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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 Camden County, New Jersey, and 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. From 1993 until 1997 Joel was a member of the improve comedy team at Unexpected Productions, participating in Theatersports! and other shows in the Market Theater located at Pike Place Market in downtown 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 .

Career

After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles and then landed small roles on Oliver Beene, "The Office", 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

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. The family moved from Glendale to Los Feliz California to have more room for their second son Isaac.

References

  1. http://www.eonline.com/on/personalities/bio/joel.jsp Joel McHale E! Bio
  2. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/The_Soup_host_Joel_McHale_going_back_to_the_old_neighborhood.html Joel Joel McHale going back to the old neighborhood
  3. http://www.unexpectedproductions.org/about.htm
  4. http://www.celebritydogwatcher.com/2006/12/10/joel-mchale-and-his-sidekick-lou/#more-1119 Lou and McHale
  5. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570364/bio imdb bio
  6. http://www.psarts.org/Press2007/ExpressYourselfEOnline.html Sarah, Edward, Joel McHale
  7. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570364/bio imdb bio
  8. http://guests.themls.com/profile_page.cfm?mls=07-232103 McHale's Glnedal home for sale
  9. http://plastic90210.blogspot.com/2008/01/celebrity-digs-sunday-joel-mchale.html McHale buys 1.8 million dollar house

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