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Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964)
is an American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster. He hosts ''
The Adam Carolla Show'', a talk show distributed as a podcast which set the record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by ''
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
'' in 2011.
Carolla co-hosted the syndicated radio call-in program ''
Loveline
''Loveline'' is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pins ...
'' with
Drew Pinsky
David Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958), commonly known as Dr. Drew, is an American media personality, internist, and addiction medicine specialist. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show '' Loveline'' from the show's incept ...
from 1995 to 2005 as well as the show's television incarnation on
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
from 1996 to 2000. He was the co-host and co-creator of the television program ''
The Man Show
''The Man Show'' is an American comedy television show on Comedy Central that aired from 1999 to 2004. It was created in 1999 by its two original co-hosts, Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, and their executive producer Daniel Kellison. The pilot ...
'' (1999–2004), and the co-creator and a regular performer on the television show ''
Crank Yankers
''Crank Yankers'' is an American adult puppet television show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison. It features actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, while re-enacted onscreen by puppets for a visu ...
'' (2002–2007, 2019–present). He hosted ''
The Adam Carolla Project
''The Adam Carolla Project'' is an American reality television series featuring comedian Adam Carolla. The series aired on TLC from October to December 2005.
Overview
Before gaining celebrity on '' Loveline'' and ''The Man Show'', Carolla worke ...
'', a
home improvement
The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), ...
television program which aired on
TLC
TLC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Television
* ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2
* TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network
** TLC (Asia), an A ...
in 2005 and ''The Car Show'' on
Speed TV
Speed was an American sports-oriented cable and satellite television network that was owned by the Fox Sports Media Group division of 21st Century Fox. The network was dedicated to motorsports programming, including auto racing, as well as ...
in 2011.
Carolla has also appeared on the network
reality television programs ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'' and ''
The Celebrity Apprentice
''The Celebrity Apprentice'' is an American television reality competition series. It was a variation of ''The Apprentice'' series, hosted by then real estate developer (later 45th president of the United States) Donald Trump from 2008 to 2015, an ...
''. His book ''In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks'' debuted on ''The New York Times''
Best Seller list in 2010, and his second book, ''Not Taco Bell Material'', also reached ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' bestseller status.
Carolla has made numerous guest appearances on political talk shows as a commentator. He hosted a weekly segment, "Rollin' with Carolla", on
Bill O'Reilly's ''
The O'Reilly Factor
''The O'Reilly Factor'' (originally titled ''The O'Reilly Report'' and also known as ''The Factor'') is an American cable television news and talk show. ''The O'Reilly Factor'' first aired in the United States on Fox News Channel on October 7 ...
''.
Early life
Adam Carolla was born on May 27, 1964, to Jim and Kris (''née'' McCall) Carolla.
Some sources list his birthplace as
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the List of the most populous counties in the United States, most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, ...
,
while others list it as
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
.
He grew up in the Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
, and his parents separated when he was young.
Carolla was not given a middle name by his parents; on his driver's license application he listed his middle name as "Lakers" as a joke. The application was processed without notice.
His maternal step-grandfather was screenwriter
László Görög. Though Carolla's ancestry is 100%
Italian-American
Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, w ...
, he sometimes identifies with
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
culture due to his close relationship with Görög as a child.
Adam was raised in the
North Hollywood
North Hollywood is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. The neighborhood contains the NoHo Arts District, the El Portal Theatre, several art galleries, and the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. The North ...
neighborhood of Los Angeles. He attended
Colfax Elementary School
The Colfax Elementary & Middle School is a public school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Its building, built in 1911, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. As of October 1, 2017, there were a total of 890 stu ...
,
Walter Reed Junior High, and
North Hollywood High School
North Hollywood High School (NHHS) is a public high school in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is located in the San Fernando Valley and enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Several neighborhoods, inc ...
. Carolla did not receive his high school diploma until years later as it was held by the school until a library fine was paid.
Carolla can be seen paying off the book and receiving his diploma in an episode of his 2005 television show, ''The Adam Carolla Project''.
During his youth, Carolla played
Pop Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner (April 5, 1871 – September 7, 1954), most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American college football coach at various institutions who is responsible for several key aspects of the modern game. Included among his inn ...
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
for seven years; he later suggested that being involved in sports saved him from a chaotic home life. During his senior year at North Hollywood High School, Carolla distinguished himself in football. In December 1981, he was named to the First Team Offensive Line, Central Valley League, one of 8 leagues at the time in the LA City Section of the
California Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have a s ...
. In October 2020 he spoke of being recruited by "7 or 8" schools including
UC-Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institu ...
,
Cal Poly Pomona
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''name'' section of this article for more infor ...
, and
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...
.
He began living on his own at the age of 18. He briefly attended
Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District.
The college is adjacent to Grant High School in the neighborhood of Valley Glen. Often call ...
, a
community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior sec ...
, where he was placed on academic probation before dropping out to work in a series of jobs, including carpet cleaner, carpenter,
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
instructor,
and
traffic school
Driver's education, driver education, driving education, driver's ed, driving tuition or driving lessons is a formal class or program that prepares a new driver to obtain a learner's permit or driver's license. The formal class program may also ...
instructor. Although broke, Carolla, his friends, and roommates owned a 1963
Cadillac
The Cadillac Motor Car Division () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles. Its major markets are the United States, Canada, and China. Cadillac models are distributed i ...
limousine
A limousine ( or ), or limo () for short, is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment.
A very long wheelbase luxury sedan (with more than four doors) driven by a prof ...
.
In the early 1990s, Carolla studied
improvisational comedy
Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, a ...
with
The Groundlings
The Groundlings is an American improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school based in Los Angeles. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin, whose improvisational theater techniques ...
and was a member of the
ACME Comedy Theatre
The ACME Comedy Theatre is an American sketch comedy and improvisational theater located near Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on La Brea near Wilshire's "Miracle Mile".Bronstad, Amanda (2002)Laughing matter: M.D. Sweeney has turned a bug f ...
troupe.
Radio
In 1994, Carolla volunteered his services as a boxing trainer to prepare
Jimmy Kimmel
James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, ...
for a bout being staged by
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock").
The stat ...
's morning radio program ''
Kevin and Bean
''Kevin and Bean'' was the morning show on KROQ-FM, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter. The show was on the air from 1990 to 2019 and interspersed music and n ...
''.
Kimmel was a regular on the show as "Jimmy the Sports Guy" and he was set to fight another KROQ personality in a boxing exhibition which was being billed as the "Bleeda in Reseda".
Carolla parlayed this opportunity into a long-running friendship and business partnership with Kimmel as well as a recurring role on ''Kevin and Bean'' as cranky woodshop teacher, Mr. Birchum.
''Loveline''
In October 1995, after being signed to the
William Morris Agency
The William Morris Agency (WMA) was a Hollywood-based talent agency. It represented some of the best known 20th-century entertainers in film, television, and music. During its 109-year tenure it came to be regarded as the "first great talent ag ...
by Mark Itkin, Carolla was offered the job of co-hosting the evening radio call-in show ''
Loveline
''Loveline'' is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pins ...
.'' His co-hosts were the physician
Drew Pinsky
David Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958), commonly known as Dr. Drew, is an American media personality, internist, and addiction medicine specialist. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show '' Loveline'' from the show's incept ...
("Dr. Drew") and metal DJ
Riki Rachtman
David Alan "Riki" Rachtman (born June 15, 1962) is an American television and radio personality. He is best known for his association with the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s hard rock and heavy metal scene, hosting MTV's ''Headbangers Ball'' f ...
. Carolla received the offer after Pinsky heard him on ''Kevin and Bean''
(Rachtman left the show the following year.)
''Loveline'' was broadcast on KROQ-FM in Los Angeles and was syndicated nationwide on the former
Westwood One
Westwood One is an American radio network
There are two types of radio network currently in use around the world: the one-to-many (simplex communication) broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass-media entertainment, and ...
radio network.
While the format of the program was primarily that of a call-in show wherein listeners would ask questions about sex and relationships, Carolla would often spend much of the show ranting about various topics from fart jokes to extended parodies of radio morning shows, including mocking the format's penchant for useless and repetitive weather and traffic reports. In contrast to the reserved, thoughtful Pinsky, Carolla served as the loud, funny side of the show. Carolla's character was described by one reviewer as "a toned-down version of
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and television personality, comedian, and author. He is best known for his radio show, ''The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terre ...
minus the huge ego".
In a late-2003 ''Loveline'' episode, Carolla said that Hawaiians are "dumb", "in-bred", "retarded" people who are among the "dumbest people we have". The comments were met with anger in Hawaii and resulted in ''Loveline''s cancellation on Hawaiian affiliate
KPOI
KPOI-FM (105.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii, known as "105.9 The Wave, Hawaii's Relaxing Favorites." The Pacific Media Group outlet broadcasts a soft adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for pa ...
.
''The Adam Carolla Show''
In October 2005, Carolla was announced as the host of a new morning radio show on the
Infinity Broadcasting
Infinity Broadcasting Corporation was a radio company that existed from 1972 until 2005. It was founded by Michael A. Wiener and Gerald Carrus. It became associated with popular radio personalities like Howard Stern, Opie and Anthony, Don Imus ...
network. His new show would replace the popular syndicated
''Howard Stern Show'' (which was moving to
satellite radio
Satellite radio is defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s ITU Radio Regulations (RR) as a ''broadcasting-satellite service''. The satellite's signals are broadcast nationwide, across a much wider geographical area than ter ...
) in twelve of the 27 markets in which Stern had been broadcast including Los Angeles,
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
, San Francisco,
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
,
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, and
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
.
''The Adam Carolla Show'' debuted in January 2006.
In early 2008, actor
Gerard Butler
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as '' Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film '' Tomorrow Never ...
sat in and observed Adam Carolla on ''
The Adam Carolla Show'' in order to prepare for his role in ''
The Ugly Truth'' as a cynical and crass talk-radio host allegedly based on Carolla.
On February 18, 2009, ''The Adam Carolla Show'' was canceled as part of a format switch at
KLSX to AMP FM, a new top 40 station. The final show was Friday, February 20, 2009.
Podcasts
''The Adam Carolla Podcast''
Carolla started a daily podcast on February 23, 2009, at his personal website, which would evolve into the
ACE Broadcasting Network
Carolla Digital (formerly ACE Broadcasting Network) is an American podcast network. The flagship program of the network is '' The Adam Carolla Show'', which is released daily. The network also produces several other shows that are released on a w ...
. The first Adam Carolla podcast was downloaded more than 250,000 times in the initial 24 hours, and by the third podcast, it was the number one podcast on iTunes in both the U.S. and Canada.
[
] During the debut week, the Adam Carolla podcast recorded 1.6 million downloads. In the second week it recorded 2.4 million downloads. By the fourth episode of the second week, featuring former
''Adam Carolla Show'' sidekick
Dave Dameshek
William David Dameshek (born June 11, 1970) is an American television writer and radio personality. Dameshek is a football analyst, writer and podcaster.
Professional career Early career
Dameshek began writing for cable television hits includ ...
, the show was downloaded more than 500,000 times. Adam stated that
bandwidth
Bandwidth commonly refers to:
* Bandwidth (signal processing) or ''analog bandwidth'', ''frequency bandwidth'', or ''radio bandwidth'', a measure of the width of a frequency range
* Bandwidth (computing), the rate of data transfer, bit rate or thr ...
cost more than $9,000 a month as of May 2009.
At the end of 2009, ''The Adam Carolla Podcast'' was selected by iTunes for its end-of-the-year awards as the Best Audio Podcast of 2009.
On the April 4, 2010, episode of ''
The Adam Carolla Show'', Carolla referred to Filipino boxer
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Philip ...
as a "fucking idiot" and said of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
: "They got this and sex tours, that's all they have over there. Get your shit together, Philippines." A spokesman for President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...
called Carolla an "ignorant fool". Carolla subsequently apologized via Twitter.
On May 18, 2011, Carolla noted on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The nightly hour-long show debuted on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, Los ...
'' that ''The Adam Carolla Show'' had taken the
Guinness World Record
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
for the most downloaded podcast ever from previous holder
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad' ...
by receiving 59,574,843 unique downloads from March 2009 to March 16, 2011.
In 2010, Carolla posed for the
NOH8 Campaign
The NOH8 Campaign (NOH8 meaning "No Hate") is a charitable organization whose mission is to promote LGBT marriage, gender and human equality through education, advocacy, social media, and visual protest.
The campaign was created as photographic ...
. In August 2011, Carolla released a podcast where he mocked a petition to the producers of ''
Sesame Street
''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...
'' that demanded
Bert and Ernie
Bert and Ernie are two Muppet characters who appear together in numerous skits on the long-running PBS/HBO children's television show, ''Sesame Street''. Originated by Frank Oz and Jim Henson, the characters are currently performed by puppeteer ...
get married on air. He said on air that gay activists should "
st get married, and please shut up" and that "Y.U.C.K." would be more memorable acronym than
LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
The LGBT term is a ...
, and referring to
transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...
people he asked: "When did we start giving a shit about these people?"
GLAAD
GLAAD (), an acronym of Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals ...
characterized the previous remarks by Carolla as offensive, including an assertion that "all things being equal", heterosexual parents make better parents than homosexual parents. Carolla responded: "I'm sorry my comments were hurtful. I'm a comedian, not a politician."
"Patent Troll" Lawsuit
In 2013,
Personal Audio filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lotzi Digital, Inc., producers of ''The Adam Carolla Show'' and several other
podcasts on the Carolla Digital Network, in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (in case citations, E.D. Tex.) is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to ...
. The suit alleged that owner Adam Carolla and his network of content infringed on Personal Audio's patent 8,112,504.
Using the
crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over was raised worldwide by crow ...
site FundAnything.com, listeners contributed more than $475,000 (as of August 2014) to support Carolla throughout the legal proceedings.
Personal Audio dropped the lawsuit July 29, 2014, stating that the defendants were not "making significant money from infringing Personal Audio's patents". However, Carolla countersued, having already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars mounting a defense against claims he deemed unfounded. Among claims sought by the countersuit was a request that the initial patent be invalidated.
On August 15, 2014, Carolla and Personal Audio filed a joint
motion to dismiss
In United States law, a motion is a procedural device to bring a limited, contested issue before a court for decision. It is a request to the judge (or judges) to make a decision about the case. Motions may be made at any point in administrati ...
after reaching a settlement, the details of which were not made public but included a six-week "quiet period" during which neither party could speak to the media.
Both parties' claims were dropped without
prejudice
Prejudice can be an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership. The word is often used to refer to a preconceived (usually unfavourable) evaluation or classification of another person based on that person's per ...
and, as such, could be refiled at a later date.
Television
1996 through 2004
From 1996 to 2000, Carolla and Dr. Drew hosted ''
Loveline
''Loveline'' is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pins ...
'' on
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
, a television version of the radio show. Carolla began his first original television series with ''
The Man Show
''The Man Show'' is an American comedy television show on Comedy Central that aired from 1999 to 2004. It was created in 1999 by its two original co-hosts, Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, and their executive producer Daniel Kellison. The pilot ...
'', along with partner and friend Jimmy Kimmel, on
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming ...
from 1999 to 2003. He left ''The Man Show'' at the same time as Kimmel. Carolla has continued his work with Kimmel as a writer and guest on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The nightly hour-long show debuted on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, Los ...
''. He also appeared on an episode of ''
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' is an American adult animated comedy talk show created by Mike Lazzo for Cartoon Network and hosted by a re-imagined version of the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost. In contrast to the original ...
'' around this time.
Carolla and partner
Daniel Kellison
Daniel Kellison (born June 28, 1964) is an American television/film producer and co-founder of Jackhole Productions, an entertainment group formed with partners Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla.
Kellison was a producer for ''Late Night with David ...
are the heads of
Jackhole Productions Jackhole Productions is an American production company started by Jimmy Kimmel, Daniel Kellison and Adam Carolla. It has produced several comedy shows on television. Jackhole Productions has worked on several projects with production company DiGa. ...
. The two created the television show ''
Crank Yankers
''Crank Yankers'' is an American adult puppet television show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison. It features actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, while re-enacted onscreen by puppets for a visu ...
'' for Comedy Central, which revived the Mr. Birchum character. The show premiered in 2002 on Comedy Central and returned to MTV2 on February 9, 2007, running again until March 30, 2007. The show screened in Australia on SBS Television and The Comedy Channel between 2003 and 2008. The show revived in 2019.
2005 through 2008
From August 2005 to November 2005, Carolla hosted the talk show ''
Too Late with Adam Carolla'' on Comedy Central.
Also in 2005, Carolla was featured in a home remodeling program called ''
The Adam Carolla Project
''The Adam Carolla Project'' is an American reality television series featuring comedian Adam Carolla. The series aired on TLC from October to December 2005.
Overview
Before gaining celebrity on '' Loveline'' and ''The Man Show'', Carolla worke ...
'' wherein he and a crew of old friends renovated his childhood home. The 13 episodes aired on the cable channel TLC (
The Learning Channel
TLC is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. First established in 1980 as The Learning Channel, it initially focused on educational and instructional programming. By the late 1990s, after an acquisition by the ow ...
) from October through December 2005. The house was then sold for 1.2 million dollars.
In 2006, Carolla appeared on the special summer series ''
Gameshow Marathon'' as a celebrity panelist on the
Match Game
''Match Game'' is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panelist ...
episode.
On the February 18, 2008, broadcast of his radio show, Carolla announced that he would be one of the contestants on the next season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
''. Later in the broadcast, it was revealed to Carolla that his partner would be
Julianne Hough
Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, actress, and singer. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leavin ...
.
He was voted off on the April 8, 2008, episode after his performance of the
Paso Doble
Pasodoble (Spanish language, Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This military ...
, after incorporating a demonstration of unicycle riding in his dance routine.
;''Dancing with the Stars'' performances
On June 16, 2008, Carolla was selected to host a pilot of an American version of the popular
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Top Gear
Top Gear may refer to:
* "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission
Television
* ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme
* ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the or ...
'' for
NBC
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. In December 2008, NBC decided not to pick up the show.
2009 to present
On February 21, 2009, a day after his Los Angeles-based morning radio show was canceled – as part of a format change at KLSX-FM – CBS ordered a comedy pilot, ''Ace in the Hole'', starring Carolla as a husband and father who works as a driving instructor. Carolla created and wrote the pilot with Kevin Hench (''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''). Carolla stated that
Pamela Adlon
Pamela Fionna Adlon (; ; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Bobby Hill in the animated comedy series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She also voiced Baloo in ''Jungl ...
was to play his wife and
Windell Middlebrooks
Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (January 8, 1979 – March 9, 2015) was an American actor and singer. Most famous as a TV pitchman for Miller High Life beer, Middlebrooks also starred in ''The Suite Life on Deck'' and ''Body of Proof''.
Early ...
would play his best friend. During his March 30, 2009, podcast, Carolla briefly described the show as being "''
All in the Family
''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series '' Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...
'', essentially", with Carolla playing a similar role to that of
Archie Bunker
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People Given name or nickname
*Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands
* Archie Blake (mathematici ...
. On the July 23, 2009, episode of the ''Adam Carolla Podcast'', Carolla announced that CBS was not picking up the pilot for the 2009 season, "in any way, shape or form".
On October 22, 2009, it was reported in ''Variety'' that Carolla had struck a deal with NBC to produce a half-hour pilot for a sitcom. The report was later confirmed on January 4, 2010, and was the first comedy pilot ordered by NBC for the season.
The untitled project, written by Carolla and Kevin Hench, was a single-camera sitcom that starred Carolla as a contractor and father who attempts to rebuild his life after his wife leaves him.
Carolla was set to executive produce the NBC project along with frequent collaborators Kimmel and Hench, as well as his agent James "Babydoll" Dixon, Jon Pollack, Gail Berman, Daniel Kellison, and Lloyd Braun. Universal Media Studios, BermanBraun, and Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel's own Jackhole Industries.
On the February 13, 2010, episode of Carolla's ''CarCast'' podcast, he revealed that
The History Channel
History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...
had picked up ''Top Gear US'', which NBC had decided against in 2008. On the March 26, 2010, episode of ''CarCast'', Carolla said that he would not be co-hosting ''Top Gear US'' because of scheduling conflicts with his NBC sitcom project. In June 2010, Carolla said that his NBC pilot had not been picked up and was now "dead".
Premiering on February 19, 2012, Carolla was also one of the contestants in the 12th season of NBC's ''
The Celebrity Apprentice
''The Celebrity Apprentice'' is an American television reality competition series. It was a variation of ''The Apprentice'' series, hosted by then real estate developer (later 45th president of the United States) Donald Trump from 2008 to 2015, an ...
''. He was fired in Week 4, because host
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
perceived that Carolla did not utilize teammate
Mario Andretti
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's car background during a
Buick
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presentation.
In 2022, Carolla competed in
season eight of ''
The Masked Singer
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'' as "Avocado". He was eliminated on "Comedy Roast Night" alongside
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Jeri ...
as "Bride".
''The Car Show''
Carolla's ''The Car Show'' debuted on Speed TV July 13, 2011. Appearing Wednesdays at 10 pm Eastern, it featured Carolla as the host, along with
Dan Neil,
John Salley
John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player, talk show host, and actor. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises (since joined by Robert Horry, Danny Gree ...
, and Matt Farah. It had a format similar to ''
Top Gear
Top Gear may refer to:
* "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission
Television
* ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme
* ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the or ...
'', mixing car reviews, tests and humor. The show was initially met with positive reviews from car enthusiasts and comedy fans. Talk show host and comedian
Jay Leno
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called ''The Car Show'', "a lot of fun".
''The Car Show'' was cancelled after one season, after undergoing format changes due to low ratings, as Carolla mentioned on his podcast on January 13, 2012.
''Catch a Contractor''
''
Catch a Contractor
''Catch a Contractor'' was an American reality television home improvement series that premiered March 9, 2014 on Spike. The show features former carpenter Adam Carolla, licensed contractor Skip Bedell and his wife Alison, a private investigator. ...
'' is a non-scripted, original series on
Spike
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Books
* ''The Spike'' (novel), a novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave
* ''The Spike'' (book), a nonfiction book by Damien Broderick
* ''The Spike'', a starship in Peter F. Hamilto ...
, hosted by Carolla along with "no-nonsense contractor" Skip Bedell and his wife, investigator Alison Bedell. Together they expose unethical contractors and seek retribution for wronged homeowners.
The show premiered on March 9, 2014, to 1.2 million viewers, the largest audience for a series debut on Spike since ''Coal'' in March 2011. The show was cancelled in 2015.
''Adam Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live''
Premiering on
Spike TV
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The channel was o ...
on March 14, 2017, ''Adam Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live'' features Carolla building projects live and in studio with some of his Hollywood friends, and tackling viewers' home improvement projects via social media.
Voice acting
Carolla has also done
voice acting
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in animation, including Commander Nebula on the
Disney
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animated series ''
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
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'',
Death
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on ''
Family Guy
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'' (replacing
Norm Macdonald
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) and Spanky Ham on ''
Drawn Together
''Drawn Together'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein and premiered on Comedy Central on October 27, 2004. The series is a parody of ''The Surreal Life'' and follows the misadventures ...
''. He was also the voice of the
éclair
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police officer, Wynchell, in the Disney film ''
Wreck-It Ralph
''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 52nd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature director ...
''. In 2008 and 2009, he was the spokesperson for T.G.I. Friday's.
Film
In 2003, he appeared in ''
Windy City Heat
''Windy City Heat'' is a made-for-TV reality film produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on October 12, 2003.
Background
Perry Caravello is an aspiring celebrity and struggling comedian and actor who was "discovered" in 1992 by comedian Don ...
'' as himself. In 2006, Carolla finished work on ''
The Hammer'', a semi-autobiographical
independent film
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he co-wrote and co-produced, in which he stars opposite
Heather Juergensen
Heather Julia Juergensen (born January 2, 1970) is an American actress and writer.
Life and career
Juergensen was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1987. Soon after, she began writing and perform ...
. The film is based loosely on his own life and is filmed at a gym he helped build with his co-star, Ozzie, played by
Oswaldo Castillo
Oswaldo Castillo (d. March 19, 2021), also known as ''Ozzie Castillo'', was a Nicaraguan American gardener/construction worker-turned-actor.
Castillo was born in Nicaragua and, in 1986, fled to the United States after being tortured by Somoza mili ...
, his friend in real life whom he met while building the gym when they both worked in construction.
The film made its
world premiere
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A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its firs ...
at the 2007
Tribeca Film Festival
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in New York City and shortly thereafter received a positive review in Variety.
The film was released on March 21, 2008. The film is rated 80% on
Rotten Tomatoes
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.
Adam made a short appearance in
Jeff Balis
Jeff Balis (born April 13, 1975) is an American filmmaker whose directorial debut was the 2009 independent film '' Still Waiting...'', starring John Michael Higgins
John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and co ...
' ''
Still Waiting...'' (a sequel to ''
Waiting...'') playing a pick-up artist guru.
Adam helped write an unproduced screenplay for a film entitled ''Deaf Frat Guy: Showdown at Havasu''.
He is the voice of Virgil in the independent short film ''
Save Virgil
''Save Virgil'' is a short independent film by Brad Ableson that mixes live action with animation, released on March 3, 2004. It features the voice of Adam Carolla as the title character who is a human cartoon living in real world. It made its te ...
''.
In July 2013, Carolla used crowdfunding for ''
Road Hard
''Road Hard'' is a 2015 comedy film directed by Adam Carolla and written by Carolla and Kevin Hench. The film stars Carolla, Diane Farr, Larry Miller, David Alan Grier, and David Koechner. The film was released in selected theaters and on vide ...
''; a film he directed and starred in, about the lives of aging road comics. Adam confirmed through a press conference that the film would co-star
David Alan Grier,
Illeana Douglas
Illeana Hesselberg (born July 25, 1961 or 1965), known professionally as Illeana Douglas, is an American actress and filmmaker. She appeared in three episodes of '' Six Feet Under'', for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as O ...
,
Diane Farr
Diane Farr (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress, producer, and writer. She is known for her roles as the FBI agent Megan Reeves in the CBS television series '' Numb3rs'' and the firefighter Laura Miles in '' Rescue Me''.
Life and ca ...
, and
Larry Miller. It had limited theatrical release in the United States. Several minutes of the credits are devoted to listing the names of those who helped crowdfund the film.
Carolla also directed the documentary ''
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman'' on the 35-year car racing career of
Paul Newman
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. The documentary showcases Newman's racing life as both a prolific driver and owner.
In 2017, Carolla and
Dennis Prager
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began filming ''
No Safe Spaces
''No Safe Spaces'' is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Justin Folk that features commentator Dennis Prager and comedian Adam Carolla talking to college students and faculty about university safe spaces. The documentary also covers f ...
'', a documentary about political correctness at universities. ''No Safe Spaces'' had a limited opening on October 25, 2019, and did well enough to open nationwide on December 6, 2019.
Filmography
Books
Carolla and Drew Pinsky co-wrote (with
Marshall Fine
Marshall Fine (born November 7, 1950) is an American author, journalist, filmmaker and film critic from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Early life
Fine grew up in Richfield, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb, until he was 13. His family subsequently move ...
) the
self-help
Self-help or self-improvement is a self-guided improvement''APA Dictionary of Physicology'', 1st ed., Gary R. VandenBos, ed., Washington: American Psychological Association, 2007.—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a subst ...
book ''The Dr. Drew and Adam Book: A Survival Guide to Life and Love,'' published in 1998. The book is a compilation of some of the advice the pair compiled while producing Loveline.
In November 2010, Carolla's ''In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks... And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy'' was published by
Crown Archetype
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and debuted at number eight on the
''New York Times'' Best Seller list for hardcover non-fiction on November 21, 2010.
The book was compiled from rants Carolla had delivered on his radio show and podcast along with some new material and was dictated to and
ghost-written by Mike Lynch.
Carolla published a short, illustrated e-book entitled ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' in January 2012. The book details some similarities in the experiences of the very rich and the very poor which are not shared by the middle class.
The book was illustrated by Michael Narren.
Carolla's book ''Not Taco Bell Material'' was published by Crown Archetype on June 12, 2012.
In ''President Me: The America That's in My Head,'' Carolla presents the comedian's fantasy of the United States with him at the helm. When asked in separate interviews, both before and after the book's release, about whether the "if-I-were-king" critique of America was a serious piece, he said it's both: "Well, there's a lot of jokes in it, but you know, it's like... Well, if you have a fat friend you may make a lot of fat jokes about your fat friend, but he's still fat".
In ''Daddy, Stop Talking!: And Other Things My Kids Want But Won't Be Getting,'' Carolla writes about modern parenting. Carolla describes what he believes adults must do if they don't want to have to support their kids forever. Carolla uses his own childhood as a cautionary tale, and decries
helicopter parenting
A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named ...
.
Carolla's book, ''I'm Your Emotional Support Animal: Navigating Our All Woke, No Joke Culture'', was published by
Post Hill Press
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on June 16, 2020.
Carolla's latest book, ''Everything Reminds Me of Something'', was published by
Post Hill Press
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on July 19, 2022.
Views
Religious
Carolla is an atheist.
Political
Regarding his political views, Carolla has stated, "I guess I would be
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, in the sense that I want a secure border, I'm not into the
welfare state
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, I'm not into all those
freebie lunch programs. It just kind of demeans people." He goes on to state, however, that he is also in favor of typically
liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
causes such as the
legalization of marijuana
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(he is a member of the advisory board of the
Marijuana Policy Project
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Its stated aims are to: (1) increase public support for non-pu ...
)
[ and support for as well some progressive causes such as " eingagainst semi-automatic and ]automatic weapons
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. I'm not an NRA
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guy by any stretch of the imagination. I'd like alternative energy to be explored and electric cars to be used, but I want them to be powered by nuclear power plants." Elsewhere, he has stated, "My feeling is this whole country is founded on the principle of 'If you are not hurting anyone, and you're not fucking with someone else's shit, and you are paying your taxes, you should be able to just do what you want to do.' It's the freedom and the independence." In an interview with ''Reason TV
''Reason'' is an American libertarian monthly magazine published by the Reason Foundation. The magazine has a circulation of around 50,000 and was named one of the 50 best magazines in 2003 and 2004 by the ''Chicago Tribune''.
History
''Reas ...
'', Carolla described his views as libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
.
Carolla expressed his support for Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang (born January 13, 1975) is an American businessman, attorney, lobbyist, and politician. Yang was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary. He is the co-c ...
's 2020 presidential run.
Women and comedy
In June 2012, Carolla gave a printed interview to the ''New York Post
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It was established ...
'', where among other things he stated that "chicks" are "always the least funny on the writing staff" and that "dudes are funnier than chicks". Carolla's comments were criticized as sexist. Carolla criticized coverage of his comments as over-simplistic and misleading.
Cancel culture
Carolla said, "If you meet anyone over 45, they'll tell you they got paddled, they got swatted, the teacher would smack them with a ruler. … Paddling a kid sounds pretty outrageous in 2020 and nobody would stand for it. ... But the people who engaged in it at the time when it was common practice or had a context, we don't need to build a time machine so we can cancel-culture them". In an interview with Tucker Carlson
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Carlson began ...
, Carolla said that cancel culture is "destroying free speech and killing comedy."
Personal life
On September 28, 2002, Carolla married Lynette Paradise. The couple's twins Natalia and Santino "Sonny" Richard Carolla were born June 7, 2006. Carolla announced in May 2021 that he and Lynette were divorcing after 19 years. He currently lives in La Cañada Flintridge, California
La Cañada Flintridge, commonly known as "La Cañada" (Spanish for "The Canyon"), is a city in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, California. Located in the Crescenta Valley, in the western edge of Southern Califor ...
.
Carolla was a part owner of Amalfi, an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, saying, "I own about two percent of it, but I've never seen a penny."
Carolla won the 2013 Pro/Celebrity Race as a professional and the 2012 Pro/Celebrity Race at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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as an amateur. The 2012 race was run on April 14, 2012, and was broadcast on Speed TV
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. Carolla has previously participated in the race in 2010 and 2003. He finished ninth among 19 racers (fifth among the ten celebrities) in 2010[ despite being regarded as a pre-race favorite.] He is also a serious automobile collector with over 20 cars. His collection includes several Lamborghini
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. () is an Italian brand and manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs based in Sant'Agata Bolognese. The company is owned by the Volkswagen Group through its subsidiary Audi.
Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916–1993) ...
s from the 1960s and early 1970s, including two Miuras (of 764 examples ever produced), one of which he has loaned to the Petersen Automotive Museum
The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a nonprofit organization specializi ...
in Los Angeles, two 400GT 2+2s (of 247 units produced) and a 1965 350GT (one of 135 built). At least one Ferrari
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and Aston Martin
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and several vintage race cars round out the collection.
Honors
Carolla and Pinsky received a Sexual Health in Entertainment (SHINE) Award from The Media Project
''The Media Project'' is a weekly radio program that provides an inside look at media coverage of current events. Panelists on the discussion-based show include '' Times Union'' Editor Rex Smith, WAMC CEO Alan S. Chartock, and ''Daily Freeman'' ...
in 2000 for "incorporating accurate and honest portrayals of sexuality" in the talk show category for ''Loveline''.
Asteroid
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...
(4535) Adamcarolla is named in his honor.
References
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