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Samberg was born David Andrew J. Samberg in Berkeley, California to a photographer father and an elementary school teacher mother.[1] He is Jewish, and his maternal grandfather, Alfred J. Marrow, served as the executive chair of the American Jewish Congress.[2] Samberg attended Willard Middle School, Berkeley High School, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University where he majored in film, and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

The Lonely Island (which also includes Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) has a popular website where sketches and music are available for download. Samberg played the role of Jesse Miller in The O.C. parody The 'Bu, the group's popular contribution to Channel 101. They also made a pilot for FOX called Awesometown and have written for various award shows, most notably the 2004 and 2005 MTV Movie Awards.

On September 13, 2005, the Lonely Island website confirmed that Samberg would be joining Saturday Night Live as a featured player, while Schaffer and Taccone would join the show's writing staff. While his live sketch roles were limited in his first year, he has appeared in many non-live sketches, including commercial parodies and various other filmed segments. For the December 17, 2005 show, he and Chris Parnell starred in the Digital Short "Lazy Sunday," a rap performed by two white Manhattanites on a quest to see The Chronicles of Narnia film. The short quickly became an Internet phenomenon and garnered Samberg significant media and public attention, as did "Dick in a Box," a duet with Justin Timberlake that won a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.[3]

Samberg was promoted to repertory status at the beginning of SNL's 32nd season (September 30, 2006).

• The bipolar gay man who wears a leprechaun suit.
• Kuato, the mutant from Total Recall who lives in Danny's (Bill Hader) stomach.
• T Shane, new co-host of "Deep House Dish" (replacing Rachel Dratch's character Tiara).
• Blizzard Man, a supposed hardcore white rapper who dresses in clothing styles from the early 1990s. He delivers his lines in an over-the-top, upbeat, crooner-based style, rapping about hardcore things in a naïve and matter-of-fact fashion.
• Admiral Spaceship, Laser Cats

Samberg's celebrity characters include Jimmy Fallon, Jack Johnson, Prince Harry, Conor Oberst (from the band Bright Eyes), David Blaine, James Blunt, David Bryan, Michael Sessions, Chuck Norris, Ken Mehlman, Kevin Federline, Dustin Diamond, Howard K. Stern, Aaron Carter, The Muppets' Swedish Chef, Dylan Sprouse from the Disney sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Dylan's brother, Cole, was played by host Shia LaBeouf), Josh Drimmer (the naked guy from Times Square), Sanjaya Malakar, Zac Efron, Matthew Lesko, and Diablo Cody.

Samberg recently starred as Rod Kimble in Hot Rod (2007). He provides a voice for the animated film Space Chimps and will co-star in the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man

Samberg appeared in a Super Bowl XLII Pepsi commercial featuring Justin Timberlake. He played a transvestite wearing a blonde wig in the window as Justin Timberlake is being dragged up the side of the building.[4]

Samberg had dated actress, Kirsten Dunst on 2006. Samberg dated Dunst only that year. Reportedly, Samberg is currently now dating musician, Joanna Newsom.