{{short description|American comedian, actor and writer}} {{Infobox person | name = Rene Gube | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | spouse = {{marriage|[[Briga Heelan]]|2015}} | children = 2 | occupation = {{csv|Comedian|actor|writer|producer}} | years_active = 2010–present }}
'''Rene Gube''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|uː|b|eɪ}} {{Respell|GOO|bay}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/atmidnight/videos/panelists-emily-heller-and-rene-gube-have-some-inspiring-words-about-tonights-sh/789792331102123/|title=Panelists Emily Heller and Rene Gube have some inspiring words about tonight's show. #atmidnightbts |work=Facebook|date=22 January 2015|accessdate=16 June 2023}}</ref>) is an American comedian, actor and writer.<ref name=HReporter-GF-2013>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-vet-newsroom-actor-join-429048|title='Glee' Vet, 'Newsroom' Actor Join Bill Lawrence's TBS Comedy Pilot|last=Ng|first=Philiana|date=15 March 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=21 September 2014}}</ref> He played Threepeat on the [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] sitcom ''[[Ground Floor]]'', and was executive story editor and a writer for the CW show ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'' where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah". He is an executive producer, writer and guest star on the FX series ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]''.
== Early life == Gube grew up in [[Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego]].<ref name=SanDiego-MeetRene-2012>{{cite news|last1=Pasalo|first1=Christine|title=Meet Rene Gube: Getting famous, one joke at a time|url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/January-2013/Meet-Rene-Gube/|accessdate=28 January 2015|work=[[San Diego Magazine]]|date=17 December 2012}}</ref> He is [[Filipino people|Filipino]].<ref name=RocketshipsWonderment-2013>{{cite web|title=Groomsman: Rene Gube|url=http://rocketshipsandwonderment.com/post/48184492302/groomsman-rene-gube|website=Rocketships & Wonderment|last=Jaymar|accessdate=28 January 2015|date=16 April 2013}}</ref>
He got his taste of comedy while at [[Mount Carmel High School, San Diego|Mount Carmel High School]] where he joined a speech and debate club.<ref name=SanDiego-MeetRene-2012 />
== Career == Prior to his career as a comedian, Gube used to be a high school teacher.<ref name=SanDiego-MeetRene-2012/> When in Los Angeles, Gube formed a comedy sketch group, Touchblue, with his friends. Their sketches got quite popular which allowed him to perform on various stages throughout California.<ref name=RocketshipsWonderment-2013 />
Gube frequently performs with the [[Upright Citizens Brigade]], where he studied.<ref name=SanDiego-MeetRene-2012 /> He served as supervising producer and writer for ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'', in which he also recurred as laid-back Catholic priest Father Brah.
== Personal life == On October 16, 2014, Gube became engaged to his ''[[Ground Floor]]'' co-star [[Briga Heelan]].<ref name=Instagram-Engaged-2014>{{cite web|title=renegube: I'm out the game.|url=http://instagram.com/p/uM5ZalHz0Z/|website=[[Instagram]]|accessdate=28 January 2015|date=16 October 2014|last=Gube|first=Rene}}</ref> They were married on May 8, 2015.<ref name=Instagram-Married-1>{{cite web|title=brigaheelan: My last morning as an unmarried woman. IM READY!!!!!!!|url=http://instagram.com/p/uM5ZalHz0Z/|website=[[Instagram]]|accessdate=26 October 2016|date=9 May 2015|last=Heelan|first=Briga}}</ref><ref name=Instagram-Married-2>{{cite web|title=brigaheelan: Was surrounded by love in every way last night...|url=http://instagram.com/p/uM5ZalHz0Z/|website=[[Instagram]]|accessdate=26 October 2016|date=9 May 2015|last=Heelan|first=Briga}}</ref> Their daughter Bennet Alejandra Gube was born on March 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://people.com/parents/briga-heelan-rene-gube-welcome-daughter-bennet-alejandra/| title = Briga Heelan and Rene Gube Welcome a Daughter {{!}} PEOPLE.com}} </ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2010 | ''Surprise Party'' | Passive Aggressive Coffee Drinker | |- | 2012 | ''Cop-Puter'' | | Short |- | 2012 | ''[[Seeking a Friend for the End of the World]]'' | Cell-Mate | |- | 2013 | ''If We Dated'' | Patrick | Short |- | 2023 | ''[[Your Place or Mine (film)|Your Place or Mine]]'' |Sidney | |- | TBA | ''Underground Comedy'' | Himself | Documentary; ''Post-production'' |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2011 | ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' | Randall | Episode: "[[Advanced Gay]]" |- | 2012 | ''[[Are You There, Chelsea?]]'' | Judge | Episode: "Boots" |- | 2012 | ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' | Mike | Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You" |- | 2012 | ''[[Up All Night (TV series)|Up All Night]]'' | Bryce | Episode: "Home/Office" |- | 2013 | ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' | Athlead Male Receptionist | Episode: "[[Suit Warehouse]]" |- | 2013 | ''[[Ben and Kate]]'' | Michael | 2 episodes |- | 2013 | ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'' | Husband | Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Red Dress with Sail Boats" |- | 2013–2015 | ''[[Ground Floor]]'' | Mike "Threepeat" Wen | Main cast, 20 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Growing Up Fisher]]'' | Postman | Episode: "Trust Fall" |- | 2015 | ''[[Undateable]]'' | Parker | Episode: "An Imaginary Torch Walks Into a Bar" |- | 2015–2019 | ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'' | Father Brah | Recurring role, 15 episodes |- | 2018 | ''[[Camping (American TV series)|Camping]]'' |Braylen |2 episodes |- | 2021 | ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'' |Warren |Episode: "The Trough" |- | 2022 | ''[[American Dad!]]'' |(voice) |Episode: "Smooshed: A Love Story" |- | 2023-2025 | ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' |Rene/Ever GM |Recurring role, 7 episodes |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Web |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012–2014 | ''[[CollegeHumor]]'' | Various | 2 episodes |}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+ Writer |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''[[Men at Work (TV series)|Men at Work]]'' | Staff writer | 9 episodes |- | 2012 | ''[[Up All Night (TV series)|Up All Night]]'' | Writer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |- | 2013–2015 | ''[[Ground Floor]]'' | Story editor<br />Writer | 2 episodes<br />1 episode: "If I Were a Rich Man" |- | 2015–2019 | ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'' | Executive story editor<br />Writer | 11 episodes<br />4 episodes: "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"; "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"; "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"; "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!" |- | 2018–2020 | ''[[Brockmire]]'' | Writer | 2 episodes |- | 2019–2021 | ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'' | Writer | 4 episodes |- |2022–2023 |''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' |Writer |2 episodes |- |2025 |''[[Going Dutch (TV series)|Going Dutch]]'' |Writer |Episode: "Nazi Hunters" |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Producer |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014–2015 | ''[[Ground Floor]]'' | Consulting producer | |- | 2016–2019 | ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'' |Supervising producer/producer/co-producer | |- | 2019–2021 | ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'' | Co-executive producer | |- | 2022–2023 | ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' | Co-executive producer | |- | 2025 | ''[[Going Dutch (TV series)|Going Dutch]]'' | Co-executive producer | |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- style="background:#ebf5ff;" ! width="75" |Year ! width="200" |Television ! width="450" |Category ! width="75" |Status |- |2023 |''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chavez |first=Yong |date=Jan 18, 2024 |title=Fil-Am writers, producers' shows bag awards in Emmys |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/18/24/fil-am-writers-producers-shows-bag-awards-in-emmys |work=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]}}</ref> | {{won}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|4313823}} * {{Twitter}}
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