Paul Dinello
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1962, Chicago, Illinois
- Movies
- 10
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Paul Dinello (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and an alumnus of Chicago-based The Second City, Improv Institute, and Annoyance Theatre. He is best known for his role on Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy as Geoffrey Jellineck, the closeted gay art teacher at Flatpoint High, who carries on a not-so-secret relationship with his colleague Chuck Noblet (Stephen Colbert). Dinello dated the show's star Amy Sedaris for eight years after they met at Second City.
In 2003 Dinello co-authored the novel Wigfield with Sedaris and Colbert, which they promoted by creating a traveling play.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2008 | Gym Teacher: The Movie | Mr. Tipple |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Mr. Rooney |
| 2006 | Strangers with Candy | Geoffrey Jellineck |
| 1997 | Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour | Dog Trainer |
| 1997 | Plump Fiction | Jimmy Nova |
| 1997 | Shock Asylum | |
| 1992 | Straight Talk | Casey |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2008 | Gym Teacher: The Movie | Director |
| 2006 | Strangers with Candy | Director, Writer |
| 1997 | Shock Asylum | Director, Writer |
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