Nathan Fielder

Nathan Joseph Fielder (born May 12, 1983) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for co-creating, directing, and starring in the Comedy Central parody reality show Nathan for You (2013–2017) and the HBO docu-comedy The Rehearsal (2022–present), and executive producing How To with John Wilson (2020–2023). Fielder was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. Early life Nathan Joseph Fielder was born into a Jewish family in Vancouver on May 12, 1983, the son of social workers Deb and Eric Fielder. He attended Point Grey Secondary School, where he was a member of the school's improv comedy group, which also included comedian Seth Rogen. He worked as a magician during his teenage years and is a member of The Magic Castle. He studied business at the University of Victoria, where he graduated with a BComm in 2005. After university, he moved to Toronto and enrolled in Humber College's Comedy Program in 2006. He worked briefly for a brokerage firm before quitting to start his comedy career. Career After receiving the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award in 2006, Fielder worked as a writer on Canadian Idol, where he was noticed by Michael Donovan, an executive producer for the CBC comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Donovan hired Fielder as a field correspondent, and developed his popular recurring segment, "Nathan on Your Side". In 2010, Fielder wrote and directed a number of sketches for Season 2 of Important Things with Demetri Martin on Comedy Central. He was also featured as a guest voice actor on the Season 2 finale of Bob's Burgers, "Beefsquatch", as well as the Season 6 episode, "The Land Ship". Fielder played the role of Jon Benjamin's boom operator in the 2011 television series Jon Benjamin Has a Van, and played Bob Woodward in the "Washington, DC" episode of Comedy Central's Drunk History. Fielder has also guest-starred on the Adult Swim show Rick and Morty. He appeared in the 2015 film The Night Before and the 2017 biopic The Disaster Artist. Fielder also has a YouTube channel, mainly comprising short sketches involving him and his friends. In 2013, Fielder co-created his own show on Comedy Central called Nathan for You. The show, which he wrote, directed, and starred in, was based on the "Nathan On Your Side" segments that he did for This Hour Has 22 Minutes.