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Italian-American funny man, Adam Carolla, has worked on a smorgasbord of projects. From carpentry to boxing, radio, TV and film, he's tried his hand at everything. Carolla goes to show that having a college education does not necessarily get you into the limelight; it simply takes a charismatic personality and probably some good old-fashioned luck.
Adam Carolla was born May 27, 1964 in Philadelphia, PA. Later his family moved to California. Carolla attended North Hollywood High School where his jokes were better than his grades. Though not a serious student, Carolla briefly attended L.A. Valley Junior College before dropping out to pursue a series of menial jobs.
Carolla's comedy career started while he was in his twenties. He spent years training in stand-up with Acme Improv groups and the Groundlings in Los Angeles, but he really got his start when he met Jimmy Kimmel. One day Kimmel just happened to announce on the radio that he was looking for a boxing instructor. Carolla answered the ad and became not only Kimmel's coach, but also his friend.
Carolla soon joined up with Kimmel on a KROQ morning radio show in Los Angeles, where the Crank Yankers characters Mr. Birchum and the Vietnam veteran shop teacher were born. Carolla was first known for the radio talk show, Loveline, which he began co-hosting with Dr. Drew Pinsky in 1995. Like the sitcom Seinfeld, the show was about nothing and it was a hit. After ten years on-air with Loveline, Carolla left the show August 4, 2005 to take over Howard Stern's morning radio program. But, Carolla and Dr. Drew's Loveline legacy lives forever in print - in 1998 the two published A Survival Guide to Life and Love.
Carolla's voice has not only appeared on radio. He has been the voice for Commander Nebula on Disney's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV series as well as two Buzz Lightyear films. He also replaced Norm MacDonald as the voice of Death on Family Guy.
And that's not all. Carolla has made numerous TV appearances on a variety of television series and on film. Currently he is the executive producer of The Adam Carolla Project aired on TLC, and he is writer and executive producer of Too Late With Adam Carolla. He was co-creator and writer of The Man Show with Jimmy Kimmel. He was also co-creator of Comedy Central's Crank Yankers. And his list of TV guest appearances is quite extensive. The man's voice and his face are everywhere it seems. His most recent endevor, being the spokesman for Lance Snack Crackers with his catch phrase, "I've got Lance in my pants."
If anybody knows anything about Carolla, they wouldn't find this too shocking: along with a number of notable people, he's a member of the advisory board of the Marijuana Policy Project, which supports the medical use of marijuana. The project uses famous faces and voices throughout the country to fight the war on marijuana.
This happy-go-lucky guy has quickly earned his way to the top. From tlc.discovery.com, Kimmel says that Adam Carolla is "the busiest lazy man in history." It certainly seems that Carolla struck it rich with the personality that America was looking for. With shows like Crank Yankers in national syndication and new films and TV shows popping up every year or so, Adam Carolla is not going any where for quite some time.
Source: East Carolinian (NC Edu)
Copyright: 2005 The East Carolinian
Contact: editor@theeastcarolinian.com
Website: The East Carolinian, Campus News, ECU News,
Adam Carolla was born May 27, 1964 in Philadelphia, PA. Later his family moved to California. Carolla attended North Hollywood High School where his jokes were better than his grades. Though not a serious student, Carolla briefly attended L.A. Valley Junior College before dropping out to pursue a series of menial jobs.
Carolla's comedy career started while he was in his twenties. He spent years training in stand-up with Acme Improv groups and the Groundlings in Los Angeles, but he really got his start when he met Jimmy Kimmel. One day Kimmel just happened to announce on the radio that he was looking for a boxing instructor. Carolla answered the ad and became not only Kimmel's coach, but also his friend.
Carolla soon joined up with Kimmel on a KROQ morning radio show in Los Angeles, where the Crank Yankers characters Mr. Birchum and the Vietnam veteran shop teacher were born. Carolla was first known for the radio talk show, Loveline, which he began co-hosting with Dr. Drew Pinsky in 1995. Like the sitcom Seinfeld, the show was about nothing and it was a hit. After ten years on-air with Loveline, Carolla left the show August 4, 2005 to take over Howard Stern's morning radio program. But, Carolla and Dr. Drew's Loveline legacy lives forever in print - in 1998 the two published A Survival Guide to Life and Love.
Carolla's voice has not only appeared on radio. He has been the voice for Commander Nebula on Disney's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV series as well as two Buzz Lightyear films. He also replaced Norm MacDonald as the voice of Death on Family Guy.
And that's not all. Carolla has made numerous TV appearances on a variety of television series and on film. Currently he is the executive producer of The Adam Carolla Project aired on TLC, and he is writer and executive producer of Too Late With Adam Carolla. He was co-creator and writer of The Man Show with Jimmy Kimmel. He was also co-creator of Comedy Central's Crank Yankers. And his list of TV guest appearances is quite extensive. The man's voice and his face are everywhere it seems. His most recent endevor, being the spokesman for Lance Snack Crackers with his catch phrase, "I've got Lance in my pants."
If anybody knows anything about Carolla, they wouldn't find this too shocking: along with a number of notable people, he's a member of the advisory board of the Marijuana Policy Project, which supports the medical use of marijuana. The project uses famous faces and voices throughout the country to fight the war on marijuana.
This happy-go-lucky guy has quickly earned his way to the top. From tlc.discovery.com, Kimmel says that Adam Carolla is "the busiest lazy man in history." It certainly seems that Carolla struck it rich with the personality that America was looking for. With shows like Crank Yankers in national syndication and new films and TV shows popping up every year or so, Adam Carolla is not going any where for quite some time.
Source: East Carolinian (NC Edu)
Copyright: 2005 The East Carolinian
Contact: editor@theeastcarolinian.com
Website: The East Carolinian, Campus News, ECU News,
