TJ Jagodowski - wikipedia TJ Jagodowski T. J. Jagodowski Jagodowski sits on stage after a show at iO Chicago in April 2013. Thomas James Jagodowski ( 1971 - 09 - 02 ) September 2, 1971 ( age 46 ) Education Syracuse University Known for improvisational theatre Thomas James `` T.J. '' Jagodowski ( born September 2, 1971 ) is an American comedian, actor, and improvisational performer who lives in Chicago. He has been a member of The Second City as well as a performer and teacher at iO Theater, formerly known as `` Improv Olympic ''. He has appeared in movies such as Stranger Than Fiction, The Ice Harvest, No Sleep Till Madison, Get Hard and the television show, Prison Break. He is most recognizable from the long - running series of improvised Sonic Drive - In commercials featuring himself and Peter Grosz. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 References 4 External links Life and career Jagodowski was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. While in college at Syracuse University, a vending machine fell on his leg, breaking multiple bones. He had plates and screws installed in his right leg, though a rampant staph infection took hold. Doctors told him he was one week away from losing the leg to gangrene. T. J. discussed this during a performance of `` The Armando Diaz Theatrical Experience and Hootenanny '', a weekly show at iO that uses one performer 's / guest monologist 's stories as inspiration for improvised scenes. T. J. was the monologist that evening and noted while telling the story that he generally hates when other monologists tell `` these kinds of stories ''. Jagodowski began improvising in the early 90s. He started out on several Harold teams at iO Chicago. In 1998, he was cast in the Mainstage cast of The Second City, where he appeared in revues on both Mainstage and e.t.c. stages alongside Kevin Dorff, Susan Messing, Stephnie Weir, and many others. Since 2002, he has been performing at iO with David Pasquesi in the long - running improv show `` TJ & Dave. '' The 2009 South by Southwest Film festival included the documentary `` Trust Us, This is All Made Up '' directed by Alex Karpovsky, which chronicles a `` T. J. and Dave '' performance. The Chicago Improv Festival called Jagodowski `` The best improviser in Chicago ''. New City Chicago said, `` If Miles Davis had pursued comedy instead of music, the results might have looked something like this. '' Jagodowski performs weekly in Chicago in a variety of improv programs, but most notably in `` T. J. and Dave '' with David Pasquesi, which the Chicago Reader has described as `` an hour of subtle character development, verbal facility, and pantomimic agility that anticipates and plays off the audience 's reactions. '' Since 2006, the duo performs this show monthly at The Barrow Street Theatre in New York City, and have been performing the show weekly since 2002 in Chicago. Since 2004 T. J. has starred as one half of the `` Two Guys '' for the Sonic Drive - In commercials alongside fellow improviser Peter Grosz. Jagodowski was a guest on the NPR program Wait Wait... Do n't Tell Me ! on the weekend of November 2 -- 3, 2013. Filmography Film Year Film Role 1999 Serious Business Improve Nerd Soul Survivors ER Doctor 2002 No Sleep ' til Madison Greg 2002 Streetriffs Skeets 2005 The Ice Harvest Officer Tyler 2006 Stranger Than Fiction IRS Co-Worker # 4 2009 Club83 The Moleman of Belmont Avenue Paulie 2012 Close Quarters Patrick 2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Quadling Mayor 2015 Get Hard Chris 2015 Open Tables William Burns Television Year Show Role Notes 2006 Prison Break Pilot 2 Episodes 2012 Shrink Yourg 2 Episodes 2014 Couch Surferz Gandulf 1 Episode 2016 Chicago Fire Rodney Ogle 1 Episode 2016 Easy Bern Episode : `` The Fucking Study '' References ^ Jump up to : Anne Ford ( June 5, 2008 ). `` Life Without a Script : how funnyman TJ Jagodowski fell into improv -- and the mysterious affliction that keeps him from leaving it ''. Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Daily Texan online Archived September 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Austin Decider.com Archived August 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Acorn Theater.com Archived June 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Chicago Reader Archived August 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Andrew Adam Newman ( February 21, 2012 ). `` Sonic Drive - In revives ' out of work ' spokesmen ''. The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016. External links T.J. Jagodowski on IMDb Radio Interview with T. J. Interview with T. J. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Jagodowski&oldid=794199233 '' Categories : 1971 births Male actors from Massachusetts Living people People from Holyoke, Massachusetts S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 August 2017, at 14 : 11. 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Question: how long have those guys been doing sonic commercials
Answer: Since 2004