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Will Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a comic actor. He is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv, spending five seasons on the show. He credits his determination to become an actor and his respect for comedy to an "unhealthy addiction to...television."

Biography and Education

William Sasso was born on May 24, 1975 in Ladner, British Columbia, Canada) to an Italian Canadian family. He graduated from Delta Secondary, Delta B.C. Canada in 1993. Sasso is probably related to Sandy Eisenberg Sasso.

At the age of fifteen he landed his first agent and quickly began booking roles in television and film. Before moving from Vancouver to Los Angeles, Sasso starred for five seasons as quirky teen `Derek Wakaluk' on the award-winning Canadian dramatic series Madison. Official mini-biographies claim that this experience ..." him to hone his acting and improvisational skills... him with enough money to buy a television of his own."

In 1996, he landed his first memorable role as Pete the orderly in Doctor Who: The TV Movie, starring Paul McGann, Eric Roberts and Daphne Ashbrook. This movie was produced by FOX which also produced MADtv
.

MADtv Years

By the end of its second season (1996-1997), MADtv experienced its first big cast turn over. Three of the show's repretory performers (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) left the cast. As a result, in 1997, casting executives at FOX had to cast replacements for the show. Sasso (along with Aries Spears) was selected to join the MADtv third season cast as a repretory performer.

His key character on MADtv was an accident-prone handyman called 'Paul Timberman', but he was also called upon to perform offbeat impressions of Bill Clinton, Kenny Rogers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Segal, Drew Carey, Randy Newman, Fred Durst, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock (he is an avid World Wrestling Entertainment fan; his impression of Stone Cold Steve Austin was so good that WWE (then WWF) hired him to be part of a February 2002 episode of WWF SmackDown!, appearing alongside Chris Jericho and the real-life Stone Cold Steve Austin). In 2002, Sasso decided to leave the late-night staple, eager to explore the next stage of his career.

Post-MADtv Years

After leaving MADtv, Sasso made several movie and television appearances. His cinema credits include Christopher Guest's Best in Show and A Mighty Wind, as well as Drop Dead Gorgeous
, Beverly Hills Ninja
(Sasso is uncredited), Happy Gilmore
, and The Hot Chick
. He was stage assistant on the Geauga Television verson of Double Dare from 2002 until 2003.

Sasso's most recent project is a recurring role as "Carl Monari" on the ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect.

Official mini-biographers attest that "...in his spare time... Mr. Sasso enjoys the outdoors and the indoors with his life partner."

Television appearances

Less Than Perfect (2003 - present) as Carl Monari
The Western Alienation Comedy Hour (2003) as Host - Himself
Double Dare (stage assistant 2002-2003)

MADtv
(1997 - 2002) as Various Characters

Dad's Week Off (1997) as Pete

Annie O (1996) as Awesome Heckler

Susie Q (1996) as Policeman

Doctor Who (1996) as Pete

Heck's Way Home (1996) as Mover#1

Madison (1994-1997) Derek Wakaluk

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