Josh Meyers (actor)
Joshua Dylan Meyers (born January 8, 1976 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor and comedian. Meyers is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and for the role of Randy Pearson on That '70s Show. He is also the younger brother of NBC's Saturday Night Live cast member Seth Meyers.
Biography
Meyers was raised in Bedford, New Hampshire. He is one of two sons born to GE Commercial Finance executive Larry Meyers and French teacher Hilary Meyers. Meyers attended Manchester West High School and, in a path similar to his brother Seth, he later attended Northwestern University. After college, Meyers worked with Boom Chicago, along with future MADtv cast members Jordan Peele, Ike Barinholtz and Nicole Parker, in Amsterdam and he starred on MTV Holland.
MADtv
Meyers officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2002, as a feature performer, for the eighth season. He would fill in the spot of the Spishak Spokesperson that David Herman and Pat Kilbane previously owned. But Josh Meyers was famous for some of his celebrity impersonations, including Daniel Smith, Eminem, Matthew McConaughey, and Owen Wilson.
Characters
- Billy Wright
- Geert
- James Getzlaff ("Andra and James")
- Spishak Spokesperson
- Storm (Abercrombie & Fitch).
Impressions
- Adam LaVorgna
- Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!)
- Ashton Kutcher
- Brad Pitt
- Carson Kressley
- Chris Robinson (Black Crowes)
- Chuck Woolery
- Damien Fahey (TRL)
- Daniel Smith
- Eminem
- Gerhard Schröder
- JC Chasez (*NSYNC)
- Jeffrey Dahmer
- John Tesh
- Johnny Depp
- Jude Law
- Justin Timberlake (*NSYNC)
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Kevin Coleman (Smash Mouth)
- Kid Rock
- Matt Lauer
- Matthew McConaughey
- Owen Wilson
- Pat Sajak
- Ray Bolger
- Samuel Adams
- Seann William Scott
- Stephen Dillane
Other products
In 2004, after two successful seasons on MADtv, Meyers left the show to join the cast of That '70s Show.
In 2006, Meyers made an appearance in the feature film Date Movie, where he played Napoleon Dynamite and Owen Wilson's character from Wedding Crashers
In 2007, he will have his first big role in the comedy film Surviving Sundays, with fellow That '70s Show cast member Ashton Kutcher.
Trivia
- Meyers often works with his best friend, Ike Barinholtz. He and Barinholtz have lived with each other in Los Angeles, and in 2002 they both became cast members of MADtv.
- His many talents include playing the harmonica, conversational Dutch and teaching Improv.
- When Josh was young he and his older brother Seth had many Sheep Dogs named Albert. This is because his dad always wanted a Sheep Dog named Albert so when one died they got another sheep dog and named him Albert.
| Preceded by Pat Kilbane 1997-2000 |
MADtv's Spishak Spokesman 2002-2004 |
Succeeded by None |
External link
- Josh Meyers at IMDb
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