Jim Rash Wiki Biography
James “Jim” Rash is an American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for playing Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom Community. In 2012, he received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film The Descendant…
| Full Name | Jim Rash |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 15, 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Film Producer |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Charlotte Latin School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Nicknames | James Rash , Jim , James “Jim” Rash |
| http://www.twitter.com/rashistvugly | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0711110 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay |
| Nominations | BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted |
| Movies | The Way, Way Back, The Descendants, Sky High, Minority Report, Slackers, Balls of Fury, One Hour Photo, Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run, Yellowbird, Smiley Face, The Onion Movie, The Slammin’ Salmon, Partner(s), Thoroughbred |
| TV Shows | Community, The Writers’ Room, Help Me Help You, Thanks, The Naked Truth, Goodnight Burbank, Katie Joplin |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some people will ruin a movie for you if they enthuse too much. |
| 2 | Technology has changed, and we need to figure out how to improve the archaic way of what makes a hit, or how to determine how many viewers are watching beyond some people with Nielsen boxes in a small percentage of homes in random areas. |
| 3 | [on the concept of television being a ‘writer’s medium’] I feel like people have a newfound respect for good stories. I think TV’s in a really great place right now as far as embracing flawed, sometimes questionable, people – from ‘Dexter’ to ‘Breaking Bad’, to any of these shows like ‘Mad Men’ – complex characters that you get so frustrated by. |
| 4 | [as the ‘The Writer’s Room’ creator, about his favorite TV series] It’s tough. I’d be very curious talking to ‘MASH’ writers, just because I have a fascination with the balance of comedy and extreme drama and just the idea behind the show. I feel like I’d want to do a moment with the ‘Cheers’ writers, because that’s probably the quintessential show of my life. Then I think I would want to sit down with ‘Lost’ because I have a lot of questions, being a guy who watched from the beginning with groups. |
| 5 | (explaining why he imitated Angela Jolie’s leg-exposing stance at the 2012 Oscars) I had just seen her pose and thought it was bold and fun. And you know what? We have exactly the same legs. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | A company member of the Groundlings in Los Angeles. [March 2004] |
| 2 | The Descendants (2011) screenplay, written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, won a 2012 Oscar for best adapted screenplay. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Ghost Investigators | 2014 | TV Series | Jim Rash |
| Community: Miracle on Jeff’s Street | 2013 | TV Movie | Dean Pelton (voice) |
| The Looney Tunes Show | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Cecil Turtle |
| Pet Intervention | 2013 | TV Series | Interventionist |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 | Lewis | |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2012 | TV Series | J.R. Kipple |
| Community: Abed’s Master Key | 2012 | TV Movie | Dean Pelton (voice) |
| Sketchy | 2012 | TV Series | Jim |
| The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | 2012 | TV Series | Pineapple Joe |
| CollegeHumor Originals | 2011 | TV Series | Dean Pelton |
| Goodnight Burbank | 2011 | TV Series | Fire Marshall Ken |
| Worst. Prom. Ever. | 2011 | TV Movie | Pizza Pete |
| Open Books | 2010 | TV Movie | Kyle |
| Community: Office Hours | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Dean Pelton (2010) |
| Reno 911! | 2003-2009 | TV Series | Andrew / Man |
| The Slammin’ Salmon | 2009 | Disgusted Businessman | |
| Samantha Who? | 2008 | TV Series | Artist |
| Eli Stone | 2008 | TV Series | Bradley Kitsis |
| The Onion Movie | 2008 | Bryce’s Manager | |
| Hackett | 2008 | TV Movie | |
| Case Closed | 2007 | TV Movie | Suspect |
| Balls of Fury | 2007 | Techie | |
| Halfway Home | 2007 | TV Series | Hodge |
| Cook-Off! | 2007 | Beauregard St. Pompadeux | |
| Smiley Face | 2007 | Casting Assistant | |
| The Nines | 2007 | Game Night Guest | |
| Help Me Help You | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Jonathan |
| MaxiDoodles: Behind the Makeup | 2006 | Short | Slapsy Doodle |
| That ’70s Show | 2002-2006 | TV Series | Fenton Clerk |
| Partner(s) | 2005 | Katherine’s Secretary | |
| Will & Grace | 2005 | TV Series | Brent |
| Sky High | 2005 | Mr. Grayson Stitches | |
| Jake in Progress | 2005 | TV Series | Freddie Blake |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | 2004 | TV Series | Gatekeeper / Jefferson / Announcer |
| Friends | 2004 | TV Series | Nervous Male Passenger |
| It’s All Relative | 2004 | TV Series | Lewis |
| NCIS | 2004 | TV Series | Dr. Joel Sanderson |
| Coupling | 2003 | TV Series | Stalker |
| George & Gracie | 2003 | Short | George |
| Wrong Hollywood Number | 2003 | Short | Caller |
| Baby Bob | 2003 | TV Series | Dougy |
| The Guardian | 2003 | TV Series | Court Therapist |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2003 | TV Series | Todd Benton |
| Alligator Point | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| Hiding in Walls | 2002 | Video short | Jane’s Assistant |
| Less Than Perfect | 2002 | TV Series | Rob McLyle |
| S1m0ne | 2002 | Studio Executive #2 | |
| Minority Report | 2002 | Technician | |
| According to Jim | 2002 | TV Series | Bill |
| Slackers | 2002 | Head T.A. Philip | |
| One Hour Photo | 2002 | Amateur Porn Guy | |
| The Practice | 2001 | TV Series | Quimby |
| Loomis | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| The Hughleys | 2000 | TV Series | Census Guy |
| Auto Motives | 2000 | Short | Accountant |
| Katie Joplin | 1999 | TV Series | Mitchell Tuit |
| Thanks | 1999 | TV Series | Cotton |
| Clueless | 1999 | TV Series | Bart |
| Becker | 1999 | TV Series | Eddie Blatt |
| Working | 1998 | TV Series | Carl |
| The Naked Truth | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Harris Van Doren |
| Tracey Takes On… | 1997 | TV Series | Pollster |
| Cybill | 1995 | TV Series | Production Assistant |
| Bernard and Huey | post-production | Bernard | |
| American Dad! | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Puddin’ |
| Black-ish | 2016 | TV Series | Cody |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Marquess of Queensbury |
| The Odd Couple | 2016 | TV Series | Joshua |
| Family Guy | 2016 | TV Series | |
| These People | 2015-2016 | TV Mini-Series | Kevin Pratt |
| Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | M.I.T. Liaison | |
| Kidnapped | 2016/II | Short | Peter |
| Dr. Ken | 2016 | TV Series | Devon Drake |
| Lucifer | 2016 | TV Series | Richard Kester |
| The Grinder | 2016 | TV Series | Bill Foosley |
| Rick and Morty | 2015 | TV Series | Glexo Slimslom |
| Jake and the Never Land Pirates | 2015 | TV Series | Sinker |
| Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | 2015 | Cecil Turtle (voice) | |
| Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Principal Slimovitz |
| Community | 2009-2015 | TV Series | Dean Pelton / Vice Cobra Assistant Commander |
| Break a Hip | 2015 | TV Series | Father / Angry Male Patron |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Professor Ecks / Sir Zanifer |
| Glee | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Lee Paulblatt |
| Benched | 2014 | TV Series | Hatbrim Tony |
| Gus – Petit oiseau, grand voyage | 2014 | Karl (English version, voice) | |
| The Soup | 2014 | TV Series | Marty |
| TripTank | 2014 | TV Series | Cowboy Dad Tony Sir Rothert |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoroughbred | 2017 | producer completed | |
| The Writers’ Room | 2013-2014 | TV Series producer – 10 episodes | |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 | executive producer | |
| Adopted | 2005 | TV Movie co-executive producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| These People | 2015-2016 | TV Mini-Series 3 episodes | |
| Community | 2013 | TV Series written by – 1 episode | |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 | written by | |
| The Descendants | 2011 | screenplay | |
| Saturday Night Live | 2006 | TV Series guest writer – 1 episode | |
| Adopted | 2005 | TV Movie |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | TV Series 2 episodes, 2013 – 2014 performer – 5 episodes, 2011 – 2012 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | 2015 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Fatrick | 2014 | TV Movie | |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lip Sync Battle | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Competitor |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Guest / Himself – Community |
| 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special / Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series / Outstanding Lighting Design or Lighting Direction for a Variety Series / … |
| The Writers’ Room | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Harmontown | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| @midnight | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Soup | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Funny: The Documentary | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2013 Young Hollywood Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| The View | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Bed with Joan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reel Junkie | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| The Morning After | 2012 | TV Series short | Himself – Guest |
| Attack of the Show! | 2012 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Actor, ‘Community’ |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself – Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Daily Habit | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top Chef Masters | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sketch Pad 2 | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself – Some Kind of Cult |