Michael Strassner
Department: Acting
Biography
Michael Strassner is a Baltimore-born actor, writer, and comedian who moved to Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Maryland to pursue a career in comedy and improv. He co-wrote and stars in the independent film The Baltimorons, which premiered at SXSW in 2025, and has appeared on shows like Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, and Black-ish, and portrayed Jerry “The King” Lawler on Young Rock.
Known For
The Carducci Talent Show
2021
A Spy Movie
2021
Big Boy
2023
We Have Notes
2023
Grandmother's Gold
2018
Webseries: The Movie
2019
Good Luck with Everything
2020
How to Be a Slut in America
2017
Carl the Exorcist
2021
The Baltimorons
2025
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
2025
Tuesday, New York
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Ruthie Joins a Death Cult
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Parks and Recreation
2009
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
2016
Life in Pieces
2015
black-ish
2014
Modern Family
2009
English Teacher
2024
The Daily Show
1996