Jeff Ross

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Jeff Ross in May 2016

Jeffrey "Jeff" Ross (actually Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz ; born September 13, 1965 in Springfield , New Jersey ) is an American comedian , actor , screenwriter and television producer . Ross , who specializes in the so-called insult comic , became known for his participation in various roasts , which earned him the nickname "The Roastmaster General".

Life

Jeffrey Ross was born and raised in Springfield, New Jersey.

From the mid-1990s, Ross made a name for himself as a comedian at open mic nights in New York City. The first smaller film and television appearances followed. Later he ran various roasts at the New York Friars' Club as a roastmaster . In 1998 he received awards from Backstage Magazine and the Manhattan Association of Cabaret Artists for his comedy appearances.

Through a collaboration with the television station Comedy Central , he was later involved as a roaster in a total of thirteen Comedy Central roasts : Pamela Anderson (2005), William Shatner (2006), Flavor Flav (2007), Bob Saget (2008), Larry the Cable Guy and Joan Rivers (2009), David Hasselhoff (2010), Donald Trump and Charlie Sheen (2011), Roseanne Barr (2012), James Franco (2013), Justin Bieber (2015), Rob Lowe (2016), Bruce Willis (2018) and Alec Baldwin (2019). He was also involved in the scripts and the production of numerous other roasts.

In addition, Ross appears regularly as a comedian in numerous television shows and also takes on minor supporting roles in film and television productions. In 2005 he made the documentary Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie.

Filmography (selection)

actor

Television appearances

  • 1996–1998: The Daily Show (show, ten episodes)
  • 1998–2001: Comedy Central Presents: The NY Friars Club Roast (show, four episodes)
  • 2001: Hollywood Squares (show, five episodes)
  • 2003–2009: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Show, twelve episodes)
  • 2005-2013: Comedy Central Roast (show, eleven episodes)
  • 2007: The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? (Show, eight episodes)
  • 2008–2009: Dancing with the Stars (show, ten episodes)
  • 2009: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (show, five episodes)
  • 2011: The Green Room with Paul Provenza (show, four episodes)
  • 2012–2013: The Burn with Jeff Ross (show, ten episodes)

production

Director

  • 2005: Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (documentary)
  • 2017: Jeff Ross Roasts the Border: Live from Brownsville, Texas (TV show)

Web links

Commons : Jeff Ross  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jeffrey Ross at delafont.com, accessed May 4, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Ross, Jeff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ross, Jeffrey; Ross Lifschultz, Jeffrey (full name); The Roastmaster General (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and television producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Springfield , New Jersey , United States