William John BILLY EICHNER; born on this date, is an American actor, comedian and producer. He is the star, executive producer, and creator of Funny Or Die’s Billy on the Street, a comedy game show that aired on truTV. Eichner was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Game Show Host” in 2013. He is also known for playing “Craig Middlebrooks” on the sitcom Parks and Recreation, Mr. Ambrose the Librarian on the animated TV series Bob’s Burgers and “Timon” in the 2019 remake of The Lion King.

Eichner gained attention as the host and writer of Creation Nation: A Live Talk Show, a critically acclaimed stage show in New York. He also appeared on Conan as a special correspondent in original video shorts and as himself on Bravo’s Watch What Happens: Live with Andy Cohen, Last Call with Carson Daly, The Wendy Williams Show, and Fashion Police with Joan Rivers, among others.

Eichner is a self-declared Democrat. In February 2018, he announced a new initiative called “Glam Up the Midterms,” during that night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in conjunction with Funny or Die and with the support of several late night hosts including Sarah Silverman, James Corden, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, John Oliver, Chelsea Handler, Robin Thede, and Andy Cohen. The stated purpose of “Glam Up the Midterm’s” was getting people to vote in the 2018 midterm elections, especially millennials, of whom only 12% voted in the previous midterm election. Eichner joined the progressive political organization “Swing Left” as senior advisor starting in 2019 and endorsed Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

In July 2020, Eichner announced that he and Tom McNulty were developing a film biography of fellow Northwestern University alum Paul Lynde called Man in the Box, with Eichner portraying Lynde.

In March 2021, Eichner announced that he is currently writing and starring in the film Bros, which tells the story of two gay men with commitment issues who decide to settle down with each other. Being produced by Universal Pictures, it is set to be the first adult-oriented LGBT movie ever produced by a mainstream film studio. In August of that same year, Amazon Studios announced that they had bought the rights to develop the film Ex-Husbands, starring Eichner and co-written by him and Paul Rudnick.