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Josh Wolf | |
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 Wolf in 2016 | |
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) |
| Alma mater | Trinity University |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Relatives | Scott Wolf (cousin) |
Josh Wolf (born 1969) [2] is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has written for a number of sitcoms, including All of Us and Cuts . He is best known for his regular appearances on the round table of E!'s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately . Wolf hosted the Josh Wolf Show in 2015.
Wolf is Jewish. He grew up in Massachusetts. [3] He is an alumnus of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. [4]
He was introduced comedy at the age of sixteen, doing an entire set about his parents' gas. Having moved to Seattle, he became a spokesperson for Nintendo and interviewed Bill Gates for an internal film for Microsoft. [5] He moved once more to Los Angeles and was spotted while doing a one-man show at the HBO Workspace. He signed a two-year deal with ABC to develop his own television show, but it was never broadcast. [6] He instead concentrated on writing for sitcoms such as UPN's All of Us and Cuts. [5]
Wolf was a regular on the round table of E!'s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. [7] He appears as one of the comedians on the "Comedians of Chelsea Lately" stand-up tour, [8] and has previously appeared as the warm-up act for Chelsea Handler.[ citation needed ]
He also appeared as a finalist on the fourth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing in the "Last Comic Downloaded" segment, he was beaten by Theo Von. [9] In 2012, he worked on an untitled project for Fox, starring himself as a single father. [10] It was to be a semi-autobiographical show, being based in part on Wolf's experiences as a single dad. [11] He has also sold a book to Grand Central Publishing. [6] Wolf has sold a script to Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions based on the true story of a traveling youth baseball team which was used as a cover for the robberies committed by its coach. [12] On July 20, 2012, he began hosting a weekly podcast with fellow Chelsea Lately regular Ross Mathews called Josh and Ross. [13] That same year, Discovery Channel hired Wolf to host Shark After Dark. [14] In September 2013, Wolf began hosting his own podcast on the Toad Hop Network called Off the Rails with Josh Wolf. [15] As of 2015, Wolf hosted a podcast with Sarah Colonna called Off the Rails with Josh Wolf and Sarah Colonna. [16]
On June 11, 2015, The Josh Wolf Show, a late-night talk show which he hosts, debuted on CMT. [17]
He has been married to director and writer Bethany Ashton Wolf since 2004 and has three children from a previous relationship. [11] [18] His cousin is former Party of Five actor Scott Wolf. [19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Home Improvement | Usher | Episode "Neighbours" |
| 2003 | A.U.S.A. | Court clerk | Episodes "The Joint Report... a Love Story" and "The Kiss" |
| 2004–05 | All of Us | 2 episodes as writer Nominated for 2005 BET Comedy Award | |
| 2005–06 | Cuts | 2 episodes as writer | |
| 2006 | Last Comic Standing | As himself | Season finale |
| 2006–09 | My Name Is Earl | Josh | 8 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Raising Hope | Josh | 3 episodes Writer for episode "Sheer Madness" |
| 2010–14 | Chelsea Lately | As himself | Round table regular and writer |
| 2011–13 | After Lately | As himself | Series regular |
| 2013 | Shark After Dark Live | Host | Discovery Shark Week |
| 2015–2016 | The Josh Wolf Show | Host | Late Night Talk Show on CMT |
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