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Joel McHale
McHale at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
Born
Joel Edward McHale

(1971-11-20)November 20, 1971(age 52)
Rome,Italy
Nationality
  • American
  • Canadian
EducationUniversity of Washington(BA,MFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • television presenter
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Sarah Williams
(m.1996)
Children2
Websitejoelmchale

Joel Edward McHale(born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for hostingThe Soup(2004–2015) and his role asJeffrey "Jeff" Wingeron theNBCsitcomCommunity(2009–2015). He has performed in the filmsSpider-Man 2(2004),Spy Kids: All the Time in the World(2011),Ted(2012), andThe Happytime Murders(2018).

McHale also starred in the short-livedCBSsitcomThe Great Indoors(2016–2017), hosted a reboot ofCard Sharks(2019–2021), and portrayed the superheroStarmanon the showStargirl(2020–2022). In 2020, he hosted a special aftershow interviewing key subjects from theNetflixdocumentary seriesTiger Kingand voicedJohnny Cagein the direct-to-video martial arts filmMortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge,a role he reprised in its sequel,Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms(2021). He also voices X-PO inLego Dimensions(2015–2017) and The Scientist inFortnite(2021–present). He currently has a lead role in the Fox comedy seriesAnimal Control(2023–present), and recurs on theFX on Hulucomedy-drama seriesThe Bear.

Early life

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McHale was born inRome,Italy on November 20, 1971,[1][2]the son of Jack McHale, who worked as thedean of studentsatLoyola University's Rome Center, and his wife Laurie. His father is American and is fromChicago,while his mother is Canadian and a native ofVancouver.[3]McHale is of Irish and Norwegian descent,[4]and was raised Catholic. He grew up onMercer Island, Washington,and briefly lived inHaddonfield, New Jersey,before returning to Mercer Island.[5]He attendedMercer Island High School.[6]He received abachelor's degreein history from theUniversity of Washingtonin 1995, and was briefly in theTheta Chifraternity but left it because he "couldn't stand it."[7]

McHale was recruited to be on the University of Washington'srowingteam, but later joined itsfootballteam. He was awalk-onas atight end.He spent two years with the team but did not play in any games. He was on the team that played in the1993 Rose Bowl.[8][9]He was part of theAlmost Live!cast, a localsketch comedytelevision show produced bySeattle'sKING-TV.From 1993 to 1997, he was a member of theimprov comedygroup atUnexpected Productions,participating inTheatersports!at the Market Theater located inPike Place Marketin downtown Seattle.[10]He received anMFAfrom the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington.[11]

Career

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Hosting

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In 2004, McHale began hostingThe Soup,a satirical weekly television show on theE!television network. Throughout the show, he takes the audience through the oddities and ridiculous happenings of the week in television. He frequently appears as a co-host onLoveline.He has been a judge onIron Chef America.He was involved in the American version of the British TV showThe IT Crowd.[12][13]McHale made a guest appearance on the finale ofLast Comic Standing's sixth season, when he recapped the show's events in his typical format of jokes made popular onThe Soup.He made an appearance as a guest judge onRuPaul's Drag Raceseason 11, episode 4, "Trump: The Rusical".

McHale was the host at the 2014White House Correspondents' Associationannual dinner.[14]He hosted the 2011Independent Spirit Awardsand the2015 ESPY Awards.In 2016, he appeared as an occasional co-host alongsideKelly Ripain theABCmorning showLive with Kelly.McHale hosted the43rd People's Choice Awardson January 18, 2017, and the2017 Webby Awardson May 15, 2017.[15]McHale hosted video game developer and publisherUbisoft's press conference atE3 2010.[16]

In January 2018, it was announced that he would be receiving his own talk show onNetflixin February.The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHalecombined celebrity guests, pre-taped sketches and video clips in a half-hour series that focused on pop culture and news from around the world.[17]On August 17, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had canceled the show after 19 episodes, reportedly due to low viewership.[18]

On April 8, 2019, TVLine reported that McHale would host a revival of the game showCard SharksforABC.[19]The revival would premiere on June 12 of that year,[20]running for two seasons and 21 episodes until July 7, 2021. The iteration was canceled in April 2022.[21]

Beginning March 27, 2020, McHale co-hostsThe Darkest Timelinepodcast with formerCommunityco-starKen Jeong;the podcast was created in response to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.[22]Also in 2020, he hosted an after-show special of theNetflixdocumentary seriesTiger King.With Jeong, they became the new hosts ofFox'sNew Year's EvespecialNew Year's Eve Toast & Roast.[23]The second edition was canceled due to the quickly rising cases ofOmicron variantin theCOVID-19 pandemic.[24]

In 2021, McHale began hostingCrime Scene Kitchen,also on Fox.[25]In 2023, McHale hosted theE!reality competition seriesHouse of Villains.[26]

Acting

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McHale at the 2014San Diego Comic-Con

After earning his master's degree in acting, McHale moved to Los Angeles and landed small roles inDiagnosis: Murder,CSI: Miami,andWill & Grace.He played a TV reporter in the biopicLords of Dogtown.He guest-starred as a cast member on theNBCimprov comedy showThank God You're Hereduring the pilot episode and had a guest role on an episode ofPushing Daisies.McHale appeared inSpider-Man 2in a small role as Mr. Jacks, a bank manager.[27]

McHale has a long association withCircle X Theatre,where he has done several plays. McHale was a weekly guest onThe Adam Carolla ShowandMickey and Amelia,and occasional guest onOpie and Anthony.[28]He occasionally appeared onCountdown with Keith Olbermannin a humor sequence closing the show.

McHale starred in the sitcomCommunity,[29]which premiered in fall 2009, and continued to hostThe Soup.[30]McHale made an appearance on the first episode of the fifth season ofTosh.0.He played Rex inTed(2012) and had a short guest stint on the FX showSons of Anarchy.He played a police officer in the supernatural horror filmDeliver Us from Evil.[31]McHale appeared in 3 episodes between the tenth and eleventh seasons ofThe X-Filesin 2016 and 2018, respectively.[32]

McHale played the lead role in theCBSsitcomThe Great Indoors,which began airing in the fall of 2016.[33][34]The series was cancelled on May 13, 2017, due to low ratings.[35]

In 2018, McHale was cast in the recurring role of Chris on the second season of theNetflixhorror-comedy seriesSanta Clarita Diet.[36]

In December 2018, it was announced that McHale was cast asSylvester Pemberton,the Golden Age Starman in theDC UniverseandThe CWseriesStargirl.[37]After sporadic appearances in its first two seasons, he was upgraded to series regular for the third.[38][39]

McHale has been a regular guest panelist onThe Masked Singer.He first guested in episode four ofthe first season,then in two episodes ofseason 2and episode 8 ofseason 3.Inseason 4,he was a guest panelist in episodes 3 and 4, on his first appearance performingRobin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"as the" Robin "(wearing a cut-out face of Robin Thicke). He went on to be a guest panelist in the third episode ofseason 5and episode 7 ofseason 6.He was absent inseason 7.He later served as a guest panelist alongside the lateLeslie Jordanon episode 7 ofseason 8.

Personal life

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McHale married Sarah Williams in July 1996. They have 2 sons. They currently live inStudio Cityafter having lived inLos Feliz.[40][41][42][43]In a 2018 interview onDax Shepard's podcastArmchair Expert,McHale revealed he wasdyslexic,having discovered this when his two sons were diagnosed.[44]

Politics and beliefs

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He attends aPresbyterian church[45]and has been supportive of theLGBT community.While performing at theDurham Performing Arts Centerin North Carolina, he wore a handmadegay-rightsshirt, talked about thebathroom lawpassed weeks prior, and said he was donating all proceeds to the LGBTQ Center of Durham and would not perform in the state again until the law was overturned.[46][47][48][49]McHale, along with several of hisCommunitycastmates, made a campaign video in support of Joe Biden in October 2020 titled "Human Beings for Biden."[50]

Philanthropy

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In 2021, McHale has shown his support for theChildren's Tumor Foundation,an organization dedicated to raising awareness for and treatingNeurofibromatosis.[51]Some other charities and foundations that McHale has supported includeDoSomething.org,Elton John AIDS Foundation,Friar's Charitable Foundation,Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation,Make-A-Wish Foundation,Motion Picture & Television Fund,Noreen Fraser Foundation,Screen Actors Guild,The FEED Foundation,The Trevor Project,andUNICEF.[52]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2004 Spider-Man 2 Mr. Jacks [53]
Wait Short film
2005 Lords of Dogtown Reporter
Game Time Johnson Short film
2006 Mini's First Time Host
2008 The Onion Movie Office Worker Uncredited
Open Season 2 Elliot Voice
2009 The Informant! FBI Agent Robert Herndon
2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Wilbur Wilson
What's Your Number? Roger
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Himself Documentary
The Big Year Barry Loomis
2012 Ted Rex
2014 Blended Mark Reynolds
Deliver Us from Evil Butler
Adult Beginners Hudson
A Merry Friggin' Christmas Boyd Mitchler
2018 Assassination Nation Nick Mathers
A Futile and Stupid Gesture Chevy Chase
Game Over, Man! Himself Cameo
The Happytime Murders Agent Campbell
2019 Trouble Norbert Voice
2020 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Johnny Cage Voice, direct-to-video [54]
Becky Jeff Hooper
2021 Happily Tom
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Johnny Cage Voice, direct-to-video [55]
Queenpins Rick Kaminski [56]
2022 The Seven Faces of Jane Michael
2023 Parachute Jamie [57]
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match Johnny Cage Voice, direct-to-video [58]
It's a Wonderful Knife David Carruthers
TBA California King Filming [59]
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Almost Live! Various Unknown episodes
1998 Bill Nye the Science Guy Defendant Episode: "Fluids"
2000 The Huntress Quicky the Clown Episode: "Springing Tiny"
The Fugitive Curtis Episode: "Far from Home"
Diagnosis: Murder Richard Episode: "By Reason of Insanity"
2001; 2020 Will & Grace Ian Episode: "Cheaters"
Phil Episodes: "Filthy Phil, Part I" and "Filthy Phil, Part II"[60]
2004–2015 The Soup Himself (host) 618 episodes; also writer and executive producer
2005 CSI: Miami Greg Welch Episode: "Urban Hellraisers"
2007 The IT Crowd Roy US pilot; never aired
Thank God You're Here Himself 1 episode
Pushing Daisies Harold Hundin Episode: "Bitches"
2007; 2009 Robot Chicken Various Voices 2 episodes
2009–2015 Community Jeff Winger Main cast: 110 episodes
2011 26th Independent Spirit Awards Himself (host) Television special
Phineas and Ferb Norm Head Prototype Voice, episode: "Candace Disconnected"
2012 Sons of Anarchy Warren 2 episodes
2013 Conan Conan O'Brien Episode: "Occupy Conan: When Outsourcing Goes Too Far"
2013–2015 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja First Ninja Voice, 5 episodes
2013 2013 VGX Awards Himself (host) Television special
2014 Video Game High School The President of the United States Episode: "OMGWTFPS!?"
White House Correspondents' Dinner Himself (host) Television special
2015 Regular Show DVD Voice, episode: "Format Wars II"
2015 ESPY Awards Himself (host) Television special
Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Joel McHale Wears a Navy Zip-up and High Tops"
BoJack Horseman Alex Voice, episode: "Yesterdayland"
2016–2018 The X-Files Tad O'Malley 4 episodes
2016 Dr. Ken Ross Episode: "Dave's Valentine"
Difficult People Felix Episode: "Hashtag Cats"
Lip Sync Battle Himself Episode: "Jim Rashvs. Joel McHale "
2016–2017 The Great Indoors Jack Gordon 22 episodes
2017 Dimension 404 Dr. Matthew Maker Episode: "Matchmaker"
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Doug McClure Episode: "At the Earth's Core"
Rick and Morty Death Stalker Hemorrhage Voice, episode: "Rickmancing the Stone"
2017–2018 Milo Murphy's Law Victor Verliezer Voice, 2 episodes
2017, 2019 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Himself 2 episodes
2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale Himself (host) 19 episodes; also writer and executive producer
2018–2019 Santa Clarita Diet Chris 4 episodes
2018 Drunk History George Corwin,Robert Ellis Cahill Episode: "Halloween"
2019 Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang Himself Comedy special
2019–2022 The Masked Singer Himself 10 episodes
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (guest judge) Episode: "Trump: The Rusical"
The Rookie Brad Hayes[61] Episode: "The Shake Up"
2019–2021 Card Sharks Himself (host) 21 episodes; also executive producer
2019 Mr. Iglesias Danny Episode: "Oh Boy, Danny"
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage Himself Episode: "Preetempted"
2020 Medical Police Himself Episode: "Deuce to Nines, Double Draw"
Black-ish Himself Episode: "You Don't Know Jack"
Dummy Jason Levy Episode: "Ideal Woman"
2020–2022 Stargirl Sylvester Pemberton / Starman,Ultra-Humanite Recurring role (Season 1–2); main role (Season 3)[38]
2020 Tiger King Himself (host) Episode: "The Tiger King and I"
The Twilight Zone Orson Rudd Episode: "8"
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Lassiter's Father Television film
Game On! Himself (contestant) Episode: "Celebrity Guests:Becky Lynchand Joel McHale "
Match Game Himself (contestant) 2 episodes
The Cabin with Bert Kreischer Himself Episode: "Fresh Perspectives"
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Himself (contestant) Episode: "Paul Reubens, Nicole Byer and Joel McHale"
New Year's Eve Toast & Roast 2021 Himself (co-host) Television special; withKen Jeong
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Himself (contestant) 2 episodes
2021 American Housewife Doyle Bradford Episode: "The Election"
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered Himself Episode: "Why Did the Bear Cross the Road?"
2021–present Crime Scene Kitchen Himself (host) 16 episodes; also executive producer
2022 Love, Death & Robots Sergeant Morris Voice, episode: "Kill Team Kill"
2022–2024 The Bear Chef David 6 episodes
2022 Celebrity Beef Himself (host) 7 episodes
2023–present Animal Control Frank Main role; also executive producer
2023 That's My Jam Himself/Guest Along withKeke Palmer,Saweetie,will.i.am
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge Himself / Judge Episode: "Need for Speed vs. Fight Car"
Is It Cake? Himself / Judge Episode: "Body By Cake"
Krapopolis Sportscaster #1 Voice, episode: "The Stuperbowl"
House of Villains Himself (host)
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday Himself (contestant) The Roku Channel
2024 We Are Family Himself (celebrity relative)(Episode 1)
Guest host(Episodes 9–10)
3 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Note
2015 Lego Dimensions X-PO, Himself
2021–present Fortnite: Battle Royale The Scientist Uncredited
2022 Area Man Lives[62] John Kunveni

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2010 EWwy Award Best Actor in a Comedy Community Nominated
2011 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
EWwy Award Best Actor in a Comedy Won
Satellite Award Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
2012 TV Guide Award Favorite Ensemble Won
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
PAAFTJ Television Award Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Best Cast in a Comedy Series Won
EWwy Award Best Actor, Comedy Won
Satellite Award Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
2014 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program The Soup Nominated
2019 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Supporting Actor The Happytime Murders Nominated

Books

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  • McHale, Joel (2016).Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be.Penguin.ISBN9780399575372.

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