Background
Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, and is of Italian and Irish descent. He grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School.
Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, and is of Italian and Irish descent. He grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School.
New York University.
He joined the main cast of the popular Comedy Central series Reno 911!, for its final season in 2009. Lo Truglio is also known for his roles in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Superbad, Paul, Role Models, Wanderlust and for his role as Vincenzo Cilli in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. He co-stars as Charles Boyle on the Fox sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
He met many of his future State cast members at New York University, where he participated in the school"s sketch comedy group.
The group, whose members included David Wain, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Michael Patrick Jann, Kevin Allison, Ken Marino, Todd Holoubek, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Ben Garant, formed what would become the cast of Music Television"s The State. Lo Truglio wrote and acted in various skits for The State, and animated segments for the show.
After The State ended in 1995, he made a number of guest appearances throughout the late 1990s on shows such as Viva Variety, Upright Citizens Brigade, to Law & Order and Third Watch. In 2001, Lo Truglio appeared in fellow State alumnus David Wain"s Wet Hot American Summer, where he played a camp counselor
He made cameo appearances on Wain/Showalter/Black"s Stella shorts.
He appeared in the 2005 Comedy Central show Stella and had a cameo in Showalter"s film The Baxter. He made cameos on Reno 911!, as well as in the 2007 movie, Reno 911!: Miami. He has provided his voice for several video games, including Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Warriors.
In 2005, he provided the voice of Vincenzo "Lucky" Cilli, the secondary antagonist character in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
In 2006 he had a supporting role in Artie Lange"s Beer League. Lo Truglio has appeared in several television commercials, including spots for Gateway Computer and for Jack Link"s Beef Jerky.
He portrayed "Francis the Driver" in the Judd Apatow hit comedy Superbad, and supporting roles in films such as Pineapple Express, Paul, Role Models, Wanderlust, and I Love You, Manitoba In July 2008, Lo Truglio starred with Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis in the web series The Lincolnshire on Crackle.
He has appeared on the comedy podcasts Comedy Bang Bang, Never Not Funny, and Superego.
Lo Truglio appeared on the Starz comedy Party Down and also had a recurring role on the short-lived 2010 Fox sitcom Sons of Tucson. In 2011, he co-starred in the short-lived National Broadcasting Company comedy series Free Agents starring Hank Azaria. Truglio provided the voice of Freddy in the American Dad! Lo Truglio reprised his role as Neil in the 8-episode Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, the prequel mini-series to the 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer.
The series premiered on July 31, 2015.