Joel McHale
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| Joel McHale | |
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| Character | Jeff Winger |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Birthday | November 20, 1971 |
| Hometown | Rome, Italy |
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Joel McHale is the Italian-born actor who portrays Jeff Winger on Community.
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Joel McHale was born in Rome, Italy but raised in Seattle where he graduated from Mercer Island High School. Soon after he joined the cast of other Seattle-based comedians for the Comedy Central skit-show Almost Live! in 1995. After he left the show in 1998, Joel completed the Actor's Training Masters Program at The University of Washington. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he currently lives with his wife and two sons.
Joel is currently known for being the host of E!'s The Soup, a weekly entertainment news show that discusses and makes fun of television, specifically reality television, and celebrity culture. Joel is a producer and writer for the series as well. He has also held roles in the television series Will & Grace, CSI: Miami, and Robot Chicken, as well as appearing in the movies Spider-Man 2, Lords of Dogtown, and 2009's The Informant!.
FilmographyEdit
| Year | Title | Media | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Almost Live! | TV | Various (Multiple episodes) |
| 2000 | The Huntress | TV | Quicky the Clown (1 episode) |
| The Fugitive | TV | Curtis (1 episode) | |
| Diagnosis Murder | TV | Richard Fielding (1 episode) | |
| 2001 | Will & Grace | TV | Ian (1 episode) |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Film | Mr. Jacks |
| The Soup | TV | Host (193 episodes)* | |
| Wait | Film | ||
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Film | TV Reporter |
| Game Time | Film | Johnson | |
| CSI: Miami | TV | Greg Welch, Bank Manager (1 episode) | |
| 2006 | Mini's First Time | Film | Host |
| The IT Crowd | TV | Roy (1 episode) | |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | TV | Harold Hundin (1 episode) |
| Robot Chicken | TV | Various (2 episodes) | |
| 2008 | Giants of Radio | TV Movie | Doug Deerfield |
| The Onion Movie | Film | Office Worker | |
| Open Season 2 | Video | Elliot | |
| 2009 | The Informant! | Film | FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon |
| Community | TV | Jeff Winger |
- as of September 28, 2009.
External LinksEdit
- JoelMcHaleOnline.com -- Joel's official site
- NBC.com -- Joel's NBC bio
- EOnline.com -- Joel's The Soup bio
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