BJ Lange

 BJ Lange is a resident of Los Angeles and a native of  St. Louis, Missouri. He is an alumnus of iO West  (formerly improvOlympic West), Upright Citizens  Brigade, and a graduate of The Second City  Conservatory – where he is now an instructor. He has  also studied at The Groundlings Theater.  

BJ has been seen on MTV, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The  Rookie, The Prank Panel, and General Hospital. He is a proud teaching artist at The Geffen Playhouse.  

 Mr. Lange  has performed worldwide, including performances in Germany for the U.S.  Army, and in Blackpool England where he performed at the Pleasure Beach  Amusement Park.  

Service is one of BJ’s core values. He proudly volunteers as a Public Affairs  Officer in Civil Air Patrol (United States Air Force Auxiliary), where he is also an  accomplished aircrew member. Through his volunteer service he received many  awards including a Presidential National Disaster Relief ribbon, a “Find” ribbon  for his Search & Rescue service, and Public Affairs Officer of The Year for both  the Missouri Wing and the North Central Region of CAP. BJ is also a recipient of  the American Legion’s Medal for Outstanding Heroism. 

An avid veteran and cancer advocate, BJ serves on multiple non-profit boards  including the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation, Combat Boots n’ Cancer  and Mission Warriors.  BJ is a medically retired United States Air Force Reserve aerospace medical  technician (Air Force medic) and a two-time testicular cancer survivor. 

He is an ambassador and mentor in the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2),  where he also serves as a comedy coach teaching applied improv as part of  AFW2’s Wellness and Resiliency Program.  BJ is a proud past cast member of DIAVOLO Dance Theatre’s Veterans Project which performed at The Kennedy Center. 

He is the company emcee for Warriors  For Peace Theater, a veterans Shakespeare Company, as well as a member of  the Veterans of Comedy, and a leadership fellow for Veterans in Media &  Entertainment. 

Around Los Angeles, you can find BJ playing with various groups such as his  two-man comedy duo, Tacklebox Improv. The ensemble has performed at the  Alaska State Improv Comedy Festival, Improvaganza! Hawaii Festival of Improv,  the Omaha Comedy Festival, and the Baton Rouge Improv Festival.