Rene Gube | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Comedian, actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Rene Gube (/ˈɡuːbeɪ/ GOO-bay) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He played Threepeat on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor, and was executive story editor and a writer for the CW show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend where he also had a recurring role as "Father Brah". He is an executive producer, writer and guest star on the FX series The Bear.
Gube grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego. He is Filipino.
He got his taste of comedy while at Mount Carmel High School where he joined a speech and debate club.
Prior to his career as a comedian, Gube used to be a high school teacher. When in Los Angeles, Gube formed a comedy sketch group, Touchblue, with his friends. Their sketches got quite popular which allowed him to perform on various stages throughout California.
Gube frequently performs with the Upright Citizens Brigade, where he studied. He served as supervising producer and writer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, in which he also recurred as laid-back Catholic priest Father Brah.
Gube married his Ground Floor co-star Briga Heelan on May 8, 2015. They have two daughters.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Surprise Party | Passive Aggressive Coffee Drinker | |
| 2012 | Cop-Puter | Short | |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Cell-Mate | |
| 2013 | If We Dated | Patrick | Short |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine | Sidney | |
| TBA | Underground Comedy | Himself | Documentary; Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Community | Randall | Episode: "Advanced Gay" |
| 2012 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Judge | Episode: "Boots" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Mike | Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You" |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Bryce | Episode: "Home/Office" |
| 2013 | The Office | Athlead Male Receptionist | Episode: "Suit Warehouse" |
| 2013 | Ben and Kate | Michael | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Husband | Episode: "Gillian Jacobs Wears a Red Dress with Sail Boats" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Mike "Threepeat" Wen | Main cast, 20 episodes |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Postman | Episode: "Trust Fall" |
| 2015 | Undateable | Parker | Episode: "An Imaginary Torch Walks Into a Bar" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Father Brah | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Camping | Braylen | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Superstore | Warren | Episode: "The Trough" |
| 2022 | American Dad! | (voice) | Episode: "Smooshed: A Love Story" |
| 2023-2025 | The Bear | Rene/Ever GM | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | CollegeHumor | Various | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Men at Work | Staff writer | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Writer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
| 2013–2015 | Ground Floor | Story editor Writer |
2 episodes 1 episode: "If I Were a Rich Man" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Executive story editor Writer |
11 episodes 4 episodes: "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"; "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"; "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"; "Nathaniel and I Are Just Friends!" |
| 2018–2020 | Brockmire | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Writer | 4 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | The Bear | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Going Dutch | Writer | Episode: "Nazi Hunters" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Ground Floor | Consulting producer | |
| 2016–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Supervising producer/producer/co-producer | |
| 2019–2021 | Superstore | Co-executive producer | |
| 2022–2023 | The Bear | Co-executive producer | |
| 2025 | Going Dutch | Co-executive producer |
| Year | Television | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Bear | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
