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Adam Carolla Born May 27, 1964 (1964-05-27) (age 44) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Occupation Comedian, comedy writer, radio personality, television personality, actor , American Genius , Employer CBS Radio Known for The Adam Carolla Show, Loveline, The Man Show Religious beliefs Atheist[1] Spouse(s) Lynette Paradise Children www.adamcarolla.com Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio/television host, comedian, and actor. Carolla achieved fame for several broadcast stints: co-host of the radio show Loveline, from 1995 to 2005 (and its television incarnation on MTV from 1996 to 2000); co-creator and co-star of the television program The Man Show (1999-2004); co-creator and performer on the television program Crank Yankers (2002-present). Carolla currently hosts The Adam Carolla Show (see section below), a weekday morning radio program broadcast from Los Angeles and syndicated in eleven west-coast markets. The last show will be on Friday February 20th, 2009 due to a station format shift away from talk radio.[2][3] In 2006, Carolla completed work on The Hammer, an independent film that he co-wrote and co-produced. He plays the lead role in the film, opposite Heather Juergensen. The film premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, and was released on March 21, 2008.[4][5][6] On June 16, 2008 Carolla was selected to host a pilot[7] of an American version of the popular BBC show Top Gear for NBC. NBC declined to pick up the show[8]; it is currently being shopped to cable networks. Early life Carolla was born in Pennsylvania to an Italian-American father, Jim Carolla, a psychologist, and his mother, Chris, a sex therapist.[9][10] Adam's parents failed to give him a middle name[11]. As a joke, he wrote "Adam Lakers Carolla" on his drivers license application[12]. His drivers license still gives his full name as "Adam Lakers Carolla."[12] Carolla has claimed in his routines that the name "Carolla" is Italian for "small Japanese car" (though the car, of course, is spelled "Corolla"). After living in Menominee, Wisconsin and Secane, Pennsylvania[13], the Carolla family relocated to the San Fernando Valley, and Adam was raised in North Hollywood, California. His family is often a topic on his radio show; he claims that his parents were uninterested in his upbringing, and still have no interest in his life. He describes his family as good people, fair and honest--but often claims that they were opposed to anything that involved getting off the couch and doing something. He also alleges that his family was incredibly cheap; Carolla would get small amounts of money, usually coins, for his birthday instead of gifts, and he did not go to | ||||
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