Tim Baltz

Born Timothée Joseph Baltz^[2] in Joliet, Illinois,^[1] Baltz graduated from Joliet Central High School in 1999.^[3][4] His mother is French.^[5] Baltz graduated from Loyola University Chicago.^[6] Before pursuing a career in comedy, Baltz planned on attending graduate school to study French.^[7]

Baltz began his training as a comedian at The Second City in Chicago, where he first met Jordan Klepper.^[1] In 2011, he performed in the Second City e.t.c.'s 35th revue: Sky's The Limit Weather (Weather Permitting), for which he earned a Joseph Jefferson Award.^[8]

He also trained at the iO Theater in Chicago.^[9] He regularly appeared on the Comedy Central series Drunk History, and also made appearances on Veep, Better Call Saul, and Parks and Recreation.^[1] He played a realtor on the Seeso series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.^[10]

With Ted Tremper, he co-created Shrink, a comedy TV series for which the pilot originally premiered at the New York Television Festival, where it won "Best Comedy Pilot" and the "Critics Award".^[11] In 2016, it was ordered to be made into a full series by NBC, and premiered on Seeso in March 2017. Baltz stars in the series as David Tracey, a recent graduate from medical school who, after failing to obtain a residency, decides to become a therapist instead.^[11][12]

Baltz has also appeared on the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! many times as an improviser, and hosts the call-in advice podcast Hey Randy! on CBB Presents as his character Randy Snutz.

Baltz married fellow actress/comedian Lily Sullivan (comedian) in February 2022.^[13]