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Joe Clair (born February 13, 1969), also known by the nickname "Joe Cleezy", is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, VJ and actor. A native of the Seat Pleasant, Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., [1] Clair is best known as a former host of BET's Rap City from 1994 to 1999. He hosted his own morning drive time show on WPGC-FM in Washington, D.C. from 5:50am-10am. [2] [3]

Clair earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. [1] Aside from his work as host of Rap City, Clair has also hosted several radio shows and appeared on the stand-up comedy shows Def Comedy Jam and ComicView . Clair was named morning drive time host at WPGC-FM in his hometown of Washington, D.C. in February 2015 to July 2021. [2]

As an actor, Clair has appeared in several films, most notably the 1992 horror film Ax 'Em , where he plays the role of Tony.

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