Josh Meyers (actor) explained

Birth Name:Joshua Dylan Meyers
Birth Date:8 January 1976
Birth Place:Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, comedian
Known For:That '70s Show
Years Active:2001–present
Relatives:Seth Meyers (brother)

Joshua Dylan Meyers (; born January 8, 1976) is an American actor and comedian, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy series MADtv and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of That '70s Show. He is the younger brother of Seth Meyers who was a writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live (a competitor show to MADtv) and later Late Night host.

Early life, family and education

Meyers was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, on January 8, 1976, the younger of two sons of Hilary Claire Meyers (née Olson), a French teacher; and Laurence Meyers Jr., who worked in finance.[1] Meyers's paternal grandfather was Ashkenazi Jewish,[2] [3] and his other ancestry is Czech–Austrian and Croatian (from his paternal grandmother), Swedish, English, and German.[4]

Josh Meyers attended Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Career

MADtv

Meyers officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2002, as a featured performer for the eighth season. He would fill in the spot of the Spishak Spokesperson that David Herman and Pat Kilbane previously owned. Meyers was also known for his celebrity impersonations, including Anna Nicole Smith's son, Daniel, various members of 'N Sync (particularly Justin Timberlake), rapper Eminem, and actor Owen Wilson.

Meyers's appearances on MADtv on Fox aired directly opposite his brother Seth's appearances on Saturday Night Live on NBC, making Josh Meyers the only MADtv cast member to have a family member (blood-related or otherwise) be a cast member on Saturday Night Live. This was referenced on a season 28 episode of Saturday Night Live in which Seth appears on Weekend Update to talk to his father and tells him to turn off MADtv and pay attention to him.[5]

Other work

When Topher Grace left That '70s Show at the end of the show's seventh season, Meyers was chosen as a replacement, starring as Randy Pearson during the eighth and final season. In 2006, Meyers made an appearance in the feature film Date Movie, where he plays Napoleon Dynamite and Owen Wilson's character from Wedding Crashers.

Meyers has a supporting role in the 2008 film College Road Trip, and appeared alongside Pee-wee Herman in the 2010 stage show revival of .

Filmography

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2001DownESU cop #5
2002SnapshotsHooligan in red light district
2005Bar jerkShort film
2006Date MovieNapoleon Dynamite/Owen Wilson look-alike
2007Wrangling Coach RankinJoshShort film
2008College Road TripStuart
2009BrünoKookus
2010How to Make Love to a WomanAndy Conners
2013Straight A'sJason
Inventing AdamAdam
Jimmy TShort film
Cafe AttitudeShort film
2014Going to AmericaAndy
2016Pee-wee's Big HolidaySylvester
2017It's Gawd!Tawd
2018The OathJason Feldman
2023The Anne Frank Gift ShopDiedrickShort film
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2002–2004MADtvVarious47 episodes
2003Half & HalfBig Fat Slim Jim2 episodes
2004Life as We Know ItSam ConnerEpisode: "Family Hard-ships"
2005–2006That '70s ShowRandy PearsonMain cast (season 8); 21 episodes
2006Lovespring InternationalCalEpisode: "The Portrait and the Painter"
2011Fireman Phineas, Various voicesTelevision film
2012Are You There, Chelsea?Dr. Carl RosenEpisode: "The Gynecologist"
Breaking InAbe FrohmanEpisode: "Who's the Boss"
2013NewsreadersAndrew ClatterEpisode: "Unborn Again"
AdamEpisode: "Pretty Man"
Behind the CandelabraLiberace's attorneyTelevision film
2014A to ZChadEpisode: "F Is for Fight, Fight, Fight!"
2014–2017Red OaksBarryMain cast
2015Man Seeking WomanFrankenboyfriendEpisode: "Teacup"
The McCarthysJasonEpisode: "Cutting the Cord"
2016Angie TribecaNed & Ted DopplegangerEpisode: "You've Got Blackmail"
2022Quantum LeapPercival “Uncle Percy“ GrayEpisode: "O Ye of Little Faith"
2023History of the World, Part IIGeneral Philip Sheridan2 Episodes
Notes
2009Floored and LiftedMatthewEpisode: "Matthew"
My Long Distance RelationshipProfessor BarnesTelevision film
2010Pee-wee Gets an iPad!Clocky/Conky (voice)Funny or Die short
2011WorkshopApartment leasing agentEpisode: "Sparkle White Gum"
2012Dark ProphetAgent Noah ParishEpisode: "Pilot"
2013–2015Perfect Man / Thug #3 (voice)28 episodes
2014Charles, Your HangoverRickey, the apprenticeEpisode: "The Apprentice"
2016Kings of ConKent O'GradyEpisode: "Bellevue, WA"

Notes and References

  1. News: Miss Hilary Olson marries Mr. Meyers. https://archive.today/20130131190951/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1946965372.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+05,+1970&author=&pub=Boston+Globe+(1960-1979)&desc=Miss+Hilary+Olson+marries+Mr.+Meyers&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Boston Globe. July 5, 1970.
  2. Web site: Jewz in the Newz. The American Israelite. July 17, 2013. February 28, 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20131104181946/http://americanisraelite.com/archives/26453. November 4, 2013.
  3. Web site: Watch Late Night: Seth Meyers "Seth's Story: Seth's Jewish Enough" Highlight . NBC.com . May 13, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140428220522/http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/seths-story-seths-jewish-enough/2776163#I. April 28, 2014.
  4. Web site: Nate Bloom. Seth Meyers Gets Engaged. InterfaithFamily.com . April 25, 2014. August 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828232443/http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Glee_News_Seth_Meyers_Gets_Engaged_Baseball_News.shtml. dead.
  5. Web site: Rowles. Dustin. Who Remembers That Seth Meyers' Little Brother Replaced Eric and Kelso on That '70s Show?. Pajiba. February 22, 2015. January 30, 2014.