Josh Robert Thompson (born March 11, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his work on ''
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish actor and comedian Craig Ferguson. This was the third iteration of the The Late Late Show (American talk show), ''Late Late Show'' franchise, airi ...
'', providing the voice of robot skeleton and
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-American actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for having hosted the CBS late-night talk show ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' (2005–2014). He is the winner of ...
's sidekick
Geoff Peterson
Geoff Peterson is an animatronic human skeleton that served as the sidekick on the late-night talk show ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''. He was voiced and operated by Josh Robert Thompson and first appeared on ''The Late Late Show'' o ...
along with numerous characters and impersonations, as well as his celebrity impersonations on ''
Family Guy
''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
'', ''
The Howard Stern Show
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'' and
Redlettermedia
Red Letter Media, LLC is an American film and video production company operated by independent filmmakers Mike Stoklasa, Jay Bauman, and Rich Evans. It was formed by Stoklasa in 2004 while he was living in the Scottsdale section of Ashburn, Chica ...
's Best of the Worst.
Thompson performs voice impressions of
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Tony ...
,
Robert De Niro
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,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. Governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...
,
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey ( ; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993). After a number of supporting roles, his first su ...
,
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairman ...
, and
Donald Trump
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. In ''
The Kelly Clarkson Show
''The Kelly Clarkson Show'' is an American daytime television variety talk show hosted by Kelly Clarkson. It is produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and features Clarkson interviewing celebrities and segments about "ev ...
'', he currently serves as game announcer "God", using his Morgan Freeman impression. He has also performed as a stand-up comedian, often touring alongside Ferguson. His live-action projects include a lead role in the romantic comedy ''Nowhere Girl'' (2014), as well as a crowdfunded
pilot episode
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called ''The Josh Robert Thompson Show''.
Early life
Thompson was born on .
He grew up in
Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
,
Ohio
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, "raised by classic television". He would watch as actors became different characters and began to mimic them. At age eight, his grandmother bought him a
Fisher-Price
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tape recorder that he used to create radio-style "shows", voicing the host and the guests. The following year, he performed on stage in ''
Peter Pan
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'' at the
Cleveland Play House
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.
[
During his junior year at ]Padua Franciscan High School
Padua Franciscan High School is a private co-educational Franciscan college-preparatory school in Parma, Ohio. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.
History
Founded in 1961 as a private school for boys, Padua Franciscan became c ...
, Thompson delivered one line for the school's production of ''Oklahoma!
''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...
'' and walked off to laughter and applause: "Then someone backstage said, 'They're clapping for you. They love you.' After that, I was hooked." Thompson and some of his classmates got a video camera and began making feature-length and short films, and television-style shows. He graduated from Padua in 1993.[
Thompson moved to ]Los Angeles
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a few years later and performed on local television and as a stand-up comic while working toward his degree in TV, Radio, and Film Production at California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public research university in Fullerton, California, United States. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the California State ...
. He uses his middle name professionally because a "Josh Thompson" was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to m ...
.
Career
Radio appearances
Thompson's Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. Governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...
impression first gained national attention during the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special election permitted under California state law. It resulted in voters replacing incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
. Posing as Schwarzenegger, Thompson phoned in to Fox News Channel
The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City, U.S. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is ow ...
's morning program, ''Fox & Friends
''Fox & Friends'' is an American daily morning conservative news and talk program that airs on Fox News and reruns on Fox.Thompson, Ethan, and Jason Mittell. "Fox & Friends: Political Talk." ''How to Watch Television.'' 168-76. Print. It premie ...
'', fooling the hosts into believing (at least for a short while) that he was, in fact, Schwarzenegger.[ via Wayback Machine]
Thompson's Fox News prank caught the attention of ''The Howard Stern Show
''The Howard Stern Show'' is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was radio syndication, nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WINS-FM, WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The sho ...
'', and the impression—dubbed "Fake Arnold" by the show's producers—soon became a mainstay on the program. At around the same time, Thompson also made a number of appearances on the '' Conway and Steckler'' and '' Conway and Whitman'' radio shows in Los Angeles ( KLSX), and 96fm's ''Breakfast'' show in Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia, where he voiced a number of characters, including Fake Arnold, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...
, and Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American retired comedian, actor, and media personality. Often cited as a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was a film, television, and stand-up comedy ...
.
''The Howard Stern Show''
In April 2005, Thompson's "Fake Arnold" character proposed a fictitious plan to "blow up the moon". Fake Arnold's phony agenda managed to dupe MSNBC
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's Joe Scarborough
Charles Joseph Scarborough (; born April 9, 1963) is an American television host and former politician who is the co-host of ''Morning Joe'' on MSNBC with his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. He previously hosted '' Scarborough Country'' ...
, who appeared soon after on his television program
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, publicly lambasting the Governor for his alleged plan. Ten days later, after learning that the entire moon destruction scenario was a hoax, Scarborough apologized on-air for his erroneous comments.
On January 10, 2006, one day after Stern's show debuted on Sirius Satellite Radio
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Li ...
, Thompson fooled ''Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...
'' actor George Takei
George Takei ( ; born April20, 1937), born , is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS ''Enterprise'' in the ''Star Trek'' franchise.
Takei was born to Japanese-American parents, with w ...
into believing he was actually speaking with Governor Schwarzenegger. Several minutes after the phone call with Fake Arnold ended, Takei was finally let in on the joke. One year later, the Takei prank was ranked sixth out of the Top 10 best moments from the show in 2006; it was also named as a top moment in the ten-year satellite tenure of the program.
Thompson has made several uncredited appearances in the show doing voice impressions like "Fake Arnold". He has done the show on and off again, with his most recent appearance being on the January 13, 2025, show where Howard credited him by name for doing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pat Sajak.
Television work
''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''
In February 2007, Thompson made his first on-camera television appearance as Governor Schwarzenegger on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish actor and comedian Craig Ferguson. This was the third iteration of the The Late Late Show (American talk show), ''Late Late Show'' franchise, airi ...
'' on CBS
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. He became a regular performer on the show, making appearances as Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of List of awards and ...
, "Frat Guy", Brian Deese
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He previous ...
, and Levi Johnston
Levi Keith Johnston (born May 3, 1990) is best known as the twice-former fiancé of Bristol Palin and father of their son Tripp. He first received media attention in August 2008 when U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced that he ...
, as well as the voice of Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Tony ...
.
Starting on April 20, 2010, Thompson voiced Ferguson's robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson
Geoff Peterson is an animatronic human skeleton that served as the sidekick on the late-night talk show ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''. He was voiced and operated by Josh Robert Thompson and first appeared on ''The Late Late Show'' o ...
, originally using pre-recorded clips of various reactions to the host's cues. Thompson tweeted
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his "recipe" for Geoff's voice in September: "1 part Snagglepuss
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. 1 part Vincent Price
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. 2 parts George Takei
George Takei ( ; born April20, 1937), born , is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS ''Enterprise'' in the ''Star Trek'' franchise.
Takei was born to Japanese-American parents, with w ...
." On May 16, 2011, Thompson performed Geoff as a show guest; in a later skit spoofing the show's opening broadcast, Thompson portrayed Peterson as a living sidekick who suggested that Ferguson could reanimate his skeleton should something befall him while skydiving. Beginning June 29, 2011, Thompson voiced and performed Geoff live for nearly every episode, both in-studio and in such locations as Paris, France
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
.
Once Thompson began voicing Geoff Peterson live, he incorporated several of his own impressions into the character's repertoire. He has performed his Morgan Freeman impression for Freeman during the actor's appearances. In June 2011, Geoff asked Freeman: "Would you like to hear my Morgan Freeman voice?" and: "What would you like to say to yourself?" Freeman gave the impression a thumbs-up
A thumb signal, usually described as a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, is a common hand gesture achieved by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward or downward, respectively. The thumbs-up gesture is associated with positivity, approval, ac ...
and called it "outstanding".
In 2014, Thompson took over as the voice and operator of Sandra Peterson, the remote-controlled rhinoceros
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head that hangs over the fireplace. The character was originated by actress Dana DeLorenzo
Dana Rose DeLorenzo is an American actress and former radio personality and producer. She is best known for her starring role as Kelly Maxwell in the Starz horror-comedy series ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' (2015–2018).
Career
DeLorenzo began acting ...
.
Craig Ferguson told ''Larry King Now
''Larry King Now'' is an American television talk show hosted by Larry King, available on Ora TV, Hulu, and RT America. Launched on July 17, 2012, the series featured interviews with newsmakers, world leaders, celebrities, and Internet stars. T ...
'' in 2014 that he and Thompson would continue to work together after leaving ''The Late Late Show'' in December. In the interview, Ferguson called Thompson a "comedic genius".
Following the end of the program in 2014, Thompson returned to the show a year later, in March 2015, where he made his television stand-up debut, in the episode where fellow Ohio native Drew Carey
Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey gained stardom in his own Situa ...
served as guest host.
''The Josh Robert Thompson Show''
Using his online presence in August 2015, Thompson created an Indiegogo campaign that would help fund the post production costs of his pilot episode
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) in United Kingdom and United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television netwo ...
. In three days, Thompson's online following helped successfully fund the post production costs raising $51,613 ( US) passing its original $25,000 goal.
During post production, the audio mixing was completed at Skywalker Ranch
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, where Ben Burtt
Benjamin Burtt Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer, film director, film editor, screenwriter, and voice actor. As a sound designer, his credits include the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' film series, '' Invasion of the ...
overlooked some of the process and found Thompson's George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairman ...
sketch funny. Ben Burtt later complimented Thompson saying that Lucas himself would love his show and his characters.
On April 9, 2018, Thompson uploaded his pilot to various social media platforms to help gain traction, including Twitter, Instagram, and Periscope.
Voice acting
Since 2011, Thompson has voiced various characters on ''Family Guy
''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
'', ''American Dad!
''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker (producer), Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the r ...
'', and '' Skylanders Academy''. While voicing a few sketches on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!
''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', sometimes shortened to ''JKL'', is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on ABC. The nightly hour-long show tapes and is based out of the Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywo ...
'', Thompson also appeared on ''The Cleveland Show
''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry (voice actor), Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Family Guy'', and the second television ...
'' from 2011 until its cancellation in 2013. He has been the announcer of the Writers Guild of America Awards
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Eligibility
The ...
since 2017.
Since 2019, Thompson has been voicing "God" with his Morgan Freeman impression on ''The Kelly Clarkson Show
''The Kelly Clarkson Show'' is an American daytime television variety talk show hosted by Kelly Clarkson. It is produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and features Clarkson interviewing celebrities and segments about "ev ...
'' during the program's game segments.
On-screen projects
Thompson began working on his first television series while still on ''The Late Late Show''. The first installment, dubbed ''WJRT Television'', starred Thompson alongside Dana DeLorenzo
Dana Rose DeLorenzo is an American actress and former radio personality and producer. She is best known for her starring role as Kelly Maxwell in the Starz horror-comedy series ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' (2015–2018).
Career
DeLorenzo began acting ...
in a television news show parody. While some episodes were uploaded to Funny or Die
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, the series was not sold to a network.
In 2014, Thompson announced plans for an upcoming variety show
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, ''The Josh Robert Thompson Show''. Its pilot episode
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) in United Kingdom and United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television netwo ...
was completed in 2015 through a crowdfunding
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campaign via Indiegogo
Indiegogo is an American crowdfunding website founded in 2008 by Danae Ringelmann, Slava Rubin, and Eric Schell. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, California. The site is one of the first sites to offer crowd funding. Indiegogo allows peo ...
.
Podcast
Thompson has also embarked on various podcast
A podcast is a Radio program, program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. Typically, a podcast is an Episode, episodic series of digital audio Computer file, files that users can download to a personal device or str ...
s throughout his career including Darren Carter
Darren Anthony Carter (born 18 December 1983) is an English football coach and former professional player. Primarily a central midfielder, Carter made more than 300 appearances in the Premier League and Football League over a 14-year career, an ...
's "Pocket Party", and Brody Stevens
Steven James Brody (May 22, 1970 – February 22, 2019), known professionally as Brody Stevens, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in the Comedy Central reality series '' Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!'', and was known for appearan ...
' "Festival of Friendship". The most recent installment of his ''Joshin' Around podcast'' was picked up by iTunes
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in 2016, consisting of Thompson alone improvising all material.
Film
Thompson has starred as narrator in ''Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows, and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''.
He was created by Hanna- ...
'' (2010) and ''Scary Movie 5
''Scary Movie 5'' (stylized as ''Scary MoVie'') is a 2013 American parody film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, written by David Zucker and Pat Proft, and produced by Zucker and Phil Dornfeld. It is the standalone sequel to ''Scary Movie 4'' (2006) ...
'' (2013), with on-camera appearances as lead character in the film ''Nowhere Girl'' (2014), and a supporting role as a priest in the film ''Revelator'' (2017). He was also featured in ''The Angry Birds Movie
''The Angry Birds Movie'' is a 2016 animated comedy film based on Rovio Entertainment's ''Angry Birds'' franchise, produced by Columbia Pictures and Rovio Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was directed by Clay Kay ...
'' (2016), voicing two characters, and voiced a Construction Foreman in the film '' The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature'' (2017).
Other work
In 2010, Thompson appeared in advertisements for More Than
More Than (styled as MORE TH>N) are an insurance company based in the United Kingdom. Having previously provided car, home and travel insurance before exiting those markets in 2024, More Than currently only offer pet insurance. Its business arm M ...
insurance, doing his Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Tony ...
impression. In the advertisement, Thompson's character is named More Than Freeman.
Web series
In 2018, Thompson starred in a new web series called "F#cking 40", a series about the Middle Ages. Thompson stars alongside writer and director Bill Caco, Jeff Pride, and Justin Johnson. F#cking 40 won "Best Web Series" at the FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia.
In 2025, Thompson made a guest appearance on Red Letter Media
Red Letter Media, LLC is an American film and video production company operated by independent filmmakers Mike Stoklasa, Jay Bauman, and Rich Evans. It was formed by Stoklasa in 2004 while he was living in the Scottsdale section of Ashburn, Chicag ...
’s Wheel of the Worst series.
Original characters
Thompson's original creations include: televangelist the Rev. Apostle BG; gay cabaret singer Robin Sooper; Gary the Ogre; and Snorky Lopez, a Mexican raccoon.
Filmography
Television
Film
Video games
Music
* ''Austrian Death Machine
Austrian Death Machine is an American thrash metal side project from San Diego, California, founded by As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis to be a parody of and tribute to Arnold Schwarzenegger's films.
History
Austrian Death Machine relea ...
'' - Arnold Schwarzenegger (voice) on 2009 album '' Double Brutal''
Web
* '' Movie Fights'' - Himself (Episode 108 - What Iconic Horror Villains Should Face Off in Their Own Movie?)
* '' Best of the Worst'' - Himself (Wheel of the Worst #29, Best of the Worst: Terror Squad, Back from Hell, and Traxx)
References
Bibliography
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1975 births
Living people
American impressionists (entertainers)
American male comedians
American male television actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
Comedians from Cleveland
Male actors from Cleveland
21st-century American comedians
21st-century American male actors