The Josh Gad Handbook - Everything you need to know about Josh Gad

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Joshua “Josh” Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American film, television, and stage actor known for playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon and the role of Ryan Church in the television series Back to You. Gad has also appeared in episodes of ER, The Daily Show, Modern Family, New Girl and Numb3rs. His film appearances include The Rocker, Crossing Over, She Wants Me, 21, Love & Other Drugs and jOBS.

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 03 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781488506246
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Contents

Articles Josh Gad 1600 Penn Andrew Rannells Cameo appearance Good Vibes (U.S. TV series) Jobs (film) Kristen Ruhlin

Mardi Gras: Spring Break

Melonie Diaz No Heroics She Wants Me The Book of Mormon (musical) The Rocker (film) University School of Nova Southeastern University

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Josh Gad

Josh Gad

Born

Josh Gad

Josh Gad at the 2010 Streamy Awards

Occupation

Years active

Spouse(s)

February 23, 1981

Stage, film, television actor

2002–present

Ida Darvish

Joshua“Josh”Gad(born February 23, 1981) is an American film, television, and stage actor known for playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musicalThe Book of Mormonand the role of Ryan Church in the television seriesBack to You. Gad has also appeared in episodes ofER,The Daily Show,Modern Family,New Girl andNumb3rs. His film appearances includeThe Rocker,Crossing Over,She Wants Me,21,Love & Other Drugsand Jobs.

Early life [1][2] Gad grew up Jewish in Hollywood, Florida. He attended the University School of Nova Southeastern University for high school, graduating in 1999. While there, he won the National Forensics League National Tournament Championships for Original Oratory in 1998, and for Humorous Interpretation and Original Oratory in 1999. He then attended the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.

Acting career Gad portrayed news director Ryan Church on the Fox sitcomBack to You, which lasted one season, from 2007 to 2008. Gad appeared as a correspondent onThe Daily Showon May 5, 2009, and became a regular correspondent on June 2, [3] 2009. He appeared onThe Daily Showon November 11, 2009 in a segment titled "Crash for Clunkers" about the [4] effect the Cash for Clunkers program had on demolition derbies. He appeared in a June 27, 2011, segment about the legalization of gay marriage in New York reported from the Gay Pride March in New York City.

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In 2008, he played a supporting role in the movie21, and a leading role in the movieThe Rockerwith Rainn Wilson. In 2010, he had a role in the movieLove & Other Drugs, and a guest role as Warren on the Bored to Death episode [5] entitled "Make it Quick, Fitzgerald!"

Gad was cast with Freddie Prinze, Jr., Paul Campbell, Eliza Coupe and Arielle Kebbel in the American version of [6] the British sitcomNo Heroics. In the pilot, Gad played their former classmate from Superhero College, Horse [7] Force, who can summon horses and works at a bar where the group hangs out. The show was not picked up.

Gad originated the role of Elder Cunningham in the Broadway musicalThe Book of Mormon, playing the role until [8] his last performance on June 6, 2012. The show opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on March 24, 2011. Gad was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, along with his co-star Andrew [9] Rannells. Both lost to Norbert Leo Butz ofCatch Me If You Can. In 2011, Gad had a Cameo appearance in ABC's hit show,Modern Family, in Season 3's Thanksgiving episode. In 2011, Gad voices "Mondo" in the MTV animated seriesGood Vibes. He also made an appearance as“Bump”in [10] the 2011 comedy/road-trip featureMardi Gras: Spring BreakIn 2012, Gad voiced thestarring Carmen Electra. molehog Louis inIce Age: Continental Drift. He also played the role of "Bear Claw" on an episode ofNew Girl.

In 2012, Gad starred in the independent romantic comedy,She Wants Me, executive produced by Charlie Sheen also starring Kristen Ruhlin, Melonie Diaz and Hilary Duff. As of January 2013, he appears as Skip Gilchrist in NBC's1600 Penn, of which he is also a co-creator and executive producer. Gad will also be starring as Steve Wozniak in the upcoming 2013 filmjOBS, about the life of the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Personal life [11] Gad married actress Ida Darvish in 2008 and the two have a daughter. He is also the godfather of Bryce Dallas [12] Howard and Seth Gabel's son, Theo. Although Gad loves the traditional aspects of Judaism, he considers himself [1] spiritual but not in any way religious.

References [1] Eric Spitznagel (June 9, 2011). "Josh Gad Has No Formal Musical Training and Five-to-Two Odds That He’ll Win the Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical" (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2011/06/josh-gad-qa).Vanity Fair. . Retrieved 2 January 2012. [2] Ellen Gamerman. "A Missionary From the Borscht Belt" (http:/ /online.wsj.com/article/ SB10001424052702303745304576361311706259164.html).The Wall Street Journal. . Retrieved 2 January 2012. [3] Matt Tobey (6 May 2009). "Josh Gad on the Daily Show" (http:/ /ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2009/05/06/ introducing-new-daily-show-correspondent-josh-gad/). Comedy Central. . Retrieved 8 August 2011. [4] "The Daily Show November 11, 2009" (http:/ /www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/).The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Season 14. Episode 145. 11 November 2009. 12 minutes in. Comedy Central. . [5] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714936/ [6] "Freddie Prinze Jr. cast in 'No Heroics" (http:/ /www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/ e3if6a7db1fa90731dd3b8779e414e0b461).The Hollywood Reporter. March 18, 2009. . Retrieved 8 August 2011. [7] "Scrubs Renewed for Season 9" (http:/ /tv.ign.com/articles/983/983112p1.html). IGN. 14 May 2009. . Retrieved 8 August 2011. [8] "About the Show" (http://www.bookofmormonbroadway.com/the-show). The Book of Mormon Musical. 2011. . Retrieved 8 August 2011. [9] BWW Staff writers (Tuesday, May 3, 2011). "2011 Tony Nominations Announced! 'The Book of Mormon' Leads With 14!" (http:/ / broadwayworld.com/article/2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-THE-BOOK-OF-MORMON-Leads-With-14-20110503).Broadway World. . Retrieved 8 August 2011. [10] Covering Media (http://www.coveringmedia.com/movie/2011/09/mardi-gras-spring-break.html) [11] Patti Greco (24 May 2011). "Book of Mormon’s Josh Gad on His South Park Fantasy, Tony Nomination, and What’s Next" (http://nymag. com/daily/entertainment/2011/05/josh_gad.html).New York. . Retrieved 8 August 2011. [12] Erin Hill (June 14, 2011). "Bryce Dallas Howard: I've Always Wanted My Dad to Direct Me" (http:/ /www.parade.com/celebrity/ celebrity-parade/2011/06/bryce-dallas-howard.html).Parade. . Retrieved 8 August 2011.

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Directed by

1600 Penn

Genre

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Sitcom

Josh Gad Jon Lovett Jason Winer

Jason Winer

External links  Josh Gad (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1265802/) at the Internet Movie Database  Josh Gad (https://www.facebook.com/joshgad) on Facebook

Josh Gad

Developed by

Starring

Broadcast

20th Century Fox Television Angry Child Productions Snowpants Productions Small Dog Picture Company

Single camera

22 minutes

Josh Gad Jon Lovett Jason Winer

United States

Erica Weis Orr Rebhun

Josh Gad Jenna Elfman Martha MacIsaac Andre Holland Amara Miller Benjamin Stockham Bill Pullman

Josh Gad Jon Lovett Jason Winer Mike Royce

Original language(s)

Country of origin

Production

No. of episodes

8 (List of episodes)

No. of seasons

1

Composer(s)

NBC

Camera setup

Production company(s)

Running time

Created by

1600 Penn

Executive producer(s)

Picture format

480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

Original channel

English

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1600 Penn

Original run

Decembera17,a2012–present

External links

[1] Official website

1600 Pennis an American single camera television comedy series about a dysfunctional family living in the White House. The series stars Jenna Elfman alongside Bill Pullman with Josh Gad, Jason Winer, and Jon Lovett jointly created the central characters (the Gilchrist family) and jointly developed the situation-comedy core format. NBC [2] placed a series order in May 2012. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on December 17, 2012, and [3] made its regular time slot premiere on January 10, 2013.

Cast  Josh Gad as Standrich "Skip" Gilchrist Jr., the President's eldest son.  Jenna Elfman as Emily Nash-Gilchrist, the President's second wife and former campaign manager.  Martha MacIsaac as Becca Gilchrist, the President's eldest daughter.  Andre Holland as Marshall Malloy, the White House Press Secretary.  Amara Miller as Marigold Gilchrist, the President's younger daughter.  Benjamin Stockham as Xander Gilchrist, the President's younger son.  Bill Pullman as Standrich Dale Gilchrist, President of the United States. A widower, he is a former United States [4][5] Marine, Congressman, and Governor of Nevada. Recurring stars include Robbie Amell as D.B, the father to Becca's baby.

Casting [6] Brittany Snow had originally been cast as the eldest daughter Becca, but was replaced by MacIsaac. This is the [5] second time Bill Pullman has played an American President, the first having been in the filmIndependence Day.

Reception The show has received mixed reviews from critics. David Hinkley of theNew York Daily Newsgave the series 1 star out of 5 and said "[it] was clearly designed to be good silly fun. It nails one out of three. It's silly." He called the First Family "annoying... sitcom stereotypes" and said that it "mines none of the more subtle and satisfying possibilities of poking fun at a staid institution. It's more like a drug-fueledSaturday Night Livesketch that won't end. Fortunately, [7] 1600 PennTim Surette of TV.com said that the show is "what happens when network executivesprobably will." think a screeching buffoon equals laughs" and that the jokes elicit responses of "mostly tumbleweeds and cricket [8] chirps".Paste's Ross Bonaime also criticized the characters and said, "please, oh please, make the show actually [9] funny... maybe it should just be put out of its misery." Vicki Hyman ofThe Star-Ledgergraded the show a "D" and said, "you'd be forgiven for thinking [it] was a relic of the 1980s or 1990s", adding that the show was looking for [10] "viewers who have lax requirements about actual humor in their comedies." Paul Meekin ofStar Pulsenoted that the show was unable to escape the footprint ofThe West Wingand wondered if it was "a years-lateWest Wing parody, a humorous and fresh take on presidential politics, or somewhere inbetween?" answering, "it's neither. It's [11] actually quite godawful." One less critical review came from Hank Stuever ofThe Washington Post, who called it "formulaic" but said, "give a few points to1600 Pennfor trying." He also noted that "there's no danger of a partisan storyline or any resemblance [12] to the current administration." Maureen Ryan ofThe Huffington Postcalled Josh Gad "by far the best thing about [13] this show" and hoped that if the show were cancelled, he find a better vehicle for his talents. The series has received 55 out of 100 from Metacritic, noting mixed or average reviews. Positive reviews called the [14] series "very funny", and "a surprisingly likable single camera comedy."

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