Sam Pancake (born May 10, 1964) is an American actor, improviser, writer, and comedian.
He began his career with small roles in TV and film, such as Wings in 1990 and Pizza Man in 1991.
[citation needed] Sam's father, Joe S. Pancake, was a Presbyterian minister, and later in life, a social worker.
[1] Both parents attended university, and encouraged their children to pursue the arts, which Sam's sister Ann Pancake credits to the siblings' creativity.
[4] Pancake has appeared as Alfie Copper in Where The Bears Are and James Alan Spangler in Arrested Development (between 2003 and 2004).