Jonathan Mangum
Jonathan Mangum | |
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Born |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States | January 16, 1971
Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse(s) | Leah Stanko (2001–present) |
Children | 2 |
Jonathan Mangum (born January 16, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member of the variety show The Wayne Brady Show and is the announcer for the game show Let's Make a Deal.
Early life
Mangum was born in Charleston, South Carolina and grew up in Alabama.[1] After high school, he moved to Orlando and graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in psychology.[1] While in Orlando, Mangum started his comedy career at the SAK Comedy Lab alongside Wayne Brady, whom he would later collaborate with in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, The Wayne Brady Show and Let's Make a Deal. He moved to Los Angeles in 1995 to pursue a career in comedy.[1]
Career
Comedy
Mangum guest-starred in several episodes as the owner of a web-based start-up company on The Drew Carey Show. He has toured with Drew Carey's Improv All-Stars, establishing himself as an improv comedian and was also a regular cast member on Drew Carey's Green Screen Show. At the beginning of 2011, he and Brady made guest appearances in the British comedy series Fast and Loose, an improv show similar to Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He was a regular performer in Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza and occasionally joined co-stars Jeff Davis and Chip Esten in improvisational singing games. He has also made guest appearances on the revived Whose Line is it Anyway? in the summer of 2013.
Television
Mangum made guest appearances on ER, Reno 911!, and Just Shoot Me!. In addition to his work in television and on stage, Mangum has also appeared in over 100 national American commercials. He has written for the Disney Channel and the N Network. He has twice written for director Ben Rock on the short films The Meeting and Conversations, which stars Curtis Armstrong.[1]
In 2012, Mangum starred in the ABC improv comedy series Trust Us with Your Life.[2]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Clarissa Explains it All | Blind date | Episode: "Blind Date" |
1994 | Fortune Hunter | Howard | Episode: "Red Alert" |
1994 | SeaQuest DSV | Covington | Episode: "The Sincerest Form of Flattery" |
1996 | Roseanne | Flip | Episode: "Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti " |
1996 | Goode Behavior | Wyatt | Episode: "Goode Grades" |
1996 | Married... with Children | Hal | Episode: "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen" |
1998 | Clueless | Garrick | Episode: "Labor of Love" |
1998 | USA High | Marvin | Episode: "Raphael's Proposal" |
1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Brian Toliver | Episode: "A Spy in the House of Me" |
2000 | ER | Ryan Bradford | Episode: "Homecoming" |
2000–01 | Strip Mall | Josh MacIntosh | 22 episodes |
2002–03 | 30 Seconds to Fame | Announcer | 16 episodes |
2002–04 | The Drew Carey Show | Scott | 18 episodes |
2003 | Reno 911! | Yokel | Episode: "Dangle's Moving Day" |
2006 | Come On Over | Dr. Jonathan Silliness | Episode: "Brain Freeze" |
2007 | The 1/2 Hour News Hour | various | 5 episodes |
2007 | Pushing Daisies | Bernard Slaybeck | Episode: "Dummy" |
2008 | NCIS | Special Agent Daniel Keating | Episode: "Last Man Standing" |
2009– present |
Let's Make A Deal | Announcer | |
2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Matt Markus | Episode: "A Slip Slope" |
2011 | Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza | Himself | 20 Episodes |
2012 | Trust Us With Your Life | Himself | 6 Episodes |
2013– present |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | Recurring |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Bucket List | Richard | Comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner.[3] |
2008 | iGo to Japan | Henri P'Twa | Three-part episode directed by Steve Hoefer turned into a film.[4] |
2009 | Imagine That | Franklin's associate | Comedy film directed by Karey Kirkpatrick.[5] |
Personal life
Mangum is married to Leah Stanko, a casting director, and they have two sons.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Bio". Jonathan Mangum. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ↑ "About this show: Trust us with your life". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ "The Bucket List". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ↑ "iGo to Japan". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Imagine That". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 14, 2016.