In , Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from to , playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney , among others. He was also one of the leading cast members in The Cleveland Show Sudeikis has also acted in recurring roles in the comedy series 30 Rock — , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — , Portlandia — , and The Last Man on Earth — He had leading film roles in the comedies Horrible Bosses and its sequel, Horrible Bosses 2 , and We're the Millers , as well as the acclaimed independent films Drinking Buddies , Sleeping with Other People , and Colossal , and supporting roles in Alexander Payne 's Downsizing and Olivia Wilde 's Booksmart Sudeikis was born with anosmia , leaving him with no sense of smell.
Sudeikis moved with his family to Overland Park within Johnson County, Kansas , which he has described as his hometown.
In the s, Sudeikis began his career in improv comedy. He performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, Netherlands. On October 23, , Sudeikis made his hosting debut with musical guest Brandi Carlile. Sudeikis had a recurring role on the series 30 Rock — , appearing in a total of 12 episodes. Sudeikis last appeared in four episodes towards the end of the show's fourth season in Sudeikis was a voice actor on the animated-comedy series The Cleveland Show — He provided the voices for Holt Richter, Cleveland's wannabe hipster neighbor, and Terry Kimple, Cleveland's hard-partying high school buddy, who now works with Cleveland at the cable company.
After being credited as a recurring guest in season one, Sudeikis was bumped up to a series regular beginning in season two. Sudeikis played his first lead film role in the Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass He reprised his role of Kurt Buckman in Horrible Bosses 2 Sudeikis starred as Jake in the romantic-comedy film Sleeping with Other People He starred alongside Rebecca Hall in the romantic-drama film Tumbledown He voices the character of Red in the animated-comedy film The Angry Birds Movie , based on the video game series of the same name.
He starred alongside Anne Hathaway in Colossal Sudeikis starred in the thriller Driven. He and other Kansas City celebrities have hosted the Big Slick for 10 years. He hosted the benefit concert Thundergong! Sudeikis dated actress January Jones in and People reported in January that they had split. He has attended many of her college and professional games, even canceling a scheduled speaking appearance to attend a game.
