Theodore Carrington Jessup (born August 23, 1960) is an American television writer, producer, actor, and performer. He is a writer for the

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animated sitcom ''

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'', and has written the episodes "

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," " Mom's the Word," " The 2000-Year-Old Virgin," " Brokeback Swanson," and " High School English."

Early life and education

Ted Jessup was born in

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, where his father was serving with the

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as station chief. He grew up in Europe and attended international schools. He graduated from

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Production

Jessup has been a producer and writer for National Geographic Television,

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, '' The Late Late Show'' (CBS TV) with

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and

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among others. Jessup has written comedy for numerous award-winning shows including ''The Peoples Choice,'' ''Guys Choice'' and ''Video Game Awards.'' He co-created the cult favorites VH1's ''Rock Candy'' and '' Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion.'' He was also an executive producer and head writer for Nickelodeon's '' Space Cases.'' Jessup was the executive producer and head of programming for

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's experimental, youth-targeted

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. He also executive produced the critically acclaimed feature film, ''Throwing Down,'' which won best American film at the 1995 Hamptons’ Film Festival. Jessup also won a CableACE Award for directing ''The Other Europe'' for the

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, starring

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Performance

As a performer Jessup appeared as himself in ''The Real Roseanne Show.'' He has appeared in numerous sketches on ''The Late Late Show.'' He played a talkative “john” opposite porn star

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’s ''

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''. He appears regularly as a commentator on '' TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' He is a regular contributor and one of the original editors of ''The Old Yorker,'' the Internet humor journal.

Ancestors

Jessup is a direct descendant of the puritan John Jessup, a founder of Southampton, Long Island, and also of

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, the missionary and co-founder of the

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. He is a nephew of

Philip Jessup Philip Caryl Jessup (February 5, 1897 – January 31, 1986) was a 20th-century American diplomat, scholar, and jurist notable for his accomplishments in the field of international law. Early life and education Philip Caryl Jessup was born on ...

the noted diplomat, jurist and scholar. Jessup resides in Los Angeles and New York City.

References

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