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name: "John Lutz"
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born: "23 April 1973"
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# John Lutz

Actor. Born 23 April 1973 in Pipestone, Minnesota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 April 1973, Pipestone, Minnesota, USA

## Biography

John Lutz is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was born on 23 April 1973 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He began his career as a writer-performer with Chicago's ImprovOlympic and The Second City, touring with the latter for three years before joining the writing staff of *Saturday Night Live* in 2004.

Lutz is best known for playing the recurring character J.D. Lutz on the NBC sitcom *30 Rock* (2006–2013). He wrote for *Saturday Night Live* for seven seasons until 2010 and joined the writing staff of *Late Night with Seth Meyers* in 2014, where he also performs. His other acting credits include *Sisters* (2015), *Sleepwalk with Me* (2012), *Friends with Kids* (2012), *The Good Wife* (2009) and *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015). He is married to actress Sue Galloway.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, john-lutz.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, as J.D. Lutz — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)

## Also known for

- *Sisters* (2015), Joel Barme
- *Friends with Kids* (2012), Jason's Colleague at Work
- *Sleepwalk with Me* (2012), Chip
- *Loot* (2022), Nicholas' Father
- *Mystery Team* (2009), Frank
- *Not Suitable for Work* (2026), Warren
- *Girls5eva* (2021), Percy

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