Joshua Aaron Server (born April 11, 1979) is an American

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best known for being the only ''

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'' cast member to remain through all six original seasons.

Acting career

Server began on ''

'' at age 14 to tape the pilot for the show. His characters include Detective Dan, Earboy, Jimmy Bond Agent 1/7, and Bernie Kibbitz. In 1997, he and a few cast members starred in the 1997 feature film ''

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'' (based on the ''All That'' sketch of the same name). While he was on ''All That'', Server made guest appearances on other

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shows. He appeared in a Season 3 episode of ''

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'' in 1996. Starting in 1997, he and other ''All That'' alumni were panelists on the Nickelodeon game show, '' Figure It Out'' where he appeared until 1998. In 1999, he then appeared in the Season 3 finale of ''

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'', and the pilot for ''

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'', along with ''All That'' fellow alumnus, Kenan Thompson.

After ''All That''

After he and the last cast members of the original ''All That'' had left, Server moved on to host ''

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'' for Season 3 in 2000-2001. Afterward, he made another guest appearance in a Season 3 episode of ''

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'' in 2002. Server returned to ''All That'' for its 10th Anniversary special which aired in 2005, reprising a few of his characters. In 2006, he made a guest appearance in a third season episode of ''

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''. In 2006, Server began starring in the web series '' Laugh Out Loud'' with Kenan Thompson. In early 2007, he appeared in a season 3 episode of ''

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'' and an episode of ''

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'' in 2014. He's made several ''All That'' reunion-type appearances, such as 2015

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and a 2018 episode of '' Wild 'n Out'', culminating in recurring in the 2019 revival of ''All That'', along with Denberg, and Mitchell, starting with the season premiere.

Personal life

Server was born in

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. He has a younger sister who was born in 1982.All That: Fresh Out the Box He is good friends with all of his castmates on ''All That'', including

Kenan Thompson Kenan Thompson (; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He was also th ...

and

Kel Mitchell Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He was an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''All That'' for its first five seasons (1994–1999), where he was often paired a ...

. He is also good friends with Nickelodeon series stars

Drake Bell Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as an actor in the early 1990s at the age of five with his first televised appearance on ''Hom ...

Josh Peck Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. Peck began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on the Nickelodeon sitcom '' The Amanda Show'' from 2000 to 2002. Pe ...

, and

Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...

. Server had stated in the 1998 collector's guide, '' All That: Fresh out the Box'', that his hobbies include going to the movies, rollerblading, the beach, and working out. Server is Jewish.

Filmography

Television

Film

Other

Awards and nominations

* 1997 Kids' Choice Awards ** Nominated: ''All That'' (Favorite TV Show) *

1999 Kids' Choice Awards The 12th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on May 1, 1999, at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Actress Rosie O'Donnell hosted the ceremony for the fourth time. 3rd Storee, Britney Spears, TLC, and NSYNC performe ...

** Won: ''All That'' (Favorite TV Show) * 2000 Kids' Choice Awards ** Won: ''All That'' (Favorite TV Show)

References

External links

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Josh's LOL Web series
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