Jeffrey Ross

Jeff Ross is an actor, writer, director, producer, and comedian, originally from Newark, New Jersey. Despite being a shlub, Ross has accomplished a lot in his life. He's done everything from roasting almost dead guys at the Friars Club, to playing a dead guy on a 2003 episode of the smash hit TV show, _CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)_ (qv). As a stand-up comic, Jeff has appeared on dozens of TV shows including _Late Show with David Letterman (1993)_ (qv), 'Jimmy Kimmel' (qv) Live! (2003), _The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)_ (qv), _The View (2001)_ (qv), _Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)_ (qv), _Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003)_ (qv), _Dinner for Five (2001)_ (qv), _Pet Star (2002)_ (qv) _Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966)_ (qv).He recently directed his first film, 'Patriot Act: A 'Jeffrey Ross' (qv) Home Movie (2005)' which chronicles his week-long trip entertaining U.S. soldiers stationed around Iraq's Sunni Triangle. The film has appeared at numerous festivals and won an honorable mention during the Hampton's International Film Festival's prestigious Films of Conflict and Resolution program.His blistering performances at celebrity roasts for the likes of 'Hugh Hefner' (qv), 'Donald Trump' (qv), 'Jerry Stiller' (qv), 'Drew Carey' (qv), 'Shaquille O'Neal' (qv), New York Yankee's manager 'Joe Torre' (qv), 'Kelsey Grammer' (qv), and 'Rob Reiner' (qv), inspired New York Magazine to crown him The Meanest Man in Comedy.Besides being a former board member of the Friars Club, Jeff has produced numerous celebrity roasts for Comedy Central and executive produced and hosted the highly rated and hilarious re-imagination of the roasts, _MTV Bash: Carson Daly (2003)_ (qv) featuring stars 'Madonna' (qv), 'Eminem' (qv), 'Britney Spears' (qv), 'Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs', 'Justin Timberlake' (qv), 'Jimmy Kimmel' (qv), 'Sarah Silverman' (qv), 'Andy Dick' (qv), 'Kid Rock' (qv), and 'Nelly' (qv) bashing the guest of honor for charity.In addition to Jeff's 2003 dramatic turn on _CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)_ (qv) he has appeared on _Six Feet Under (2001)_ (qv) and in the films, _Stuck on You (2003)_ (qv), _Along Came Polly (2004)_ (qv), _National Security (2003)_ (qv) and _The Aristocrats (2005)_ (qv).Jeff has also written for some cool shows including the MTV Video Music 'Awards' (qv) for hosts 'Jamie Foxx' (qv) and 'Chris Rock' (qv) and The Oscars for host 'Billy Crystal' (qv). He's also helped write the first season of _The Man Show (1999)_ (qv) on Comedy Central and punches up movies for big shots like The Farrelley Brothers and 'Jeffrey Katzenberg' (qv).Recent acting roles include Fox's one hour drama pilot "Boomerang", produced by John Wells. Jeff is the creator and star of "The Burn With Jeff Ross" on Comedy Central as well as a producer and star of that network's wildly popular celebrity roast franchise. Recent writing credits include the screenplay "The Comedian" (co-written with Art Linson) and the book, "I Only Roast The Ones I Love" published by Simon & Schuster. Jeff also tours the world performing live as "The Roastmaster General".::Anna Leyva and Thruline