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Rob Riggle: From Marine Lieutenant Colonel to Stand-Up Star

4/1/2026

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Actor Rob Riggle served in the Marines for 23 years and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He deployed to Afghanistan and other locations during his Marine career.
Riggle's Marine experiences gave him confidence and led him to pursue acting after initially aiming to be a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent.
He described his first stand-up performance as terrifying yet transformative.

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Story summary

Actor Rob Riggle served in the Marines for 23 years and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He deployed to Afghanistan and other locations during his Marine career.
Riggle's Marine experiences gave him confidence and led him to pursue acting after initially aiming to be a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent.
He described his first stand-up performance as terrifying yet transformative.