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Samberg became a featured player on Saturday Night Live in part because of the work he had done on his sketch comedy website TheLonelyIsland.com, which helped them land an agent and eventually get hired at Saturday Night Live.
Apr 2, 2014 · In 2001, after all three had graduated from college, Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone reunited in Los Angeles. Schaffer recalls, "After college we reconvened, moved to L.A. and lived in an...
Each had plans to pursue the arts following their graduation from Berkeley High School, but they split apart, attending different colleges. Taccone attended the University of California, Los Angeles to study theatre, while Schaffer and Samberg both attended the University of California, Santa Cruz as film students.
With Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, Samberg is one of three Los Angeles, California-based writer-performer-filmmakers--all childhood friends--dubbed The Lonely Island, whose short films were showcased on the popular untelevised television network show and website.
- August 18, 1978
Aug 26, 2015 · In 2005, Schaffer and Taccone were hired as writers for Saturday Night Live while Samberg (who studied at UC Santa Cruz 1996–98) got an acting spot on the show.
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Jul 24, 2012 · A year apart, Schaffer and Samberg both went to UC Santa Cruz as film students, though Samberg found being a Banana Slug was “too similar to Berkeley” and transferred to NYU after his sophomore year.