Drew Droege

• Name — Drew Droege • Born — 9 February 1977 • Birthplace — Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. • Education — Lincolnton High School • Alma Mater — Wake Forest University • Birth Name — Andrew Gerhardt Droege • Occupation — * Actor • comedian • writer • director • Years Active — 1995–present

Droege was born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Lincolnton, North Carolina, where he attended and graduated from Lincolnton High School. He was raised a Presbyterian. Droege went on to study Theatre and English at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he obtained a BA. Following college graduation, Droege moved to Los Angeles and started studying with The Groundlings.

Droege performed in the March 2012 edition of Don't Tell My Mother, a monthly showcase event in which authors, screenwriters, actors, and comedians share true stories they would never want their mothers to know. He has directed several sketch comedy shows and Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera (winner, Best Ensemble, NY International Fringe Festival 2011) in Los Angeles. He wrote several off-Broadway shows, including "Bright Colors and Bold Patterns" (2016), "Happy Birthday Doug" (2020) and "Messy White Gays" (2025, a variation on the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film Rope). In 2017, Droege was in the original cast of the jukebox musical Titanique in Los Angeles. In 2023, he joined the off-Broadway cast of the show as Ruth in New York City. Droege was a member of improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings Sunday Company, where he currently performs and teaches. He also performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and plays a leading role in UCB's breakdancing movie musical, Freak Dance.

Droege's Chloë Sevigny impression videos have been featured on PerezHilton.com, EW.com, The Huffington Post and The New York Post, and were called "compulsively watchable" by The Advocate. In 2012 and 2013, Droege appeared in the comedy series Romantic Encounters and the interview series All Growz Up, both opposite Melinda Hill. Droege also starred in Crowned.

Droege's Earwolf podcast, Glitter in the Garbage, was deemed "Brilliant and Lowbrow" by New York magazine's Approval Matrix. As a writer, Droege has contributed to OUT magazine, Logo's New Now Next Awards, E!'s Fashion Police, and Funny Or Die's Billy on the Street. Droege portrays Walt Disney in the short film Boop opposite Rose McGowan.

• Year — Work — Role — Notes • 1995 — Glory Daze — Bruce • 2002 — Romeo and Juliet Revisited — Benvolio • 2002 — data-sort-value="Journey, The"| The Journey — Guy in Coffee Shop • 2003 — Killing the Dream — John Colburt • 2003 — Scream Bloody Murder — Beaumont • 2005 — data-sort-value="70s House, The"| The 70s House — Disco Drill Sergeant • 2005 — Reno 911! — Governor's Assistant • 2006 — Kill House — Detective Kirk • 2006 — Pro-Choice — Camper • 2007 — Halfway Home — Jeremy • 2007 — Derek and Simon: The Show — Surprise Guest • 2008 — King Country — Charlie • 2009 — Kicking Sand in Your Face — Bad Comedian • 2009 — Yoga Man — Erich Sun • 2009 — data-sort-value="Lone Wolf, The"| The Lone Wolf — Bully No. 2 • 2009 — Milk — Dad No. 1 • 2009 — Coco Lipshitz: Behind the Laughter — Raoul Lupenstein • 2010 — Wish Makers of West Hollywood — Jake • 2010 — data-sort-value="Sarah Silverman Program, The"| The Sarah Silverman Program — Seth • 2010 — Freak Dance — Dazzle • 2010 — Glory Daze — Bruce • 2011 — Eating Out 4: Drama Camp — Dick Dickey • 2011 — Jon Benjamin Has a Van — Gay Driver • 2011 — Boop — Walt Disney • 2011 — data-sort-value="Zombie Whisperer, The"| The Zombie Whisperer — Xander Xaxs • 2011 — Pretend Time — Man in Audience • 2011 — How I Met Your Mother — Waiter • 2011 — New Girl — Restaurant Manager • 2011–2014 — Stallions de Amor — Merlinda Stallion • 2011–2012 — Up All Night — Driver / Manic Man-Day Singer • 2012 — Key & Peele — Maitre D • 2012 — Hot in Cleveland — Stage Manager • 2012 — Sassy Pants — Michael Paul • 2012 — Baby Daddy — Simon • 2012 — Waffle Hut — Teresa • 2012 — Redeeming Dave — James • 2013 — Romantic Encounters — Web series • 2013 — All Growz Up — Self • 2013 — Crowned — Rori — Web series • 2013 — Ass Backwards — Homeless Norma • 2013 — House of Lies — Albert • 2013 — Happy Endings — Josh Jill — Episode: "The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky" • 2013 — We Are Animals — George • 2013 — NTSF:SD:SUV: — Chad • 2013 — Burning Love — Cyrano Cruze-Shippe • 2014 — Sean Saves the World — Jason • 2014 — Chozen — (voice) • 2014 — Comedy Bang! Bang! — Guy Balfour • 2014 — 2 Broke Girls — Gay Jim • 2014 — Kroll Show — Terrence • 2014 — Where the Bears Are — Oscar Butterfield — Web series/6 episodes • 2014 — Go-Go Boy Interrupted — Ann Ziety — Web series • 2014 — Such Good People — Clay Hampton — Film • 2014–2015 — Drunk History — Himself — 2 episodes • 2015 — Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse — Drunk Man • 2015–2025 — Bob's Burgers — Deirdre, Adrian, Donovan, Eve (voice) — Episodes: "Eat, Spray, Linda," "The Hormone-iums," "All That Gene", "The Place Beyond the Pinecones" • 2016 — Transparent — Drag Natalie • 2016 — Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ — Grimsley — Episode: "Spiritual Gurus" • 2016 — #Adulting — Dewey — Web series – Episode: "Pictures of Posteriors" • 2016 — Life in Pieces — Chris Joestalli — Episode: "Window Vanity Dress Grace" • 2017 — The Circle — Improv Actor • 2017 — Idiotsitter — Timothy • 2017 — Nobodies — Host • 2018 — Ideal Home — Drew • 2018 — Heathers — Maurice Dennis — Recurring role • 2018 — Cadette in Charge — Scientist Scott (voice) — Pilot • 2018 — Liza on Demand — Sebastian Foyeé — Episode: "Elite Status" • 2019 — Now Apocalypse — Casting Director • 2020 — Battletoads — Pia (voice) — Video game • 2020 — The Never List — Principal Greer • 2020–2021 — Search Party — Ashley • 2021 — Bless the Harts — Julian (voice) — Episode: "Hot Tub-tation" • 2021–2023 — The Great North — Matthew / Cal (voice) — 2 episodes • 2021 — Q-Force — (voice) • 2022 — The Goldbergs — Randall • 2022 — Me Time — Combover Stew • 2023 — Your Honor — Gary the Tailor • 2023 — Fool's Paradise — Male Hairdresser • 2024 — Queer — John Dumé • 2025 — Fireflies in the Dusk — Martin — Short film • 2026 — Stop! That! Train! — Rich Gay