Joe Lo Truglio

Joseph "Joe" Lo Truglio (born December 2, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and writer best known for his performance as Charles Boyle on the Fox sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Lo Truglio is also known for his roles in the television series The State and Reno 911!; films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Superbad, Paul, Role Models, Wanderlust; and his role as Vincenzo Cilli in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. 2Life and career Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, and is of Italian and Irish descent. He grew up in Margate, Florida, and graduated from Coconut Creek High School. He met many of his future State cast members at New York University, where he participated in the school's sketch comedy group. The group, whose members included David Wain, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Michael Patrick Jann, Kevin Allison, Ken Marino, Todd Holoubek, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Ben Garant, formed what would become the cast of MTV's The State. Lo Truglio wrote and acted in various skits for The State, and animated segments for the show. After The State ended in 1995, he made a number of guest appearances throughout the late 1990s on shows such as Viva Variety, Upright Citizens Brigade, Law & Order and Third Watch. In 2001, Lo Truglio appeared in fellow State alumnus David Wain's Wet Hot American Summer, where he played a camp counselor. He made cameo appearances on Wain/Showalter/Black's Stella short