Joel McHale

Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Birthday: November 20, 1971

Joel McHale became one in a long line of wry, rapier-edged comedians to make a name for mercilessly eviscerating pop culture on E! Entertainment Television’s signature comedy show before riding that job to fame well beyond the cable channel. Though having only minor acting credits under his belt, McHale's host duties for “The Soup” (E!, 2004- ) earned him such buzz that in 2009, he was tapped to star in the much-anticipated NBC sitcom, “Community” leading to TV Guide to chose him as one of its “Fresh Faces of Fall 2009.” A me…more

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Actor

Producer

The Soup Presents
Co-Executive Producer
The Soup
Co-Executive Producer
The What The...? Awards
Producer
The Soup
Producer

Writer

The What The...? Awards
Writer
Almost Live!
Writer

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Career Milestones

2009
Cast in the NBC comedy, "Community" as a fast-talking lawyer who is forced to go back to community college
2009
Played an FBI Agent, opposite Matt Damon, in "The Informant"
2005
Played a TV reporter in the Catherine Hardwicke biopic, "Lords of Dogtown"
2004
Appeared in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 2" as the bank manager
2004 to 0000
Hosts the weekly comedy series, "The Soup" on E!; started producing the show in 2006