He's been in the industry for a long time, and he's graced the set of 'SNL,' co-starred with global celebs, spent some time making audiences cackle on 'The Daily Show,' and was hilarious in 'The Hangover,' just to name a few of his accomplishments.
And while 'SNL' practically launched Riggle's career, he didn't start out on the stage.
Rob Riggle is funny, sure, but there's much more to the actor and comedian than his Hollywood resume. And there's definitely more to him than portraying Officer Franklin.
Although, being an officer might not be that strange for Riggle when he's on set. After all, before he started up a career in comedy, he had another professional path that was more like his police officer alter-ego.
Before he really became famous as an actor, Riggle was a military man. In fact, he spent a full 23 years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, before retiring in 2003, says ABC News. While he wasn't on active duty the entire time, Lieutenant Colonel Rob Riggle worked his way up the ranks during his tenure as a Marine.
He's not the only actor with an interesting day job, but Riggle might be the only comedian to have been a formerly steely-glared Officer of the United States Marines.
But even before he joined up, Rob had dreams of becoming a comedian. In fact, ABC News quoted him as saying, "the comedy seeds were planted before the Marine seeds."
He was 43 when he retired, though he remained on the acting scene, of course, and he did partake in plenty of roles during those years. Plus, nine of the years he was in the military involved active duty.
Riggle explained that it's not even weird to him to wear both hats at alternate times. He elaborated, "I don't think anybody is just one thing." But it sure is strange for fans to picture the stand-up comedian and college theater graduate as a Marine and pilot.
Before he ever tossed a joke out on stage, Riggle was already earning his pilot's license, even if his dreams weren't about earning his wings but rather, earning laughs from an appreciative audience.
The dual careers worked together, though; Riggle worked on his comedy while he was deployed, and he even used some of his fellow Marines as inspiration for characters and jokes. Not that they'd think it was hilarious -- or, they might not admit that it was while in uniform.
And these days, Rob seems pretty far removed from his serious past. After all, he's hosting 'Holey Moley' wearing plaid pants and a banana-colored jacket; that's very different from his military garb. Rob doesn't appear to mind, though -- he's embracing this stage of his life just like he did his earlier career.