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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-11-20 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Joel McHale

Biography:

Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community.

He voiced Elliot in Open Season 2, filling in for Ashton Kutcher. He also appeared in Spider-Man 2 in a cameo appearance as bank manager Mr. Jacks, CSI: Miami as Greg Welsh, and Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World as Wilbur.

Known For

Acting

2026

Scream 7 as Mark Evans

2025

2024

Parachute as Jamie Collins
The Real Full Monty as Self (uncredited)

2023

It's a Wonderful Knife as David Carruthers
Office Race as Spencer
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match as Johnny Cage (voice)
JEREMY as Self
House of Villains as Self - Host
Krapopolis as Games Commentator (voice)
Animal Control as Frank Shaw

2022

I Am Phenomenal as Bill Winger
Is It Cake? as Self - Judge
The Bear as David Fields
Celebrity Beef as Self - Host
Password as Self - Celebrity Guest

2021

Happily as Tom
Queenpins as Rick
Fast Foodies as Self
Crime Scene Kitchen as Self - Host
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant

2020

Community Table Read as Jeff Winger
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Lassiter's Father
Becky as Jeff
Medical Police as Joel McHale
I Can See Your Voice as Self - Guest Host
DC's Stargirl as Sylvester Pemberton / Starman
DC's Stargirl as Sylvester Pemberton
Dummy as Agent Jason
Tiger King as Self - Host
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant

2019

Dark Harbor as Greg
Trouble as Norbert (voice)
Love, Death & Robots as Sergeant Morris (voice)
The Masked Singer as Self - Guest Panelist
Card Sharks as Self - Host
Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist

2018

Assassination Nation as Nick Mathers
Stuck as Judge Lepetri
The Happytime Murders as Agent Campbell
Game Over, Man! as Joel McHale
The Rookie as Brad Hayes

2017

Will & Grace as Phil
The Gong Show as Self - Judge
The F Word as Self
Dimension 404 as Mr. Maker

2016

The Great Indoors as Ashley Jack Gordon
Match Game as Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
Milo Murphy's Law as Victor (voice)
American Housewife as Doyle Bradford

2015

Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare as Himself - Special Guest
Dr. Ken as Ross

2014

Blended as Mark
Adult Beginners as Hudson
Harmontown as Self
BoJack Horseman as Alex (voice)
black-ish as Joel McHale

2013

The Mighty T as Narrator
Rick and Morty as Hemorrhage (voice)

2012

Ted as Rex
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as First Ninja (voice)

2011

What's Your Number? as Roger the Boss
The Big Year as Barry Loomis

2010

The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
Regular Show as DVD (voice)
Conan as Self

2009

The Informant! as Robert Herndon
Community as Jeff Winger
Web Soup as Himself
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge

2008

Open Season 2 as Elliot (Voice)
The Onion Movie as Office Worker
Water And Power as Joel McHale
Sons of Anarchy as Warren

2007

Pushing Daisies as Harold Hundin

2006

2005

Lords of Dogtown as TV Reporter

2004

Spider-Man 2 as Mr. Jacks
The Soup as Self - Host

2003

E!'s 101 as Self

2002

CSI: Miami as Greg Welch

2000

The Huntress as Quicky the Clown

1998

1997

The View as Self
The View as Self - Guest

1993

The X-Files as Tad O'Malley

1989

The Simpsons as Joel McHale (voice)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1984

Almost Live! as Self / Various

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Reimagined as Hamilton Lydell

Production

2023

Animal Control as Executive Producer

2018

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Untitled Community Movie as Executive Producer

Writing

Crew