About David Ury
The Japanese in David Ury's rรฉsumรฉ is real. Born in Sonoma, California, he studied linguistics at Evergreen State College, spent time studying in Japan and came back fluent, and translating film, television and manga became the steady job underneath everything else. He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to try stand-up.
That second language also fed his best-known comic creation. On YouTube he plays Ken Tanaka, a man adopted as a baby by Japanese parents who goes looking for his birth family, and he runs further character pieces there, among them Karaoke Steve.
As a screen actor he tends to be cast as the lowlife of the episode; the cartoonist Keith Knight summed up his parts as reprobates and sleazeballs, and a good number of those characters die before the credits roll. The most famous is Spooge, whom he played in the Breaking Bad episodes Breakage and Peekaboo in 2009 and brought back for Better Call Saul in 2022. His other credits include Heroes and Malcolm in the Middle.
Videos (92)
Videos 25 to 48 of 92.
4:56LOVE SCENES in Hollywood! Surfing Monkey . Actors from Justified , Breaking Bad!
5.8K views
0:43Charles in Charge: David Ury TV Theme Song Monologue
4.8K views
1:53In N Out TOP Secret Menu! Outtakes. Canada Fry and Egg shake.
4.8K views
1:03Me as Gil 11-08
4.6K views
1:31Original acoustic song "Coffee and Cigarettes and..."
4.5K views
4:28Groundlings Vegas sketch with David Ury and mysterious frie
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4:30E3 groundlings sketch David Ury, Dave Chivvis, Seth beeler
4K views
1:38Harold's song - Ode to a puppy cat named Harold
3.7K views
4:04Surfing Monkey with David Ury and Tahmus Rounds from Breaking Bad, True Blood
3.4K views
3:19Surfing Monkey Episode 1- LA Character Actor's vlog with Tahmus Rounds and David Ury
3.2K views
0:54Breaking Bad Cast "Public Service Announcement"
3K views
0:45Golden Girls: David Ury TV Theme Song Monologue
2.8K views
19:20Grizzly and Hash : The Complete series (All episodes)
2.7K views
3:52Surfing Monkey 6 - Character actors gettin' hassled by The Man.
2.6K views
3:26David Ury Stand Up (Breaking Bad's Spooge)
2.6K views
0:59Flipper: David Ury TV Theme Song monologue
2.4K views
0:20Magic the Gathering Explained (David Ury Stand Up Comedy)
2.3K views
7:35David Ury does "The Moth" style storytelling in Hollywood @ the Happy Hour Story Experiment
2.3K views
0:52Who's The Boss: David Ury- Tv Theme Song Monologue - Also a general audition piece for Ozark.
2.2K views
0:57Degrassi Jr. High: David Ury TV Theme Song Monologue
2.2K views
0:54The Greatest American Hero opening theme song as a dramatic monologue
2K views
4:47Surfing Monkey with Pepper from American Horror story (Naomi Grossman)
2K views
1:17Cheers opening theme as a dramatic monologue
2K views
12:24I got lost in the wildnerness....the Bridge to Nowhere.
1.9K viewsFrequently asked questions
Does David Ury speak Japanese?
Yes, David Ury studied in Japan and came back fluent, and translating film, television and manga became his steady job underneath the comedy.
Where is David Ury from?
David Ury was born in Sonoma, California, studied linguistics at Evergreen State College and moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to try stand-up.
Who is Ken Tanaka?
Ken Tanaka is David Ury's best-known YouTube character, a man raised by Japanese parents who goes looking for his birth family; his other characters there include Karaoke Steve.
Who did David Ury play in Breaking Bad?
Ury played Spooge in the Breaking Bad episodes Breakage and Peekaboo in 2009 and brought the character back for Better Call Saul in 2022.
What kind of roles does David Ury play?
As a screen actor he tends to be cast as the lowlife of the episode; the cartoonist Keith Knight summed up his parts as reprobates and sleazeballs.
What other TV shows has David Ury been in?
Besides Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, David Ury's credits include Heroes and Malcolm in the Middle.
