Eddie Gossling
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Eddie Gossling is an American stand-up comedian currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. He is known for his absurd humor and his voice work in Disney's motion picture The Wild
. He is married to fellow stand-up comedian Megan Mooney
.
Gossling made his Network Television debut in February 2004 on ABC’s late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live
, and can be seen in his very own half-hour comedy special as Comedy Central Presents Eddie Gossling. His special in 2005 was voted the number 4 best special ever produced by Comedy Central in the Stand-up Stand Off.
. He lived in New York City
before moving to Los Angeles, CA. Gossling has a younger brother Eric, who lives in Tampa Florida. His father retired from the Air Force in San Antonio after 30 years of service, mostly as a B-52 bomber pilot. Gossling’s mother, Sandra, was a teacher the bases they were stationed at. After his father’s retirement, his parents also moved to Tampa, FL.
It's a little known fact that Gossling's brother, Eric, once threw a Chinese star at him in retaliation for hyper-extending his knee during a pickup basketball game when they were kids. Luckily, Gossling was wearing a thick winter jacket.
Gossling attended four different high schools growing up, due to his father's job in the Air Force. He eventually graduated from Airline High School in Bossier City, LA. Gossling claims that traveling from city to city growing up was the best thing that could have happened to prepare for him for what he does today.
Gosslings favorite comics to watch growing up were Steve Martin
, Albert Brooks
, Bob Newhart
, Richard Pryor
, Eddie Murphy
and Sam Kinison
.
Gossling lettered in three sports; Wrestling, Football and Track. After failing to get recruited by Nebraska to play football for the Cornhuskers he passed on going straight to college and instead joined the military and enlisted in the Louisiana Army National Guard. He was shipped to Fort Jackson South Carolina for his Basic Training.
He attended Louisiana Tech University
for one year then transferred to San Antonio College
in San Antonio, TX and the Texas Army National Guard. He acquired an associates degree in Advertising design then enrolled at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, TX. Gossling left Southwest two semesters short of his degree when he got involved in stand-up comedy in San Antonio at River Center Comedy Club 1994 where he met Chris Duel, now a radio personality in San Antonio, then the house MC at the club.
He took on a few odd jobs while starting out in comedy and then moved up to the Capital City Comedy Club in Austin in 1996 where he house MC'd for nearly a year. At age 30, Gossling met his current wife Megan Mooney, who was a blossoming comic in Austin.
Gossling currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Megan Mooney
and their son, Oliver and daughter Mia.
's Premium Blend
, also Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen and the Game Show Network’s National Lampoon’s Funny Money.
Gossling has been heard on the Comedy Central animated series, Shorties Watchin' Shorties
, October 2005 on the Bravo channels, The Great Things About Being Red State, this fall on Comedy Central’s World Comedy Tour taped in Australia. In 2006, Gossling voiced Scraw the Vulture in the Disney Animated film, The Wild.
Gossling has two CD's. The first entitled Fresh Brewed Eddie and the second "live from the DC Improv: Eddie Gossling." In an effort to take names back from the porn industry, Gossling in 2007 purchased bigpoletighthole.com where he also hosts his web site.
In May 2008, Gossling won The Roofie Award at the first annual Aspen RooftopComedy Festival
.
Eddie is currently a Writer and Producer for the Comedy Central
show, TOSH.0
hosted by Daniel Tosh
.
The Wild
The Wild is a 2006 computer-animated film directed by Steve "Spaz" Williams, produced by Clint Goldman, assistant produced by Jim Burton and C.O.R.E...
. He is married to fellow stand-up comedian Megan Mooney
Megan Mooney
Megan Anne Mooney, is an American stand-up comedian who has performed at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. She has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and in 2006 her own Comedy Central Presents episode debuted...
.
Gossling made his Network Television debut in February 2004 on ABC’s late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
, and can be seen in his very own half-hour comedy special as Comedy Central Presents Eddie Gossling. His special in 2005 was voted the number 4 best special ever produced by Comedy Central in the Stand-up Stand Off.
Personal background
Gossling was born in Johnson City, NY, in 1970 while his father, Edward Haines Gossling III, was away at pilot training in the Air ForceUnited States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
. He lived in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
before moving to Los Angeles, CA. Gossling has a younger brother Eric, who lives in Tampa Florida. His father retired from the Air Force in San Antonio after 30 years of service, mostly as a B-52 bomber pilot. Gossling’s mother, Sandra, was a teacher the bases they were stationed at. After his father’s retirement, his parents also moved to Tampa, FL.
It's a little known fact that Gossling's brother, Eric, once threw a Chinese star at him in retaliation for hyper-extending his knee during a pickup basketball game when they were kids. Luckily, Gossling was wearing a thick winter jacket.
Gossling attended four different high schools growing up, due to his father's job in the Air Force. He eventually graduated from Airline High School in Bossier City, LA. Gossling claims that traveling from city to city growing up was the best thing that could have happened to prepare for him for what he does today.
- “Get to know a new group of kids, make them laugh, fit in and then leave to a new place to do it all again.”
Gosslings favorite comics to watch growing up were Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
, Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Albert Lawrence Brooks is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian and director. He received an Academy Award nomination in 1987 for his role in Broadcast News...
, Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
George Robert Newhart , known professionally as Bob Newhart, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide...
, Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
, Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
and Sam Kinison
Sam Kinison
Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Kinison was known for his intense, harsh and politically incorrect genre humor...
.
Gossling lettered in three sports; Wrestling, Football and Track. After failing to get recruited by Nebraska to play football for the Cornhuskers he passed on going straight to college and instead joined the military and enlisted in the Louisiana Army National Guard. He was shipped to Fort Jackson South Carolina for his Basic Training.
He attended Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
for one year then transferred to San Antonio College
San Antonio College
San Antonio College is a community college that is a part of the Alamo Community College District. It is located on San Pedro Avenue, across from San Pedro Park, near downtown San Antonio. SAC is the oldest public two-year college in Texas...
in San Antonio, TX and the Texas Army National Guard. He acquired an associates degree in Advertising design then enrolled at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, TX. Gossling left Southwest two semesters short of his degree when he got involved in stand-up comedy in San Antonio at River Center Comedy Club 1994 where he met Chris Duel, now a radio personality in San Antonio, then the house MC at the club.
He took on a few odd jobs while starting out in comedy and then moved up to the Capital City Comedy Club in Austin in 1996 where he house MC'd for nearly a year. At age 30, Gossling met his current wife Megan Mooney, who was a blossoming comic in Austin.
Gossling currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Megan Mooney
Megan Mooney
Megan Anne Mooney, is an American stand-up comedian who has performed at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. She has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and in 2006 her own Comedy Central Presents episode debuted...
and their son, Oliver and daughter Mia.
Professional Background
In addition to working comedy clubs all over the U.S. and Canada, Gossling has also appeared in many nationally recognized comedy festivals. He has appeared at the Vancouver and Chicago Comedy Festivals and became one of the first ever comedians to perform at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival as both a "New Faces" performer and "Festival Gala" performer in the same year. Gossling has been seen nationwide on Comedy CentralComedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Premium Blend
Premium Blend
Premium Blend was a television show that aired on the American cable television channel Comedy Central from 1997 to 2005.The program features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television...
, also Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen and the Game Show Network’s National Lampoon’s Funny Money.
Gossling has been heard on the Comedy Central animated series, Shorties Watchin' Shorties
Shorties Watchin' Shorties
Shorties Watchin' Shorties was a television show broadcast on Comedy Central that is now on DVD. The show is made up of various short animated clips with audio from comedians' stand up routines. It also features two "shorties," a pair of babies voiced by Nick DiPaolo and Patrice O'Neal who watch...
, October 2005 on the Bravo channels, The Great Things About Being Red State, this fall on Comedy Central’s World Comedy Tour taped in Australia. In 2006, Gossling voiced Scraw the Vulture in the Disney Animated film, The Wild.
Gossling has two CD's. The first entitled Fresh Brewed Eddie and the second "live from the DC Improv: Eddie Gossling." In an effort to take names back from the porn industry, Gossling in 2007 purchased bigpoletighthole.com where he also hosts his web site.
In May 2008, Gossling won The Roofie Award at the first annual Aspen RooftopComedy Festival
Aspen RooftopComedy Festival
-History:The Aspen RooftopComedy Festival is a stand-up comedy festival that was held annually in Aspen, Colorado on or around the Memorial Day Weekend. The festival is the concept of Roxane Davis and the City Of Aspen...
.
Eddie is currently a Writer and Producer for the Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
show, TOSH.0
Tosh.0
Tosh.0 is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on online video clips, society, celebrities, and other parts of popular culture.-History:...
hosted by Daniel Tosh
Daniel Tosh
Daniel Dwight Tosh is an American stand-up comedian and host of the Comedy Central television show, Tosh.0.-Personal life:...
.
Discography
- Fresh Brewed Eddie (2006)
- Live at the DC Improv (2008) - only available on iTunes
External links
- http://www.comeddie.com/ Official Website
- Exclusive Eddie Gossling Vids on Effinfunny
- http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/g/eddie_gossling.jhtml Eddie Gossling On Comedy Central