Pubdate: Wed, 09 Nov 2005
Source: East Carolinian (NC Edu)
Copyright: 2005 The East Carolinian
Contact:  http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/774
Author: Emily Jordan, Staff Writer
Cited: Marijuana Policy Project ( www.mpp.org )
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CELEBRITY PROFILE: ADAM CAROLLA

A Funny Man With A Plan

Italian-American funny man, Adam Carolla, has worked on a smorgasbord
of projects. From carpentry to boxing, radio, TV and film, he's tried
his hand at everything. Carolla goes to show that having a college
education does not necessarily get you into the limelight; it simply
takes a charismatic personality and probably some good old-fashioned
luck.

Adam Carolla was born May 27, 1964 in Philadelphia, PA. Later his
family moved to California. Carolla attended North Hollywood High
School where his jokes were better than his grades. Though not a
serious student, Carolla briefly attended L.A. Valley Junior College
before dropping out to pursue a series of menial jobs.

Carolla's comedy career started while he was in his twenties. He spent
years training in stand-up with Acme Improv groups and the Groundlings
in Los Angeles, but he really got his start when he met Jimmy Kimmel.
One day Kimmel just happened to announce on the radio that he was
looking for a boxing instructor. Carolla answered the ad and became
not only Kimmel's coach, but also his friend.

Carolla soon joined up with Kimmel on a KROQ morning radio show in Los
Angeles, where the Crank Yankers characters Mr. Birchum and the
Vietnam veteran shop teacher were born. Carolla was first known for
the radio talk show, Loveline, which he began co-hosting with Dr. Drew
Pinsky in 1995. Like the sitcom Seinfeld, the show was about nothing
and it was a hit. After ten years on-air with Loveline, Carolla left
the show August 4, 2005 to take over Howard Stern's morning radio
program. But, Carolla and Dr. Drew's Loveline legacy lives forever in
print - in 1998 the two published A Survival Guide to Life and Love.

Carolla's voice has not only appeared on radio. He has been the voice
for Commander Nebula on Disney's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV
series as well as two Buzz Lightyear films. He also replaced Norm
MacDonald as the voice of Death on Family Guy.

And that's not all. Carolla has made numerous TV appearances on a
variety of television series and on film. Currently he is the
executive producer of The Adam Carolla Project aired on TLC, and he is
writer and executive producer of Too Late With Adam Carolla. He was
co-creator and writer of The Man Show with Jimmy Kimmel. He was also
co-creator of Comedy Central's Crank Yankers. And his list of TV guest
appearances is quite extensive. The man's voice and his face are
everywhere it seems. His most recent endevor, being the spokesman for
Lance Snack Crackers with his catch phrase, "I've got Lance in my pants."

If anybody knows anything about Carolla, they wouldn't find this too
shocking: along with a number of notable people, he's a member of the
advisory board of the Marijuana Policy Project, which supports the
medical use of marijuana. The project uses famous faces and voices
throughout the country to fight the war on marijuana.

This happy-go-lucky guy has quickly earned his way to the top. From
tlc.discovery.com, Kimmel says that Adam Carolla is "the busiest lazy
man in history." It certainly seems that Carolla struck it rich with
the personality that America was looking for. With shows like Crank
Yankers in national syndication and new films and TV shows popping up
every year or so, Adam Carolla is not going any where for quite some
time.
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