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Joel McHale
McHale in 2010
Born
Joel Edward McHale
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, television personality
Years active1993 – present
Spouse(s)Sarah Williams (1996-present); 2 sons
Websitehttp://www.joelmchale.com/

Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and television personality.

Other than his acting, he is best known for his sound-alike of Ashton Kutcher.

McHale voiced Elliot the deer in Open Season 2, taking over from Ashton Kutcher. In the upcoming film Open Season 3, he will reprise his role.

Biography

Since 2004, Joel has been the host of The Soup, a weekly comedy series that airs on E!.

Joel also stars as Jeff Winger in NBC's Community, which premiered in September, 2009.

Early life

Joel McHale, the middle of three brothers, was born in Rome, Italy. His mother, Laurie, is from Vancouver, British Columbia, and his father, Jack, is from Chicago;[1] McHale was born in Rome because of his father's business travels.[2] He grew up in the Seattle area, graduating from Mercer Island High School in 1991.

Joel received a bachelor's degree in History from the University of Washington in 1995. While at the University of Washington, Joel belonged to the Theta Chi Fraternity "for 3 horrible months".[3] He was recruited to be on the rowing team, but later walked onto the football team, playing tight end for 2 years.[4] Joel received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington.

Career

Joel was part of the Almost Live! cast, a local sketch-comedy TV show produced by Seattle's KING-TV (Channel 5). From 1993 until 1997, Joel was a member of the improv comedy group at Unexpected Productions, participating in Theatersports! at the Market Theater located in Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle.[5]

After earning his master's degree in acting, Joel moved to Los Angeles and landed small roles on Oliver Beene, CSI: Miami and Will & Grace. He played a TV reporter in the biopic Lords of Dogtown. He guest-starred as a cast member on the NBC improv comedy show Thank God You're Here during the pilot episode and had a guest role on an episode of Pushing Daisies. He appeared in Spider-Man 2 in a small role as a bank manager.

In 2004, Joel McHale began hosting The Soup, a satirical weekly television show on the "E!" television network. Throughout the show, he takes the audience through the oddities and ridiculous happenings of the week in television. Joel frequently appears as a co-host on Loveline. Joel has had a long association with Circle X Theatre, where he has done several plays. Joel was a weekly guest on the The Adam Carolla Show and Mickey and Amelia, and occasional guest on the Opie and Anthony Show.[6] He has been a judge on Iron Chef America. He was involved in the American version of the British TV show The IT Crowd. He made a guest appearance on the finale of Last Comic Standing sixth season, when he recapped the show's events in his typical format of jokes made popular on The Soup. He occasionally appears on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann in a humor sequence closing the show.

On June 1, 2009, Joel McHale hosted Ubisoft's media event at E3, showing off new and unannounced titles and introducing other guests.[7] He filmed The Informant! in Decatur, Illinois, in which he played FBI Agent Robert Herndon alongside Matt Damon.

McHale stars in Community,[8] which premiered in fall 2009. He continues to host The Soup.[9]

Personal life

McHale married Sarah Williams in 1996.[10] They have two sons: Edward Roy "Eddie" (born 2005)[11] and Isaac Hayden (born 2008).[12] They own homes in Sammamish, Washington and the Hollywood Hills.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2004 Spider-Man 2 Bank manager
2005 Lords of Dogtown TV Reporter
2006 Mini's First Time Host
2009 Open Season 2 Elliot (voice)
The Informant! FBI Agent Robert Herndon

Television

Year Title Role
2004–Present The Soup Host
2005–Present Robot Chicken Various Voices
2007 Pushing Daisies Harold Hundin
2009–Present Community Jeff Winger

References

  1. ^ http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/mir/lifestyle/35031314.html
  2. ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20314137,00.html
  3. ^ BS Report with Bill Simmons, ESPN Radio, 2/25/2009, 25 minute mark
  4. ^ Dan Steinberg (February 14, 2005). THECHAT. Washington Post. Accessed 2009-03-01.
  5. ^ International Improv Festival
  6. ^ Joel McHale on Opie and Anthony
  7. ^ Stephen Johnson (7 May 2009). "Ubisoft Planning Star-Studded E3 Press Conference". Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  8. ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (2009-04-04). "NBC unveils new programs for fall". Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  9. ^ Weprin, Alex (2009-05-04). "E! Expects Joel McHale To Stay On 'Soup'". Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  10. ^ Report on McHale's marriage
  11. ^ The Soup. Season 6. 2010-01-15. E!. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |began=, |episodelink=, |city=, |ended=, and |transcript url= (help); Unknown parameter |series link= ignored (help)
  12. ^ "'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for March 12". Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  13. ^ L.A. Times report on McHale's home in the Hollywood Hills
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