Joel McHale - Actor & Comedian

Joel McHale | Mickey Rourke | Feud

2009-04-24T22:56:00.000-07:00

Joel McHale better watch out, Mickey Rourke is on the war path after McHale made a joke about his dog on a recent Soup episode.

Rourke has threatened to smack Joel McHale in the face for dissin' his dead dog.

Rourke's chihuahua Loki died just before the Oscars in February and on The Soup Joel said:

Many say it was a pretty gay friendly Oscars (and) we think it could have been even gay friendly, here's how ... a tribute to Mickey Rourke's chihuahua."

Rourke was the premiere at his new film The Informers when he said this about Joel:

Who's the guy who made fun of my dog? Motherfu***r! Who's that guy,
Joel McCrae? He's going to get a slap in the face, that ain't right.
If yo see him, tell him he's gonna get a slap in the face.

My advice to Joel, run the other way!

Here's Joel McHale's response:

Anil Kapoor on The Soup

2009-04-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

Anil Kapoor from Slumdog Millionaire was on The Soup April 3 and he was hilarous. He even gave Joel a run for his money on the laugh-o-meter.

They played Slumdogging It where Joel had a chance to win a few bucks. But he lost it on the last question. Doh!

It was hard to understand what Kapoor was saying in parts but it was funny anyway, especially once the segment was over and he didn't know what to do - at first he put his arm around McHale as Joel started introducing the next segment, but then realised he shouldn't be there and quickly left.

Well done Anil!

Joel McHale Bio

2009-03-10T16:54:00.000-07:00

Joel McHale is the host of E!'s The Soup TV show. He's fast becoming a talent to watch out for. He also has a lot of television appearances and does a stand-up comedy routine around the country.

Here are some interesting Joel McHale facts:

He was born in Rome, Italy
He grew up in Seattle
He studied Fine Arts at the University of Washington and has a master's degree in it.
He once worked as a golf caddy when he first moved to L.A.

Some of the Television shows that Joel has appeared in include:

CSI Miami
Will & Grace
Pushing Daises
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
The Martha Stewart Show

He has also appeared in guest roles in movies:

Spider-Man 2
Lords of Dogtown
Open Season 2

Later in 2009 his first major role in the Steven Soderbergh movie The Informant with Matt Damon and Scott Bakula will show.

He is married to Sarah Williams, and has two children, Eddie & Isaac.

He has said that his claim to fame is that he has met Mr T.

You can find more about Joel McHale at his fan blog here.