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Joel Murray(I)

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  • Writer
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Joel Murray
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Monuments (2020)
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Joel is a versatile writer-director-actor. The youngest of the nine Murrays is a veteran of over 250 sit-com episodes. He has been a series regular on the comedies Grand, Pacific Station, Love and War, Dharma and Greg and Still Standing. He has also recurred on the series Mike and Molly, My Boys and Two and a Half Men. On the dramatic side, Joel played Freddy Rumsen on AMC's Mad Men as well as Eddie Jackson on Showtime's Shameless. He recently starred in Bobcat Goldthwait's dark comedy, God Bless America. He can be heard playing Don Carlton in the Pixar prequel, Monsters University. He was also in 2011' Best Picture, The Artist. Joel has been in numerous films including One Crazy Summer, Scrooged, Long Gone, Hatchet, Lay the Favorite. Sophie and The Rising Sun, Mr. Pig , Bloodsucking Bastards, Lamb, and Seven Minutes. He can also be seen in the upcoming The Last Word. He studied improvisation with Del Close, among others, and was a founding member of Chicago's Improv Olympic. He enjoyed five years at The Second City in Chicago. He has been doing theater since the 4th grade, performed with the Remains and Organic Theatres Companies in Chicago and still performs frequently at the I. O. West in Los Angeles. Joel loves playing with Whose Live Anyway, playing golf and ordering scotch.
BornApril 17, 1963
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BornApril 17, 1963
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations

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Wendie Malick, Mitch Glazer, Susan Isaacs, Lauri Kempson, Joel Murray, and John Murray in Scrooged (1988)
Bill Murray, Carol Kane, Wendie Malick, Mitch Glazer, Susan Isaacs, Lauri Kempson, Joel Murray, and John Murray in Scrooged (1988)
Joel Murray in Grand (1990)
John Goodman and Joel Murray in Grand (1990)
Joel Murray and Natasha Pavlovich in Grand (1990)
Marianne Muellerleile and Joel Murray in Grand (1990)
Eddie Jones, Joel Murray, and John Randolph in Grand (1990)
Joel Murray in Grand (1990)
Ray Laska, Joel Murray, and Cameron Monaghan in Shameless (2011)
Joel Murray and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Johnny Galecki, Joel Murray, and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Annie Potts, Joanna Gleason, Joel Murray, Charles Robinson, and Jay Thomas in Love & War (1992)

Known for:

Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr in God Bless America (2011)
God Bless America
7.1
  • Frank
  • 2011
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
  • Fred Rumsen
Dharma & Greg (1997)
Dharma & Greg
6.4
TV Series
  • Pete Cavanaugh
Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin in The Artist (2011)
The Artist
7.9
  • Policeman Fire
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • Heels
    • Eddie Earl
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Merry Good Enough
    • George
    • Post-production
  • Alexander Ludwig and Stephen Amell in Heels (2021)
    Heels
    • Eddie Earl
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku in Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)
    Bob Hearts Abishola
    • Max
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in White House Plumbers (2023)
    White House Plumbers
    • Don
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Rory O'Malley and Lauren Ash in Chicago Party Aunt (2021)
    Chicago Party Aunt
    • (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Gorditx (2022)
    Gorditx
    • Commercial Announcer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Unbound (2022)
    Unbound
    • Commander Young
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Marguerite Moreau, David Sullivan, and Javier Muñoz in Monuments (2020)
    Monuments
    • Steven Lesca
    • 2020
  • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
    The Conners
    • Jim
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • RuPaul and Izzy G. in AJ and the Queen (2020)
    AJ and the Queen
    • Motorcycle Cop
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Holiday Hell (2019)
    Holiday Hell
    • Chris
    • 2019
  • Lodge 49 (2018)
    Lodge 49
    • Doug Fife
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Tim Kazurinsky, Joel Murray, Emo Philips, Erik Stolhanske, Ross Heran, Christopher Biewer, DeAnna Cooper, Kim DeJesus, and Blake McAlpin in Vendors (2019)
    Vendors
    • Cougars Coach
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Pixar Short Films Collection 3 (2018)
    Pixar Short Films Collection 3
    • Don Carlton (voice)
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters (2018)
    Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters
    • Col. Douglas
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • Agent Martin Fields
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Director

  • Tim Kazurinsky, Joel Murray, Emo Philips, Erik Stolhanske, Ross Heran, Christopher Biewer, DeAnna Cooper, Kim DeJesus, and Blake McAlpin in Vendors (2019)
    Vendors
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 Broke Girls (2011)
    2 Broke Girls
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell in Mike & Molly (2010)
    Mike & Molly
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in Last Man Standing (2011)
    Last Man Standing
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Vince Cecere in The Bouncer (2011)
    The Bouncer
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Funny or Die Presents... (2009)
    Funny or Die Presents...
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2011
  • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    The Big Bang Theory
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • The One About the Nun and the Priest
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Jami Gertz, Mark Addy, Jennifer Irwin, Renee Olstead, Taylor Ball, and Soleil Borda in Still Standing (2002)
    Still Standing
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • The Sweet Spot
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Dharma & Greg (1997)
    Dharma & Greg
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2002

Writer

  • Joel Murray and Daryl Sabara in Proof (2012)
    Proof
    • story
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • The Sweet Spot
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2002

Videos26

The Artist: International Trailer
Clip 2:28
The Artist: International Trailer
The Last Word
Clip 1:25
The Last Word
Monsters University
Clip 0:44
Monsters University
Monsters University
Clip 1:14
Monsters University
Monsters University
Clip 0:40
Monsters University
Monsters University
Clip 0:56
Monsters University
Monsters University
Clip 0:48
Monsters University
Monsters University
Clip 0:50
Monsters University
Trailer
Trailer 1:04
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:27
Official Trailer
Tonight 8/7c
Trailer 0:31
Tonight 8/7c
Final [Exam] Trailer
Trailer 2:31
Final [Exam] Trailer

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • April 17, 1963
    • Wilmette, Illinois, USA
  • Spouse
    • Eliza CoyleSeptember 16, 1989 - present (4 children)
  • Relatives
      Luke Murray(Niece or Nephew)
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    • Male

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    Brother of Bill Murray, John Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray

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