Josh Server

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Josh Server
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Server in 2019
Born
Joshua Aaron Server

(1979-04-11) April 11, 1979 (age 44)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Joshua Aaron Server (born April 11, 1979) is an American actor best known for being the only All That cast member to remain through all six original seasons.

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Acting career

Server began on All That at age 14 to tape the pilot for the show. His characters include Detective Dan, Earboy, Jimmy Bond Agent 1/7, and Bernie Kibbitz. In 1997, he and a few cast members starred in the 1997 feature film Good Burger (based on the All That sketch of the same name).

While he was on All That, Server made guest appearances on other Nickelodeon shows. He appeared in a Season 3 episode of The Secret World of Alex Mack in 1996. Starting in 1997, he and other All That alumni were panelists on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out where he appeared until 1998. In 1999, he then appeared in the Season 3 finale of Kenan & Kel , and the pilot for The Amanda Show , along with All That fellow alumnus, Kenan Thompson. [1]

After All That

After he and the last cast members of the original All That had left, Server moved on to host Oh Yeah! Cartoons for Season 3 in 2000-2001. Afterward, he made another guest appearance in a Season 3 episode of 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd in 2002.

Server returned to All That for its 10th-anniversary special which aired in 2005, reprising a few of his characters. In 2006, he made a guest appearance in a third season episode of Drake & Josh .

In 2006, Server began starring in the web series Laugh Out Loud with Kenan Thompson. [2] In early 2007, he appeared in a season 3 episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and an episode of Sam & Cat in 2014.

He's made several All That reunion-type appearances, such as 2015 New York Comic Con and a 2018 episode of Wild 'n Out , culminating in recurring in the 2019 revival of All That, along with Denberg, and Mitchell, starting with the season premiere.

Personal life

Server was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He has a younger sister who was born in 1982. [3] He is good friends with all of his castmates on All That, including Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. He is also good friends with Nickelodeon series stars Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Miranda Cosgrove. Server stated in the 1998 collector's guide, All That: Fresh out the Box , that his hobbies include going to the movies, rollerblading, the beach, and working out. Server is Jewish.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–2000, 2005, 2019–2020 All That Himself, variousSeries regular (seasons 1-6); recurring (season 11)
1996 The Secret World of Alex Mack Louis SpiveyEpisode: "Spivey"
1997-1998 Figure It Out HimselfPanelist
1997Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal GriffinEpisode: "Broken Record"
1999 Kenan & Kel PhillipEpisode: "Poem Sweet Poem"
1999 The Amanda Show HimselfEpisode 1
2000–2001 Oh Yeah! Cartoons HostSeason 3
2002 Late Night with Conan O' Brien 1 episode
2002 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd CharlieEpisode: "Slap Shot"
2002 For Your Love ArnoldEpisode "The Blast from the Past"
2006 Drake & Josh Jeff CarlsonEpisode: "Theater Thug"
2007 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Speedy Dot Delivery GuyEpisode: "Guide to Extra Credit"
2014 Sam & Cat Agent PartridgeEpisode: "#FirstClassProblems"
2016 Good Girls Revolt RalphRecurring role
2018 Wild 'N Out HimselfEpisode: "All That Takeover"
2018 Double Dare HimselfContestant
2019 Game Shakers Mr. McConnorEpisode: "Hot Bananas"
2020 Await The Dawn
2022 Warped! Chet DonovanEpisode: "Space-Conflicted!" [4]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Good Burger Fizz
2023 Good Burger 2 Fizz [5]

Other

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2007Laugh Out Loudhimselfmain, web series

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. "Josh at Rottentomatos.com review". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  2. "Josh's biography at rottentomatos". rottentomatos.com. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  3. All That: Fresh Out the Box
  4. Nickelodeon (February 1, 2022). "This new episode of Warped! is about to be All That 💥 Kate and Josh are back in action on Warped! Thursday 7:30p/6:30c". Facebook. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. Murphy, J. Kim (June 29, 2023). "'Good Burger 2' Adds Lil Rel Howery, Jillian Bell; Carmen Electra, Lori Beth Denberg and Josh Server Returning for Sequel". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2023.