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Jim Rash Biography

Birth Name:James Rash

Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Long before he and Nat Faxon's screenplay for "The Descendants" won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, it appeared on the 2008 Black List, a list of the most popular unproduced scripts in Hollywood
Went to Charlotte Latin School in his hometown of Charlotte, N․C
Joined The Groundlings, a Los Angeles based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe
Though he's had a number of guest roles in popular television series such as "That '70s Show" and "Friends," he is best known for his starring role as over-the-top community college administrator Dean Graig Pelton in "Community․"
Jokingly stated that if he were to record a country album, it would be called "Pancakes and Dreams․"
While filming "The Way, Way Back," his first directorial effort, he and collaborator Nat Faxon watched the actors finish a scene and stand there silently for a little while before they realized they were the ones who were supposed to say "cut․"
Was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Awards

2010Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2011ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2011CFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2011DFWFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2011FFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2011HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2011IFJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2011INOCA TV-Best Guest Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series: winner
2011LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011NBR Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2011NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011NYFCO Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2011PFCS Award-Best Screenplay - Adaptation: nominated
2011SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2011Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2011SEFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2011SLFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2011TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011UFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2011WAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2012AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: winner
2012EDA Award-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: winner
2012BAFTA Film Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012COFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2012Critics Choice Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2012DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2012Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2012GAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: winner
2012Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2012Humanitas Prize-Feature Film Category: nominated
2012INOCA TV-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
2012INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012IOFCP Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2012OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
2012OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012TV Guide Award-Favorite Ensemble: winner
2012USC Scripter Award-: winner
2012VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2013Art Cinema Award-: nominated
2013PFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
2013UFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014OFTA Film Award-Best Feature Debut: nominated
2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series or Special: nominated
2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: nominated