10 minutes with Lo Truglio
Radio DePaul sat down with the actor/ comedian to discuss his career
Tony Valdivieso
Issue date: 11/9/09 Section: Entertainment
Upon hearing his name, you may not be sure exactly which roles Joe Lo Truglio has played or what movies he has been in. Upon seeing his picture, you are bound to know who he is.
It may be his scene-stealing performances in "Pineapple Express," "Role Models" or "I Love You, Man" that you recall. It may be his role in Michael Showalter's "Wet, Hot American Summer" or the part of Deputy Frank Rizzo on the final season of "Reno 911!" The name may not sound familiar but most people by now know a little bit of Lo Truglio's work, whether they realize it or not.
Q: Thanks for joining us Joe. What have you been up to lately? What's going on?
A: Work-wise, I've been working on a show called "Sons of Tuscon" and it's a show on FOX about... I play the best friend of a guy who takes three kids under his wing and they start paying them because their real dad is in prison... So I'm in the best friend role. In the next year, I was fortunate enough to get in a movie with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost... a movie called "Paul" and it's coming out probably next Christmas.
Q: Tell us a little bit about "Paul."
A: The movie is about... Simon and Nick play these comic book geeks who, coming from ComiCon, run across an alien that they pick up. Me and Bill Hader are playing two FBI agents that are on their case... I'm Gene O'Reilly and he's Stacy Haggert... I believe that's what we decided on.... It was a great time in Santa, I'll say that. Great group of people and it's going to be quite a sci-fi comedy movie... it's going to be pretty great, I think.
Q: You are mostly known for the supporting roles you've played. Is your role "Paul" any different from your previous roles?
A: I would say it's between a supporting and a lead... It's bigger than any role that I've done so far I think...it's as big if not bigger than [my part in] "Role Models." You know, we're chasing them throughout the movie so we keep popping up. It's certainly a higher profile movie than a few of the other ones I've done.
It may be his scene-stealing performances in "Pineapple Express," "Role Models" or "I Love You, Man" that you recall. It may be his role in Michael Showalter's "Wet, Hot American Summer" or the part of Deputy Frank Rizzo on the final season of "Reno 911!" The name may not sound familiar but most people by now know a little bit of Lo Truglio's work, whether they realize it or not.
Q: Thanks for joining us Joe. What have you been up to lately? What's going on?
A: Work-wise, I've been working on a show called "Sons of Tuscon" and it's a show on FOX about... I play the best friend of a guy who takes three kids under his wing and they start paying them because their real dad is in prison... So I'm in the best friend role. In the next year, I was fortunate enough to get in a movie with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost... a movie called "Paul" and it's coming out probably next Christmas.
Q: Tell us a little bit about "Paul."
A: The movie is about... Simon and Nick play these comic book geeks who, coming from ComiCon, run across an alien that they pick up. Me and Bill Hader are playing two FBI agents that are on their case... I'm Gene O'Reilly and he's Stacy Haggert... I believe that's what we decided on.... It was a great time in Santa, I'll say that. Great group of people and it's going to be quite a sci-fi comedy movie... it's going to be pretty great, I think.
Q: You are mostly known for the supporting roles you've played. Is your role "Paul" any different from your previous roles?
A: I would say it's between a supporting and a lead... It's bigger than any role that I've done so far I think...it's as big if not bigger than [my part in] "Role Models." You know, we're chasing them throughout the movie so we keep popping up. It's certainly a higher profile movie than a few of the other ones I've done.
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