Stephen Kramer Glickman

Stephen Kramer Glickman (born March 17, 1979^[1]) is a Canadian actor, comedian, singer, musician and podcaster based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his role as Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon sitcom Big Time Rush (2009–2013), and for co-hosting the podcast The Night Time Show.

Stephen Kramer Glickman
Glickman at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2024
Born	(1979-03-17) March 17, 1979 (age 46) London, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupations	Actor comedian singer musician podcaster
Years active	2003–present

Biography

Stephen Kramer Glickman was born to a Jewish family of Russian descent in London, Ontario, Canada. His family moved to Carlsbad, California where he became involved in doing community theatre.^[2][3] Growing up, Glickman experienced antisemitism to the point where he dropped out of the 8th grade, having been assaulted.^[4] He later attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Glickman starred as record producer Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon television series, Big Time Rush. In 2007, he was cast as Shrek in Shrek the Musical, and played the part in the original Broadway workshops and readings, before Brian d'Arcy James was cast in 2008. He has also voiced Billy Bob in an animated web series named Trailer Trash produced by Stupid Factory Studios and Titmouse and distributed by Mondo Media and Lionsgate. In 2025, it was announced that Glickman would be reuniting with his original Big Time Rush cast-mates for a new concert tour titled the "In Real Life Worldwide Tour" as a supporting act.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It	Seth	Also associate producer
	Love on a Leash	Prince a.k.a. "Alvin Flang" (voice)	Uncredited
2013	30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Detective Sheldon Burnett	Also creative consultant & associate producer
2014	Kira	Doctor	Short film
	The Hall Monitors	Principal Schwartzman
2016	Storks[6]	Pigeon Toady (voice)
	Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby		Short film
2017	Car Botz	The Narrator
	Best of Luck	Pug Dad (voice)
	Beware the Lake	Sheriff Grimes
2018	On the Corner of Ego and Desire	Stephen
	White Fang	Ned (voice)
2021	Tales of a Fifth Grade Robin Hood	Wolfe

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–08	Carpoolers	Rust Bucket Boy	2 episodes
2008	Jeffrey Ross: No Offense- Live from New Jersey	Larry	Comedy special
2009–13	Big Time Rush	Gustavo Rocque	Main cast
2012	Small Business	Gary Middlewater	Television film
	Big Time Movie	Gustavo Rocque
	Figure It Out	Himself	3 episodes
	Cupcake Wars	Himself (celebrity judge)	2 episodes
2013	The Ricki Lake Show	Himself (guest)	Episode: "Let's Get Physical"
2014	Workaholics	Trevor	Episode: "Friendship Anniversary"
2016-18	Home & Family	Himself (guest)	2 episodes
2017	Stuck in the Middle	Benny Burtz	Episode: "Stuck at Christmas"
2022	The Really Loud House	Milkshake Marty	Episode: "The Chore Thing"
2024-2025	Hamster & Gretel	Mud Singer, additional voices	3 episodes

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Trailer Trash	Billy Bob (voice)
2013	Police Guys	Stephen	Also executive producer
	Super Power Beat Down	Host	1 episode
2015	The Mysteries of Science	Saul Jung Un	Episode: "Canceled"
	Tom Green's House Tonight	Himself (guest host)	2 episodes
2015–present	The Night Time Show	Himself (host)	Also creator, director, and producer
2015	The Mysteries of Science	Chum Powers	1 episode
2016	Storks: Guide to Your New Baby[6]	Pigeon Toady	Voice role
2018	Weather Gone Viral	Comedian
	Oishi: Demon Hunter	Julius	3 episodes
2021	Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild	Nox	Voice role