Josh Meyers (actor)

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Early life, family and education

Meyers was born 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][2] Meyers's paternal grandfather was Ashkenazi Jewish,[3][4] and his other ancestry is Czech–Austrian and Croatian (from his paternal grandmother), Swedish, English, and German.[5]

Meyers grew up primarily in Bedford, New Hampshire,[1] and attended Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[1]

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.[6]

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.[6] 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 Script error: No such module "Sort"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Down ESU cop #5
2002 Snapshots Hooligan in red light district
2005 Script error: No such module "Sort". Bar jerk Short film
2006 Date Movie Napoleon Dynamite/Owen Wilson look-alike
2007 Wrangling Coach Rankin Josh Short film
2008 College Road Trip Stuart
2009 Brüno Kookus
2010 How to Make Love to a Woman Andy Conners
2013 Straight A's Jason
Inventing Adam Adam
Script error: No such module "Sort". Jimmy T Short film
Cafe Attitude — Short film
2014 Going to America Andy
2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday Sylvester
2017 It's Gawd! Tawd
2018 The Oath Jason Feldman
2023 The Anne Frank Gift Shop Diedrick Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002–2004 MADtv Various 47 episodes
2003 Half & Half Big Fat Slim Jim 2 episodes
2004 Life as We Know It Sam Conner Episode: "Family Hard-ships"
2005–2006 That '70s Show Randy Pearson Main cast (season 8); 21 episodes
2006 Lovespring International Cal Episode: "The Portrait and the Painter"
2011 Script error: No such module "Sort". Fireman Phineas, Various voices Television film
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Dr. Carl Rosen Episode: "The Gynecologist"
Breaking In Abe Frohman Episode: "Who's the Boss"
2013 Newsreaders Andrew Clatter Episode: "Unborn Again"
Script error: No such module "Sort". Adam Episode: "Pretty Man"
Behind the Candelabra Liberace's attorney Television film
2014 A to Z Chad Episode: "F Is for Fight, Fight, Fight!"
2014–2017 Red Oaks Barry Main cast
2015 Man Seeking Woman Frankenboyfriend Episode: "Teacup"
The McCarthys Jason Episode: "Cutting the Cord"
2016 Angie Tribeca Ned & Ted Doppleganger Episode: "You've Got Blackmail"
2022 Quantum Leap Percival “Uncle Percy“ Gray Episode: "O Ye of Little Faith"
2023 History of the World, Part II General Philip Sheridan 2 Episodes
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Floored and Lifted Matthew Episode: "Matthew"
My Long Distance Relationship Professor Barnes Television film
2010 Pee-wee Gets an iPad! Clocky/Conky (voice) Funny or Die short
2011 Workshop Apartment leasing agent Episode: "Sparkle White Gum"
2012 Dark Prophet Agent Noah Parish Episode: "Pilot"
2013–2015 Script error: No such module "Sort". Perfect Man / Thug #3 (voice) 28 episodes
2014 Charles, Your Hangover Rickey, the apprentice Episode: "The Apprentice"
2016 Kings of Con Kent O'Grady Episode: "Bellevue, WA"

References

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