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Tim Renkow (born 1989, Mexico City) is an American actor, writer and comedian. He plays the leading role of Tim in the TV series Jerk, which he also co-wrote.
Mar 14, 2023 · Tim Renkow, a comedian with cerebral palsy, plays a character who uses his disability to annoy people. He talks about his inspiration, his relationship and his career in this interview.
- Anya Ryan
- Tim Renkow on Living with Cerebral Palsy
- Tim Renkow on Becoming A Comedian
- Tim Renkow on Starring in BBC Three’s Jerk
- Tim Renkow and His Wife Spring Day
What was it like growing up with cerebral palsy and what level of impairment do you have? Fine, I guess, it never was that big of a problem growing up. There was some trouble in that I was automatically put in the special needs class, which I didn’t need. So, every year, I would spend two weeks there and then get out. But other than that, it was pr...
What inspired you to become a comedian and is most of your content based on disability? I could say it was a lifelong dream but that would be a lie. Really, I was bored. I was in art school studying fine art and I just was not good at it. I just didn’t care and couldn’t convince myself it was important in any way. Then there was a club next to my d...
How did you come up with the idea of the TV show Jerkand did you think it would be as popular as it is? My friend and I came up with the idea as an extension of the character I have in my stand-up comedy. The pilot got commissioned easily but it was such a learning curve between writing stand-up and writing a sitcom. So, between the pilot and the a...
How did you meet your wife Spring Day? We met in Edinburgh when she was doing a show and she scared the s*** out of me. She would force me to do a show and I was like, “okay. I like this woman.” Then we became friends for about four years because she was living in Japan. She then moved back to the States and I grabbed her immediately and we’ve been...
Tim Renkow is a US-born writer, actor and comedian. Tim explains how he got started in comedy and how he realised there was room for another kind of voice as a disabled comedian.
When Tim was 19 he did his first show in Memphis Tennessee. From Memphis he moved to New York and, from New York it was a small step to London in September of 2011 , where he has become a known...
Jun 3, 2012 · BBC "Jerk" star. @TimRenkowcomedy. guest hosts a trip to 1902. Oil magnate Sarah Rector is born, a new land speed record is set driving a steam car, the creation of the Teddy Bear, the first sci-fi film premieres by George Melies.
Tim Renkow. 3,181 likes. Comedian who really doesn't know what to do with this page.
