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Home/People/Joel Gelman
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Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Movies
9
TV Shows
Also Known As
Joel J. Gelman
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Joel Gelman

Acting

Biography
Joel J. Gelman thinks John Pick is the coolest. Here’s some s#@t Joel’s done. Theatrical credits include Les Miserables at the Hollywood Bowl, Tobacco Road at the La Jolla Playhouse, Pride and Prejudice at South Coast Rep, Gallery Secrets with Chalk Rep, A Midsummer Nights Dream at Portland Center Stage, Loves and Hours at Pennsylvania Centre Stage, The Glass Menagerie with Ensemble Santa Barbara andThe Heliotropic Man a one-man clown piece that Joel co-created. Joel received his MFA in Acting from UC San Diego and his BA in Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University. He is a proud member of Actors Equity. Joel’s TV work includes, New Girl, The Newsroom, Vegas, The Young and the Restless, NBC/Universal web series In Gayle We Trust and the upcoming HBO Pilot The Brink.
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Hey Kiddo

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2024