17 Facts About Rich Vos

Rich Vos was born on June 30,1957 and is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor.

Rich Vos's parents divorced when he was young and he did not graduate from high school.

Rich Vos became a fan of stand-up comedy from watching television as a child and cites acts featured on The Ed Sullivan Show as a big influence.

Rich Vos began his stand-up career in 1984, choosing to pursue it full-time as he "failed at everything else", and developed his act in local clubs.

In 1995, Rich Vos became the first white comic to perform a set on Def Comedy Jam on HBO, a show usually featuring African American comedians.

In July 1999, Rich Vos hosted at the Woodstock '99 festival, later calling it a highlight of his career.

In 2000, Rich Vos received the Bistro Award for Outstanding Achievement as Comedy Performer.

In 2001, Rich Vos played the bouncer and wrote and performed skits on the British television show The People vs Jerry Sadowitz.

In 2001, Rich Vos released his first stand-up comedy album, I'm Killing Here.

Rich Vos went on to produce two half-hour specials on Comedy Central Presents.

From 2002 to 2004, Rich Vos was a frequent guest on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central.

Rich Vos picked the show as one of his favorites to do as he lived close to its filming location and by the fact that he could do it with his best friends.

In 2003, Rich Vos finished third on the first season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.

Rich Vos was a frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony radio show, with jokes centered at his expense, most often highlighting his speech impediment or lack of intellect.

Rich Vos hosted the 2006 and 2007 editions of the Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour.

Between 2006 and 2008, Rich Vos prepared three pilot episodes for a comedy series alongside McFarlane, but none were picked up by a network.

In 2016, Rich Vos released his fifth comedy album V, of which its material took between one year and a half and two years to develop.