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Tobie Windham
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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Windham was born in <a href="/facts/Birmingham%2c_Alabama/gQB3RGPA">Birmingham, Alabama</a>. He was involved in his high school's musical theatre program, and received a scholarship to attend the <a href="/facts/University_of_Alabama/AzXHD8IG">University of Alabama</a>. He later received his <a href="/facts/Master_of_Fine_Arts/bugR7BzX">Master of Fine Arts</a> in acting from the <a href="/facts/American_Conservatory_Theater/9bxzazxU">American Conservatory Theater</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> During this time, he spent a month in <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a> attending Prima del Teatro.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> He performed in various festivals, including the <a href="/facts/Oregon_Shakespeare_Festival/V3agXSvE">Oregon Shakespeare Festival</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>Windham made his television debut in 2016 as Uncle Will on the <a href="/facts/Disney_XD/SxNCr87e">Disney XD</a> <a href="/facts/Hidden_camera/0Ly37Tro">hidden-camera</a> prank series <i><a href="/facts/Walk_the_Prank/vKToqlMn">Walk the Prank</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Following the conclusion of the show's three-season run, creators Adam Small and <a href="/facts/Trevor_Moore_(comedian)/SKj75PWd">Trevor Moore</a> developed the <a href="/facts/Disney_Channel/Xgoss0JR">Disney Channel</a> series <i><a href="/facts/Just_Roll_With_It/Dwgywsa6">Just Roll With It</a></i>, on which he portrayed the character Byron.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> In 2023, Windham played "Groove Tube" Damian in the fourth season of the HBO series <i><a href="/facts/Barry_(TV_series)/VdbJu1Kh">Barry</a>.</i> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Film</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/DeKalb_Elementary/RbHsRU76">DeKalb Elementary</a></i></td><td>Agent Armel Parker</td><td>Short film</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Television</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>2016–2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Walk_the_Prank/vKToqlMn">Walk the Prank</a></i></td><td>Will</td><td rowspan="2">Main role</td></tr><tr><td>2019–2021</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Just_Roll_with_It/Dwgywsa6">Just Roll with It</a></i></td><td>Byron</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2023</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Party_Down/BVBbrzrK">Party Down</a></i></td><td>Johnson</td><td>Episode: "<a href="/facts/Party_Down/BVBbrzrK">KSGY-95 Prizewinner's Luau</a>"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Barry_(TV_series)/VdbJu1Kh">Barry</a></i></td><td>Damian</td><td>Recurring role; 6 episodes</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Theatre</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Venue</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td scope="row">2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Brothers_Size/mFJfcU81">The Brothers Size</a></i></td><td>Oshooshi Size</td><td><a href="/facts/Magic_Theatre/3wDlPraC">Magic Theatre</a>, San Francisco</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominated work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td><a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards/MhpGtGH1">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Comedy_Series/FmL6uBF9">Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series</a></td><td><i>Barry</i></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5663709/">Tobie Windham</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Service, Rick Bentley Tribune News. "Actor rolls with improv element in Disney comedy". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-08-23. <a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/local/2019/06/13/actor-rolls-with-improv-element/4922182007/" target="_blank">https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/local/2019/06/13/actor-rolls-with-improv-element/4922182007/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>lapalme, kevin (2017-04-10). "WALKING WITH TOBIE WINDHAM". Lapalme Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-25. <a href="https://lapalmemagazine.com/2017/04/tobiewindham/" target="_blank">https://lapalmemagazine.com/2017/04/tobiewindham/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Tobie Windham: The Disney Channel Star Talks Theatre, Improv, and the Importance of Family On and Off Screen". What Lara Wrote. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-23. <a href="https://whatlarawrote.com/2020/04/30/tobie-windham-the-disney-channel-star-talks-theatre-improv-and-the-importance-of-family-on-and-off-screen/" target="_blank">https://whatlarawrote.com/2020/04/30/tobie-windham-the-disney-channel-star-talks-theatre-improv-and-the-importance-of-family-on-and-off-screen/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Service, Rick Bentley Tribune News (2019-06-15). "Disney Channel's Tobie Windham ready to 'Just Roll with It'". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved 2024-08-23. <a href="https://www.wyomingnews.com/entertainment/disney-channels-tobie-windham-ready-to-just-roll-with-it/article_206d4000-05d1-50b6-84e8-b0bdcec2eb8b.html" target="_blank">https://www.wyomingnews.com/entertainment/disney-channels-tobie-windham-ready-to-just-roll-with-it/article_206d4000-05d1-50b6-84e8-b0bdcec2eb8b.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Acting Company: Tobie Windham". Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-25. <a href="https://www.osfashland.org/en/artist-biographies/acting-company/tobie-windham.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.osfashland.org/en/artist-biographies/acting-company/tobie-windham.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Petski, Denise (2018-10-24). "Disney Channel Orders Hybrid Scripted/Improvisational Family Comedy Series 'Just Roll With It'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-25. <a href="https://deadline.com/2018/10/disney-channel-orders-hybrid-scripted-improvisational-family-comedy-series-just-roll-with-it-1202488606/" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2018/10/disney-channel-orders-hybrid-scripted-improvisational-family-comedy-series-just-roll-with-it-1202488606/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2016-07-28). "Disney XD Renews 'Walk the Prank' for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-25. <a href="https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/walk-the-prank-disney-xd-season-2-renewed-1201824975/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/walk-the-prank-disney-xd-season-2-renewed-1201824975/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Friedlander, Whitney (2015-10-23). "Disney XD Orders Hidden-Camera Comedy 'Walk the Prank' to Series". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-25. <a href="https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/disney-xd-walk-the-prank-hidden-camera-adam-small-trevor-moore-1201625044/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/disney-xd-walk-the-prank-hidden-camera-adam-small-trevor-moore-1201625044/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Hurwitt, Robert (2010-09-23). "Theater review: 'The Brothers Size'". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-12-12. <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/22/DDDQ1FFQO1.DTL" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/22/DDDQ1FFQO1.DTL</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024. <a href="https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr" target="_blank">https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>