Kenny Hotz : biography
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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