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Joel Hodgson Biography
Joel Hodgson is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on February 20, 1960 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. American comedian, writer and actor who co-created Mystery Science Theater 3000 and played the role of Joel Robinson. He also serves as the lead creative for media at a tech company located in Pennsylvania named Cannae.
He as well as He and Kevin Murphy both worked on Mystery Science Theater 3000. both collaborated on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Joel Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007, MST3K was listed as “one of the top 100 television shows of all time” by Time.
Between 1984 and 1988 – Hodgson’s ‘official’ return to comedy – he built and sold sculptures, worked at a T-shirt factory, designed toys, and began designing and building props (including robots) for other comedians. In 1986 he co-wrote an HBO special with Jerry Seinfeld. He was also considered for the role of Woody Boyd in Cheers. He met Jim Mallon in 1987, and Mallon became production manager at the St. Paul UHF station KTMA Channel 23 in 1988. Hodgson was the first choice to portray “Philo” in the “Weird Al” Yankovic film UHF, but at the time of the filming in 1988, he had begun the production of a new form of television program for KTMA.
He was raised and born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
| Name | Joel Hodgson |
| First Name | Joel |
| Last Name | Hodgson |
| Occupation | Tv Actor |
| Birthday | February 20 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place of Birth | Stevens Point |
| Home Town | Wisconsin |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Building on his gift for designing toys and other gizmos, Hodgson built three robot puppets and created MST3K in 1988. He starred as the show’s long-suffering but inventive protagonist, Joel Robinson, who in the backstory is responsible for creating his own robot companions. Hodgson cites the 1972 film Silent Running influenced the premise of the show.
Joel Hodgson Net Worth
Joel Hodgson is one of the richest Tv Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joel Hodgson's net worth $1.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started with a career in magic as well as ventriloquist.
He developed the robots that he designed for Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Hodgson was born on February 20, 1960 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and later moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was raised in an Evangelical Christian upbringing, and later claimed that the various shows his church would put on had a profound influence on his desire to become an entertainer. Hodgson began his career in seventh grade as a magician and ventriloquist. Joel performed for local events in Green Bay, and attended Ashwaubenon High School. Upon graduation, Hodgson moved to Minneapolis to attend Bethel University (Minnesota) to study Theatre and Mass Media. While there, Hodgson further developed his magic act by adding comedy and began opening for musical acts at Bethel as well as performing in coffee houses and comedy clubs. Hodgson cites a Theatre of the Absurd class at Bethel taught by Dr. David Horn for helping him crystallize the meaning of his comedy. In 1981 he won the Campus Comedy Contest and then the first annual Twin Cities Comedy Invitational in 1982. In November of the same year Hodgson moved to Los Angeles where he became a regular performer at the Comedy Store and the Hollywood Magic Castle, as well as the Comedy Magic Club. At the Comedy Magic Club, Hodgson was spotted by Late Night with David Letterman producer Barry Sand and three months later at age 22 had his network television debut. He later made four other appearances on the Letterman show, as well as four on Saturday Night Live as a guest act. Hodgson also was a featured performer on HBO’s “Eighth Annual Young Comedians Special” hosted by John Candy along with Bill Maher, Paula Poundstone, and the Amazing Johnathan.
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | TV Actor |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
MST3K originally aired on KTMA-TV, before becoming one of the first two shows to be picked up by the Comedy Channel, the forerunner of Comedy Central upon starting operations in 1989. The other show, also created and written by Hodgson, was the short-lived Higgins Boys and Gruber, a sketch comedy program that starred Steve Higgins, David Anthony Higgins and Dave Allen.
Hodgson surprised many fans when he left MST3K after its 107th episode, Mitchell in 1993. Hodgson’s departure was scripted into the episode with the robot, Gypsy, ejecting Joel from the Satellite of Love in an escape pod after incorrectly believing Joel’s captors were plotting to kill him. Michael J. Nelson replaced Hodgson as host for the remainder of the series’ run. In contemporary interviews, Hodgson stated he was uncomfortable with acting and being in front of the camera. In 1999, he added that he and producer Jim Mallon had been fighting over creative control of MST3K. His departure allowed the show to continue and gave him the opportunity to focus on his preferred creation and production work rather than on performing, which he did only reluctantly.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Joel Hodgson height 5 ft 10 in Joel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
He worked at the Comedy Store while in LA, also doing traveling stand-up in San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, Kansas City and Minneapolis. Hodgson left stand-up in 1985, citing the need for a creative sabbatical, and moved back to Minneapolis.
In 1999, Hodgson played a recurring role as a disco-loving clothing store salesman and DJ on the television show Freaks and Geeks.
Who is Joel Hodgson Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Joel Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joel Hodgson celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.
On October 30, 2007, Hodgson announced he was starting a new show with the same “riffing on bad movies” premise as MST3K called Cinematic Titanic, together with former MST3K cast and crew members Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff and Mary Jo Pehl.
Why did Joe leave MST3K?
Hodgson left the show in 1993 after a struggle with producer Jim Mallon over a big-screen adaptation of the show. “I felt like it would split the company and ruin the show,” says Hodgson, “It felt like ‘Mommy and Daddy are fighting but we don’t want the kids to know’.
Who is Joel Hodgson?
Born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Joel Hodgson is best known as a stand-up comedian and creator of the cult favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988). Hodgson is also a toy designer, prop builder, sculptor, writer and producer. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he continues writing and performing.
Why did Beaulieu leave MST3K?
Apparently mostly because there were issues between the actors/artists and Jim Mallon’s handling of the show’s business.
How old is Joel Hodgson?
62 years (February 20, 1960)
Why did Mike Nelson replace Joel?
He typically wore either a dark green jumpsuit, a teal jumpsuit or a blue jumpsuit. Series creator Joel Hodgson chose Nelson personally as his replacement, on the grounds that Nelson was a natural leader, a gifted comic and that he simply looked good standing next to the show’s puppets.
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