Jon Reep
Mar 26, 1972 - Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Jonathan David Reep (born March 26, 1972) is an American comedian and actor. While attending North Carolina State University he began performing stand-up comedy at Goodnights comedy club. He graduated from NCSU in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater, Mass Communication, and Public & Personal communication.
After graduating, he was employed at UNC-TV where he became the assistant director of such TV shows as "North Carolina Now" & "Legislative Week in Review", while at night simultaneously honing his skills as a stand-up comedian. In 1998, he left UNC-TV to pursue comedy full time. He traveled all over the country performing in comedy clubs and colleges in every state in America. In 2000, he was invited to perform at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival, and shortly thereafter moved to Los Angeles, CA to further is career as a stand-up comedian and actor.
As an actor, his roles include the pot-smoking farmer Raymus in the movie Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay, dim-witted cop Gerald Bob on the ABC Sitcom Rodney, and a goodwill worker in Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie. He was the HEMI guy in Dodge Truck's popular ad campaigns.
As a comedian, he was the winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing, season 5. He's been on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, the half-hour special Comedy Central Presents: Jon Reep, and his own specials Jon Reep: Metro Jethro, and Jon Reep: Ginger Beard Man. He's been on TBS's Pit Stop Comedy, NBC's Late Friday or CMT's Comedy Club, and Comedy Stage.
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