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They were known for playing tricks on the audience, such as introducing fake comics or planting fake hecklers. Cross formed the sketch comedy group 'Cross Comedy' with 12 other performers, and they put on a new show every week. Alongside Janeane Garofalo, Louis C.K., and other comics, Cross appeared regularly several nights a week. In 1990, a new comedy scene began to emerge at the comedy club chain Catch a Rising Star. He recalls that it was 'a loud, dumb, pandering, racist, homophobic-type scene'. From the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, Boston had a booming comedy scene, although Cross did not fit the types of acts being booked most of the time. In Boston, Cross began to perform stand-up more regularly. Aspiring towards an acting career, the two took a road trip to Los Angeles in the summer of 1985, although this did not significantly further their acting careers.

He would drop out after a semester, but during his time there, Cross joined This is Pathetic, a college sketch group, where he met John Ennis. Later, he enrolled at Emerson College in Boston. Lacking a plan, he drifted, working briefly for a lawn care company on Long Island. The day after he graduated from Northside High School in Atlanta, Cross relocated to New York City. Career Stand-up Īt age 17, Cross began performing stand-up comedy. Barry left the family when Cross was 10 years old the two have not spoken since he was 19, though they both primarily resided in New York City until Cross sold his home there in 2011. Cross recalled they were evicted from their home and that he spent some time living in motels and at friends' homes in his youth.

He is the oldest of three children and has two younger sisters, Juli and Wendy. After additional moves to New York and Connecticut, the family re-settled in Roswell, where Cross remained for nearly a decade.

Six months after his birth, Cross's family moved to Florida. His parents are Barry, who emigrated from Leeds, England, and Susi Cross. For his stand-up specials, he was nominated for several Grammy Awards.Ĭross was born in Roswell, Georgia, to a Jewish family. Show, he gained three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and for Arrested Development, Cross was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series, and, along with his cast, for three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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In 1993, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on The Ben Stiller Show. Cross has also done voice work for the sitcom Oliver Beene (2003–2004), and has had lead voice-over roles in Curious George (2006), Battle for Terra (2007), the Kung Fu Panda film franchise (2008–present), Megamind (2010) and Next Gen (2018). Show (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/ Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013–2019).Ĭross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2010–2016) developed and had a prominent role in Freak Show (2006) appeared on Modern Family (2011–2012) and portrayed Ian Hawke in the first three live-action/CGI Alvin and the Chipmunks films (2007–2011).

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaretĭavid Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr.

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