David Krumholtz is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer whose career has encompassed film, television, and Broadway. He was born on May 15, 1978, in Queens, New York City, and was raised in a working-class Jewish family. His father, Michael Krumholtz, was a postal worker, while his mother, Judy, worked as a dental assistant. Krumholtz began acting as a teenager after accompanying friends to an open audition for the Broadway play Conversations with My Father in 1992. Although he initially had little expectation of getting the part, he won the role of Young Charlie, launching his professional acting career at just 13 years old.