Tyler Sean Labine /ləˈbiːn/ (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He established a cult following for starring in the television series Breaker High, Invasion, and Reaper, as well as the movie Tucker & Dale vs Evil, he was a voice actor in the 2013 animation film Monsters University as Brock Pearson who is a massive bird-like purple monster with antelope-like horns and an orange beak, he is the vice-president of the Greek Council.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, The Boss, Someone Marry Barry, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, Lumpy, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Mountain Men, Cottage Country, Monsters University, Flyboys, That Burning Feeling, Evil Alien Conquerors, Rapture-Palooza, Robin of Locksley, Antitrust, Mr. Rice's Secret, My Boss...
TV Shows
Animal Practice, Mad Love, Sons of Tucson, Reaper, Invasion, Action Man, That Was Then, Dead Last, Breaker High
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I spend a lot of time on TV doing the same sort of thing. I found a niche in TV where people are willing to steadily employ me to do this one thing, which I put spins on and change.
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I've made a career out of playing the id: the guy that says whatever pops into his head.
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I thought I would be a teacher; I think my eventual goal was to be the principal of my old high school.
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I'm hoping that maybe I'll start getting a reputation for being a guy who can be pretty versatile. That's the challenge and the fun of being an actor. I love getting to play and do different things.
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I'm 'That Guy.' That's what most people call me, and I'm fine with that.
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It's hard when you put a year of good work into something and someone at the top says no, and they pull your show's title off a bulletin board and chuck it in the trash.
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I think there's this new kind of character; it's a sidekick-slash-leading man role. People like Zach Galifianakis and Seth Rogen have been really successful in those roles. You don't have to be this square-jawed, chiseled, deep-voiced Superman; you can be funny and normal and put in the leading man category.
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Writes plays and short stories. He also draws and paints.
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Tyler says his worst job was probably being a pizza delivery guy. Once, a customer flicked a nickel at his nose and fractured it.