Josh Server
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Joshua Aaron "Josh" Server (born April 11, 1979) is an American
actor
and comedian
, best known for being the only All That
cast member to remain through the entire original 6 seasons.
, Lori Beth Denberg
, Katrina Johnson
, Kel Mitchell
, Alisa Reyes
, and Kenan Thompson
".
Server began on All That
at age 14 to tape the pilot for the show. His characters include Detective Dan, Earboy, Jimmy Bond Agent 1/7, and Bernie Kibbitz. In 1997, he and a few cast members starred in the 1997 feature film Good Burger
(based on the All That sketch of the same name).
While he was on All That, Server made guest appearances on other Nickelodeon
shows. He appeared in a Season 3 episode in The Secret World of Alex Mack
in 1996. Starting in 1997, he and other All That alumni were panelists on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out
where he appeared until 1998. In 1999, he then appeared in the Season 3 finale of Kenan & Kel
, and the pilot for The Amanda Show
, along with All That fellow alumnus, Kenan Thompson.
for Season 3 in 2000-2001. Afterward, he made another guest appearance in a Season 3 episode of 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
in 2002.
Server made a comeback in 2005, by returning to All That in the 10th Anniversary, reprising a few of his characters. In 2006, he made a guest appearance in a Season 3 episode of Drake & Josh
.
In 2006, Server began starring in the web series Laugh Out Loud with Kenan Thompson. In early 2007, he made a TV appearance in a Season 3 episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
.
. He has a younger sister who was born in 1983. He is good friends with all of his cast mates on All That, including Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. He's also good friends with TEENick series stars Drake Bell
and Josh Peck
, along with Miranda Cosgrove
. Josh has stated in the 1998 collector's guide, "All That: Fresh out the Box
", that his hobbies are going to the movies, rollerblading, the beach, and working out.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, best known for being the only All That
All That
All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...
cast member to remain through the entire original 6 seasons.
Acting career
Server received a call from his agent for an audition for All That. He stated that he went through a series of auditions to get on the show, which came to a total of 5-6 auditions for the directors/producers. And later, he became an original regular along with co-stars, "Angelique BatesAngelique Bates
Angelique Bates is an American actress best known for the two seasons she served on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That.-Early career:...
, Lori Beth Denberg
Lori Beth Denberg
Lori Beth Denberg is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work as an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, and for her role as Lydia Liza Gutman on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show.-Acting background:Denberg began acting in community...
, Katrina Johnson
Katrina Johnson
Katrina Ann Johnson is an American actress. Born in San Diego, California, she starred on Nickelodeon's All That sketch comedy show from 1994 to 1997. Nickelodeon planned her to be a panelist of Figure it Out, but she departed All That before it premiered. She played characters such as the...
, Kel Mitchell
Kel Mitchell
Kel Johari Mitchell is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, screenwriter, producer, parodist, dancer and musician. He was best known for his work as a regular cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, his portrayal of Kel Kimble on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel,...
, Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes is an American actress , best known for three seasons that she appeared on Nickelodeon's All That ....
, and Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live...
".
Server began on All That
All That
All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...
at age 14 to tape the pilot for the show. His characters include Detective Dan, Earboy, Jimmy Bond Agent 1/7, and Bernie Kibbitz. In 1997, he and a few cast members starred in the 1997 feature film Good Burger
Good Burger
Good Burger is a 1997 American comedy film by Tollin/Robbins Productions and Nickelodeon Movies, released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Brian Robbins, and starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell...
(based on the All That sketch of the same name).
While he was on All That, Server made guest appearances on other Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
shows. He appeared in a Season 3 episode in The Secret World of Alex Mack
The Secret World of Alex Mack
The Secret World of Alex Mack is an American television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, replacing Clarissa Explains It All on the SNICK line-up. It also aired on YTV in Canada and NHK in Japan, and was a popular staple in the children's weekday line-up for...
in 1996. Starting in 1997, he and other All That alumni were panelists on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out
Figure It Out
Figure It Out is an American children's game show hosted by Summer Sanders that aired on Nickelodeon for four seasons from July 7, 1997 to December 12, 1999....
where he appeared until 1998. In 1999, he then appeared in the Season 3 finale of Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel is an American teen sitcom produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Sixty-two episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four...
, and the pilot for The Amanda Show
The Amanda Show
The Amanda Show is an American live-action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from November 6, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came and left at different points, such as John Kassir,...
, along with All That fellow alumnus, Kenan Thompson.
After All That
After he and the last cast members of the original All That had left, he moved on to host Oh Yeah! CartoonsOh Yeah! Cartoons
Oh Yeah! Cartoons is an American animation showcase that appeared on the Nickelodeon cable channel. Oh Yeah! was an animation project guided by Fred Seibert, former Creative Director of MTV Networks and President of Hanna-Barbera...
for Season 3 in 2000-2001. Afterward, he made another guest appearance in a Season 3 episode of 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd is an American family comedy series that ran from 1999 to 2002 produced by Fireworks Entertainment and Lynch Entertainment for the Nickelodeon TV channel...
in 2002.
Server made a comeback in 2005, by returning to All That in the 10th Anniversary, reprising a few of his characters. In 2006, he made a guest appearance in a Season 3 episode of Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers. It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show,...
.
In 2006, Server began starring in the web series Laugh Out Loud with Kenan Thompson. In early 2007, he made a TV appearance in a Season 3 episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, commonly called Ned's Declassified for short, is an American live-action situation comedy on Nickelodeon that debuted in the channel's Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003...
.
Personal life
Server was born in Highland Park, IllinoisHighland Park, Illinois
Highland Park is a suburban municipality in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. As of 2009, the population is 33,492. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.-Overview:Highland Park was founded...
. He has a younger sister who was born in 1983. He is good friends with all of his cast mates on All That, including Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. He's also good friends with TEENick series stars Drake Bell
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell , better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, and occasional television director. After beginning his career as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared on The Amanda Show and became well-known among young...
and Josh Peck
Josh Peck
Joshua Michael "Josh" Peck is an American actor, comedian, director, and voice actor best known for playing Josh Nichols in the Nickelodeon live-action sitcom Drake & Josh. He began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his role on...
, along with Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...
. Josh has stated in the 1998 collector's guide, "All That: Fresh out the Box
All That: Fresh out the Box
All That: Fresh out the Box is a 112 page All That collectors book that was released and is distributed by Nickelodeon, Tollin/Robbins Productions, and Pocket Books. The book was released in stores on October 1, 1998. The book features what's on All That from the first four Seasons of the show...
", that his hobbies are going to the movies, rollerblading, the beach, and working out.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 1997 in television The year 1997 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1997.- Events :-Debuts:-Miniseries:*Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, a reunion of the 1979–93 series*The Last Don... |
Good Burger Good Burger Good Burger is a 1997 American comedy film by Tollin/Robbins Productions and Nickelodeon Movies, released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Brian Robbins, and starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell... |
Fizz | recurring role |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 1994 in television The year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... –2000 2000 in television The year 2000 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2000.For the American TV schedule, see: 2000-01 United States network television schedule.-Event:-Debuts:-1940s:... |
All That All That All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC... |
himself, various | regular performer |
| 1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... |
The Secret World of Alex Mack The Secret World of Alex Mack The Secret World of Alex Mack is an American television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, replacing Clarissa Explains It All on the SNICK line-up. It also aired on YTV in Canada and NHK in Japan, and was a popular staple in the children's weekday line-up for... |
Louis Spivey | 1 episode, guest role |
| 1997 1997 in television The year 1997 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1997.- Events :-Debuts:-Miniseries:*Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, a reunion of the 1979–93 series*The Last Don... –1998 1998 in television The year 1998 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1998.For the American TV schedule, see: 1998–99 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... |
Figure It Out Figure It Out Figure It Out is an American children's game show hosted by Summer Sanders that aired on Nickelodeon for four seasons from July 7, 1997 to December 12, 1999.... |
himself | panelist |
| 1997 1997 in television The year 1997 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1997.- Events :-Debuts:-Miniseries:*Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, a reunion of the 1979–93 series*The Last Don... |
Broken Record Broken Record "Broken Record" is a song performed by British recording artist Katy B and serves as the third single from her debut album, On a Mission. It was released in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2011 as a digital download... |
Griffin | |
| 1999 1999 in television The year 1999 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1999.For the American TV schedule, see: 1999-00 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... |
All That Live! (100th episode) All That Live! (100th episode) On March 13, 1999, All That celebrated its star-studded "100th episode" during the fifth season, although it was actually the 85th episode to be produced. This one-hour special was one of the only episodes in the show's history produced live... |
himself, various roles | live special |
| Kenan & Kel Kenan & Kel Kenan & Kel is an American teen sitcom produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Sixty-two episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four... |
Phillip | guest star role | |
| The Amanda Show The Amanda Show The Amanda Show is an American live-action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from November 6, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came and left at different points, such as John Kassir,... |
Himself | 1 episode, guest role | |
| 2000 2000 in television The year 2000 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2000.For the American TV schedule, see: 2000-01 United States network television schedule.-Event:-Debuts:-1940s:... –2001 2001 in television The year 2001 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:*Meet the Press .*Candid Camera .*CBS Evening News .... |
Oh Yeah! Cartoons Oh Yeah! Cartoons Oh Yeah! Cartoons is an American animation showcase that appeared on the Nickelodeon cable channel. Oh Yeah! was an animation project guided by Fred Seibert, former Creative Director of MTV Networks and President of Hanna-Barbera... |
himself | season 3 host |
| 2001 2001 in television The year 2001 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:*Meet the Press .*Candid Camera .*CBS Evening News .... |
Discovery | Morris | |
| 2002 2002 in television The year 2002 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2002.For the American TV schedule, see: 2002–03 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:... |
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd is an American family comedy series that ran from 1999 to 2002 produced by Fireworks Entertainment and Lynch Entertainment for the Nickelodeon TV channel... |
Charlie | 1 episode, guest role |
| For Your Love For Your Love (TV series) For Your Love is an American sitcom that premiered on March 17, 1998 on NBC. It was canceled after six episodes, but was picked up by The WB Network. It ran there for four years before its 2002 cancellation.-Synopsis:... |
Arnold | 1 episode, guest role | |
| 2005 2005 in television The year 2005 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2005.For the American TV schedule, see: 2005–06 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... |
All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special All That (Season ten) This is the tenth and final season of All That. It aired from early 2005 until late 2005. This season aired 15 episodes. The season began with the special to celebrate the 10th anniversary... |
Himself | various performer |
| 2006 2006 in television 2006 in television may refer to:*2006 in American television*2006 in Australian television*2006 in British television*2006 in Canadian television*2006 in Japanese television... |
Drake & Josh Drake & Josh Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers. It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show,... |
Jeff Carlson | 1 episode; Guest role |
| 2007 2007 in television 2007 in television may refer to:*2007 in American television*2007 in Australian television*2007 in British television*2007 in Canadian television*2007 in Japanese television... |
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, commonly called Ned's Declassified for short, is an American live-action situation comedy on Nickelodeon that debuted in the channel's Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003... |
Speedy Dot Delivery Guy | 1 episode; Guest role |
| 2010 2010 in television 2010 in television may refer to:*2010 in American television*2010 in Australian television*2010 in British television*2010 in Canadian television*2010 in Japanese television... |
I'm in the Band I'm in the Band I'm in the Band, is a live-action sitcom airing on Disney XD in the United States and on Family Channel in Canada. The pilot episode was taped on July 14, 2009, with a "sneak preview" airing on November 27, 2009; the show subsequently joined Disney XD's regular schedule on February 20, 2010, with... |
--- | 1 episode; Guest role |
| Other | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 2006 in television 2006 in television may refer to:*2006 in American television*2006 in Australian television*2006 in British television*2006 in Canadian television*2006 in Japanese television... –2007 2007 in television 2007 in television may refer to:*2007 in American television*2007 in Australian television*2007 in British television*2007 in Canadian television*2007 in Japanese television... |
Laugh Out Loud | himself | main, web series |
Awards and nominations
- 1997 Kids' Choice Awards1997 Kids' Choice AwardsThe 1997 Kids' Choice Awards occurred on April 19, 1997. The award show was held at Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Actress Rosie O' Donnell was the host of the program...
- Nominated: All That (Favorite TV Show)
- 1999 Kids' Choice Awards1999 Kids' Choice AwardsThe 1999 Kids' Choice Awards was the 12th annual edition of the awards on May 1, 1999. It was once again held at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Britney Spears performed live from Orlando, Florida. About 6.2 million children participated in voting.-Favorite Movie:* The Rugrats...
- Won: All That (Favorite TV Show)
- 2000 Kids' Choice Awards2000 Kids' Choice AwardsThe April 15, 2000 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards originated from the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, live on Nickelodeon on Saturday, April 15, 2000 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Rosie O'Donnell, David Arquette, LL Cool J, Mandy Moore and Frankie Muniz were the hosts. 15 million kids participated in the...
- Won: All That (Favorite TV Show)
External links
- Josh Server at TV GuideTV GuideTV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
- Josh's LOL Web series