Jon Lajoie
Canadian comedian, actor, and singer (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Lajoie (/ləˈʒwɑː/ lə-ZHWAH; born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, director, record producer, musician and Internet celebrity.[1] He gained fame mostly from his YouTube channel, posting comedic original songs (often as rapper characters, such as "Everyday Normal Guy") and comedy skits. Lajoie is also known for his role as Taco MacArthur on the FXX comedy series The League. Since 2016, he has released indie folk music under the moniker Wolfie's Just Fine, and has also contributed original music to TV shows and films.[2]
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| Birth name | Jonathan Lajoie |
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| Born | August 21, 1980 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Normal Guy Productions |
| Website | www |
Early life
Lajoie was born in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and raised on the South Shore of Montreal. His father was Québécois and his mother is English-Canadian, and he is the third of nine children. Lajoie had formative experiences with music while attending a Pentecostal church and taking lessons.[3] He graduated from Dawson College on the Island of Montreal. He completed a professional theatre program in 2002, after which he played in a band in the Montreal area for three years.[4]
Career
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Perspective
From 2003 to 2017, Lajoie portrayed an English-Canadian musician named Thomas Edison in Radio-Canada's French-language television series L'Auberge du chien noir.[5] Lajoie began his career as a comedy musician in 2006. His performances include music, skits, and some comedy. Jon Lajoie has also released four studio albums, the first two featuring comedy music. His third and fourth albums eschewed comedy and were released under the moniker 'Wolfie's Just Fine'.[6]
Television
Lajoie was cast in the FXX TV show The League as Taco MacArthur, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician.[7] Throughout the series, Lajoie performed songs written for the show.[8]
He guest-starred as Caleb95 in one episode of the Williams Street original television show NTSF:SD:SUV::. In February 2022, LaJoie was featured in the Canadian edition of Amazon Prime's comedy competition LOL: Last One Laughing alongside Tom Green, Colin Mochrie, and Dave Foley among others.[9]
Comedy Central Presents
Lajoie filmed an episode of Comedy Central Presents on November 7, 2009.[10] It premiered on March 5, 2010.[11] The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6 featuring the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song".
Film
Lajoie was featured in the 2014 movie Let's Be Cops, as the boss of Damon Wayans, Jr.'s character. He was also featured in Quentin Dupieux's 2013 movie Wrong Cops as Officer Regan.
Music
Lajoie has published several novelty songs that he has made available on websites such as Funny or Die and YouTube. Though he initially hesitated to release a "serious album" due to his reputation as a comedic actor, in 2016, Lajoie released his first project of non-comedic music under the moniker Wolfie's Just Fine (whose name is a reference to Terminator 2: Judgment Day).[12][13] The 10 track indie folk album titled I Remembered but Then I Forgot, released on April 8, was produced by Joe Corcoran and mixed by Phil Ek.[3][2] The themes of the album predominantly draw on and recount Lajoie's formative childhood experiences.[3] The song "A New Beginning" was inspired by Lajoie's experience watching his first horror movie Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, whose music video (directed by Lajoie and Brandon Dermer) is a tribute to the film by way of a shot-for-shot remake of a particularly impactful scene.[14][15]
In 2018, Lajoie followed up with a Wolfie's Just Fine EP titled Perfection, Nevada, which was produced by Bright Eyes' Mike Mogis.[16] Released on June 22, the release explores coming of age themes and features references to nineties films.[17] Lajoie co-directed a music video for the single "Break My Back" featuring actor Xander Berkeley, as well as "Trying to Sleep" which pays homage to the film Tremors.[17][18]
Songwriting for film and TV
LaJoie made his first foray into writing songs for film and television with his contributions to The League, for which he wrote and performed 14 songs over the course of the show.[19]
In 2019, Lajoie wrote five songs for Warner Bros.' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, including "Catchy Song" (produced by Dillon Francis) and "Not Evil".[20][21]
In 2022, Lajoie wrote three songs for the third episode of The Afterparty, with lyrical contributions by Jack Dolgen.[22][23]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Wrong Cops: Chapter 1 | MC Vagina | Short film |
| 2013 | Wrong Cops | Officer Regan | |
| 2014 | Let's Be Cops | Todd Connors | |
| 2016 | Moments of Clarity | Carter | |
| 2020 | Wish Upon a Unicorn | Louis Dindal |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003–2019 | L'Auberge du chien noir | Thomas Edison | |
| 2009–2015 | The League | Taco MacArthur | 84 episodes |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Caleb95 | Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow" |
| 2014 | Kroll Show | Jon Lajoie | Episode: "Banff Is on Fire" |
| 2022 | Transformers: BotBots | Pizza Prime | 1 Episode |
| 2022 | LOL: Last One Laughing Canada | Himself |
Discography
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Studio albums
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| You Want Some of This? |
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| I Kill People |
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| I Remembered, But Then I Forgot [24] (as Wolfie's Just Fine) |
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| Everyone Is Dead Except Us (as Wolfie's Just Fine) |
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EPs
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| Perfection, Nevada (as Wolfie's Just Fine) |
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Music videos
| Year | Song title | Director(s) | Album | YouTube release date |
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| 2007 | "High as Fuck" | Unknown | You Want Some of This? | October 1, 2007 |
| "2 Girls 1 Cup Song" | November 1, 2007 | |||
| "Everyday Normal Guy" | November 21, 2007 | |||
| "Cold Blooded Christmas" | December 10, 2007 | |||
| 2008 | "Why Did You Leave Me?" | January 8, 2008 | ||
| "Everyday Normal Guy 2" | January 16, 2008 | |||
| "Song for Britney" | February 4, 2008 | |||
| "Sunday Afternoon" | March 11, 2008 | |||
| "Show Me Your Genitals" | May 31, 2008 | |||
| "Stay at Home Dad" | August 21, 2008 | |||
| "Show Me Your Genitals 2: E=MC Vagina" | September 5, 2008 | |||
| Bootlegs & B-Sides (including "I Don't Understand" and "Potty Training Song") | October 11, 2008 | |||
| "Too Fast" | November 17, 2008 | |||
| 2009 | "Everyday Normal Crew" | January 5, 2009 | ||
| "Alone in the Universe" | I Kill People | March 8, 2009 | ||
| "I Kill People" | April 23, 2009 | |||
| "Michael Jackson Is Dead" | June 26, 2009 | |||
| "Radio Friendly Song" | August 27, 2009 | |||
| "WTF Collective" | October 5, 2009 | |||
| 2010 | "Chatroulette Song" | March 26, 2010 | ||
| "I Can Dance" | April 19, 2010 | |||
| "Blackbird" (The Beatles parody) | Non-album song | May 31, 2010 | ||
| "Pop Song" | Julien Demers-Arsenault | You Want Some of This? | June 5, 2010 | |
| "Mel Gibson's Love Song" | Unknown | I Kill People | July 5, 2010 | |
| "WTF Collective 2" | November 16, 2010 | |||
| "In Different Ways" | Julien Demers-Arsenault | December 18, 2010 | ||
| 2011 | "Very Super Famous" | Unknown | "Very Super Famous" single | February 15, 2011 |
| "Osama Is Dead" | Non-album song | May 2, 2011 | ||
| "The Best Song" | "The Best Song" single | June 21, 2011 | ||
| "Fuck Everything" | Jon Lajoie | "Fuck Everything" single | July 29, 2011 | |
| "WTF Collective 3" | Jon Lajoie | "WTF Collective 3" single | December 5, 2011 | |
| "Sexpenze Commercial" | Jon Lajoie & Brandon Dermer | Non-album song | December 30, 2011 | |
| 2012 | "Broken-Hearted" | Jon Lajoie | "Broken-Hearted" single | July 23, 2012 |
| "The Prank War" | Jon Lajoie & Brandon Dermer | Non-album song | August 27, 2012 | |
| "Jon Lajoie on Marriage Equality" | Jon Lajoie | Non-album song | October 23, 2012 | |
| "The Best Christmas Song" | Jon Lajoie | "The Best Christmas Song" single | November 28, 2012 | |
| 2013 | "Started as a Baby" | Jon Lajoie | "Started as a Baby" single | April 23, 2013 |
| "Jon Lajoie's Kickstarter" | Jon Lajoie | "Jon Lajoie's Kickstarter" single | May 28, 2013 | |
| "Merry Christmas Exclamation Point" | Jon Lajoie | "Merry Christmas Exclamation Point" single | December 12, 2013 | |
| 2014 | "Please Use This Song" | Jon Lajoie | "Please Use This Song" single | April 30, 2014 |
| "Commercial Actors Mingle" | Jon Lajoie | "Commercial Actors Mingle" single | May 28, 2014 | |
| 2016 | "It's a Job" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine") | Jon Lajoie & Brandon Dermer | I Remembered but Then I Forgot | March 2, 2016 |
| "A New Beginning" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine") | Jon Lajoie & Brandon Dermer | I Remembered but Then I Forgot | June 27, 2016 | |
| 2018 | "Break My Back" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine") | Jon Lajoie & Brandon Dermer | Perfection, Nevada | May 18, 2018 |
| 2023 | "Everyone Is Dead Except Us" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine") | Jon Lajoie | Everyone Is Dead Except Us | April 13, 2023 |
| 2023 | "Hulk Hogan Slammed Andre the Giant" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine") | Jon Lajoie | Everyone is Dead Except Us | May 18, 2023 |
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