22 Facts About Daniel Tosh

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Daniel Dwight Tosh was born on May 29,1975 and is an American comedian, writer, and producer.

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Daniel Tosh's career accelerated in 2001 after a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman.

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Daniel Tosh would go on to appear in other national shows, leading to his own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents two years later.

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From 2009 to 2020, Daniel Tosh was the host of Comedy Central series Daniel Tosh.

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Daniel Tosh went on his own series of comedy tours from 2010 to 2015.

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Daniel Tosh started touring the comedy club circuit almost immediately after graduating from college.

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Daniel Tosh appeared as one of the "New Faces" at the 1998 Just for Laughs in Montreal.

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Daniel Tosh's act was televised in 2000 in Montreal at the Theatre Saint-Denis.

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Daniel Tosh hosted a local late-night comedy show in Florida called Tens, and served as a spokesman in Taco Bell commercials.

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Daniel Tosh hosted an episode of Comedy Central's Live at Gotham.

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Daniel Tosh appeared in an episode of MTV's Punk'd as a criminal who broke into Mekhi Phifer's car.

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Daniel Tosh played a fictional version of himself on "Elevator" produced by HBO's Runawaybox and had a small role as Cowboy Hat in the feature film The Love Guru starring Mike Myers.

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Daniel Tosh said he planned to end his career on his 38th birthday, May 29,2013, if he had not by that time succeeded as a comedian.

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Daniel Tosh said he would do this by committing suicide or retiring to the beach.

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Daniel Tosh kept a countdown clock on his website that gave the number of days, minutes, and seconds until his 38th birthday which is when "Daniel's Groundhog Day Ends," a reference to the Bill Murray film.

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Daniel Tosh has described a comic's routine life on the road as "Groundhog Day".

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Daniel Tosh was an executive producer of, and the voice of "Malloy" in, the Comedy Central animated sitcom Brickleberry.

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In 2012, Daniel Tosh was criticized for an interaction with a female audience member during a set at a Hollywood comedy club.

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Daniel Tosh has stated that he has social anxiety and that he has disfavored public speaking.

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Daniel Tosh married writer Carly Hallam on April 15,2016 at a private ceremony in Malibu, California.

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Daniel Tosh has participated in a show for the family of deceased comedian Greg Giraldo and for Alabama disaster relief.

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Daniel Tosh has hosted an annual stand-up show called "Tosh Saves The World" which has featured comedians such as Bo Burnham, Chelsea Peretti, Hannibal Buress and Kumail Nanjiani, with the proceeds going to various charities.