Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is also a writer. He started a career by performing sketch comedy rose to fame as a host of E!’s The Soup and playing the role of Jeff Wenger in the NBC sitcom Community. He has appeared in several films including Spiderman 2, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), Ted (2012) and the short-lived CBS sitcom The Great Indoor among several others. Let’s know more about the multi-talented actor and his struggle phase through this article.
What is Joel McHale famous?
- An Italian-born American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and television host.
- Hosting The Soup as well as playing Jeff Winger on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community.
Where does Joel McHale live?
Recalling his early life, Joel was born in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is American by nationality and his ethnicity is mixed (Irish, Norwegian, Finnish, English). He is the son of Jack McHale and Laurie McHale. Furthermore, he grew up in Seattle, Washington, and Haddonfield, New Jersey along with his parents.
Concerning his education, Joel joined Mercer Island High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Washington. During his college days, he used to play football as a walk-on. Additionally, he completed his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington.
How Joel McHale become an actor?
- Moving towards his career, Joel began his career as a comedian. Initially, he was part of the Almost Live! the cast which was a local sketch-comedy television show.
- Later in 1993, he became a member of the improv comedy group at Unexpected Productions in which he starred for almost four years till 1997. After completing his master’s degree, he started acting in which he played some minor roles in Diagnosis: Murder, CSI: Miami, and Will & Grace.
- He also appeared as a cast member on the NBC improv comedy show Thank God You’re Here. Back in 2004, the famous comedian started hosting the television show on the “E!” television network named The Soup. Later, he made a guest role on The Adam Carolla Show and Mickey and Amelia.
- He has also appeared in a couple of films including Spy Kids: All the Time in the World and Ted. Moreover, he has also starred in several films including Assassination Nation, Blended, The Big Year, Deliver Us from Evil, and a few more.
- He played the role of Rex in the huge hit comedy Ted starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. Some of his notable TV series including CSI: Miami, The X-Files, Milo Murphy’s Law, Dimension 404, and few more. Some of the recent ventures include Santa Clarita Diet, The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, and few others.
- As of now, he has won BTVA People’s Choice Voice Acting Award in Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game for Lego Dimensions and TV Guide Award for Community.
Who is Joel McHale’s wife?
Reflecting on his personal life, Joel is a married man. He tied the knot with his girlfriend Sarah Williams. They got married on 20th July 1996 after dating for a year. They also have two sons Edward Roy McHale and Isaac Hayden McHale.
Since their marriage, they have maintained a sound relation between them and never been involved in any disputes. Furthermore, the married couple has been spotted together several times. Moving towards his past relationship, he has never been linked up with any woman. Currently, Joel and Sarah are enjoying their married life and living elegantly.
How much is Joel McHale’s worth?
Being a comedian, actor and television personality, Joel earns the sum of a good amount of money and popularity in the field of the entertainment industry since 1996. Based on some online reports, his estimated net worth said to be around $14 million at present while he charges $60 Thousand per episode which is his salary.
How tall is Joel McHale?
Observing his body statistics, Joel has a towering height of 6 feet 4 inches and his weight is 85 Kg. Moreover, he has an athletic body build with a pair of blue eyes and blonde hair. Besides this, there is not any information regarding his other body measurements. In the case of an update, we will let you know.
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