Rick Shapiro

Rick Shapiro (born April 13, 1959) is a Los Angeles-based comedian and actor. He began his career in the early 1980s as a comedian at Catch A Rising Star on Broadway. Throughout the 1990s, Shapiro acted and starred in numerous films by Louis CK, including Tomorrow Night. He also portrayed the re-occurring character 'Angry Poet' on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In 1998, Shapiro released his first comedy CD called Unconditional Love, which Billboard called 'hard-edged and uncompromising'. In the 2000s, Shapiro's career expanded to include international stand-up performances, one-man shows, and voice acting in video games such as Grand Theft Auto IV.