Joe Clair (born February 13, 1969), also known by the nickname "Joe Cleezy", is an American
stand-up comedian,
radio personality
A radio personality is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personali ...
,
VJ and actor. A native of the
Seat Pleasant, Maryland suburb of
Washington, D.C.,
Career
Clair is best known as a former host of
BET's ''
Rap City'' from 1994 to 1999. He hosted his own morning drive time show on
WPGC-FM in Washington, D.C. from 5:50am-10am.
Clair earned a
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
in psychology from
Morgan State University in
Baltimore, Maryland
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.
Aside from his work as host of ''Rap City'', Clair has also hosted several radio shows and appeared on the stand-up comedy shows ''
Def Comedy Jam'' and ''
ComicView''. Clair was named morning drive time host at
WPGC-FM in his hometown of Washington, D.C., in February 2015 to July 2021.
As an actor, Clair has appeared in several films, most notably the 1992
horror film
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''
Ax 'Em'', where he plays the role of Tony.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
JoeClair.com- official website
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African-American stand-up comedians
American stand-up comedians
African-American television personalities
American radio personalities
Living people
People from Seat Pleasant, Maryland
Place of birth missing (living people)
1967 births
21st-century American comedians
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
African-American male comedians
American male comedians
Comedians from Maryland
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