Photo By: Emiley Schweich/Everett Collection Rob Riggle at arrivals for Dr. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Rob Riggle, Tiffany Riggle at arrivals for 21 JUMP STREET Premiere, Grauman''s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, CA March 13, 2012. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Rob Riggle at arrivals for 21 JUMP STREET Premiere, Grauman''s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, CA March 13, 2012. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Rob Riggleat the "Night School" Premiere, Regal Cinemas, Los Angeles, CA 09-24-18David Edwards/Dail圜 81 Photoshot/Everett Collection, Rob Riggle at arrivals for MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE Premiere, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres (formerly Grauman''s), Los Angeles, CA October 5, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Rob Riggle at arrivals for JUST BEFORE I GO Premiere, Arclight Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA April 20, 2015. Photo By: Derek Storm/Everett Collection Rob Riggle at arrivals for TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS Opening Night, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA April 14, 2019. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Rob Riggle at arrivals for MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE Premiere, Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX, New York, NY October 1, 2016. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Rob Riggle at arrivals for DUMB AND DUMBER TO Premiere, The Regency Village Theatre, Los Angeles, CA November 3, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Rob Riggle at arrivals for GOOSEBUMPS Premiere, The Regency Village Theatre, Los Angeles, CA October 4, 2015. military and their families.Going the Distance Photos Rob Riggle Rob Riggle at arrivals for JUST BEFORE I GO Premiere, Arclight Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA April 20, 2015. This program provides financial assistance and support to post-9/11 combat wounded, critically ill and severely injured members of all branches of the U.S. Now, he is known for his comedic acting roles in shows and movies such as “Modern Family,” “21 Jump Street” and “The Lorax.” He also founded and hosts the Rob Riggle InVETational Golf Classic, a charity event that raises money for the Semper Fi Fund. 1, 2013, after nine years of active duty and 14 years in the Reserve, Riggle retired from the Marine Corps. Throughout Riggle’s military career, he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and earned a plethora of awards, including two Meritorious Service Medals, a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, a Joint Service Achievement Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, a Combat Action Ribbon, a National Defense Service Medal, a Kosovo Campaign Medal, an Afghanistan Campaign Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, a Humanitarian Service Medal, an Armed Forces Reserve Medal and a NATO Medal. In 2009, while Riggle was still working for The Daily Show, he trained Marines how to properly respond to media requests. In 2007, he went to Iraq for a segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and to entertain his fellow troops with the United Service Organizations. Riggle was able to incorporate his experience in the Marine Corps into his career in the entertainment business. Marine Corps Reserve while simultaneously working as an actor and comedian in a variety of shows and movies, including “Saturday Night Live,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” and “The Daily Show.” After his two tours, he returned to the U.S. Riggle deployed to Afghanistan after he volunteered to return to active duty during this period of 9/11 recovery. He was asked to report to Ground Zero the day after the September 11 attacks to assist in the search for survivors. Marine Corps Reserve as a New York City-based public affairs officer. In 1999, while his career in entertainment began to take flight, Riggle joined the U.S. His service led him to many countries, including Kosovo, Liberia, Albania and Afghanistan. As part of the command element and, due to his military occupational specialty, Riggle served in a variety of units, including the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, United States Central Command, 3rd Battalion and 5th Special Forces Group. He served in active duty for nine years before joining the Reserve, where he became a public affairs officer. Riggle joined the Marine Corps in 1990 with the intention of becoming a naval aviator, but eventually left flight school to pursue comedy. He also attained his pilot’s license while earning his degree at the University of Kansas. He began acting in television and radio while attending Shawnee Mission South High School. was born in 1970 in Louisville, Ky., before moving to Kansas when he was two years old.
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