Adam Carolla Biography

The American comedian and television personality Adam Carolla was born in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. Although Adam excelled on the football field in high school, after graduation he instead set his sights on a career in improvisational comedy after graduation. A chance meeting and collaboration with Jimmy Kimmel in 1994 eventually led to a number of small roles for Carolla, until in 1995 he signed with the William Morris Agency.

The agency negotiated what would become Adam Carolla’s breakthrough role, as co-host of the nighttime radio call-in show Loveline, with Dr. Drew Pinsky. Although the series dealt with legitimate and often serious questions about relationships and sexuality from viewers seeking guidance from Dr. Pinsky, Carolla served as the show’s comic sidekick, balancing Dr. Drew’s often reserved and thoughtful presence. Ultimately, Loveline made Adam Carolla a highly recognizable figure, and let to his own radio show in 2005.

Before The Adam Carolla Show, however, Adam starred in the Man Show alongside Jimmy Kimmel, in 1999. The Comedy Central show lasted four years, and after leaving, Carolla embarked on a number of highly successful endeavors. He launched his own podcast in 2006, and established Jackhole Productions, which produced Crank Yankers and other content for Comedy Central. Carolla also appeared on the Adam Carolla Project for The Learning Channel – the show featured his own thirteen-episode journey to renovate his childhood home. In 2008, Carolla appeared as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, and in 2012, on the Celebrity Apprentice. Most recently, he launched the Car Show in 2011, which appears on Speed TV.

In recent years, Adam Carolla has become known as a social and political commentator, frequently making appearances on such shows as The O’Reilly Facotr and Real Time with Bill Maher. Carolla is also the author of a number of books, including In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks, which debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list upon its release in 2010.