Jake Johannsen

Jake Johannsen (born July 28, 1960) is an American comedian, writer, and actor.

Jake Johannsen
Born (1960-07-28) July 28, 1960
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
SpouseBelinda Waymouth
Children1

Early life

Johannsen attended Iowa State University in the early 1980s, originally majoring in veterinary medicine, and then later changing to chemical engineering. He left after three years in college and relocated to San Francisco, California, in order to pursue a career in comedy. Johannsen made his debut at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, and by 1986 had won the 11th Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition.[1]

Career

During the 1990s, Johannsen starred in his own HBO comedy special, This'll Take About an Hour,[2] which was listed as one of the Ten Best Television Shows by People Magazine in 1992. In 1994, he was nominated as "Best Male Stand-Up Comedian" for the 1994 American Comedy Awards.[3]

According to Jerry Seinfeld, Johannsen was originally wanted for the role of George Costanza in Seinfeld, but he refused the part.[4]

In 2010, Johannsen starred in his second Comedy Special titled I Love You, which aired on Showtime and was directed and produced by The Aristocrats editor Emery Emery.

Johannsen also was the star headliner of the inaugural Iowa Comedy Festival.[5] Johannsen performed October 16, 2010, at People's Court in downtown Des Moines to cap off the four-day event.

Johannsen is a favorite of David Letterman and made the all time record of 46 appearances as the featured Friday night comic on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 Drug Dealer
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle John Peter Toohey
1999 Breakfast of Champions Bill Bailey
1999 Suckers Lance
2015 American Dirtbags Alaina's Dad
2016 Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love Richard

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Two Drink Minimum Host 2 seasons
1996 Weird Science Kahuna Episode: "Free Gary"
1996 Back to Back Officer Jones Television film
1996 The Larry Sanders Show Jake Johannsen Episode: "Where Is the Love?"
1996 Fairway to Heaven Host Television film
1997 Married... with Children Dr. H. Longo Episode: "Breaking Up Is Easy to Do: Part 1"
1997, 1999 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Jake 2 episodes
2001 Late Friday Host Television film
2001 It's Like, You Know... Wayne Episode: "Lust for Life"

Personal life

He and his wife, actress Belinda Waymouth, have one child.

References
  1. "Jake Johannsen - Stand-Up Comedy Database - Dead-Frog - A Comedy Blog". Dead-Frog - A Comedy Blog.
  2. "CABLE LINKS; Jake Johannsen Offers About an Hour's Worth of Laughs". 29 December 1991. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Blue Moon Talent - Corporate Event Entertainment and event management services at Blue Moon Talent - Visit us at bluemoontalent.com". www.bluemoontalent.com.
  4. "How Did Jerry Seinfeld Go About Casting Seinfeld? (2004)". Access Online.
  5. "Comedy Guy Entertainment, LLC". Comedy Guy Entertainment, LLC.
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