Jim Rash
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 Jim Rash at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2011 |
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| Born | James Rash July 15, 1970 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
James “Jim” Rash (born July 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. He is best known for playing Dean Pelton on the NBC sitcom Community.
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Early life [edit]
Rash was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, and after graduating there spent a post-graduate year at the Lawrenceville School, located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.[1]
Career [edit]
Rash played Mr. Grayson/Stitches, a sidekick to the supervillain 'Royal Pain' in the 2005 film Sky High and as the recurring character Fenton on That '70s Show, and "Andrew the Whore House Guy" on Reno 911!. He also guest starred in the last episode of Friends, and played the role of Head T.A. Philip in Slackers. Since 2009, Rash has starred on Community as Dean Craig Pelton.
Rash and comedy partner Nat Faxon have recently moved into screenwriting. Their screenplay, based on Kaui Hart Hemmings' novel The Descendants, was on the 2008 edition of the Black List, a list of the most popular unproduced scripts in Hollywood.[2] The film was produced in Hawaii, directed by Alexander Payne, starred George Clooney, and was released on November 18, 2011 to critical acclaim.[3] Payne, Faxon and Rash received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for their work.
Rash and Faxon co-wrote and directed the film The Way, Way Back, which received a standing ovation at its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[4]
Rash is a member of the Los Angeles improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings. He was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha while attending University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Auto Motives | Accountant | |
| 2002 | Hiding In Walls | Jane's Assistant | |
| One Hour Photo | Amateur Porn Guy | ||
| Slackers | Head T.A. Philip | ||
| Minority Report | Technician | ||
| S1m0ne | Studio Executive #2 | ||
| 2003 | Wrong Hollywood Number | Caller | |
| George & Gracie | George | ||
| 2005 | Sky High | Mr. Grayson/Stitches | |
| 2007 | Smiley Face | Talent Agency Secretary | |
| Balls of Fury | Techie | ||
| 2008 | The Onion Movie | Bryce's Manager | |
| 2013 | The Way, Way Back | Lewis | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cybill | Production Assistant | Episode: Local Hero |
| 1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Pollster | Episode: Movies |
| 1997-1998 | The Naked Truth | Harris Van Doren | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Becker | Eddie Blatt | Episode: Becker the Elder |
| Clueless | Bart | Episode: Big Sissies | |
| Katie Joplin | Mitchell Tuit | 7 episodes | |
| Thanks | Cotton | 6 episodes | |
| 2000 | The Hughleys | Census Guy | Episode: Scary Hughleys |
| 2001 | Loomis | TV Movie | |
| The Practice | Quimby | Episode: Vanished: Part 1 | |
| 2002 | Less Than Perfect | Rob McLyle | Episode: Claude the Liar |
| 2002-2006 | That '70s Show | Fenton | Recurring character; 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Alligator Point | TV Movie | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Todd Benton | Episode: Random Acts of Violence | |
| The Guardian | Court Therapist | Episode: All the Rage | |
| Baby Bob | Dougy | Episode: Reality Bites | |
| Coupling | Stalker | Episode: Check/Mate | |
| 2003-2009 | Reno 911! | Andrew the Whore-House Guy | Recurring character; 14 episodes |
| 2004 | Friends | Nervous passenger on plane | Episode: The Last One |
| NCIS | Dr. Joel Sanderson | Episode: Left For Dead | |
| 2005 | Will & Grace | Brent | Episode: Love Is In The Airplane |
| 2006-2007 | Help Me Help You | Jonathan | Main Role; 14 episodes |
| 2008 | Hackett | TV Movie | |
| Eli Stone | Bradley Kitsis | Episode: I Want Your Sex | |
| Samantha Who? | Artist | Episode: The Gallery Show | |
| 2009–present | Community | Dean Craig Pelton | Recurring character: seasons 1–2 Main character: seasons 3–present |
| 2011 | Worst.Prom.Ever. | Pizza Pete | TV Movie |
| 2012 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | J.R. Kipple | Episode: The Night the Clown Cried II - Tears of Doom |
| The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Pineapple Joe | Episode: Follow the Bouncing Orange | |
| Sketchy | Jim | Episode: Audition Exercise | |
| The Looney Tunes Show | Cecil Turtle | Episode: Customer Service | |
| 2012-present | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Principal Slimovitz | Voice |
| 2013 | TripTank | Jimmy/Chris/Anthony | Voice; TV Movie; Post-production |
Screenwriter [edit]
| Year | Film/TV | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Adopted | TV Movie; with Nat Faxon |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live | Guest Writer; episode: Dane Cook/The Killers |
| 2011 | The Descendants | With Nat Faxon & Alexander Payne |
| 2013 | Community | Episode: Basic Human Anatomy[5] |
| The Way, Way Back | With Nat Faxon |
Director [edit]
| Year | Film/TV | Notes |
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| 2013 | The Way, Way Back | With Nat Faxon |
Producer [edit]
| Year | Film/TV | Notes |
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| 2005 | Adopted | Co-executive Producer |
| 2013 | The Way, Way Back | Executive Producer; with Nat Faxon |
Awards [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Lance Carter (19 November 2010). "Q & A: Community’s Jim Rash". Daily Actor. Retrieved 15 March 2012. "What got you started into acting and then theater?Jim Rash: Well, two things sort of for me started me towards what I wanted to do. One was I went to a school called Charlotte Latin School, in Charlotte and after I graduated from there, I really wanted to go to Chapel Hill. And, I just — now the world will know — my grades weren’t great. I’ll confess that, and so I really wanted to – I went to a post-graduate year at a boarding school up in New Jersey called the Lawrenceville School"
- ^ Lane Brown (15 December 2008). "The Black List 2008: The Full List". New York Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Roger Ebert (16 November 2011). "The Descendants". The Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Labrecque, Jeff. "Sundance 2013: 'The Way, Way Back' makes huge splash with nostalgic summer comedy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.vulture.com/2012/10/jim-rash-is-writing-an-episode-of-community.html?mid=twitter_vulture
External links [edit]
- Jim Rash at the Internet Movie Database
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