The Kid Mero

The Kid Mero
The Kid Mero at Malecon Restaurant in Washington Heights, New York City
Birth name Joel Martinez
Born (1983-05-15) May 15, 1983
Medium
Nationality Dominican American
Education Hunter College
Years active 2010–present
Genres
Spouse Heather Martinez
Children 4
Notable works and roles

Joel Martinez (born May 15, 1983), professionally known as The Kid Mero, is a Dominican-American writer, comedian, TV personality, voice actor, YouTube personality, music blogger and Twitter personality. He rose to prominence alongside fellow Bronx native Desus Nice with their Complex TV 46-episode podcast Desus vs. Mero, which first premiered on December 18, 2013. As of season 5, he is a cast member of MTV2's Guy Code with Desus Nice.[1][2] He was the co-host of Viceland's Desus & Mero talk show alongside Desus until June 2018, with a similar talk show coming to Showtime in 2019[3].

Career

He began writing for Vice's music platform Noisey in 2012. His first article for them was published online on November 14, 2012; it was a review of Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles's album III.[4] In total, he wrote 69 articles for Noisey between November 2012 and March 2014, most of which were album and mixtape reviews, and all written in caps lock.[5]

In December 2014, MTV announced that The Kid Mero and Desus Nice would be joining the cast of Guy Code for season 5, along with 11 other new cast members.[6][7] They appeared on the first episode of season 5, which was originally aired on January 14, 2015.[8]

Personal life

Mero graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 2001, and from Hunter College in 2005. He previously worked as a teaching aide at a school in The Bronx.

He lives in Paramus, New Jersey[9] and is married to Heather Martinez, a teacher[10] from New Jersey. The pair have four children, three boys and a baby girl.[11][10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 Desus vs. Mero Himself Hosts along with Desus Nice
2015 Guy Code Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015 Joking Off Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015–present Bodega Boys Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015–present Uncommon Sense Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015–present Wild 'N Out Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
TBD New York Undercover: The BX Chronicles Eddie Torres Stars in along with Desus Nice
2016–2018 Desus & Mero Himself Hosts along with Desus Nice
2017 Neo Yokio Lexy (voice role) Stars in along with Desus Nice

References

  1. ↑ How "Guy Code" Became A Comedy Breeding Ground. Fastcocreate.com (January 14, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  2. ↑ A Conversation Between Itsthereal And The Kid Mero. Noisey.vice.com (April 2, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  3. ↑ Iannucci, Rebecca (June 18, 2018). "Showtime Orders First-Ever Late-Night Talk Show, Starring Desus and Mero". TVLine.
  4. ↑ The Kid. (November 14, 2012) Crystal Castles – 'Iii'. Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  5. ↑ Articles by The Kid Mero. Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ ‘Guy Code’ Returns For Season 5 With 13 New Cast Members. Mtv.com (December 15, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  7. ↑ The Kid Mero on MTV2's Guy Code. Vh1.com (February 9, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  8. ↑ MTV2's Guy Code season 5. Mtv.com (February 9, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  9. ↑ 🇩🇴, THE KID MERO (2016-09-14). "NAH PARAMUS". @thekidmero. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  10. 1 2 Caramanica, Jon (March 31, 2013) Laughing at Rappers, Who Laugh Right Back. New York Times
  11. ↑ Can Online Stars Desus vs. Mero Succeed IRL?. Vulture.com. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
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