Josh Meyers (actor)


Josh Dylan Meyers is an American actor and comedian, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy series MADtv and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of That '70s Show. He is the younger brother of Seth Meyers who was a writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live and later [Late Night with Seth Meyers|Seth Meyers|Late Night] host.

Early life, family and education

Meyers was born on January 8, 1976, the younger of two sons of Hilary Claire Meyers, a French teacher, and Laurence Meyers Jr., who worked in finance. Meyers's paternal grandfather was Ashkenazi Jewish, and his other ancestry is Czech–Austrian, Croatian, Swedish, English, and German.
Meyers grew up primarily in Bedford, New Hampshire, and attended Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Career

''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 'N Sync, rapper Eminem, and actor Owen Wilson.
Meyers's appearances on MADtv on Fox aired directly opposite his brother Seth's appearances on Saturday Night Live on NBC, making Josh Meyers the only MADtv cast member to have a family member be a cast member on Saturday Night Live. This was referenced on a season 28 episode of Saturday Night Live in which Seth appears on Weekend Update to talk to his father and tells him to turn off MADtv and pay attention to him.

Other work

When Topher Grace left That '70s Show at the end of the show's seventh season, Meyers was chosen as a replacement, starring as Randy Pearson during the eighth and final season. In 2006, Meyers made an appearance in the feature film Date Movie, where he plays Napoleon Dynamite and Owen Wilson's character from Wedding Crashers.
Meyers has a supporting role in the 2008 film College Road Trip, and appeared alongside Pee-wee Herman in the 2010 stage show revival of .
Meyers also does a satirical impersonation of Gavin Newsom as "Gov Gav" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2004MADtvVarious47 episodes
2003Half & HalfBig Fat Slim Jim2 episodes
2004Life as We Know ItSam ConnerEpisode: "Family Hard-ships"
2005–2006That '70s ShowRandy PearsonMain cast ; 21 episodes
2006Lovespring InternationalCalEpisode: "The Portrait and the Painter"
2011'Fireman Phineas, Various voicesTelevision film
2012Are You There, Chelsea?Dr. Carl RosenEpisode: "The Gynecologist"
2012Breaking InAbe FrohmanEpisode: "Who's the Boss"
2013NewsreadersAndrew ClatterEpisode: "Unborn Again"
2013'AdamEpisode: "Pretty Man"
2013Behind the CandelabraLiberace's attorneyTelevision film
2014A to ZChadEpisode: "F Is for Fight, Fight, Fight!"
2014–2017Red OaksBarryMain cast
2015Man Seeking WomanFrankenboyfriendEpisode: "Teacup"
2015The McCarthysJasonEpisode: "Cutting the Cord"
2016Angie TribecaNed & Ted DopplegangerEpisode: "You've Got Blackmail"
2022Quantum LeapPercival “Uncle Percy“ GrayEpisode: "O Ye of Little Faith"
2023History of the World, Part IIGeneral Philip Sheridan2 Episodes
2025A Man on the InsideDr. Fentavious Garbanzo-BeanEpisode: "Family Weekend"
2025FBISimon FordEpisode: "Wolf Pack"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Floored and LiftedMatthewEpisode: "Matthew"
2009My Long Distance RelationshipProfessor BarnesTelevision film
2010Pee-wee Gets an iPad!Clocky/Conky Funny or Die short
2011WorkshopApartment leasing agentEpisode: "Sparkle White Gum"
2012Dark ProphetAgent Noah ParishEpisode: "Pilot"
2013–2015Perfect Man / Thug #3 28 episodes
2014Charles, Your HangoverRickey, the apprenticeEpisode: "The Apprentice"
2016Kings of ConKent O'GradyEpisode: "Bellevue, WA"