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Joel McHale

American actor and comedian
Person human Q311993

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 20, 1971
Place of birth
Rome
Country of citizenship
Italy, United States[11][12]
Occupation
actor, voice actor, writer, screenwriter, film actor, television actor, game show host, television producer[14][15][16]
Field of work
film production[17]
Educated at
University of Washington, Mercer Island High School, University of Washington School of Drama[18][19][20]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[22]
Spouse
Sarah Williams[8]
Child
Isaac Hayden McHale, Edward Roy McHale[9][10]
Official website
www.joelmchale.com[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Birth name
Joel Edward McHale[29]
Family name
McHale[24]
Given name
Joel, Edward[25][26]
Name in native language
Joel Edward McHale[30]
Native language
English[13]
P14419
35696
P14470
People/Joel_McHale
P14750
10F1-7546-BBA9-08D4-6CCB
Residence
Studio City[23]
Social media followers
3.2M (3.2M–3.8M, n=4)
Start of work period
1996[31]
Show all 25 facts +1
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
0000000114473755
VIAF cluster ID
69267871
Library of Congress authority ID
no2010079873
GND ID
1082011991
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Joel McHale 2014 Comic Con (cropped).jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p375237
Allcinema person ID
821126
AlloCiné person ID
128316
American Film Institute person ID
202928
Behind The Voice Actors person ID
Joel-McHale
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15912215p
CINE21 person ID
70132
Show all 70 identifiers +58
Carnegie Hall agent ID
88678
CineMagia person ID
49329
Ciné-Ressources person ID
209651
Comic Vine ID
4040-113875
Danish National Filmography person ID
205677
Douban movie celebrity ID
1040560
Douban personage ID
27246314
Elonet person ID
1484986
Europeana entity
agent/base/78638
FAST ID
1941809
Facebook username
Joelmchale
Famous Birthdays ID
people/joel-mchale
Fandom article ID
disney:Joel_McHale
Film.ru person ID
dzhoel-makheyl
Freebase ID
/m/08ln_h
Geni.com profile ID
6000000009324817656
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3040-150628
IMDb ID
nm0570364
IdRef ID
14245334X
Instagram username
joelmchale
Ivi person ID
dzhoel-makhejl
JRC Names ID
1807265
Kinobaza person ID
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Kinobox person ID
886389
Kinopoisk person ID
223233
LdiF person ID
235567
Listal ID
joel-mchale
MYmovies actor ID (former scheme)
131216
MYmovies person ID
167591
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Myspace ID
joelmchale
NL CR AUT ID
xx0250262
NUKAT ID
n2015048238
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4847483
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
357381734
Notable Names Database ID
979/000130589
Open Media Database person ID
82849
PORT person ID
288713
Plex person key
5d776828a091de001f2e6394
Podchaser creator ID
107ZzsCTXW
Quora topic ID
Joel-McHale
SBN author ID
MODV642827
Scope.dk person ID
46989
Sinemalar person ID
71393
Songkick artist ID
2289016
Subreddit
joelmchale
Swedish Film Database person ID
390531
TCM Movie Database person ID
3687067
TMDB person ID
74949
TV Tropes ID
Creator/JoelMcHale
TV.com ID
people/joel-mchale
Threads username
joelmchale
Trakt.tv ID
people/joel-mchale
WikiTree person ID
McHale-144
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
joelmchale
Yale LUX ID
person/228daf25-ad7e-4cba-8027-7b89af813ee6
ČSFD person ID
61061

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🔗 Connections
← Cast member 25
Spider-Man 2, Ted, Community, Blended, Scream 7, What's Your Number?, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, Deliver Us from Evil +17 more
Occupation 7
actor, writer, screenwriter, television producer, voice actor, film actor, television actor
← Voice actor 5
Rick and Morty, Open Season 2, Robot Chicken, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, Bart's Birthday
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Italy
Given name 2
Edward, Joel
← Presenter 2
26th Independent Spirit Awards, 43rd People's Choice Awards
Educated at 1
University of Washington
Field of work 1
film production
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Rome
Residence 1
Studio City
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Joel McHale was born on November 20, 1971[1], in Rome[2]. He has worked as an actor[3], voice actor[4], writer[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Joel McHale born?

Joel McHale's place of birth was Rome[2].

Who was Joel McHale married to?

Joel McHale's spouses include Sarah Williams[8].

What did Joel McHale do for work?

Joel McHale worked as an actor[3], voice actor[4], writer[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Joel McHale go to school?

Joel McHale was educated at University of Washington[18], Mercer Island High School[19], and University of Washington School of Drama[20].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ~2026-29585-83 · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 49
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person ID → joel-mchale
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  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 71393
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Joel_McHale
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  6. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 70132
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  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Washington, Mercer Island High School, University of Washington School of Drama
    Native language → English
    Child → Isaac Hayden McHale, Edward Roy McHale
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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