OWEN THIELE
Actor and Podcaster
After breakout roles in "Hacks" and "I Think You Should Leave," the ACTOR and PODCASTER is preparing for turns in this year’s upcoming series "Snowflakes" and "Overcompensating"—and developing a semi-autobiographical series for Amazon.
WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT? I’m legally obligated to record my podcast, In Your Dreams, in the middle of the night. So probably that—and rereading the cringe texts I sent the day before.
ARE PEOPLE EVER STARSTRUCK BY YOU? When I started dating my boyfriend, I didn’t like to use the bathroom at his apartment because I was shy. Instead, I would go to the Starbucks down the street. The barista was so nice and always gave me the code. Three years later, I randomly saw her at LAX. She was definitely starstruck by “bathroom boy.”
“"I mostly do comedy, so I often ask myself, "Is what I’m doing funny, or will it make people worry about my mental health?" There’s a fine line, and I teeter."”
WHAT’S ONE BOOK, WORK OF ART, OR FILM THAT GOT YOU THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE? Christopher Guest’s A Mighty Wind. I was in my peak puberty awkward years (imagine the worst-case scenario, then multiply that by five), and I would come home every day, turn on A Mighty Wind, and laugh my ass off. It’s a masterpiece.
WHO DO YOU CALL THE MOST? My mom. I call her every 15 minutes. Is that not normal?
WHAT QUESTION DO YOU ASK YOURSELF MOST OFTEN WHILE YOU’RE MAKING WORK? I mostly do comedy, so I often ask myself, Is what I’m doing funny, or will it make people worry about my mental health? There’s a fine line, and I teeter.
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