Joel McHale

Joel McHale: Biography in Details

Who is Joel McHale?

Joel McHale is a famous comedian, actor, and host. He is famous for hosting The Soup as well as playing Jeff Winger on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community.

Furthermore, he has also appeared in a couple of films including Spy Kids: All the Time in the World and Ted.

Additionally, he has won BTVA People’s Choice Voice Acting Award in Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game for Lego Dimensions and the TV Guide Award for Community.

Joel McHale: Early Life, Parents, Education

Joel was born on November 20, 1971, in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Talking about his nationality, he is American 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.

Joel McHale: Career, Net Worth, Awards

Joel McHale began his career as a comedian. Initially, he was part of Almost Live! the cast which was a local sketch-comedy television show.

Later in 1993, he became a member of the improv comedy group Unexpected Productions in which he starred for almost four years till 1997.

After completing his master’s degree, he started acting which he played some minor roles in Diagnosis: Murder, CSI: Miami, and Will & Grace.

Furthermore, 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 a 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 is famous for hosting The Soup as well as playing Jeff Winger on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community.

Furthermore, 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.

In addition, Joel played the role of Rex in the huge hit comedy Ted starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.

Some of his notable TV series include CSI: Miami, The X-Files, Milo Murphy’s Law, Dimension 404, and a few more.

Some of the recent ventures include Santa Clarita Diet, The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, and a few others.

Being a popular actor and host, Joel earns a handsome amount of money from his profession.

Currently, he has a net worth of $14 million.

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 the TV Guide Award for Community.

Joel McHale: Rumors, Controversy

Back in 2013, there was a huge rumor that he is gay. However, it came false and denied the news.

Besides this, he has never faced any controversy in his career to date.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Joel McHale has a towering height of 6 feet 4 inches and his weight is unknown.

Moreover, he has a pair of blue eyes and brown hair. Besides this, there is not any information regarding his other body measurements.

Social Media Profile

Joel is hugely active on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Currently, he has more than 621k followers on Instagram, almost 3.3 million followers on Twitter, and around 507k followers.

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