Sebastian Joseph Maniscalco (born July 8, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian. Maniscalco was born in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois, of Italian descent. After moving to Los Angeles in 1998, Maniscalco began his career performing at open mics in bars and bowling alleys while working as a waiter at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, where he worked from 1998 to 2005. In 2005, he began performing regularly at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. Since then, he has done a half-hour for Comedy Central Presents and four hour-long specials.