Jason Nash

Jason Nash
Nash in 2012
Personal information
Born Jason Eric Nash
(1973-05-23) May 23, 1973[1][2]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Comedian
  • YouTube personality
Spouse(s) Marney Hochman (divorced)
YouTube information
Years active 2016 - present
Subscribers 1.4M (main channel)
212k (family channel)
Total views 111M (main channel)
7M (family channel)
Network Collab
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers 2017
Subscriber and view counts updated as of October 13, 2018.

Jason Eric Nash (born May 23, 1973)[3] is an American actor, writer, director, comedian and YouTube personality. Best known for his channel on Vine, he was also a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing in 2010.[4] In 2016, Nash co-produced and starred in the movie, FML alongside friend and fellow YouTuber, Brandon Calvillo.

Personal life

Nash attended college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After he left college, he worked as an assistant to Norm Macdonald on Saturday Night Live. Nash moved to Hollywood in 2001 when he was cast on the sketch show Random Play for VH1.[5]

Nash was married to Marney Hochman. They have two children, Wyatt Nash and Charley Nash.[6]

Career

Nash built a major presence on Vine and had over two million followers.

Nash trained with the Upright Citizens Brigade and started his career as a member of the sketch troupe "Price, Nash and Blieden". The trio developed television shows for Fox and NBC and were chosen three times to perform at the Aspen Comedy Festival.[7]

Nash wrote, directed and starred in his Comedy Central web series "Jason Nash Is Married", which was based on his one-man show "In the Land of Tall Buildings and Red Fire Engines".[8] A film version of "Jason Nash Is Married" was released in 2014 starring Busy Phillips.[9] Nash also created the web series "How to Be a Man and The Shaman".[10] In 2016, Nash starred and directed his own screenplay, a road trip comedy film "FML" featuring fellow Vine star Brandon Calvillo.[11]

Nash co-created the long-running podcast "Guys with Feelings" which debuted in 2006.[12] He has developed shows for Fox, NBC,[13]CBS, Oxygen and IFC. He has also acted in various shows including House, The Simpsons, Drake & Josh.

Nash is currently a YouTube vlogger, and has over 1.4 million subscribers on his main channel. He also runs a weekly podcast named "Views" with fellow YouTube personality David Dobrik. During its debut in 2017, "Views" climbed to #3 on the iTunes charts.[14]

References

  1. ↑ DAVID DOBRIK [@DavidDobrik] (23 May 2017). "Happy birthday to one of my favorite seniors. Thank you for letting me broadcast your mid life crisis to the world" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNflPNWDs2s&t=19s
  3. ↑ Jason Nash (2017-08-11), FATHER HAS NEW 18 YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND!!, retrieved 2017-08-12
  4. ↑ "Jason Nash on Last Comic Standing". TVGeekArmy.com. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  5. ↑ Carrie, Stephanie (2014-02-18). "How Jason Nash Makes a Living in Web Series". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Jason Nash on Instagram: "With Wyatt and Charley the other night at the premiere for "FML." They are in the movie playing my kids! If you haven't yet please check…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Nash with Upright Citizens Brigade". Comedy Central.
  8. ↑ Goldstein, Gary. "Fun 'Jason Nash Is Married' explores love and showbiz". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  9. ↑ Nash, Jason (2014-06-24), Jason Nash Is Married, Jason Nash, Busy Philipps, Casey Wilson, retrieved 2018-04-06
  10. ↑ "Jason Nash says "FML" in his new indie comedy -". thelaughbutton.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  11. ↑ McNary, Dave (2016-03-31). "Vine Stars Jason Nash, Brandon Calvillo Join Road Trip Comedy 'FML' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  12. ↑ "Jason Nash, a Guy with Feelings". laist.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  13. ↑ "Jason Nash". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  14. ↑ "Jason Nash - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.



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