Josh Meyers
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| Josh Meyers | |
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| Born | Joshua Dylan Meyers January 8, 1976 Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
Joshua Dylan "Josh" Meyers (born January 8, 1976) is an American actor, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy MADtv and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of That '70s Show. He is the younger brother of Saturday Night Live head writer and cast member Seth Meyers.
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[edit] Early life
Meyers was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, the son of Hilary Claire (née Olson), a middle school French teacher, and Laurence Meyers, Jr.[1][2] He attended Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire. He went on to graduate from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
[edit] MADtv
Meyers officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2002, as a featured performer for the eighth season. He would fill in the spot of the Spishak Spokesperson that David Herman and Pat Kilbane previously owned. Meyers was also known for his celebrity impersonations, including Anna Nicole Smith's son, Daniel, various members of 'N Sync, rapper Eminem, and actor/writer Owen Wilson.
Meyers's appearances on MADtv on FOX aired directly opposite his brother Seth's appearances on Saturday Night Live on NBC. This was referenced on a season 28 episode of Saturday Night Live in which Seth appears on Weekend Update to talk to his father and tells him to turn off MADtv.
[edit] Characters
- Billy Wright
- Brian (Sean the Floor Leader)
- Geert
- James (Transvestite Andra)
- The Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz parody sketches)
- Spishak Spokesperson
- Storm (Abercrombie & Fitch)
[edit] Impressions
[edit] Other work
When Topher Grace left That '70s Show at the end of the show's seventh season, Meyers was chosen as a replacement, starring as Randy Pearson during the eighth and final season.
In 2006, Meyers made an appearance in the feature film Date Movie, where he plays Napoleon Dynamite and Owen Wilson's character from Wedding Crashers.
In 2002 Meyers joined MADtv. He has a supporting role in College Road Trip, and appeared alongside Pee-wee Herman as Fireman Phineas, Clockey, Conky, Randy, and Shamwow in The Pee-wee Herman Show.
[edit] References
- ^ Proulxmonitor, Kristin (February 28, 2003). Concord Monitor. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CMOB&p_theme=cmob&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FF0DD1F65304F47&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ "Miss Hilary Olson marries Mr. Meyers". Boston Globe. July 5, 1970. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1946965372.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+05%2C+1970&author=&pub=Boston+Globe+(1960-1979)&desc=Miss+Hilary+Olson+marries+Mr.+Meyers&pqatl=google.
