Joey Green
Encyclopedia
Joey Green is an American author. He has come up with a "wacky use" for just about every brand name product imaginable. He haswritten over forty books on this and other subjects and has been a guest on Good Morning America
, The View, The Tonight Show
.
He is a former contributing editor to National Lampoon and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson
. He has also written commercials for Burger King
and Disney World, and won a Clio award for an Eastman Kodak
print advertisement.
He was born in Miami, Florida
. He graduated with a BFA from Cornell University
in 1980, where he founded the humor publication, The Cornell Lunatic
, was political cartoonist for The Cornell Daily Sun
, and was a member of the Quill and Dagger
society.
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, The View, The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
.
He is a former contributing editor to National Lampoon and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson
JWT
JWT is one of the largest advertising agencies in the United States and the fourth-largest in the world. It is one of the key companies of Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP Group and is headquartered in New York. The global agency is led by Worldwide Chairman and Global CEO Bob Jeffrey who took over the...
. He has also written commercials for Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
and Disney World, and won a Clio award for an Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
print advertisement.
He was born in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. He graduated with a BFA from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1980, where he founded the humor publication, The Cornell Lunatic
The Cornell Lunatic
The Cornell Lunatic, the college humor magazine at Cornell University, was founded on April 1, 1978, by Joey Green. During Green’s tenure as editor, the Lunatic was a 72 page glossy magazine of satire and parody published once a semester...
, was political cartoonist for The Cornell Daily Sun
The Cornell Daily Sun
The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent daily newspaper published in Ithaca, New York by students at Cornell University. It is the oldest independent college daily in the United States....
, and was a member of the Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger is a senior honor society at Cornell University. It is often recognized as one of the most prominent collegiate societies of its type, along with Skull and Bones of Yale University...
society.
Books
- Hellbent on Insanity
- The Unofficial Gilligan's Island Handbook
- The Get Smart Handbook
- The Partridge Family Album
- Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose
- "Hi Bob!"
- Selling Out: If Famous Authors Wrote Advertising
- Paint Your House with Powdered Milk
- Wash Your Hair with Whipped Cream
- The Bubble Wrap Book
- Joey Green's Encyclopedia of Offbeat Uses for Brand-Name Products
- The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow
- The Warning Label Book
- Monica Speaks
- The Official Slinky Book
- You Know You've Reached Middle Age If...
- The Mad Scientist Handbook
- Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz
- The Road to Success Is Paved with Failure
- Clean It! FIx It! Eat It!
- Joey Green's Magic Brands
- The Mad Scientist Handbook 2
- Senior Moments
- Jesus and Moses: The Parallel Sayings
- Joey Green's Amazing Kitchen Cures
- Jesus and Muhammad: The Parallel Sayings
- Joey Green's Gardening Magic
- How They Met
- Joey Green's Incredible Country Store
- Potato Radio, Dizzy Dice
- Joey Green's Supermarket Spa
- Weird Christmas
- Contrary to Popular Belief
- Marx & Lennon: the Parallel Sayings
- Joey Green's Rainy Day Magic
- The Jolly President: Or Letters George W. Bush Never Read
- Champagne and Caviar Again?
- Joey Green's Mealtime Magic
- The Bathroom Professor: Philosophy on the Go
- Famous Failures
- Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic
- Joey Green's Fix-It Magic
- "Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare"
- "You Know You Need a Vacation If . . . "
- "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary"
- "Joey Green's Cleaning Magic"
- "Joey Green's Amazing Pet Cures"
Television appearances
- The Tonight Show with Jay LenoThe Tonight Show with Jay LenoThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
- The Rosie O'Donnell ShowThe Rosie O'Donnell ShowThe Rosie O'Donnell Show is an Emmy Award-winning American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002...
- The View
- The Wayne Brady ShowThe Wayne Brady ShowThe Wayne Brady Show was a variety show hosted by Wayne Brady that originally ran from August 8, 2001 to March 11, 2002 on ABC. Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled by ABC and reformatted into a daytime variety talk show for syndication...
- Good Morning AmericaGood Morning AmericaGood Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
- The Other HalfThe Other Half (TV series)The Other Half was an American daytime talk show which aired on NBC between 2001 and 2003. The show was hosted by music and game show host Dick Clark, former child actors Mario Lopez and Danny Bonaduce, and cosmetic surgeon Dr. Jan Adams . It was intended as a male counterpart to the popular ABC...
- Extra!Extra!Extra! is a monthly magazine of media criticism published by the media watch group FAIR. First published in 1987, its first full-time editor was Martin A. Lee. Since 1990, it has been edited by Jim Naureckas...
- Dateline NBCDateline NBCDateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for...
- The Martin Short ShowThe Martin Short ShowThe Martin Short Show was a syndicated talk show, based on the late night model, hosted by actor Martin Short with announcer/sidekick Michael McGrath. The talk show aired for one season in . It was produced by King World Productions...
- Donny & MarieDonny & Marie (1998 TV series)Donny & Marie was an American talk show hosted by Donny and Marie Osmond, that aired in syndication from September 1998 to May 2000. The show had a "house band", featuring Jerry Williams , Kat Dyson , Paul Peterson , and Nick Vincent . The show aired from 1998 to 2000.-External links:*...
- Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
- Smart Solutions
- Today
- CNN Morning News
- CBS Early Show