Joshua Dylan Meyers (/ˈmaɪ.ərz/ MY-ərz; 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.
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.jpg) Josh Meyers in 2018 | |
| Born | Joshua Dylan Meyers January 8, 1976 Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | That '70s Show |
| Relatives | Seth Meyers (brother) |
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.[5] 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 The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Down | ESU cop #5 | |
| 2002 | Snapshots | Hooligan in red light district | |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend | 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 | ||
| The Sidekick | 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 |
| 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 | The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway | 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" |
| The Mindy Project | 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 |
| 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 | The Awesomes | 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
External links
- Josh Meyers at IMDb