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Name: Jeffrey Ross
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Date of Birth:
September 13, 1965
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Place of Birth:
New Jersey, USA
Mini-bio:
Despite being a shlub from Jersey, Jeffrey Ross has accomplished a lot in his life. He's done everything from roasting almost dead guys at the Friars Club -- to playing a dead guy on the smash hit TV
...( read more)show, "CSI." As a stand-up comic, Jeff has appeared on dozens of TV shows including "Late Show with David Letterman," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," ABC's "The View," HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown," IFC's "Dinner for Five," Animal Planet's "Pet Star" and "The Jerry Lewis Telethon."
He recently directed his first film, "Patriot Act" which chronicles his week long trip entertaining U.S. soldiers stationed around Iraq's Sunni Triangle. The film has appeared at numerous festivals and won an honorable mention during the Hampton's International Film Festival's prestigious "Films of Conflict and Resolution" program.
His blistering performances at celebrity roasts for the likes of Hugh Hefner, Donald Trump, Jerry Stiller, Drew Carey, Shaquille O'Neal, Yankee's Manager, Joe Torre, Kelsey Grammer and Rob Reiner inspired New York Magazine to crown him "The Meanest Man in Comedy."
Besides being a former board member of the Friars Club, Jeff has produced numerous celebrity roasts for Comedy Central and executive produced and hosted the highly rated and hilarious re-imagination of the roasts, "MTV's Bash of Carson Daly" which featured stars like Madonna, Eminem, Britney Spears, P. Diddy, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Andy Dick, Kid Rock and Nelly "bashing" the guest of honor for charity.
In addition to Jeff's recent dramatic turn on "CSI," he has appeared on HBO's "Six Feet Under" and in the films, "Stuck on You," "Along Came Polly," "National Security" and "The Aristocrats."
Jeff has also written for some cool shows including the MTV Video Music Awards for hosts Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock and The Oscars for host, Billy Crystal. He's also helped write the first season of "The Man Show" on Comedy Central and punches up movies for big shots like The Farrelley Brothers and Jeffrey Katzenberg.
