Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an
American comedian,
television personality and
actor. Since 2004 he has been the host of
The Soup, a weekly comedy series that airs on
E! McHale also stars as
Jeff Winger in
NBC's
Community, which premiered in September 2009.
Early life
McHale was born in
Rome, Italy, the middle of three brothers, and is of
Irish and
Nordic descent.
[Joel McHale E! Bio] His mother, who is Canadian, grew up in
Vancouver, British Columbia. He grew up in the
Seattle area, graduating from
Mercer Island High School in 1991.
