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Joel McHale

Joel McHale

27 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joel McHale is an American actor and comedian whose career has moved between hosting, sitcoms, and film. Born in Rome, Italy, he grew up on Mercer Island, Washington, and trained in the University of Washington's professional actor program before settling in Los Angeles, where small television parts gave way to his long stint hosting the satirical E! series The Soup from 2004 to 2015. He is best known as Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom Community, which premiered in 2009, and his film work includes Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), Ted (2012), and The Happytime Murders (2018). He lent his voice to Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) and again in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021), starred in the CBS sitcom The Great Indoors, hosted Card Sharks and Crime Scene Kitchen, and played Starman on Stargirl.

54years old

Turns 55 on November 20in 38 days

  • Born Rome
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Joel Edward McHale (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
18 years2008 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    From 1993 to 1997, McHale performed with the improv comedy group at Unexpected Productions, taking part in Theatersports! at the Market Theater in Seattle's Pike Place Market.

  2. First role

    McHale was a member of the cast of Almost Live!, a sketch comedy television show that KING-TV in Seattle produced locally.

  3. First role

    McHale earned a master's degree in acting, then relocated to Los Angeles, where he got small parts in Diagnosis: Murder and Will & Grace.

Joel McHale movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Ted2012 Comedy, Fantasyas Rex

    IMDb rating 6.9719K votes

  2. The Informant!2009 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon

    IMDb rating 6.570K votes

  3. Deliver Us from Evil2014as Butler

    IMDb rating 6.292K votes

  4. Open Season 22008as Elliotvoice

    IMDb rating 5.530K votes

  5. Blended2014as Mark

    IMDb rating 6.5160K votes

  6. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge2020as Johnny Cagevoice

    IMDb rating 7.422K votes

  7. Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms2021as Johnny Cagevoice

    IMDb rating 6.59.6K votes

  8. Becky2020as Jeff

    IMDb rating 6.132K votes

Most often with

Ethan Spaulding directed three of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Grey Griffin, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Grey GriffinRobin Atkin Downes, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Robin Atkin DownesDave B. Mitchell, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Dave B. MitchellKevin Michael Richardson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kevin Michael RichardsonFred Tatasciore, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Fred TatascioreJack Black, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jack BlackEthan SpauldingDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Ethan Spaulding

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Box office

What Joel McHale's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.2 billion

15 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 15 worldwide figure; 5 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Ted2012as Rex$549 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Ted2012as Rex
    $549M45.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Scream 72026as Mark Evans
    $214M17.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Blended2014as Mark
    $128M10.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Deliver Us from Evil2014as Butler
    $88M7.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D2011as Wilbur Wilson
    $86M7.1% of the total
  6. 6
    The Informant!2009as FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
    $42M3.5% of the total
  7. 7
    What's Your Number?2011as Roger the Boss
    $30M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    The Happytime Murders2018as Agent Campbell
    $28M2.3% of the total
Trouble (2019), $12.1 millionOpen Season 2 (2008), $8.8 millionThe Big Year (2011), $8.2 millionAssassination Nation (2018), $2.9 millionBecky (2020), $1.0 millionIt's a Wonderful Knife (2023), $970,781Adult Beginners (2014), $108,808

$34.2 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

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