Daniel Tosh

Daniel Dwight Tosh, an American stand-up comedian and television host, born on May 29, 1975 in Boppard, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany but he grew up in Titusville, Florida. This host of Tosh.0, the Comedy Central video clip show started touring the comedy club circuit almost immediately after graduating college. He have a degree in marketing, even so, he feels that he is not cut for a real serious job. Among his first job was a telemarketer at Central Florida Research Park. “I really was not preparing myself for the future at all. I had interviews lined up. I sat through one real interview, and I was like ‘I wouldn’t hire me.’ I left halfway through the orientation. That’s the closest thing I ever got to a real job."

His career starts when he appeared as one of the New Faces at the 1998 Just for Laughs in Montreal. His act was televised in 2000 in Montreal at the Théâtre Saint-Denis. Tosh's first big career break came in 2001 with a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Tosh followed with appearances on programs such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He also hosted a local late-night comedy show in Florida called Ten and served as a spokesperson in Taco Bell commercials. In 2003 he performed in his own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents. On June 17, 2007, Comedy Central aired his stand-up special: Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious. He also hosted an episode of Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. Tosh is also a regular guest on The Bob & Tom Show. He most recently played a small role in the feature film The Love Guru starring Mike Myers.

His Comedy Central TV show Tosh.0, which showcases Internet video clips, premiered on June 5, 2009. He made the news on July 13, 2010, for beating both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert in ratings to have the highest rated non-animated show on the network. Daniel Tosh has said he plans to end his career on his 38th birthday, May 29, 2013. He keeps a countdown clock on his website, DanielTosh.com that gives the number of days, minutes, and seconds until his 38th birthday.