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Zachariah "Zach" Selwyn (born April 23, 1975), also known as simply Zachariah, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, host and writer best known for hosting the series ''America's Secret Slang'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. He also appeared as a contestant on the
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reality show ''
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''.


Early career and Dream Job

Selwyn released
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CD '' Ghost Signs'' in 2003. He recorded three songs with pop singer and
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member Fergie from 2001 – 2002. Two of those songs, "Will The Ink Fade" and "No Place at All (Baby I'm a Drifter)" appear on the CD. The other song, "Other Side" is on the '' C.I.L.F.'' EP from 2006. Selwyn beat a potential crowd of over 20,000 and appeared on the first season of
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's reality show ''
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''. Selwyn debuted on the second episode on February 29, 2004. While reading a "Top Ten" highlights segment on
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'' he sported long hair, a beard and a 70s Outlaw country western
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. ESPN Vice-president of Talent, show judge Al Jaffe told him he was not credible because of his appearance. Selwyn cleaned up in time for episode three. He finished third.


Post-''Dream Job'' career

He appeared on "
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" in June 2004 and read viewer mail. Selwyn appeared as the backwoods country-rap singing gas station attendant Randall Keith Randall in the film ''
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'' released in 2005. Beginning on June 15, 2004, Selwyn debuted as a
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on the
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series ''
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''. He also returned to ESPN, guest-hosting '' Around the Horn'' a week before ''Extreme Dodgeball'' debuted. Selwyn shot an un-aired
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pilot called ''Holla Back'' in September 2005 with former
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host Free that was not picked up by the network. On April 17, 2006, Selwyn became a correspondent on G4's ''
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''. He wrote and starred in numerous comedic sketches. He also did a pilot for
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called ''This Evening With These People''. Selwyn played in a Los Angeles-based band called Zachariah and the Lobos Riders, who, after ''Dead and Breakfast'', performed their song "I Ain't Gonna Do (Walk Away)" on Attack of the Show!, on July 13, 2006. Selwyn has written and performed jingles for commercials for Coors beer. He also made guest appearances on ''
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'' " Stargate: Atlantis" and ''
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''. Selwyn released his first EP in 2006 titled ''Cartoons I'd Like to F***'', which featured a new single with Fergie called "Other Side". He was named one of the "Heeb 100" by Heeb Magazine in September 2007. He released a record called ''Alcoholiday'' in 2007. He was on G4 TV's appearance at the AEE (Adult Entertainment Expo), where he performed as "Reggie Cupid" in the "Cupid University of Movie Making" sketch. In May 2007 he appeared as a guest host for the internet video game show ''Epileptic Gaming''. In July 2007 he served as floor reporter for G4's coverage of the three-day event E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo. He performed his song "I Wanna be a Lawnmower (Cause They're Always on Grass)" on ''Attack of the Show!'' on September 10, 2007. His song "I'm in Edukashun" was specifically written and composed for the 2008 film ''
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''. He appeared as "Buck" in the 2009 film ''
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'' alongside
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. He appeared in a
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(the one where the Horse fetches the tree).


2009

He hosted the series ''
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'', which debuted on
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on June 7. He began hosting the series ''
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'' with Mike Senese, which appears on
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. He appeared in a pilot episode of the American version of the
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humor series '' Caiga Quien Caiga'' with
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; the show was not picked up. He wrote a rap song to promote the third season of
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'', and shot a
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Later

He and his brother Jesse Selwyn had hit viral comedy music videos "White People Problems", "Chick Drinks", "Porky Piggin it" and "Hello, Beautiful Homeless Girl" for '' Atom TV'' on
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). In 2010, the Selwyn brothers wrote, directed, starred in and produced the "Stand Up 2 Cancer" music video with actor
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of ''
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'' called "Up 2 You." In September 2010, he appeared in a promo for
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's new show '' Conan''. He appeared in commercials for
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, Cellular South,
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,
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and
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. He had a recurring role on ''
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'' and '' Glory Daze'' on TBS. In 2011, he began hosting the special ''America's Secret Slang'' for the
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. In 2013, he became the comedic play-by-play host of '' Guinness World Records Gone Wild'' for
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. In 2016, his music was featured throughout mockumentary ''
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'' season 6, featured on
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. In 2016, he began working as Senior Creative Content Producer for the TBS network. He oversees/produces and writes sketches and web series.


CD releases

* ''Zachariah'' (2001) – Currently available digitally * ''Ghost Signs'' (2003) – 11 song LP * ''Dead and Breakfast Soundtrack'' (2005) – 10 song LP * ''Alcoholiday'' (2007) – 14 song LP * ''Spent Casings'' (2008) – 11 song B-sides LP * ''Pluck Yer Twanger'' (2010) – "New Wave Dynamics" – 14 song comedy CD * ''Moose Knuckle'' (2012) – 13 song Comedy LP ; EP's * ''Cartoons I'd Like to F***'' (2006) 5 song EP * ''High Wasted'' (2010) 7 song Comedy EP *"Skywriting" (2014) - 13 song LP *"Nirvana T-Shirt" (2015) - Single *"Ballad of a Brakeman" (2015) - Single *"Dong on the Whiteboard" (2016) - Single


Other appearances

*"We Outta La Croix" (2016) - TBS Digital Comedy video * Blue Meridian ''Minerva'' (2003) – Guest artist on "Spreading Clever" * Smooth-E ''Kosher Kuts – Hungry for More'' (2006) – Guest artist "Bar Mitzvah DJ's" * Executive Producer of Bobby Joyner and the Sundowners CD ''Skies of Blue, Fields of Green'' (2005)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Selwyn, Zachariah 1975 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American television hosts 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American male singers