Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American comedian, television personality and actor. Since 2004 he has been the host of The Soup, a weekly comedy series that airs on E!. McHale also stars as Jeff Winger in Community, which premiered in September 2009 on NBC.
[>>]Source: WikipediaJoel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American comedian, television personality and actor. Since 2004 he has been the host of The Soup, a weekly comedy series that airs on E!. McHale also stars as Jeff Winger in Community, which premiered in September 2009 on NBC.
Biography
McHale was born in Rome, Italy, the middle of three brothers, and is of Irish and Nordic descent. His mother, who is Canadian, grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He grew up in the Seattle area of Washington State, graduating from Mercer Island High School in suburban Seattle in 1991.
He received a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Washington in 1995. While at the University of Washington, McHale belonged to the Theta Chi Fraternity "for three horrible months of [his] life. [He] couldn't stand it". He was recruited to be on the rowing team, but later walked onto the football team, playing tight end for two years.
He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington.
He 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, McHale 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.
McHale married Sarah Williams in 1996. They have two sons: Edward Roy (2005) and Isaac Hayden (2008). They own homes in Sammamish, Washington and the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles.
Career
After earning his master's degree in acting, he moved to Los Angeles and landed small roles on Oliver Beene, CSI: Miami, Will & Grace, and was 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 also had a guest part in episode 1.6 of the ABC show Pushing Daisies. He also appeared in Spider-Man 2 as the bank manager.
In 2004, 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. The Soup often makes jokes/light of other shows on E!.
He frequently appears as a co-host on Loveline. He has a long association with Circle X Theatre, where he has done several plays. He has also done commercials for Burger King, Dockers, Sealy and TD Ameritrade.
McHale was also a weekly guest on the The Adam Carolla Show and Mickey and Amelia Show, and is an occasional guest on the Opie and Anthony Show. 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 season 6, when he gave a recap of the show's events in his typical format of jokes made popular on The Soup. He also occasionally appears on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann in a humor sequence closing the show.
On June 1, 2009, Joel hosted Ubisoft's media event at E3, showing off new and unannounced titles and introducing other guests.
He filmed The Informant! in Decatur, Illinois in which he plays FBI Agent Robert Herndon alongside Matt Damon.
Starting in the fall of 2009, McHale will be starring in an NBC show called Community. He will continue to host The Soup.
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Other notes
2004
Spider-Man 2
Bank manager
2009
The Informant!
FBI agent Robert Herndon
Television
Year
Title
Role
Other notes
2004-Present
The Soup
Host
2007
Pushing Daisies
Harold Hundin
2009-Present
Community
Jeff Winger
References
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^ Dan Steinberg (February 14, 2005). . Washington Post. Accessed 2009-03-01.
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^ Sarah, Edward, Joel McHale
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^ Stephen Johnson (7 May 2009). "". . Retrieved 8 May 2009.
^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (2009-04-04). "". . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
^ Weprin, Alex (2009-05-04). "". . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
External links
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- in Almost Live
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