Colin Quinn
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The ThumbScore for Colin Quinn (67.3%) is the average audience approval rating across 3 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Colin's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
Colin Edward Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He first gained widespread attention for his work as a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000, and he became known for anchoring Weekend Update, the show's news parody segment. Prior to SNL, he was best known as the announcer/sidekick/co-host on MTV's 1980s game show Remote Control.
Following his departure from SNL, Quinn went on to host Comedy Central's late-night panel show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, where he and a panel of New York's big names in stand-up comedy discussed and debated news stories of the day. Notable film work includes his role as Dooey in A Night at the Roxbury, Dickey Bailey in the Grown Ups films, and playing Amy Schumer's father in the film Trainwreck. Comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, and Dave Attell have cited Quinn as the quintessential "comic's comic" and New York comedian. Quinn has also become known for his comedic one-man shows that feature his takes on history and growing up in New York City.
In 2004, Quinn was named No. 56 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. He was named one of the Top 100 Irish Americans of the year in 2004 and 2011 by the magazine Irish America.
Born 1959-06-06 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
On ThumbScore, Colin Quinn appears in 3 films with an average audience score of 67.3%, most frequently in the Comedy genre.
