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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 21, 1971
Place of Birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Josh Weinstein
J. Elvis Weinstein
1.1 Popularity
Biography
Joshua Stuart Weinstein began his stand-up comedy career at age 15 in Mpls. Minnesota. At 17, he was one of the founding writer/performers of the cult sci-fi comedy TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) as the original voice/puppeteer of robots Tom Servo and Gypsy, and the role of Dr. Lawrence Erhardt. He adopted the name "J. Elvis Weinstein" to avoid confusion with another writer named Josh Weinstein (known for his work on The Simpsons). Since moving to Los Angeles, he has worked as a writer/producer on a wide range of network TV comedy, including Freaks and Geeks, Malcolm and Eddie, Dead Last, and My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. He was also the Head Writer on America's Funniest Home Videos and Later with Greg Kinnear. In 2008 he reunited with his MST3K co-stars to form Cinematic Titanic, which toured U.S. Theaters as a live show and produced 12 DVDs, now available as a box set. Weinstein has written and directed three films – two feature documentaries (I Need You to Kill and Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?) and a comedy short (The Mediocre Samaritan). As a performer, he continues to perform stand-up, co-hosts the podcast Thought Spiral with comedian Andy Kindler, and recently co-starred in the feature film The Fiddling Horse.
Known For
8.0
Dr. Laurence Erheardt/Tom Servo
Mystery Science Theater 3000
2022
2.7
Philip Ainsworth
The Fiddling Horse
2019
7.7
Dr. Laurence Erhardt
Mystery Science Theater 3000
2017
0.0
J. Elvis Weinstein
Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor
2016
0.0
Self
Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers
2012
5.5
Self
Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
2011
0.0
Captain Stone
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010
8.0
Self
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
2010
6.2
Himself
Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
2010
4.0
Self
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
2009
Credits
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Dr. Laurence Erheardt/Tom Servo
2022
8.0
The Fiddling Horse
as Philip Ainsworth
2019
2.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Dr. Laurence Erhardt
2017
7.7
Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor
as J. Elvis Weinstein
2016
0.0
Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers
as Self
2012
0.0
Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
as Self
2011
5.5
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
as Captain Stone
2010
0.0
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
as Self
2010
8.0
Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
as Himself
2010
6.2
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
as Self
2009
4.0
Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires
as Self
2009
4.5
Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
as Himself
2008
7.8
Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
as Himself
2008
8.0
Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood
as Self
2008
0.0
Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
as Self
2008
8.0
Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine
as Self
2008
6.7
Cinematic Titanic
as J. Elvis Weinstein
2007
0.0
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
as Self
2007
7.0
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. Laurence Erhardt
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Tom Servo (voice) (archive footage)
1989
7.7