Jim Rash
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Rash at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2013
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| Born | James Rash July 15, 1971 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
James "Jim" Rash (born July 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is known for playing Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community. In 2012, he received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film The Descendants.[1]
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Early life
Rash was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he attended Charlotte Latin School. Both he and his sister were adopted.[2] After graduating, he spent a post-graduate year at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.[3] He later attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.
Career
Rash played Mr. Grayson / Stitches, a sidekick to the supervillain Royal Pain, in the 2005 film Sky High. He played Fenton on That '70s Show and Andrew (the "whore house guy") on Reno 911!. He guest starred in the final episode of Friends, and played Head T.A. Philip in Slackers. Since 2009, Rash has starred on Community as Craig Pelton, the dean of the community college in which the show takes place. Rash and comedy partner Nat Faxon moved into screenwriting, writing a pilot in 2005 for a series entitled Adopted, about an adult who finds out his parents are not his birth parents. The show did not take off.[4]
Rash and Faxon wrote the screenplay for The Descendants, based on the novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The script appeared on the 2008 edition of the Black List, which lists the most popular unproduced scripts in Hollywood at that time.[5] The film was produced in Hawaii and starred George Clooney; it was released on November 18, 2011 to critical acclaim.[1] The film received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Rash and Faxon co-wrote and directed the film The Way Way Back, which received a standing ovation at its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[6] Parts of the film are based on Rash's teenage life.[4] Rash is a member of the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Auto Motives | Accountant | |
| 2002 | Hiding in Walls | Jane's Assistant | |
| 2002 | One Hour Photo | Amateur Porn Guy | |
| 2002 | Slackers | Head T.A. Philip | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Technician | |
| 2002 | S1m0ne | Studio Executive | |
| 2003 | Wrong Hollywood Number | Caller | Short film |
| 2003 | George & Gracie | George | |
| 2005 | Sky High | Mr. Grayson/Stitches | |
| 2007 | Smiley Face | Talent Agency Secretary | |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Techie | |
| 2008 | The Onion Movie | Bryce's Manager | |
| 2011 | Worst. Prom. Ever. | Pizza Pete | Television film |
| 2011 | The Descendants | Co-writer | |
| 2013 | The Way Way Back | Lewis | Also co-writer, co-director and executive producer |
| 2014 | Yellowbird | Karl (voice) | [7][8] |
| 2015 | Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Cecil Turtle (voice) | Direct-to-DVD |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cybill | Production Assistant | Episode: "Local Hero" |
| 1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Pollster | Episode: "Movies" |
| 1997–1998 | The Naked Truth | Harris Van Doren | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Working | Carl | Episode: "Good Val Hunting" |
| 1999 | Becker | Eddie Blatt | Episode: "Becker the Elder" |
| 1999 | Clueless | Bart | Episode: "Big Sissies" |
| 1999 | Katie Joplin | Mitchell Tuit | 7 episodes |
| 1999 | Thanks | Cotton | 6 episodes |
| 2000 | The Hughleys | Census Guy | Episode: "Scary Hughleys" |
| 2001 | Loomis | Pilot | |
| 2001 | The Practice | Quimby | Episode: "Vanished: Part 1" |
| 2002 | Less Than Perfect | Rob McLyle | Episode: "Claude the Liar" |
| 2002–2006 | That '70s Show | Fenton | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Alligator Point | Pilot | |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Todd Benton | Episode: "Random Acts of Violence" |
| 2003 | The Guardian | Court Therapist | Episode: "All the Rage" |
| 2003 | Baby Bob | Dougy | Episode: "Reality Bites" |
| 2003 | Coupling | Stalker | Episode: "Check/Mate" |
| 2003–2009 | Reno 911! | Andrew | 14 episodes |
| 2004 | Friends | Nervous Passenger on Plane | Episode: "The Last One" |
| 2004 | Grim & Evil | Various voices | Episode: "A Kick in the Asgard" |
| 2004 | NCIS | Dr. Joel Sanderson | Episode: "Left For Dead" |
| 2005 | Will & Grace | Brent | Episode: "Love is in the Airplane" |
| 2005 | Jake in Progress | Freddie Blake | Episode: "Rivals and Departures" |
| 2005 | Adopted | Pilot; co-creator and executive producer | |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live | Wrote "Dane Cook / The Killers" | |
| 2006–2007 | Help Me Help You | Jonathan | 14 episodes |
| 2008 | Hackett | Pilot | |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Bradley Kitsis | Episode: "I Want Your Sex" |
| 2008 | Samantha Who? | Artist | Episode: "The Gallery Show" |
| 2009 | American Dad! | Bouncer (voice) | Episode: "G-String Circus" |
| 2009–2015 | Community | Dean Craig Pelton | 90 episodes; also wrote "Basic Human Anatomy" and co-director 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Open Books | Kyle | Pilot |
| 2011–2014 | The Soup | Various roles | 7 episodes |
| 2012 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | JR Kipple (voice) | Episode: "The Night the Clown Cried II - Tears of Doom" |
| 2012 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Pineapple Joe (voice) | Episode: "Follow the Bouncing Orange" |
| 2012–2013 | The Looney Tunes Show | Cecil Turtle (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2012–present | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Principal Slimovitz (voice) | 34 episodes |
| 2013–present | The Writers' Room | Himself (host) | 12 episodes; also producer |
| 2013–2014 | TripTank | Various voices | 3 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Glee | Lee Paulblatt | 2 episodes |
| 2014–present | Mike Tyson Mysteries | Marquess of Queensberry (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Sinker (voice) | Episode: "The Great Never Sea Conquest" |
| 2015 | Rick and Morty | Glaxo Slimslom (voice) | Episode: "Big Trouble In Little Sanchez" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gold Derby TV Award | Best TV Ensemble | Community | Nominated |
| 2011 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Adapted Screenplay | The Descendants | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| National Board of Review | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| 2012 | Writers Guild of America | Adapted Screenplay | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| USC Scripter Award | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Independent Spirit Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Golden Globe | Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| BAFTA Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Australian Film Institute | Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Academy Award | Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Gold Derby TV Award | Best TV Ensemble | Community | Won | |
| TV Guide Awards | Favorite Ensemble | Won | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| PAAFTJ Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Best Cast in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| 2013 | Newport Beach Film Festival Audience Award | Feature Film | The Way Way Back | Won |
| US Feature | Won | |||
| Filmfest Hamburg | Art Cinema Award | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Comedy | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards[9] | Best Comedy | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Informational Series Or Special | The Writers' Room | Nominated |
References
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- Jim Rash at the Internet Movie Database
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Male actors from North Carolina
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male screenwriters
- Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners
- Lawrenceville School alumni
- Male actors from Charlotte, North Carolina
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Writers from Charlotte, North Carolina
- American film producers
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
