Jeffrey Ross Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Montreal Comedy Festival Best Feature Award for "Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie․"
• Has toured with the USO in Iraq and Afghanistan since the early 2000s and made a documentary about his overseas trips titled "Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie" in 2005
• Graduated from Boston University with a degree in Film
• Began performing stand-up in the late 1980s after graduating from college
• Quote: "I like being known as the meanest man in comedy, but I must admit that it's a blessing and a curse․ It's not a bad way to make a living, but every now and then somebody wants to kill me․"
• Best known as a stand-up and insult comedian who hosts Comedy Central's celebrity roasts
• Is the host and executive producer of "Jeff Ross Roasts America" and "The Burn with Jeff Ross․"
• Has been a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and "Celebrity Poker Showdown" and was eliminated in the first round of both shows
• Known as the "Roastmaster General," he has led the roasts of William Shatner, Donald Trump, Pamela Anderson, Charlie Sheen, and many others
• Wrote the book "I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges" in 2009