<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Erica Oyama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Kenneth Joseph "Ken" Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter . He was a cast member on MTV's The State and has starred in shows such as Party Down, Marry Me, Burning Love, Brooklyn Nine - Nine and Childrens Hospital . </P> <P> Marino was born in West Islip, New York, to an Italian - American family . He studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in New York City . </P>

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