Joel McHale | |
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.jpg) McHale at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023 | |
| Born | Joel Edward McHale November 20, 1971 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, MFA) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Sarah Williams (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | joelmchale |
Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for hosting The Soup (2004–2015) and his role as Jeffrey "Jeff" Winger on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). He has performed in the films Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), Ted (2012), and The Happytime Murders (2018).
McHale also starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom The Great Indoors (2016–2017), hosted a reboot of Card Sharks (2019–2021), and portrayed the superhero Starman on the show Stargirl (2020–2022). In 2020, he hosted a special aftershow interviewing key subjects from the Netflix documentary series Tiger King and voiced Johnny Cage in the direct-to-video martial arts film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, a role he reprised in its sequel, Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021). He also voices X-PO in Lego Dimensions (2015–2017) and The Scientist in Fortnite (2021–present). He currently has a lead role in the Fox comedy series Animal Control (2023–present), and recurs as abusive chef David Fields on the FX on Hulu comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present).