Dustin Ybarra

Dustin Ybarra is an American stand-up comedian and actor born 19 July 1986 in San Antonio, Texas. He also lived in New Braunfels, Austin, and Daingerfield, Texas, before graduating from Trinity High School in Euless. He began performing stand-up in Texas comedy clubs, reaching the finals of the Funniest Dallas Comic and Funniest Comic in Texas competitions before moving into acting. He is best known for playing Tyler Medina, a recurring role on the ABC comedy-drama 'Kevin (Probably) Saves the World', which premiered on 3 October 2017 and was cancelled after one season in May 2018. His film credits include 'We Bought a Zoo' and 'Hop', and his television appearances include 'The Goldbergs', 'Home Economics', 'Californication', and 'Gotham'. The series starred Jason Ritter as a man who comes to believe he has been chosen to identify and help a group of righteous strangers, with Ybarra's character Tyler Medina recurring across its single season. Ybarra continues to perform stand-up regularly at Improv comedy clubs across the United States, building his career through the same club circuit where he first competed as a young comic in Texas.