Orny Adams

Orny Adams (born Adam Jason Orenstein[1] on November 10, 1970) is an American actor, comedy writer and stand-up comic.[2] He is best known for his role as Coach Bobby Finstock for the MTV series Teen Wolf.
== Personal life[edit] ==
Adams was born in Lexington, Massachusetts.[1] He was raised in a Conservative Jewish household, and at summers he attended Camp Tel Noar in nearby New Hampshire.[3] He has two sisters. In 2018, Adams and his family visited Israel for the first time.[3]
He graduated from Lexington High School in 1989, then earned a bachelor's degree from Emory University in 1993, majoring in political science and philosophy.[1]
== Career[edit] ==
Adams has made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[4] He was featured in the 2002 documentary Comedian starring Jerry Seinfeld.[5]
Adams' comedy DVD/CD Path of Most Resistance was released on November 10, 2006.[1][4] On October 29, 2010, Adams' one-hour comedy special Orny Adams Takes The Third premiered on Comedy Central. On December 1, 2017, Adams' third comedy special, Orny Adams: More Than Loud, premiered on Showtime.[6]
In 2007, CBS Television Distribution and Yahoo! announced a development deal with Ashton Kutcher’s production company Katalyst for Tube, which was to have been hosted by Adams and featured viral videos, comedy bits and sketches.[7] In 2011, Adams was cast as Coach Bobby Finstock in the MTV series Teen Wolf.[8] It was originally announced that he would not return to the show beyond season 5 to focus more on his comedy, but would return for the last ten episodes of season 5.[8][9][10] However, he ended up reprising the role in several episodes of season 6, even appearing in the series' final episode.
In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for Teen Wolf had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer for the film. The majority of the original cast members, including Adams, reprised their roles.[11][12] The film, Teen Wolf: The Movie, was released on January 26, 2023.
On July 5, 2022, Orny uploaded his full comedy special, "More Than Loud," to his YouTube channel. By March 2024, it has over 5.2 million views.[13]
In his stand-up, Adams does observational comedy.[14]
== Filmography[edit] ==
Film roles
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2002	Comedian 	Himself 	Documentary
2009	Funny People 	Himself 	Cameo
2023	Teen Wolf: The Movie	Coach Bobby Finstock	
Television roles
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2000 	Late Show with David Letterman 	Himself 	1 episode
2003 	Last Call with Carson Daly 	Himself 	1 episode
2004 	Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn 	Himself 	1 episode
2004–2007	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 	Himself 	4 episodes
2007 	Tom Green's House Tonight 	Himself 	1 episode
2010 	Takes the Third 	Himself 	Comedy Central special
2011–2017	Teen Wolf 	Coach Bobby Finstock	Recurring role (seasons 1–4, 6); guest role (season 5)
2012–2014	Comics Unleashed 	Himself 	2 episodes
2014 	Just for Laughs: On Tour 	Himself 	Television film
2015 	Just for Laughs 	Himself 	1 episode
2015 	The Halifax Comedy Festival 	Himself 	4 episodes
2016 	All Def Digital's Roast of America	Himself 	Television film
2016–2017	WGN Morning News 	Himself 	2 episodes
2017 	Conan 	Himself 	1 episode
2017 	More Than Loud 	Himself 	Showtime comedy special
== References[edit] ==
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# ^ Shydner, Ritch; Schff, Mark (2006). I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics. Crown, ISBN 978-0-307-34199-0
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# ^ Jump up to:a b Loeffler, William (2009).Comedian Orny Adams tries to steer clear of the easy route.[permanent dead link] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
# ^ Scott, A.O. (October 11, 2002). Jerry Seinfeld, a Stand-Up Guy Again. New York Times
# ^ Kenny, Eve (October 12, 2010). Orny Adams speaks nothing but his truth in the world television premiere of "Orny Adams Takes the Third" debuting Friday, October 29 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Comedy Central (press release)
# ^ Pursell, Chris (November 12, 2007) Twentieth, Yahoo! Plan Joint Show. Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine TV Week
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