Max Joseph

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Max Joseph
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Joseph at the European premiere of We Are Your Friends
Born
H. Maxwell Joseph

(1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
Alma mater Brown University, 2004
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, television host
Television Catfish: The TV Show
Spouse
Priscila Joseph
(m. 2012)

Max Joseph (born January 16, 1982) is an American filmmaker and a television and gameshow host.

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For seven seasons, he was a host and cameraman for Catfish: The TV Show . [1] He was absent from Catfish for several episodes in the fourth season to make his feature film debut, We Are Your Friends , starring Zac Efron. [2] Joseph announced that he was leaving Catfish: The TV Show in 2018, [3] and in 2020 he was replaced by Kamie Crawford. [4]

Joseph has directed several films, including 12 Years of DFA: Too Old to Be New, Too New to Be Classic, Garden of Eden, and several other productions.

In 2024, it was announced that Joseph would return to host an episode in the ninth season of Catfish: The TV Show. [5]

Filmography

Films directed
YearFilmTypeNotes
2008State of the Economy: Oil AddictionDocumentary
2008Good: WaterDocumentary
2008Good: ImmigrationDocumentary
2008Good: EducationDocumentary
2008Good: Alcohol OlympicsDocumentary
2009Good: Atomic AlertDocumentary
2009Good: The Green HotelVideo short
2009Good: Animal GunsVideo short
2010 Saab StoryDocumentary
2012Garden of EdenVideo short
201312 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be ClassicDocumentary
2015 We Are Your Friends Drama
2017DICKS: Do you need to be one to be a successful leader? [6] Documentary
2019BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content [7] Documentary
202115 Minutes of Shame [8] Documentary
Television
YearFilmRoleNotes
2012–2018 Catfish: The TV Show Co-host and cinematographerAbsent for 5 episodes due to We Are Your Friends

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Teen Choice Award2014Choice TV Personality: Male Catfish: The TV Show Nominated [9]

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References

  1. Bentley, Jean (April 1, 2015). "Max Joseph Is Back on Catfish! But How Did Nev Schulman's Guest Hosts Fare During His Absence?". US Weekly Magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. Bucksbaum, Sydney (January 10, 2015). "Is Max Joseph Leaving MTV's Catfish This Season?". E! Entertainment. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. "'Catfish' Co-Star Max Joseph Bids Farewell to the Show After 7 Years | Feeling the Vibe Magazine". blog.feelingthevibe.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. Heyn, Elizabeth (January 8, 2020). "Kamie Crawford Co-Hosts MTV's 'Catfish' with Nev Schulman". Heavy. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. Melissa, Billie (April 25, 2024). "Max Joseph Announces Return to Catfish". Men's Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. Joseph, Max (June 1, 2017). "DICKS: Do you need to be one to be a successful leader?". YouTube . This is a question that has been eating away at me for a long time, so I decided to make a movie about it.
  7. "BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content". YouTube .
  8. "15 Minutes of Shame". IMDb .
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