Drew Droege

Drew Droege
Droege in 2016
Born
Andrew Gerhardt Droege

(1977-02-09) February 9, 1977
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationLincolnton High School
Alma materWake Forest University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • director
Years active1995–present

Andrew Gerhardt Droege (pronounced /ˈdroʊɡi/;[1] born February 9, 1977) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director, known for his improv work and for a series of online impressions of Chloë Sevigny that went viral.

Early life and education

Droege was born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Lincolnton, North Carolina,[2] where he attended and graduated from Lincolnton High School. He was raised a Presbyterian.[3] Droege went on to study Theatre and English at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he obtained a BA. Following college graduation, Droege moved to Los Angeles and started studying with The Groundlings.

Career

Television and film

Droege has appeared on television in Hot in Cleveland, Key & Peele, Bob's Burgers, How I Met Your Mother, Up All Night, New Girl, NTSF:SD:SUV::, Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Glory Daze, The Sarah Silverman Program, Kroll Show, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Halfway Home, Reno 911! and Campus Ladies and on film in Sassy Pants, Eating Out 4: Drama Camp and Big Gay Love.

Droege appears as John Dumé in the 2024 feature film Queer.[4][5]

Live performance

Droege performed in the March 2012 edition of Don't Tell My Mother, a monthly showcase event in which authors, screenwriters, actors, and comedians share true stories they would never want their mothers to know.[6] He has directed several sketch comedy shows and Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera[7] (winner, Best Ensemble, NY International Fringe Festival 2011)[8] in Los Angeles.

He wrote several off-Broadway shows, including "Bright Colors and Bold Patterns" (2016),[9] "Happy Birthday Doug" (2020)[10] and "Messy White Gays" (2025, a variation on the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film Rope).[11]

In 2017, Droege was in the original cast of the jukebox musical Titanique in Los Angeles.[12] In 2023, he joined the off-Broadway cast of the show as Ruth in New York City.[13][14][15]

Droege was a member of improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings Sunday Company, where he currently performs and teaches.[16] He also performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and plays a leading role in UCB's breakdancing movie musical, Freak Dance.[17]

Web series

Droege's Chloë Sevigny[18] impression videos have been featured on PerezHilton.com, EW.com, The Huffington Post and The New York Post, and were called "compulsively watchable" by The Advocate.

In 2012 and 2013, Droege appeared in the comedy series Romantic Encounters[19] and the interview series All Growz Up,[20] both opposite Melinda Hill.[21] Droege also starred in Crowned.

Other work

Droege's Earwolf podcast, Glitter in the Garbage, was deemed "Brilliant and Lowbrow" by New York magazine's Approval Matrix.[22]

As a writer, Droege has contributed to OUT magazine, Logo's New Now Next Awards, E!'s Fashion Police, and Funny Or Die's Billy on the Street.

Droege portrays Walt Disney in the short film Boop opposite Rose McGowan.

Awards

In 2010, Droege was given Outfest Film Festival's Special Programming Award For Emerging Talent.[23] In 2011, he was named one of Out magazine's OUT 100.[24] In 2012, LA Weekly cited Droege as one of Los Angeles' Top 10 Comedy Acts To Watch.[25] In 2017, Droege won an Indie Series Award for Best Guest Actor (Comedy) for his performance as Dewey in the web series #Adulting.[26]

Filmography

YearWorkRoleNotes
1995Glory DazeBruce
2002Romeo and Juliet RevisitedBenvolio
2002The JourneyGuy in Coffee Shop
2003Killing the DreamJohn Colburt
2003Scream Bloody MurderBeaumont
2005The 70s HouseDisco Drill Sergeant
2005Reno 911!Governor's Assistant
2006Kill HouseDetective Kirk
2006Pro-ChoiceCamper
2007Halfway HomeJeremy
2007Derek and Simon: The ShowSurprise Guest
2008King CountryCharlie
2009Kicking Sand in Your FaceBad Comedian
2009Yoga ManErich Sun
2009The Lone WolfBully No. 2
2009MilkDad No. 1
2009Coco Lipshitz: Behind the LaughterRaoul Lupenstein
2010Wish Makers of West HollywoodJake
2010The Sarah Silverman ProgramSeth
2010Freak DanceDazzle
2010Glory DazeBruce
2011Eating Out 4: Drama CampDick Dickey
2011Jon Benjamin Has a VanGay Driver
2011 Boop Walt Disney
2011The Zombie WhispererXander Xaxs
2011Pretend TimeMan in Audience
2011How I Met Your Mother Waiter
2011New Girl Restaurant Manager
2011–2014Stallions de AmorMerlinda Stallion
2011–2012Up All NightDriver / Manic Man-Day Singer
2012Key & PeeleMaitre D
2012Hot in ClevelandStage Manager
2012Sassy PantsMichael Paul
2012Baby DaddySimon
2012Waffle HutTeresa
2012Redeeming DaveJames
2013Romantic EncountersWeb series
2013All Growz UpSelf
2013CrownedRoriWeb series
2013Ass BackwardsHomeless Norma
2013House of LiesAlbert
2013Happy EndingsJosh JillEpisode: "The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky"
2013We Are AnimalsGeorge
2013NTSF:SD:SUV::Chad
2013Burning LoveCyrano Cruze-Shippe
2014Sean Saves the WorldJason
2014Chozen(voice)
2014Comedy Bang! Bang!Guy Balfour
20142 Broke GirlsGay Jim
2014Kroll ShowTerrence
2014Where the Bears AreOscar ButterfieldWeb series/6 episodes
2014Go-Go Boy InterruptedAnn ZietyWeb series
2014Such Good PeopleClay HamptonFilm
2014–2015Drunk HistoryHimself2 episodes
2015Scouts Guide to the Zombie ApocalypseDrunk Man
2015–2025Bob's BurgersDeirdre, Adrian, Donovan, Eve (voice)Episodes: "Eat, Spray, Linda," "The Hormone-iums," "All That Gene", "The Place Beyond the Pinecones"
2016TransparentDrag Natalie
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$GrimsleyEpisode: "Spiritual Gurus"
2016#AdultingDeweyWeb series – Episode: "Pictures of Posteriors"
2016Life in PiecesChris JoestalliEpisode: "Window Vanity Dress Grace"
2017The CircleImprov Actor
2017IdiotsitterTimothy
2017NobodiesHost
2018Ideal HomeDrew
2018HeathersMaurice DennisRecurring role
2018Cadette in ChargeScientist Scott (voice)Pilot
2018Liza on DemandSebastian FoyeéEpisode: "Elite Status"
2019Now ApocalypseCasting Director
2020BattletoadsPia (voice)Video game[27]
2020The Never ListPrincipal Greer
2020–2021Search PartyAshley
2021Bless the HartsJulian (voice)Episode: "Hot Tub-tation"
2021–2023The Great NorthMatthew / Cal (voice)2 episodes
2021Q-Force(voice)
2022The GoldbergsRandall
2022Me TimeCombover Stew
2023Your HonorGary the Tailor
2023Fool's ParadiseMale Hairdresser
2024QueerJohn Dumé
2025Fireflies in the DuskMartinShort film
2026Stop! That! Train!Rich Gay

References

  1. ↑ @drewdroege (January 11, 2011). "It's pronounced DRO-gee (with a hard g)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Brunner, Jeryl (December 24, 2017). "How Can You Be Funnier? Comic Mastermind Drew Droege Shares His Best Tips". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Drew Droege. Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez. September 5, 2019. Event occurs at 40:45. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Spotify.
  4. ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (September 3, 2024). "Queer Review: Daniel Craig Shows a Whole New Side in Luca Guadagnino's Bold and Trippy Adaptation of William S. Burroughs' Ahead-of-Its-Time Novel". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wise, Damon (September 3, 2024). "Queer Review: Daniel Craig Nails the Sardonic Spirit of Writer William S. Burroughs in Luca Guadagnino's Superb Literary Adaptation – Venice Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "LAWeekly". Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Jersey Shoresical: Cast/Crew". jerseyshoresical.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ "FringeNYC Encore Series". fringenyc.org. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (December 20, 2016). "Review: The Wedding Guest as Hot Mess in 'Bright Colors and Bold Patterns'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (February 16, 2020). "Review: 'Happy Birthday Doug.' Here's a Vodka Stinger. (Published 2020)". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (November 4, 2025). "'Messy White Gays' Review: A Satire We've Seen Before". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ Musbach, Julie (July 5, 2017). "Take a Voyage on the Titanique". Broadway World. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  13. ↑ Masseron, Meg; Gans, Andrew (August 24, 2023). "Comedian Drew Droege and RuPaul's Drag Race Star Willam to Join Titanique Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  14. ↑ Rabinowitz, Chloe (August 24, 2023). "Drag Race Star Willam and Comedian Drew Droege to Join Titanique". Broadway World. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  15. ↑ Russo, Gillian (August 24, 2023). "Willam, Drew Droege join Titanique Off-Broadway cast". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Drew Droege: Groundlings' School". The Groundlings Theatre & School.
  17. ↑ "Freak Dance". UCB Theatre web page. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  18. ↑ Hansen, Jim. "The Chloe Videos". Jim Hansen Films. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  19. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (June 26, 2013). "Melinda Hill Seeking 'Romantic Encounters' on My Damn Channel Network". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  20. ↑ "All Growz Up: Drew Droege". Chuckler.
  21. ↑ Carrie, Stephanie. "Steph's LA Weekly Feature Series – Melinda Hill's Romantic Encounters". Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  22. ↑ "The Approval Matrix: Week of April 25, 2011". New York. April 14, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Outfest Announces 2010 Award Winners". Outfest.org. Retrieved May 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ "17th Annual Out100". out.com. December 11, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  25. ↑ "10 Comedy Acts to Watch in 2012". LAWeekly.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  26. ↑ "8th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Battletoads (2020 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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