Rick Glassman

About

Rick Glassman (born July 23, 1984) is an American comedian and actor.
Glassman starred in the role of Burski on the NBC sitcom Undateable and wrote, directed and starred in the NBC-produced web series spin-off The Sixth Lead. He played the role of Harold Ramis in the film A Futile and Stupid Gesture, a biopic about the National Lampoon, and starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series As We See It.

Glassman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and grew up in the suburb of Orange. His grandfather, Sid Feller, was an arranger and close collaborator of Ray Charles. His father, Steve, was a restaurateur before becoming part owner of a carpet store in Mayfield Heights in the late 1990s. His father is Jewish.
Glassman attended Orange High School, graduating in 2002. He was on the high school basketball team and played against the St. Vincent–St. Mary High School team, which was led at the time by LeBron James. He graduated from Kent State University in 2006 with a degree in marketing. He was also taking theatre classes while at school. After graduation, Glassman considered going to law school, but started performing stand-up comedy, first performing…