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Joel McHale
File:Joel mchale crop.jpg
BornJoel Edward McHale
Years active1995 - present
SpouseSarah Williams (1996 - present) 2 children

Joel E. McHale (born November 20, 1971 in Rome,Italy) is an United States television host best known as the host of The Soup on E! Entertainment Television. He is also a comedian and occasional actor.

Biography

McHale was born in Rome, Italy, and is of Irish and Nordic roots . He grew up in the Seattle area, graduating from Mercer Island High School in suburban Seattle in 1990. He received his Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Washington in 1995. While at the University of Washington, McHale belonged to the Theta Chi Fraternity. Before completing the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington, he became part of the Almost Live! cast, a local sketch-comedy TV show produced in Seattle.

McHale played football at the University of Washington where he was a tight end and was a member of the school's 1991 national championship team .

Personal

Joel and Sarah Williams married on 20 July 1996 . They have two sons: Edward Roy (2005) and Isaac (March 12, 2008). Edward underwent open heart surgery at 2 months old and made a full recovery . Joel made fun of newborn Isaac on the Friday March 14 episode of The Soup. McHale showed a picture of "him", following it by a stick figure of a man holding a bottle of wine with an arrow pointing to him saying Isaac. . They moved from Glendale to Los Feliz California to have more room for their second son Isaac.

Career

After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles and then landed small roles on Oliver Beene, CSI: Miami, and Will & Grace, and a TV reporter in the dramatic biopic Lords of Dogtown. He frequently appears as a co-host on Loveline. He has also done commercials for Burger King and Sealy.

McHale is also a weekly guest on the The Adam Carolla Show and Mickey and Amelia Show, and on the Kidd Chris Show on 94.1 WYSP in Philadelphia. He has been a judge on Iron Chef America. He was involved in the American version of the TV show The IT Crowd. He guest starred as a cast member on the NBC reality show Thank God You're Here during the pilot episode and also had a guest part in episode 1.6 of the ABC show Pushing Daisies. He also made an appearance in Spider-Man 2 as the bank manager.

The Soup

McHale hosts The Soup, a satirical weekly television show on the E! television network. Throughout the show, he takes the audience through the oddities and ridiculous happenings of the week in television. The show has become a cult hit due to his stinging criticism of the dumbing down of American entertainment as well as for his comedic talent and off-kilter subject material. Lou the chihuahua (dog) is also a comedic point of the show.

Preceded byAisha Tyler Host of The Soup
2004-Present 		Succeeded byincumbent

References

  1. http://www.eonline.com/on/personalities/bio/joel.jsp Joel McHale E! Bio
  2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570364/bio imdb bio
  3. http://www.psarts.org/Press2007/ExpressYourselfEOnline.html Sarah, Edward, Joel McHale
  4. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570364/bio imdb bio
  5. http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/705643/news/urn:newsml:tv.eonline.com:20080313:efb1f6c236bb_4ebc_94a5_6ba7428e5955__ER:69124 My wife had our second son on Wednesday
  6. http://guests.themls.com/profile_page.cfm?mls=07-232103 McHale's Glnedal home for sale
  7. http://plastic90210.blogspot.com/2008/01/celebrity-digs-sunday-joel-mchale.html McHale buys 1.8 million dollar house
  8. http://www.celebritydogwatcher.com/2006/12/10/joel-mchale-and-his-sidekick-lou/#more-1119 Lou and McHale

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