino comedian, actor and writer. [3] He played Threepeat on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor, executive story editor and a writer for the CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah", and co-executive producer, writer and actor of a recurring role as "Ever GM" for FX's The Bear, which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the latter.
Gube was born in Waukegan, Illinois, but raised in San Diego, California. [3] He is of Filipino ethnicity; his immigration parents are born from their respective Philippine countries Batangas and Pampanga. [2]
He has a taste of comedy while at Mount Carmel High School where he joined a speech and debate club, which makes him a comedian. [4]
Prior to his career as a comedian, Gube used to be a high school teacher. [4] When in Los Angeles, Gube formed a comedy sketch group, Touchblue, with his friends. Their sketches got quite popular which allowed him to perform on various stages throughout California. [5]
Gube frequently performs with the Upright Citizens Brigade, where he studied. [4] He served as supervising producer and writer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, in which he also recurred as laid-back Catholic priest Father Brah.
On October 16, 2014, Gube became engaged to his Ground Floor co-star Briga Heelan. [6] They were married on May 8, 2015. [7] [8] Their daughter Bennet Alejandra Gube was born on March 23, 2017. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Surprise Party | Passive Aggressive Coffee Drinker | |
| 2012 | Cop-Puter | Short | |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Cell-Mate | |
| 2013 | If We Dated | Patrick | Short |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine | Sidney | |
| TBA | Underground Comedy | Himself | Documentary; Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Community | Randall | Episode: " Advanced Gay" |
| 2012 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Judge | Episode: "Boots" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Mike | Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You" |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Bryce | Episode: "Home/Office" |
| 2013 | The Office | Athlead Male Receptionist | Episode: " Suit Warehouse" |
| 2013 | Ben and Kate | Michael | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Husband | Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Red Dress with Sail Boats" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Mike "Threepeat" Wen | Main cast, 20 episodes |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Postman | Episode: "Trust Fall" |
| 2015 | Undateable | Parker | Episode: "An Imaginary Torch Walks Into a Bar" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Father Brah | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Camping | Braylen | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Superstore | Warren | Episode: "The Trough" |
| 2022 | American Dad! | (voice) | Episode: "Smooshed: A Love Story" |
| 2023 | The Bear | Ever GM | Recurring role; season 2–3, 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | CollegeHumor | Various | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Men at Work | Staff writer | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Writer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Story editor Writer |
2 episodes 1 episode: "If I Were a Rich Man" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Executive story editor Writer |
11 episodes 4 episodes: "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"; "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"; "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"; "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!" |
| 2018–2020 | Brockmire | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Writer | 4 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | The Bear | Writer | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Ground Floor | Consulting producer | |
| 2016–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Supervising producer/producer/co-producer | |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Co-executive producer | |
| 2022–present | The Bear | Co-executive producer |
| Year | Television | Ceremony | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ( 75th) [10] |
The Bear | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 2024 ( 76th) |
Pending |
- ^ "Panelists Emily Heller and Rene Gube have some inspiring words about tonight's show. #atmidnightbts". Facebook. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b stlucas (2018-04-03). "Rene Gube". Ethnicity of Celebs | EthniCelebs.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b Nepales, Ruben V. (2017-03-26). "A Fil-Am actor's life: Rene Gube". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b c Pasalo, Christine (17 December 2012). "Meet Rene Gube: Getting famous, one joke at a time". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Jaymar (16 April 2013). "Groomsman: Rene Gube". Rocketships & Wonderment. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Gube, Rene (16 October 2014). "renegube: I'm out the game". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: My last morning as an unmarried woman. IM READY!!!!!!!". Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Heelan, Briga (9 May 2015). "brigaheelan: Was surrounded by love in every way last night..." Instagram. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Briga Heelan and Rene Gube Welcome a Daughter | PEOPLE.com".
-
^ Chavez, Yong (Jan 18, 2024).
"Fil-Am writers, producers' shows bag awards in Emmys".
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status ( link)
- Living people
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male actors of Filipino descent
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American male telenovela actors
- Comedians from San Diego
- Male actors from San Diego
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- American male comedians