Seth Shapiro was born in Las Vegas, Nevada but after losing his allowance in a playground game of craps, moved to Glenview, Illinois and subsequently grew up there. He obtained a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, and has also trained with Second City and the Groundlings. In 2003, Shapiro made the move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and comedy. In 2010, his improvisational troupe L. Ron Jeremy set the all-time national record in the Improvolympic Cage-Match Competition with 52 wins in a row, before retiring undefeated. Also an accomplished singer, he was a member of the pop group Evolution, and can now be seen drunkenly participating in cruise ship karaoke competitions for free drink tickets and fanny packs. He now lives in Hollywood with his fiancee, two cats, and a pit bull.
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