Patrick F. "Pat" Kilbane (born November 5, 1969) is an American comic actor. He first appeared in a 1996 episode of Seinfeld (The Bizarro Jerry), in which he played Bizarro Kramer. Kilbane appeared for several seasons on MADtv, most notably the Spishak spokes-person. At 6' 5" (1.96 m), Kilbane is one of the tallest comedians in the entertainment world.
Kilbane was born Lakewood, Ohio and attended Beloit College, where he graduated in 1990. While there, Kilbane majored in French and he began work as a stand-up comedian. Kilbane is an alumnus of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. After graduation, he toured the midwest for four years, spending over 40 weeks a year on the road. Kilbane would later move to Los Angeles, where he would act in commercials for Budweiser (fighting an "evil" refrigerator), The Single Guy, and HBO's Arli$$.
Kilbane currently resides in Woodland Hills, California.
Kilbane joined the cast of MADtv in 1997 as a feature performer, for the third season. However, when David Herman left the show mid season, Kilbane was later promoted to a repertory performer status. Kilbane was known for many popular characters, such as the frequently appearing Stan McNer, a coffee addict with bulging eyes. Others include Nick Bendix, actor of Rocket Revengers, the Sherrif's deputy (The Son of Dolemite). He also became the second cast member to portray the Spishak salesman (David Herman was the first).
Kilbane impressed with numerous impersonations, which included Al Gore, Howard Stern, Luke Perry, Marilyn Manson, Sean Connery.
Despite being a cast member on MADtv, Kilbane did not limit himself and often did side projects. For example, while on summer hiatus from MADtv, he co-starred in the Universal film New Jersey Turnpikes with Kelsey Grammer and Orlando Jones. After three years on the show, Kilbane left MADtv at the end of season five.
After he left MADtv, Kilbane was cast in minor roles in films like Monkeybone (2001) and Evolution (2001). At one point, Kilbane was considered for his own sketch comedy show on Comedy Central called The Pat Kilbane Show. An unaired pilot episode was produced for Comedy Central, who were deciding between Kilbane's show and Reno 911!. Eventually, Comedy Central went with Reno 911! in lieu of The Pat Kilbane Show, and the pilot episode was shelved.
