Jay Johnston

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Not to be confused with Jay Johnstone.
Jay Johnston
Born
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor, comedian

Jay Johnston is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work as a writer and cast member on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David and for playing the role of Officer Jay McPherson on The Sarah Silverman Program

Life and career[]

Johnston was born and raised in Chicago. After graduating college, Johnston later joined the Chicago Second City's touring comedy for a number of years and also performed in stage shows at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago.[1][2]

From 1995 to 1998, Johnston worked as a sketch actor and writer on all four seasons of Mr. Show with Bob and David.[3][4] After the conclusion of Mr. Show, Johnston had a recurring role on Arrested Development, as well as appearing in films such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Bicentennial Man.[3]

Johnston starred on all three seasons of Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program as "Officer Jay McPherson", the love interest of Sarah's sister Laura in the series. The series reunited Johnston with Mr. Show cast members Brian Posehn, Scott Aukerman, B. J. Porter, and Paul F. Tompkins.[4]

Johnston and fellow Mr. Show regulars Dino Stamatopoulos and Scott Adsit, were part of the creative team (voicing, writing, directing and producing) behind Adult Swim's stop-motion animation series Moral Orel, which ran from 2005 to 2008.[3][4]

Johnston currently has a recurring voice role as Jimmy Pesto, Sr. in the FOX animated series Bob's Burgers.[3]

In 2015, Johnston appeared on Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes' show.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Ben Kharakh’s Interview with Jay Johnston (Part 1) November 14, 2007
  2. ^ Ben Kharakh’s Interview with Jay Johnston (Part 2) November 14, 2007
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Harris, Will. "The 'W/ Bob and David' Cast Tells Us Their Favorite Post-'Mr. Show' Roles". Thrillist. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Evans, Bradford (2014-06-20). "Diving Deep Into the Legendary 'Mr. Show' Season 3 Writing Staff". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  5. ^ "The Gavin McInnes Show - Episode 66 - with Jay Johnston & Tim Dillon - TheTVDB.com". TVDB. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Gavin McInnes Show 032 - The Jay Special - Episode 32 The Gavin McInnes Show podcast". PlayerFM. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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