Tyler Spindel

After graduating from Harvard University, Tyler moved to Los Angeles to pursue stand up comedy. Since then, he has toured around the country and had his own weekly show at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood.Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Tyler "punched up," co-Produced, and directed second unit for the feature horror film "The Shortcut" which was bought by Anchor Bay and STARZ. He then co-wrote an animated feature and sold it to Sony Pictures.Tyler started off his directing career by directing viral branded content for Gillette, Nickelodeon, Bacardi, Samsung, AT&T, Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Garnier. In addition, he has directed movie promos for Just Go With It, Columbiana, The Expendables, and Burlesque.Recently, Tyler directed an episode of the Comedy Central television show "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time" and the FOX comedy "Breaking In" starring Christian Slater. In addition, he directed second unit for the Sony and Warner Brothers Pictures features "Grown Ups 2," "That's My Boy," "Jack and Jill," and "Blended." Tyler wrote, produced, and directed the Short Film "Love and Germophobia" which won Best Short Film at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, Best Comedy at the Funny or Die LA Comedy Shorts Festival, Best Comedy at the Hollyshorts Film Festival, Best Film at the Milwaukee Shorts Festival, Audience Favorite Award at the LA Comedy Festival, Audience Favorite Award at the Milwaukee Shorts Festival, and Best Comedy at the New England Film Festival.Tyler is currently producing and directing sketches for Chelsea Lately (over 180 episodes) and is attached to direct the Paramount Pictures feature "Dunderheads" which is being produced by Ivan Reitman.Tyler has acted in various films including Funny People, Mall Cop, The House Bunny, and You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Show less «