Lenny Schmidt
Lenny Schmidt first stepped on stage in the late nineteen-eighties. From day one, Lenny’s act focused on life. It was real stories, problems, issues, every night, every show.
Everything in Lenny’s life has been discussed on stage; his alcoholic father, kids, divorce, sex life, therapy, neurosis.
After several years of bouncing back and forth between the L.A. comedy scene and the road, Lenny returned home to study in Chicago, He studied improv with some of the most renowned teachers of that time; Neil Flynn, Adam McKay, and Del Close.
Soon he was writing, directing, producing, and performing live comedy shows all over Chicago. He juggled all of this while furthering his already successful stand-up comedy career.
Lenny moved back to Hollywood in 1999. He has appeared in films, such as “Joe Dirt” and “The Ugly Truth”, and TV shows; “Castle”, “True Blood”, “Big Love”, “ER”, and “Desperate Housewives” and played “Terry” on the MTV sitcom “The Inbetweeners.”
Lenny has also written, directed, produced, and performed in several short films, and theater presentations, including his own one-man show titled “Better.”
Lenny continues to stay true to his first love, stand-up comedy. He combines his improv training with real-life storytelling in a high-energy performance that he has taken globally. He’s performed on thousands of stages in numerous countries.
Whether it’s a small stage in Culver City, CA, a cruise ship in The South Pacific, or a University in Canada, Lenny can be found on a stage working, writing, creating.
