What is Joel McHale?
{{update}} {{Infobox comedian | name = Joel McHale | image = Joel McHale 2014 Comic Con (cropped).jpg | caption = McHale in [[July]] [[2014]]. | birth_name = Joel Edward McHale | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|20}} | birth_place = [[Rome, Italy]] | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-09-23-joel-mchale_N.htm|title=Joel McHale is standing tall - USATODAY.com|website=usatoday30.usatoday.com}}</ref> | medium = Movie, television, [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]] | nationality = [[United States|American]] | active = 1991–present | genre = [[News satire]], sarcasm, [[observational comedy]] | subject = Celebrities, gossip, pop culture | spouse = Sarah Williams (1996–present) | notable_work = Host of ''[[The Soup]]''<br>Jeff Winger on ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' | website = http://www.joelmchaleonline.com/ }} '''Joel Edward McHale''' (born November 20, 1971) is an [[Italian Americans|Italian-American]] stand-up comedian, actor, producer, writer, voice artist, and comedian. He is best known as the [[presenter|host]] of ''[[Talk Soup]]'' and as Jeff Winger in ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''. He has acted in [[movie]]s including ''[[Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World]]'' as Wilbur Wilson, ''[[Open Season 2]]'' as the voice of Elliot (taking [[Ashton Kutcher]]'s place), and ''[[Ted (movie)|Ted]]'' as Rex. ==Early life== McHale, the middle of the three brothers, was born '''Joel Edward McHale''' in [[Rome|Rome, Italy]] on November 20, 1971. His mother, Laurie, is from [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], and his father, Jack, is from [[Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/mir/lifestyle/35031314.html |title=Mercer Island dons its autumn cloak - Mercer Island Reporter |access-date=2012-01-12 |archive-date=2011-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131192559/http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/mir/lifestyle/35031314.html |url-stat