Discover the career path of Jeff Ross, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz, known as Jeff Ross, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and producer. He is often called the "Roastmaster General" due to his prominent role in insult comedy, specifically his frequent appearances in celebrity roasts for the New York Friars Club, Comedy Central Roasts, and Netflix's Historical Roasts. The Chicago Tribune likened him to Don Rickles in 2009. Ross's directorial debut, the documentary "Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie," won Best Film at the Comedia film festival in Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival.
In 1989, Jeff Ross started his career in stand-up comedy after taking a comedy class.
In 1994, Jeff Ross appeared on A&E's show "An Evening at the Improv".
In 1995, Jeff Ross began performing at renowned New York clubs such as the Comedy Cellar and Stand Up NY. That same year, he was invited to participate in a roast of actor Steven Seagal by the New York Friars Club.
Jeff Ross had a small part in the 1996 comedy film "Celtic Pride".
In 1998, The Friars Club's first televised event, the roast of Drew Carey, was broadcast on Comedy Central.
In 1999, Jeff Ross credits a joke at the roast of Jerry Stiller, specifically one at the expense of Bea Arthur and Sandra Bernhard, for elevating his roasting career. Jimmy Kimmel also hired Ross as a writer on The Man Show that year.
In 2000, Jeff Ross wrote some of the punchlines for Billy Crystal's monologue at the Oscars.
In 2003, Comedy Central began producing their own celebrity roasts.
In 2003, Jeff Ross first traveled to Iraq as part of a comedy tour hosted by Drew Carey.
Jeff Ross played a security guard in the 2003 film "Stuck on You".
In 2004, Jeff Ross participated in the third tournament of Celebrity Poker Showdown but lost in his first match.
In 2004, Jeff Ross played a wedding band leader in the film "Along Came Polly".
In 2005, Jeff Ross appeared in the documentary "The Aristocrats" about the famous dirty joke of the same name.
In 2005, Jeff Ross released "Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie", a film he produced and directed, documenting his experiences on his Iraq tour. The film also won the prize for Best Film at the Comedia film festival.
Since the 2005 roast of Pamela Anderson, Jeff Ross has been a roaster at all Comedy Central roasts.
In 2006, Jeff Ross co-created the satirical animated program "Where My Dogs At?", which aired on MTV2. He voiced the character Buddy, a beagle.
In 2006, Jeff Ross's directorial debut, the documentary "Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie," received the prize for Best Film at the Comedia film festival during the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
In 2006, Jeff Ross's film, "Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie", was shown on Showtime and screened at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
In 2008, Jeff Ross was a competitor on the seventh season of "Dancing with the Stars". He was the first to be eliminated.
In 2009, Jeff Ross released his first book, titled "I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges."
In 2011, Jeff Ross visited the protesters of the Occupy movement in Los Angeles to support their cause, and delivered a speech roasting Wall Street and the big banks.
In 2012, Jeff Ross became the creator and host of the comedy panel show "The Burn with Jeff Ross," which aired on Comedy Central for two seasons.
In 2012, Jeff Ross roasted James Franco wearing cornrows and a neck tattoo in reference to Franco's character in the film "Spring Breakers."
In 2012, Jeff Ross voiced himself in the "Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!" episode of "Batman: The Brave and the Bold," attending a roast of Batman.
In 2013, "The Burn with Jeff Ross," aired on Comedy Central for two seasons.
In 2015, Jeff Ross starred in the Comedy Central special "Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live from Brazos County Jail," where he performed stand-up comedy for male and female convicts in Brazos County, Texas.
In 2016, Jeff Ross and comedian Brian Moses launched "Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle" on Comedy Central. It consists of comedians competing in one-on-one roast battles judged by Ross and guest judges.
In 2017, the USO appointed Jeff Ross as the Ambassador of Veterans Outreach for the Artists & Athletes Alliance.
In 2018, Jeff Ross and Dave Attell embarked on their "Bumping Mics" comedy tour, which was also released as a three-part special on Netflix, called "Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell".
In 2019, Jeff Ross appeared as himself on an episode of "Crank Yankers".
In 2019, Netflix began airing the series "Historical Roasts", hosted by Jeff Ross. The show features fictionalized comedy roasts of historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Anne Frank.
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