Tim Dillon (comedian)

Tim Dillon grew up in Island Park, New York. He is of Irish Catholic descent. As a child, he tried his hand at acting and, in 1994, landed a small role on PBS children's show Sesame Street. Dillon opened up about his child acting days on The Joe Rogan Experience, stating, “I was a child actor as a kid and I failed. I was on Sesame Street twice. I did the polka with Snuffleupagus. Legitimately.”[2][3] He studied at Nassau Community College.

Dillon entered the stand-up scene around 2010, and has also worked as a New York City tour guide. After a 2016 appearance at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal,[4] Rolling Stone named Dillon as one of the "10 Comedians You Need to Know" in 2017.[5][6] Along with Luis J. Gomez and Nick Mullen, Dillon was also a co-host of the Real Ass Podcast spin-off podcast Bastard Radio in 2020. In June 2021, Dillon hosted a Bitcoin Conference panel in Miami, Florida, also featuring Jake Paul and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.[7]

Dillon was born and raised in Island Park, New York. His parents divorced when he was young and as a result he was mostly raised by his mother who was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia.[11] As of March 2021, he resides in Los Angeles, after living in Austin, Texas for a short period of time.[12] Dillon is gay and came out at the age of 25.[5][13] Dillon struggled with substance abuse in his past. According to Dillon, he started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 13, and had become a cocaine addict by 18. He has been sober for several years since.[14]

In 2016, Dillon stated "I don't think politically I line up with anything. I think it's all fake."[15] He said he did not vote in the 2020 US general election due to disapproval of both incumbent Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.[16] In 2016, Dillon did like Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, stating, "I think people should have health care, and I know a lot of people are angry at me about that." Dillon has described himself as "pretty moderate" on several occasions. He does not support a particular political party, preferring to analyze each issue as it comes.[13][17][18][19]

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• Tim Dillon at IMDb