Rene Gube (/ˈɡuːbeɪ/ GOO-bay[1]) is an American comedian, actor and writer.[2] He played Threepeat on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor, and was executive story editor and a writer for the CW show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah".
Rene Gube | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Gube grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego.[3] He is Filipino.[4]
He got his taste of comedy while at Mount Carmel High School where he joined a speech and debate club.[3]
Career
Prior to his career as a comedian, Gube used to be a high school teacher.[3] When in Los Angeles, Gube formed a comedy sketch group, Touchblue, with his friends. Their sketches got quite popular which allowed him to perform on various stages throughout California.[4]
Gube frequently performs with the Upright Citizens Brigade, where he studied.[3] He served as supervising producer and writer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, in which he also recurred as laid-back Catholic priest Father Brah.
Personal life
On October 16, 2014, Gube became engaged to his Ground Floor co-star Briga Heelan.[5] They were married on May 8, 2015.[6][7] Their daughter Bennet Alejandra Gube was born on March 23, 2017.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Surprise Party | Passive Aggressive Coffee Drinker | |
| 2012 | Cop-Puter | Short | |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Cell-Mate | |
| 2013 | If We Dated | Patrick | Short |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine | Sidney | |
| TBA | Underground Comedy | Himself | Documentary; Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Community | Randall | Episode: "Advanced Gay" |
| 2012 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Judge | Episode: "Boots" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Mike | Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You" |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Bryce | Episode: "Home/Office" |
| 2013 | The Office | Athlead Male Receptionist | Episode: "Suit Warehouse" |
| 2013 | Ben and Kate | Michael | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Husband | Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Red Dress with Sail Boats" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Mike "Threepeat" Wen | Main cast, 20 episodes |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Postman | Episode: "Trust Fall" |
| 2015 | Undateable | Parker | Episode: "An Imaginary Torch Walks Into a Bar" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Father Brah | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Camping | Braylen | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Superstore | Warren | Episode: "The Trough" |
| 2022 | American Dad! | (voice) | Episode: "Smooshed: A Love Story" |
| 2023 | The Bear | Ever GM | Episode: "Forks" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | CollegeHumor | Various | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Men at Work | Staff writer | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Writer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Story editor Writer | 2 episodes 1 episode: "If I Were a Rich Man" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Executive story editor Writer | 11 episodes 4 episodes: "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"; "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"; "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"; "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!" |
| 2018–2020 | Brockmire | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Writer | 4 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | The Bear | Writer | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Ground Floor | Consulting producer | |
| 2016–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Supervising producer/producer/co-producer | |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Co-executive producer | |
| 2022–2023 | The Bear | Co-executive producer |
