Paul Goebel (born 1968) is an American actor.

Early life

Goebel was born in

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, and graduated from the

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in 1992.

Acting career

''Beat the Geeks''

He starred on the game show ''

Beat the Geeks ''Beat the Geeks'' is an American television game show that aired on Comedy Central from 2001 to 2002. The show was rerun on The Comedy Network in Canada. On the show, contestants face off in trivia matches against a panel of three resident "g ...

'' as the TV Geek. On the show, contestants face off in trivia matches against "geeks" who are well-versed in music, movies, and television.

Other roles

Paul has been a contestant on the game shows ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show features three contestants who compete to an ...

''. He has also guest starred on several television series, including ''

Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', also known colloquially simply as ''Curb'', is an American television comedy of manners created by Larry David that premiered on HBO with an hour-long special in October 17, 1999, followed by 12 seasons broadcast from Oc ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Roswell''. He also had minor roles on numerous movies, including ''

Not Another Teen Movie ''Not Another Teen Movie'' is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Er ...

''.

Podcast

Paul hosts his own

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, "The Paul Goebel Show." In each episode, Paul invites a different comedian onto the show to discuss television, politics, and any other topic they decide on. Paul has appeared on other podcasts, such as "Never Not Funny," “Fandom Planet” and "Battleship Pretension".www.battleshippretension.com

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* Living people American male television actors American male comedians 21st-century American comedians American comedy podcasters American television personalities Contestants on American game shows 1968 births {{US-tv-actor-stub