Josh Meyers (actor)
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Josh Meyers | |
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| Born | Joshua Dylan Meyers January 8, 1976 Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Relatives | Seth Meyers |
Joshua Dylan "Josh" Meyers (born January 8, 1976) (/ˈmaɪərs/ MY-ərs) is an American actor and comedian, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy series Mad TV and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of That '70s Show. He is the younger brother of Late Night host Seth Meyers.
Early life and education
Meyers was born in Bedford, New Hampshire on January 8, 1976, the son of Hilary Claire (née Olson), a French teacher, and Laurence Meyers, Jr., who worked in finance.[1][2] He attended Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire. He went on to graduate from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Meyers' paternal grandfather was Jewish;[3][4] his other ancestry is Czech-Austrian (from his paternal grandmother), Swedish, English, and German.[5]
Career
Mad TV
Meyers officially joined the cast of Mad TV 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 Owen Wilson.
Meyers's appearances on Mad TV 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 Mad TV and pay attention to him.[6]
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.[6]
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.
Meyers has a supporting role in the 2008 film College Road Trip, and appeared alongside Pee-wee Herman in the 2010 stage show revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Down | ESU cop #5 | |
| 2002 | Snapshots | Hooligan in red light district | |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend | Bar jerk | Short film |
| 2006 | Date Movie | Napoleon Dynamite/Owen Wilson look-alike | |
| 2007 | Wrangling Coach Rankin | Josh | Short film |
| 2008 | College Road Trip | Stuart | |
| 2009 | My Long Distance Relationship | Professor Barnes | Television film |
| Brüno | Kookus | ||
| 2010 | How to Make Love to a Woman | Andy Conners | |
| 2011 | The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway | Various voices | Television film |
| 2013 | Straight A's | Jason | |
| Inventing Adam | Adam | ||
| Behind the Candelabra | Liberace's attorney | Television film | |
| The Sidekick | Jimmy T | Short film | |
| Cafe Attitude | — | Short film | |
| 2014 | Last Supper | Andy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2004 | Mad TV | Various | 47 episodes |
| 2003 | Half & Half | Big Fat Slim Jim | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Life as We Know It | Sam Conner | Episode: "Family Hard-ships" |
| 2005–2006 | That '70s Show | Randy Pearson | Main cast (season 8); 21 episodes |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Cal | Episode: "The Portrait and the Painter" |
| 2012 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Dr. Carl Rosen | Episode: "The Gynecologist" |
| Breaking In | Abe Frohman | Episode: "Who's the Boss" | |
| 2013 | Newsreaders | Andrew Clatter | Episode: "Unborn Again" |
| The Mindy Project | Adam | Episode: "Pretty Man" | |
| 2015-present | Red Oaks | Barry | Main Cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Floored and Lifted | Matthew | Episode: "Matthew" |
| 2010 | Pee-wee Gets an iPad! | Clocky/Conky (voice) | Funny or Die short |
| 2011 | Workshop | Apartment leasing agent | Episode: "Sparkle White Gum" |
| 2012 | Dark Prophet | Agent Noah Parish | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | The Awesomes | Perfect Man (voice) | 7 episodes |
| The Awesomes | Thug #3 (voice) | Episode: "Baby's Got Backstory" | |
| 2014 | Charles, Your Hangover | Rickey, the apprentice | Episode: "The Apprentice" |
| 2016 | Kings of Con | Kent O'Grady | 1 episode |
References
- ^ "Miss Hilary Olson marries Mr. Meyers". Boston Globe. July 5, 1970.
- ^ Prato, Alison (December 14, 2008). "SNL's Seth Meyers: The Power of Fun". New York Post. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008.
...a father who worked in finance and a French teacher mom.
- ^ "Jewz in the Newz". The American Israelite. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Watch Late Night: Seth Meyers "Seth's Story: Seth's Jewish Enough" Highlight - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Bloom, Nate. "Interfaith Celebrities: Glee News; Seth Meyers Gets Engaged; Bas". InterfaithFamily. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ^ a b Rowles, Dustin (January 30, 2014). "Who Remembers That Seth Meyers' Little Brother Replaced Eric and Kelso on That '70s Show?". Pajiba. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
External links
- Josh Meyers at IMDb
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1976 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- American impressionists (entertainers)
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Austrian descent
- American people of Czech descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of German descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- Living people
- Male actors from New Hampshire
- Northwestern University alumni
- People from Bedford, New Hampshire
- Male actors from Evanston, Illinois
- Actors from Manchester, New Hampshire
- Seth Meyers
- American sketch comedians