Steve Bannos
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1960
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Steve Bannos is an American television and film actor, writer and photo dealer. As an actor, he often had cameos in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig films, and is also known for his portrayal of Frank Kowchevski on the short-lived NBC dramedy Freaks and Geeks. Bannos appeared in the films Spy, The Heat, Bridesmaids, Funny People, Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Drillbit Taylor, Pineapple Express, and Unaccompanied Minors; and TV appearances in Love, Mike & Molly, Days of Our Lives, Eagleheart, The Mentalist and Without a Trace. Bannos also played the characters "Mr. Combover" and "Mr. Gross" on the Nickelodeon TV show, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Bannos also wrote for Freaks and Geeks, Disney's Recess, the Nicktoon Doug and was a four-time guest writer on Saturday Night Live.
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Filmography
27 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
5.9
Blonde
2022
7.7
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
6.8
Minx
2022
6.6
Mr. Mayor
2021
7.5
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
7.3
Dead to Me
2019
6.8
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
4.0
Cultureshock
2018
7.9
Barry
2018
8.2
Station 19
2018
7.0
Keep Your Mouth Shut
2018
8.2
9-1-1
2018
8.0
S.W.A.T.
2017
4.3
Actors Anonymous
2017
6.4
Why Him?
2016
5.3
Ghostbusters
2016
6.8
Spy
2015
8.7
Better Call Saul
2015
6.2
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
7.1
Masters of Sex
2013
6.6
The Heat
2013
10.0
Wave Goodbye
2012
8.1
American Horror Story
2011
7.4
New Girl
2011
6.5
Bridesmaids
2011
5.9
Funny People
2009
6.5
Cryptic
2009
6.6
Pineapple Express
2008
5.6
Semi-Pro
2008
5.8
Drillbit Taylor
2008
6.8
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
2007
6.6
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
7.3
Superbad
2007
7.3
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007
6.0
Unaccompanied Minors
2006
4.5
Help Me Help You
2006
6.4
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005
6.0
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
8.5
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
7.9
Arrested Development
2003
7.2
Without a Trace
2002
6.3
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
7.3
Undeclared
2001
8.1
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
1999
7.7
Recess
19979.0
Statical Planets
1997
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
19966.0
The TV Wheel
1995
7.3
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
1994
7.2
Doug
1991
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975