When Andy Samberg was a sophomore at Berkeley High School, his teacher told his father not to worry about Andy’s falling grades: “It’s not that big of a deal. Your son is the funniest guy I’ve ever met.”

Samberg’s father, Joe, shot back: “Like that’s gonna pay the rent.”

Little did dad know, when his son grew up, he’d be hired by Lorne Michaels as a writer and featured player on “Saturday Night Live”, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sunday.

Since departing "SNL," Samberg has become a leading man, taking home the 2014 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."

Berkeley Unified School District spokesman Mark Coplan, who used to work in the schools when Samberg was a teen in the 1990s, said Samberg and friends Akiva Schaffer and Jo

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