Jeff Ross
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
- 1990: Caesar's Salad (short film)
- 1995: Jeffrey
- 1996: The Great Basketball Kidnapping (Celtic Pride)
- 1996: The Stone Age Girl ( Encino Woman , TV movie)
- 1997: Brokers
- 1998: Karaoke Knight (short film)
- 2000: isn't it great? (Isn't She Great)
- 2000: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle)
- 2001: Born in Brooklyn (TV movie)
- 2002: Heartbreak Hospital
- 2002: Six Feet Under ( Six Feet Under , TV series, one episode)
- 2003: National Security
- 2003: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, one episode)
- 2003: Inseparable (Stuck on You)
- 2004: ... and then came Polly (Along Came Polly)
- 2005: Weeds - Small Deals Among Neighbors ( Weeds , TV series, an episode)
- 2006: Farce of the Penguins (voice)
- 2006: American Dreamz (American Dreamz)
- 2006: Where My Dogs At? (Cartoon series, eight episodes, voice)
- 2007: What News? (TV movie)
- 2007: Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular (TV movie)
- 2008: One, Two, Many
- 2008: Below the Law (TV movie)
- 2010: M'larky (TV series, three episodes)
- 2011: Big Time Rush (TV series, one episode)
- 2011: Batman: The Brave And The Bold (animated series, one episode, voice)
- 2011: A Novel Romance
- 2012: Family Guy (animated series, two episodes, voice)
- 2013: Boomerang (TV movie)
- 2015: The Groomsmen AG (The Wedding Ringer)
- 2016: Flock of Dudes
- 2017: Emoji - The Movie ( The Emoji Movie , voice)
- 2017-2019: Rapunzel - The Series ( Tangled: The Series , TV series, 23 episodes, voice)
- 2018: Comedy By Blake (Miniseries)
- 2019: Sneaky Pete (TV series, four episodes)
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
- 2001: Comedy Central Presents: The NY Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
- 2005: Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (documentary)
- 2011: Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
- 2012: Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
- 2015: Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
- 2016: Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
- 2018: Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
- Since 2018: Final Space
- 2019: Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Director
- 2005: Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (documentary)
- 2017: Jeff Ross Roasts the Border: Live from Brownsville, Texas (TV show)
Web links
- Official website roastmastergeneral.com
- Jeff Ross in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jeffrey Ross at delafont.com, accessed May 4, 2014
personal data | |
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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 |