Stephen Kramer Glickman

Stephen Kramer Glickman is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon sitcom Big Time Rush, and for co-hosting the podcast The Night Time Show.

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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. Growing up, Glickman experienced antisemitism to the point where he dropped out of the 8th grade, having been assaulted. He later attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
In 2007, Glickman 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. In 2009, Glickman starred as record producer Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon television series, Big Time Rush. 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 castmates for a new concert tour titled the "In Real Life Worldwide Tour" as a supporting act.