Kenny Hotz

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Kenny Hotz : biography

May 3, 1967 –

South Park and Comedy Central

Hotz worked as a consultant and writer on South Park, providing material for episodes including Follow That Egg! and Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow. Between 2004 and 2006 Hotz was a consultant writer, and sometimes staff writer, for 42 different episodes of the show, returning again in 2012 to write for the episode Cartman Finds Love. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, joined to help produce future episodes of Kenny vs. Spenny in the fall of 2007, when the show began airing on Comedy Central becoming executive producers. They stated that they first came across the show while staying up late finishing their movie Team America: World Police, when they viewed the episode Who can stay awake the longest? from the show’s first season. The Writers Guild of America named he and the rest of the writing staff as the 63rd best writing team in television history.

Kenny Hotz’s Triumph of the Will

In 2011 Hotz starred and produced a new series Kenny Hotz’s Triumph of the Will, which premiered on Canada’s Action network on July 22, 2011. The series produced six episodes and showed Hotz attempting to complete major tasks that challenged the social assumptions of both his audience and himself, including the building of a Jewish funded mosque for Muslims, and finding his widowed mother a new boyfriend. The show was shot on location in countries including Canada, the US, and France.

Filmography

Year Format Film Role Character
1994 Short film It Don’t Cost Nothin’ to Say Good Morning Director, DOP, Editor
1997 Television cartoon Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Writer
1997 Feature-length documentary Pitch Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Actor Himself
2003-2010 Television comedy Kenny vs. Spenny Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Actor Kenny
2004 Feature-length documentary The Papal Chase Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Actor Himself
2004-06, 2012 Television comedy South Park Writer and Consultant
2005 Television comedy Elton vs. Simon Executive Producer
2007 Television comedy Odd Job Jack Voice Clay Shogen
2008 Television comedy Testees Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Actor Larry
2008 Feature film (comedy) Zack and Miri Make A Porno Actor Zack #2
2009 Television comedy Pure Pwnage Cameo
2010 Feature film Degrassi Takes Manhattan Cameo
2010 Television comedy special Kenny vs. Spenny Christmas Special Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Actor Kenny
2011 Television comedy Kenny Hotz’s Triumph of the Will Executive Producer, Creator, Writer, Director, and Actor Himself

Appearances in other media

Date Media
September 30, 2004 Late Night with Conan O’Brien
2005 Lingo
January 23, 2007 George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
January 29, 2007 Tom Green Live!
September 18, 2007 George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
October 9, 2007 George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
March 14, 2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
March 18, 2008 Last Call with Carson Daly
March 21, 2008 Ed’s Nite In
2008 MTV Cribs
2010 MTV Cribs
February 12, 2013 The Adam Carolla Show