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Jim Rash
American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James "Jim" Rash[1] (born July 15, 1971)[2] is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He played Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012.
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Born | James Rash (1971-07-15) July 15, 1971 (age 53) |
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Years active | 1995–present |
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He co-wrote The Descendants (2011) alongside Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon for which they received the Academy Award, Independent Spirit Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. They were also nominated for the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award.[3] Rash has since with Faxon, written and directed the comedy films The Way, Way Back (2013), and Downhill (2020).