James "Jim" Rash is an American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for playing Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom Community. In 2012, he received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film The Descendant...
| Full Name | Jim Rash |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 15, 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Film Producer |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Charlotte Latin School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Nicknames | James Rash , Jim , James “Jim” Rash |
| IMDB | |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay |
| Nominations | BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted |
| Movies | The Way, Way Back, The Descendants, Sky High, Minority Report, Slackers, Balls of Fury, One Hour Photo, Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run, Yellowbird, Smiley Face, The Onion Movie, The Slammin' Salmon, Partner(s), Thoroughbred |
| TV Shows | Community, The Writers' Room, Help Me Help You, Thanks, The Naked Truth, Goodnight Burbank, Katie Joplin |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some people will ruin a movie for you if they enthuse too much. |
| 2 | Technology has changed, and we need to figure out how to improve the archaic way of what makes a hit, or how to determine how many viewers are watching beyond some people with Nielsen boxes in a small percentage of homes in random areas. |
| 3 | [on the concept of television being a 'writer's medium'] I feel like people have a newfound respect for good stories. I think TV's in a really great place right now as far as embracing flawed, sometimes questionable, people - from 'Dexter' to 'Breaking Bad', to any of these shows like 'Mad Men' - complex characters that you get so frustrated by. |
| 4 | [as the 'The Writer's Room' creator, about his favorite TV series] It's tough. I'd be very curious talking to 'MASH' writers, just because I have a fascination with the balance of comedy and extreme drama and just the idea behind the show. I feel like I'd want to do a moment with the 'Cheers' writers, because that's probably the quintessential show of my life. Then I think I would want to sit down with 'Lost' because I have a lot of questions, being a guy who watched from the beginning with groups. |
| 5 | (explaining why he imitated Angela Jolie's leg-exposing stance at the 2012 Oscars) I had just seen her pose and thought it was bold and fun. And you know what? We have exactly the same legs. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | A company member of the Groundlings in Los Angeles. [March 2004] |
| 2 | The Descendants (2011) screenplay, written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, won a 2012 Oscar for best adapted screenplay. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Ghost Investigators | 2014 | TV Series | Jim Rash |
| Community: Miracle on Jeff's Street | 2013 | TV Movie | Dean Pelton (voice) |
| The Looney Tunes Show | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Cecil Turtle |
| Pet Intervention | 2013 | TV Series | Interventionist |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 | Lewis | |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2012 | TV Series | J.R. Kipple |
| Community: Abed's Master Key | 2012 | TV Movie | Dean Pelton (voice) |
| Sketchy | 2012 | TV Series | Jim |
| The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | 2012 | TV Series | Pineapple Joe |
| CollegeHumor Originals | 2011 | TV Series | Dean Pelton |
| Goodnight Burbank | 2011 | TV Series | Fire Marshall Ken |
| Worst. Prom. Ever. | 2011 | TV Movie | Pizza Pete |
| Open Books | 2010 | TV Movie | Kyle |
| Community: Office Hours | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Dean Pelton (2010) |
| Reno 911! | 2003-2009 | TV Series | Andrew / Man |
| The Slammin' Salmon | 2009 | Disgusted Businessman | |
| Samantha Who? | 2008 | TV Series | Artist |
| Eli Stone | 2008 | TV Series | Bradley Kitsis |
| The Onion Movie | 2008 | Bryce's Manager | |
| Hackett | 2008 | TV Movie | |
| Case Closed | 2007 | TV Movie | Suspect |
| Balls of Fury | 2007 | Techie | |
| Halfway Home | 2007 | TV Series | Hodge |
| Cook-Off! | 2007 | Beauregard St. Pompadeux | |
| Smiley Face | 2007 | Casting Assistant | |
| The Nines | 2007 | Game Night Guest | |
| Help Me Help You | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Jonathan |
| MaxiDoodles: Behind the Makeup | 2006 | Short | Slapsy Doodle |
| That '70s Show | 2002-2006 | TV Series | Fenton Clerk |
| Partner(s) | 2005 | Katherine's Secretary | |
| Will & Grace | 2005 | TV Series | Brent |
| Sky High | 2005 | Mr. Grayson Stitches | |
| Jake in Progress | 2005 | TV Series | Freddie Blake |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | 2004 | TV Series | Gatekeeper / Jefferson / Announcer |
| Friends | 2004 | TV Series | Nervous Male Passenger |
| It's All Relative | 2004 | TV Series | Lewis |
| NCIS | 2004 | TV Series | Dr. Joel Sanderson |
| Coupling | 2003 | TV Series | Stalker |
| George & Gracie | 2003 | Short | George |
| Wrong Hollywood Number | 2003 | Short | Caller |
| Baby Bob | 2003 | TV Series | Dougy |
| The Guardian | 2003 | TV Series | Court Therapist |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2003 | TV Series | Todd Benton |
| Alligator Point | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| Hiding in Walls | 2002 | Video short | Jane's Assistant |
| Less Than Perfect | 2002 | TV Series | Rob McLyle |
| S1m0ne | 2002 | Studio Executive #2 | |
| Minority Report | 2002 | Technician | |
| According to Jim | 2002 | TV Series | Bill |
| Slackers | 2002 | Head T.A. Philip | |
| One Hour Photo | 2002 | Amateur Porn Guy | |
| The Practice | 2001 | TV Series | Quimby |
| Loomis | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| The Hughleys | 2000 | TV Series | Census Guy |
| Auto Motives | 2000 | Short | Accountant |
| Katie Joplin | 1999 | TV Series | Mitchell Tuit |
| Thanks | 1999 | TV Series | Cotton |
| Clueless | 1999 | TV Series | Bart |
| Becker | 1999 | TV Series | Eddie Blatt |
| Working | 1998 | TV Series | Carl |
| The Naked Truth | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Harris Van Doren |
| Tracey Takes On... | 1997 | TV Series | Pollster |
| Cybill | 1995 | TV Series | Production Assistant |
| Bernard and Huey | post-production | Bernard | |
| American Dad! | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Puddin' |
| Black-ish | 2016 | TV Series | Cody |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Marquess of Queensbury |
| The Odd Couple | 2016 | TV Series | Joshua |
| Family Guy | 2016 | TV Series | |
| These People | 2015-2016 | TV Mini-Series | Kevin Pratt |
| Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | M.I.T. Liaison | |
| Kidnapped | 2016/II | Short | Peter |
| Dr. Ken | 2016 | TV Series | Devon Drake |
| Lucifer | 2016 | TV Series | Richard Kester |
| The Grinder | 2016 | TV Series | Bill Foosley |
| Rick and Morty | 2015 | TV Series | Glexo Slimslom |
| Jake and the Never Land Pirates | 2015 | TV Series | Sinker |
| Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | 2015 | Cecil Turtle (voice) | |
| Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Principal Slimovitz |
| Community | 2009-2015 | TV Series | Dean Pelton / Vice Cobra Assistant Commander |
| Break a Hip | 2015 | TV Series | Father / Angry Male Patron |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Professor Ecks / Sir Zanifer |
| Glee | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Lee Paulblatt |
| Benched | 2014 | TV Series | Hatbrim Tony |
| Gus - Petit oiseau, grand voyage | 2014 | Karl (English version, voice) | |
| The Soup | 2014 | TV Series | Marty |
| TripTank | 2014 | TV Series | Cowboy Dad Tony Sir Rothert |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoroughbred | 2017 | producer completed | |
| The Writers' Room | 2013-2014 | TV Series producer - 10 episodes | |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 | executive producer | |
| Adopted | 2005 | TV Movie co-executive producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| These People | 2015-2016 | TV Mini-Series 3 episodes | |
| Community | 2013 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 | written by | |
| The Descendants | 2011 | screenplay | |
| Saturday Night Live | 2006 | TV Series guest writer - 1 episode | |
| Adopted | 2005 | TV Movie |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | TV Series 2 episodes, 2013 - 2014 performer - 5 episodes, 2011 - 2012 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | 2015 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Fatrick | 2014 | TV Movie | |
| The Way Way Back | 2013 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lip Sync Battle | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Competitor |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Community |
| 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special / Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series / Outstanding Lighting Design or Lighting Direction for a Variety Series / ... |
| The Writers' Room | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Harmontown | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| @midnight | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Soup | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Funny: The Documentary | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2013 Young Hollywood Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| The View | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Bed with Joan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reel Junkie | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Morning After | 2012 | TV Series short | Himself - Guest |
| Attack of the Show! | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Actor, 'Community' |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Daily Habit | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top Chef Masters | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sketch Pad 2 | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself - Some Kind of Cult |
