H. Maxwell Joseph (born January 16, 1982) is an American filmmaker and a television and gameshow host. For seven seasons, he was a host and cameraman for '' Catfish: The TV Show''. He was absent from ''Catfish'' for several episodes in the fourth season to make his feature film debut, '' We Are Your Friends'', starring

Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' film ...

. Joseph announced that he was leaving ''Catfish: The TV Show'' in 2018, and in 2020 he was replaced by

Kamie Crawford Kameran "Kamie" Crawford (born October 25, 1992) is an American television and podcast host, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2010 on July 24, 2010 at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in ...

. Joseph has directed several films, including ''12 Years of DFA: Too Old to Be New, Too New to Be Classic'', ''Garden of Eden'', and several other productions. In 2024, it was announced that Joseph would return to host an episode in the ninth season of ''Catfish: The TV Show''.

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Official website
* 1982 births Living people American male screenwriters Jewish American screenwriters Film directors from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) 21st-century American Jews {{US-film-director-1980s-stub