# Josh Meyers (actor)
**Josh Meyers** (Joshua Dylan Meyers, born 1976) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian known as a cast member of the sketch series *MADtv* and for playing Randy Pearson in the final season of *That '70s Show*. He is the younger brother of comedian and late-night host [Seth Meyers](https://www.edgepedia.org/seth-meyers).[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) • [2](https://www.biographies.net/biography/josh-meyers/m/07dq__)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Dylan Meyers; born 1976 (some sources cite November 11, 1975); birthplace reported as Bedford, New Hampshire, or Evanston, Illinois[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) |
| Family | Younger brother of Seth Meyers, the comedian and late-night host[2](https://www.biographies.net/biography/josh-meyers/m/07dq__) |
| Training | Northwestern University graduate; performer at the Boom Chicago improv theater in Amsterdam, alongside Jason Sudeikis, Jordan Peele, and Seth Meyers[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) |
| *MADtv* | Ensemble member on Fox, 2002–2004, also a contributing writer; known for impressions of Owen Wilson and Matthew McConaughey[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) |
| *That '70s Show* | Played Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season (2005–2006), replacing Topher Grace[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) |
| Broadway | *The Pee-wee Herman Show* (2010), credited as Firefighter and voice, recreating the role of Conky[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Meyers/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) |
| Recent TV | Recurring satirical turn as Governor Gavin Newsom on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* (2023–2026, 11 episodes); Simon Ford in *FBI* (2025–2026)[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/) |
## Early life and Boom Chicago
Reference sources disagree on the details of Meyers's birth: Encyclopedia.com records 1976, in Bedford, New Hampshire, while noting that some sources cite November 11, 1975, and [Evanston, Illinois](https://www.edgepedia.org/evanston-illinois).[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) His parents are Larry Meyers, a finance officer, and Hilary Meyers, a French teacher.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) Biographical listings also place his schooling at Manchester High School West in [New Hampshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-hampshire) before [Northwestern University](https://www.edgepedia.org/northwestern-university).[2](https://www.biographies.net/biography/josh-meyers/m/07dq__)
After graduating from Northwestern, Meyers moved to Amsterdam to perform at the Boom Chicago Theatre, an English-language improv comedy venue that has served as a European outpost for American sketch performers. There he wrote and performed with other Boom Chicago alumni, including [Jason Sudeikis](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-sudeikis), Jordan Peele, and his brother Seth.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/)
## MADtv and That '70s Show
From Boom Chicago, Meyers was hired into the cast of *MADtv*, where he appeared from 2002 to 2004 and also contributed as a writer.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) He became known for celebrity impressions, particularly of [Owen Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/owen-wilson) and [Matthew McConaughey](https://www.edgepedia.org/matthew-mcconaughey).[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) The sketch "A Football Thing", which he wrote and performed with frequent partner [Ike Barinholtz](https://www.edgepedia.org/ike-barinholtz), became one of the show's most-viewed pieces online, with more than 5 million views on YouTube according to his IMDb biography.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/)
He left *MADtv* for another Fox series, joining the cast of *That '70s Show* for its eighth and final season as Randy Pearson, a character written to fill the gap left by [Topher Grace](https://www.edgepedia.org/topher-grace)'s departure.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) In the season, Randy is a colleague of Hyde who befriends Red and enters a relationship with Donna.[6](https://www.looper.com/1202745/what-has-josh-meyers-been-up-to-since-that-70s-show-ended/) The season was the show's last, so Meyers appeared in only one year of the series.[6](https://www.looper.com/1202745/what-has-josh-meyers-been-up-to-since-that-70s-show-ended/)
## Film and later television
Meyers's film credits include small parts in *Down* (2001) and *Snapshots* (2002), look-alike roles in *Date Movie* (2006), Stuart in the Disney comedy *College Road Trip* (2008) opposite [Raven-Symoné](https://www.edgepedia.org/raven-symone) and [Martin Lawrence](https://www.edgepedia.org/martin-lawrence), and Andy in *How to Make Love to a Woman* (2008).[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976) • [6](https://www.looper.com/1202745/what-has-josh-meyers-been-up-to-since-that-70s-show-ended/) In Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary *Brüno* (2009) he played Kookus, and in [Steven Soderbergh](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-soderbergh)'s Emmy-winning *Behind the Candelabra* (2013) he played Liberace's attorney.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) • [6](https://www.looper.com/1202745/what-has-josh-meyers-been-up-to-since-that-70s-show-ended/)
On television, he appeared in *The Mindy Project* and had a regular voice role in *The Awesomes*, the animated superhero series created by his brother Seth and Mike Shoemaker, playing the character Perfect Man.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) In 2014 he joined the [Amazon Prime](https://www.edgepedia.org/amazon-prime) comedy *Red Oaks*, playing Barry, the videographer at the titular New Jersey country club, across the show's three seasons alongside [Jennifer Grey](https://www.edgepedia.org/jennifer-grey), Richard Kind, and [Paul Reiser](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-reiser).[6](https://www.looper.com/1202745/what-has-josh-meyers-been-up-to-since-that-70s-show-ended/)
A recurring late-television association has been his satirical portrayal of California governor Gavin Newsom, first as a regular contributor on *Late Night with Jimmy Fallon* and later in multiple appearances on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*, where IMDb lists 11 episodes between 2023 and 2026.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/) More recent screen work includes Dr. Fentavious Garbanzo-Beam in *A Man on the Inside* (2025) and Simon Ford in two episodes of *FBI* (2025–2026).[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/)
## Stage work and projects with Seth Meyers
Meyers made his Broadway debut in *The Pee-wee Herman Show*, which opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in November 2010, joining Paul Reubens in recreating roles from the original stage show; BroadwayWorld credits him as Firefighter and voice, and his own biography highlights voicing the character Conky.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Meyers/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) The show's HBO presentation aired in March 2011.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Meyers/)
The brothers have appeared together repeatedly on late-night television, including the recurring "SiblingWed Game" segment on *Late Night*, in which the two compete over who better remembers their childhood, and a 2020 day-drinking segment with the Jonas Brothers on *Late Night with Seth Meyers*.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/) • [4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Meyers/) In 2012, trade reporting described Seth Meyers and Lorne Michaels developing a "brothers comedy" for NBC, and IMDb lists Meyers as developing the sitcom "Untitled Meyers Brothers Project" for Michaels's Broadway Video with fellow Boom Chicago alumnus Peter Grosz.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Meyers/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/)
## References
1. [Meyers, Josh 1976(?)-, Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television via Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/meyers-josh-1976)
2. [Josh Meyers, Biographies.net](https://www.biographies.net/biography/josh-meyers/m/07dq__)
3. [Josh Meyers Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/bio/)
4. [Josh Meyers (Actor) - Broadway & Theatre Credits, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Meyers/)
5. [Josh Meyers, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583570/)
6. [What Has Josh Meyers Been Up To Since That '70s Show Ended?, Looper](https://www.looper.com/1202745/what-has-josh-meyers-been-up-to-since-that-70s-show-ended/)
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