Joshua Dylan "Josh" Meyers (born January 8, 1976) is an
American actor, known for being a cast member of the American
sketch comedy MADtv and playing
Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of
That '70s Show.
Early life
Josh Meyers, younger brother of
Seth Meyers of
Saturday Night Live fame, was raised in
Bedford, New Hampshire, the son of Hilary, a French teacher, and Larry Meyers, a BNP Paribas Supply Chain Finance executive. Meyers attended
Manchester West High School and participated in the Shakespeare for Production class at St. Paul's School Advanced Studies Program in
Concord during the summer of 1993. In a path similar to his brother Seth, he later attended
Northwestern University. In high school, Josh became President of the Student Council by having the entire student body chant "We Have Gas" in his election speech, which caused him to get banned from public speaking. After college, Meyers worked with
Boom Chicago, along with future
MADtv cast members
Jordan Peele,
Ike Barinholtz and
Nicole Parker in
Amsterdam and he starred on
MTV Holland.
MADtv
Meyers officially joined the cast of
MADtv in 2002, as a featured performer for the eighth season. He would fill in the spot of the Spishak Spokesperson that
David Herman and
Pat Kilbane previously owned. Meyers was also known for his celebrity impersonations, including
Anna Nicole Smith's son,
Daniel, various members of
*NSYNC,
rapper
Eminem, and actor/writer
Owen Wilson.