Dax Jordan | |
Birth Name: | Dax Jordan |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Medium: | Stand-up, television, film |
Years Active: | 2001–present |
Genre: | Observational comedy, self-deprecation, political satire, wordplay |
Influences: | "Weird Al" Yankovic--> |
Notable Works: | Seattle International Comedy Competition Untraceable Freedom State Skyn Deep |
Awards: | Seattle Comedy Competition, 2010, 3rd place. Ventura Comedy Festival, 2012, 2nd place.--> |
Dax Jordan is an American actor and standup comedian. He was born and lives in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Sandy, Oregon.
Jordan has performed as a stand up comedian since 2005, appearing several times at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon.[1] He placed third in the 2010 Seattle International Comedy Competition.[2]
Jordan was also the celebrity host for the awards ceremony of the first annual SymmyS Awards for outstanding palindrome achievement in 2013.[3] The judges for the event included Jordan's inspiration, "Weird Al" Yankovic as well as comedians Demetri Martin and Jackie Kashian, musician John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants, and New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz.[4] [5]
Jordan has appeared in several movies[6] including Untraceable,[7] Freedom State, and Skyn Deep. He shot and directed the short film Who the F*ck is Chip Seinfeld?, which was later expanded into a feature mockumentary by the filmmaker Mike Newman.