Jeff Dye

Jeff Dye
Dye on November 6, 2016
Birth nameJeffrey Phillip Calvin Dye
Born (1983-02-04) February 4, 1983 (age 41)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Years active2007–present
Notable works and rolesMoney From Strangers
Girl Code
Comedy Central Presents Jeff Dye
Comic-Con All Access 2014
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Better Late Than Never
Websitewww.jeffdye.com

Jeffrey Phillip Calvin Dye (born February 4, 1983)[1] is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Early life

Dye was born in 1983 in Seattle[2] and raised in Kent, Washington.[3] He attended Kentwood High School in Covington.[1] Dye is of Spanish, French-Canadian, German and Jewish descent.[4]

Career

Dye has hosted two series for MTV—Numbnuts and Money From Strangers and also appeared on Girl Code. He was a finalist on the sixth season of the NBC series Last Comic Standing, finishing third behind Marcus and winner Iliza Shlesinger. He then performed in a 50-city tour with the other top competitors.[5]

Dye performed at the TBS Comedy Festival in Chicago and Comedy Central's Live At Gotham before starring in his own half-hour comedy special titled Comedy Central Presents Jeff Dye in 2010. As of 2011, Dye was a recurring cast member on ABC's show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.[6]

Dye was the host of MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013 Live from Times Square.[7] Dye can be seen as the lead in Dierks Bentley's award-winning music video, "Drunk on a Plane".[8] Dye was a correspondent for Spike TV's Comic-Con All Access 2014.[9] In January 2015, he supported the Seattle Seahawks for ESPN's Enemy Territory.[10] Dye was also a recurring celebrity cast member on NBC's game show I Can Do That which aired during the summer of 2015.[11] Dye appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on September 16, 2015. He was on the 2016 reality show Better Late Than Never as the tour organizer and suitcase holder for William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman and Henry Winkler while they toured Asia.[12] Also in 2016, Dye was a contestant playing for charity, on season 3, episode 18 of the game show Idiotest.

Dye returned to Better Late Than Never in 2017−2018 alongside Shatner, Bradshaw, Foreman and Winkler as "The Sidekick" while they toured Europe and Morocco. In 2019, Dye appeared in The Wedding Year.[13] In 2020 and 2021, Dye served as a panelist on The Masked Singer and I Can See Your Voice.[13]

Dye has been the host of Jeff Dye's Friendship Podcast on the All Things Comedy network since March 29, 2018.[14]

In Spring of 2022, Dye began filming his first feature film entitled Stealing Jokes from director Mike Young.[15] The film follows three comics who hit the road, turn the tables on shady club owners and pull off a major heist.

Dye joined Freddie Prinze Jr.'s professional wrestling based Podcast Wrestling with Freddie as a co-host.[16]

In March 2023, Dye began hosting the daytime game show Who the Bleep Is That? on Fox.[17]

Personal life

Dye's elder sister, Janice, died in a car accident in Albany, Oregon, on December 3, 2015.[18][19][20] Due to undiagnosed dyslexia, Dye did not learn to read until he was 22 years old.[21] Dye is known for being a Bigfoot enthusiast and resides in Los Angeles, California.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "A moment with... Jeff Dye, comedian". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 30, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Ervolino, Bill (March 15, 2017). "Jeff Dye comes to Bananas, better late than never". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Klaas, Mark (March 17, 2019). "Comedy right at home". Kent Reporter. Kent, Washington. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jeff Dye comes to Bananas, better late than never".
  5. ^ Roper, Chase (May 4, 2010). "Jeff Dye: Plays well with others". Laughspin. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Pike Wire Interview: Jeff Dye". Pike Towncenter. June 1, 2011.
  7. ^ "Ke$ha, Sean Kingston, Others Ring In New Year 2013". MTV. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "Dierks Bentley's 'Drunk on a Plane' Violates Numerous FAA Rules". Taste of Country. May 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "Spike TV's "Comic-Con All Access" To Be Programmed and Controlled by Fans via Social Media". Spike TV. July 22, 2014.
  10. ^ "Front & Center: Comedian Gary Gulman on SportsCenter's "Enemy Territory"". ESPN. January 17, 2015.
  11. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 3, 2015). "NBC Gives Series Order to Celebrity Variety Show 'I Can Do That'". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2015. The six regulars set for the competition are "Dancing With the Stars" alum Cheryl Burke; singers Joe Jonas, Nicole Scherzinger and Ciara; comedian Jeff Dye; and actor Alan Ritchson.
  12. ^ "Bradshaw, Foreman, Winkler, Shatner bond on European TV trip".
  13. ^ a b "Where Else You've Seen That Awkward Game Show Host Jeff Dye". ScreenRant. April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "Jeff Dye's Friendship Podcast - All Things Comedy". January 2022. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
  15. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 13, 2022). "Jeff Dye, Carlos "HaHa" Davis & More To Star In Action-Comedy 'Stealing Jokes' From Director Mike Young". Deadline. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  16. ^ Miller, Nick (September 12, 2022). "Freddie Prinze Jr. Names AEW All Out Match That Saved First Part Of The Show". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  17. ^ "Who the Bleep Is That?". tvinsider.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Janice Dye". Fisher Funeral Home. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  19. ^ Dye, Jeff (December 3, 2015). "Most of the people that follow me on here don't follow me for the type of post I'm about to post, so I apologize for being serious and promise that I'll get back to silly playful Jeff soon. Two nights ago I lost my big sister in a horrific car accident that took her life immediately..." Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  20. ^ "Janice Lee Dye". Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. December 11, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  21. ^ "Getting Away with Not Knowing How to Read - HoneyDew Highlight". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "Who Is Jeff Dye? The 'Better Late Than Never' Traveler Brings A Lot To This Star-Studded Cast". Bustle. August 23, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2021.