Nathan Barnatt
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| Born | Nathan James Barnatt February 2, 1981 Milford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Nathan James Barnatt (born February 2, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, dancer, YouTuber, and filmmaker.[1]
Career[]
Barnatt appeared on Comedy Central's The Gong Show with Dave Attell in 2008, on Comedy Central's Ghosts/Aliens pilot in 2009, and on This Show Will Get You High in 2010. In 2012, Barnatt developed a show with Adult Swim based on his Keith Apicary character called Youth Large. The Youth Large pilot was written by Barnatt, his brother Seth, and Paul Cummings (who is also the director). However, Adult Swim passed on the pilot but it was released online in August 2014. Since then Barnatt has sold shows to television networks Nickelodeon, Amazon, Comedy Central, Fox and Viceland.
Barnatt is a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Hollywood California. He is also an amateur dancer, as displayed in his videos including a Kimberly Cole audition session.[2] Because of his dancing and physical comedy skills, he was set to be the lead dancing clown for Michael Jackson's canceled This Is It concerts before dropping out to work on a Comedy Central pilot.
His popularity in the Kimberly Cole audition video has led him to appear in the music video for Kimberly Cole's "U Make Me Wanna" in his Keith Apicary character.[3] Barnatt also appeared in character in a music video for "Let It Roll" by Flo Rida[4] and "Paradise" by Laidback Luke.[5] He appears in character in the music video for "Freestyle" by country music group Lady Antebellum.[6]
In 2012, Barnatt was featured on the front cover of LA Weekly magazine, covering his success on YouTube.[7] In 2013, Barnatt provided voice work on the Animation Domination show High School USA! as one of the main characters, Lamort Blackstein.
In 2015, Barnatt played a police officer in the music video for "Sugar" by Robin Schulz. He was also featured as a dancer in the music video for "Pop Culture" by Madeon.[8]
In June 2016, Barnatt appeared as a guest on the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps.[9] And in November 2016, Barnatt appeared in an episode of James & Mike Mondays,[10] alongside his good friend James Rolfe, whom he worked with on Rolfe's 2014 film Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie. On December 20, 2016, he again appeared as his character Keith Apicary in a Christmas episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd episode where he dresses up as Will Ferrell's Elf in order to secure Santa's gifts, and he and the Nerd play a variety of games with different Sega Genesis accessories while destroying the set in a slapstick fashion. He also appears in a short film by James Rolfe (a.k.a. Angry Video Game Nerd) called "Flying Fuckernauts vs. the Astro Bastards" as one of two Fuckernauts alongside Rolfe playing the other one.
In July 2018, Barnatt played a fast-talking salesman trying to sell a faceless customer a copy of a fictional game called Finger GunZ. However, the customer is repeatedly drawn to the gameplay of Sonic Mania Plus. Deliberately edited to look and sound like a 1990s commercial, the customer talks about all the features of Sonic Mania Plus and its low price while Barnatt repeatedly tries to sell Finger GunZ with comments taking direct jabs at the games industry.[11]
In 2019, Barnatt created a YouTube channel called Dad,[12] a web series following a character named Dad, with an associated alternate reality game.[13][14] The series has concluded its first season consisting three acts in December 2020.[15] The series was a surprising success for Barnatt, who was experiencing financial struggles severe enough that he prepared to live in his van.
In August 2019, Barnatt appeared as a guest on an episode of Rental Reviews in which they reviewed the 1971 film Duel, and appeared again in September 2019, this time reviewing the 1982 film First Blood both as himself and Keith Apicary.[16]
In June 2021, Barnatt appeared on season 16 of America's Got Talent as his character Keith Apicary where he received four "yes" votes from the judges for his dance routine.[17] On the semi-final live show broadcast August 25, 2021, Apicary did not make it through to the next round.
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Scream Queens | Nerdy Stripper / Mime | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | Roger | Episode: "Mein Coming Out" |
| Auction Hunters | Ms. Pac-Man expert | Episode: "Labor of Love" | |
| Community | Basketball player | Episode: "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux" | |
| 2012 | Animation Domination High-Def | Keith Apicary | Episode: "Obama Fire Sale" (voice) |
| 2013 | Axe Cop | Episode: "Ask Axe Cop: President" (voice) | |
| Youth Large | Pilot | ||
| 2013–2015 | High School USA! | Lamort Blackstein | Main cast (voice) |
| 2014–2017 | Kirby Buckets | Gil | Recurring |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! | Sign Spinner | Episode: "The Eye Doesn't Lie" |
| 2016 | Party Over Here | Various | Episode: "Suffragettes" |
| Time Traveling Bong | Clyde | Episode: "Chapter 2: The Middle" | |
| Swedish Dicks | Bob | Episode: "Episode 4" | |
| 2016–2019 | Adam Ruins Everything | Various | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Making History | Cameraman | Episode: "The Godfriender" |
| Lucifer | Buster | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" | |
| 2018 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Boss | Episode: "Time's Up for the Gang" |
| New Warriors | Tased Man | TV Pilot | |
| 2019 | Now Apocalypse | Worm | 3 episodes |
| 2019–present | Just Roll With It | Bonesy | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Stumptown | Randy Huffernan | Episode: "At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles" |
| 2021 | America's Got Talent | Himself (Keith Apicary) | Contestant |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Neutral | Tom Weaver | Also director, writer, editor and co-producer. |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | "Pop Culture" | Himself | Madeon |
| 2012 | "U Make Me Wanna" | Keith Apicary | Kimberly Cole |
| 2012 | "Let It Roll (Keith Apicary video)" | Keith Apicary | Flo Rida |
| 2015 | "Sugar" | Officer Finkleman | Robin Schulz ft. Francesco Yates |
| 2016 | "Ici & Maintenant"[18] | Yelle | |
| 2017 | "Summer" | Barista | Marshmello |
| 2017 | "Paradise" | Laidback Luke | |
| 2021 | "Bedroom Eyes" | Convenience store patron | The Knocks ft. Studio Killers |
Keith Apicary discography[]
- Neo Geo: Four Bright Buttons and Two Joysticks (a.k.a. Neo Geo or Four Bright Buttons and Two Joysticks)
- Classic Gaming Wiz
- Sonic the Hedgesong
- Virtual Boy Song
- Brental-Loss
- Dreamcast 2 (first excerpt featured in the Talking Classics episode "Keith Dreams of Dreamcast")
- Skittles Song
- T.M.N.T.S.O.N.G.
- Say Gah
- Keith of Rage
- Hoke Hogan
- Koopa Bounce
- WWKeith
- Can't Go Home (feat. Andrew W.K.) (a.k.a. Keith Apicary is Not Tough Enough?)
- Keith Apicary VS The Social Outcasts
See also[]
- Talking Classics
References[]
- ^ Alimurung, Gendy (June 27, 2012). "Nathan Barnatt Never Grew Up". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Kimberly Cole Music Video Audition". Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ YouTube Archived July 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Warner Sound (June 20, 2012). "Flo Rida - Let It Roll (Keith Apicary video)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Laidback Luke - Paradise ft Bright Lights".
- ^ "Lady Antebellum Release Free-Spirited Video for 'Freestyle'". Taste of Country.
- ^ Alimurung, Gendy (July 10, 2012). "Nathan Barnatt Made a Video About Being on the Cover of L.A. Weekly". LA Weekly.
- ^ "Madeon - Pop Culture (Dance Video)".
- ^ GameGrumps (June 4, 2016). "WWF WrestleMania - Grumpcade (Ft. Nathan Barnatt)" – via YouTube.
- ^ Cinemassacre (November 7, 2016). "WWF Super WrestleMania (Sega Genesis) James & Mike Mondays" – via YouTube.
- ^ Sonic the Hedgehog (July 16, 2018). "Sonic Mania Plus Infomercial" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Dad".
- ^ September 16, Grant; Am, 2020 at 9:21 (September 12, 2020). "Beyond the Secret Society: It's Influencers All the Way Down". ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Dad Update: The Story So Far [Acts 1-3] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Andan's Run - Act III Finale - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Alimurung, Gendy (June 27, 2012). "Nathan Barnatt Never Grew Up". LA Weekly.
- ^ Tinwala, Yasmin (June 1, 2021). "'America's Got Talent': Who is Keith Apicary? Actor Nathan Barnatt's alter ego 'killed it' with his dance". meaww.
- ^ Rodriguez, Krystal (December 23, 2016). "YELLE's New "Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now)" Video is About Seizing the Moment". Vice. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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- Living people
- 1981 births
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from Massachusetts
- American male comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- American Internet celebrities
- America's Got Talent contestants