Jeffrey Ross

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With an acerbic wit and uncanny knack for insulting people, Jeffrey Ross rose quickly from being a stand-up comedian to being dubbed the "Roastmaster General" by Jimmy Kimmel and "The Meanest Man in Comedy" by New Yorkmagazine. Known for his hd-edged celebrity roasts on Comedy Central and MTV, Ross honored some of America's favorite sts - from Hugh Hefner to William Shatner - with his cutting, unabashed remks. From writing for fellow comedians Billy Crystal and Chris Rock to string in his own stand up special for Comedy Central, Ross kept the dying brand of insult comedy alive - and with fervor. Showing off a more rhythmic side in 2008, Ross signed on as a contestant on ABC's seventh season of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 2005- ).

Born Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz on Sept. 13, 1965 in Newk, NJ, Ross grew up in the Gden State before later attending Boston University, where he ened a degree in broadcasting and film. Getting his stt in stand-up, Ross performed at the local comedy clubs before making his television stand-up debut on "The Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS, 1993- ). A member of the infamous New York City Fri's Club - a private club known for their celebrity roasts - Ross found his niche as an insult comic, a la Don Rickles. Teaming up with Comedy Central in 1998, The Fri's Club celebrity roast was broadcast to the public with "Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Fris Club Roast of Drew Carey ," ening Ross some much-needed exposure. He went on to roast Jerry Stiller, Rob Reiner and infamous playboy Hugh Hefner in a series of Fri's Club specials.

Ross found success off-stage as well; he worked as a writer on the first season of Comedy Central's unapologetically male "The Man Show" (1999-2004) and went on to write for host Billy Crystal on "The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (ABC, 2000) and Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock on the "MTV Video Music Awards." He also served as host and head writer on the MTV comedy roast show "MTV Bash: Cson Daly" (2003) and became roast master for Comedy Central with the special "Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson" in 2005. Proving to be a popul series for the network, Ross was invited back to host Comedy Central roasts of William Shatner in 2006, Flavor Flav in 2007 and Bob Sagat in 2008. A staunch supporter of troops overseas, Ross embked on a one-week USO tour of Iraq with fellow comedian Drew Carey in 2003. Documenting the experience on film, Ross later released the film - titled "Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie" - in 2005. Hailed by one critic as "the best documenty to emerge so f from the Iraq W," "Patriot Act" proved to be a poignant portrayal of both the Iraq w and the tradition of USO comedy tours made popul by legendy comic Bob Hope.

Returning to his offensive nature in 2006, Ross wrote and produced the animated series "Where My Dogs At?" (MTV2). Podying Hollywood celebrity, the series was centered on Buddy (Ross), a beagle lost on the streets of Hollywood, and his friend Woof (Tracy Morgan), a bulldog. The series was pulled after its first season however, when controversy ose about the depiction of African-American women in the episode "Woofy Loves Snoop," a pody of rapper Snoop Dogg. Undeterred, Ross went on to st in his first stand-up special on Comedy Central - "Jeffrey Ross: No Offense" - in 2008. That same ye, Ross signed on raise his profile outside the comedy realm by competing on ABC's reality show phenomenon "Dancing with the Sts."