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| Born | Jonathan Paul Katz December 1, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Goddard College |
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| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | www |
Jonathan Paul Katz (born December 1, 1946)[1] is an American actor and comedian best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Dr. Katz.[2] He is also known for voicing Erik Robbins in the UPN/Adult Swim series Home Movies. He produces a podcast titled Hey, We're Back[3] and can be heard on Explosion Bus.[4]
Early Life
Katz was born to a Jewish family,[5] although he has said that he is not devout. His father, Sidney Roosevelt Katz, was a secretary-treasurer for the AFL-CIO, and his mother, Julia, died at a relatively young age. Katz has said that his father was not a particularly comedic man, but did tell a couple of jokes on occasion, which Katz has adapted into his comedy routine.[6]
Multiple sclerosis
In 1996, Katz was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.[7] The initial symptoms began in 1996: "I was working on a TV show called Ink with Ted Danson, and after every episode we would take a curtain call and I noticed that I needed a head-start."[8]
Hiding his condition became too much of a burden for Katz and he eventually disclosed it. Now he speaks publicly as part of a tour sponsored by a manufacturer of medications used to treat MS.[9]
"People have been pretty supportive; nobody ever had me in mind for an action film because of the kind of work I do—mostly in the world of animation, which is not a big issue because as a person, I can't run that fast; as a cartoon character, I can fly—literally."[8]
Katz, who now gets around with the help of a motorized scooter and performs onstage with the aid of a cane, says he does not regret his decision: "One of the reasons I disclosed my condition is because it is much easier to live with MS than to pretend you don't have it. If I could convince everyone of that, my job here is done."[8]
Career
Dr. Katz originally aired on Comedy Central from 1995 to 2002, and starred Katz as a professional therapist whose patients were chiefly other comedians and actors. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the show in 1995 for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.[10] He has also created the show Raising Dad in 2001. His voice can also be heard in the animated series Home Movies,[11] a show with many ties to Dr. Katz, as well as on the Adult Swim animated comedy series Squidbillies where he performed uncredited voice-overs as "The Rapist" in season 2 and as the Holodeck Therapist in season 5.[12] During that time, in 1999, he then signed an overall development deal with Paramount Network Television.[13]
In 2007, Katz joked to d entertainment editor Bessie King about the success of his Comedy Central show and the recent release of the full series on DVD. "I'm so proud of that work and I'm a compulsive name dropper, [but] when I did a movie with Ice Cube over the summer I said...I hope my best work is not behind me but if it is, I'm glad it's Dr. Katz," he said.[14] In 2007, he released a stand-up album titled Caffeinated.[15] In 2009, he can be seen (or heard) as Freezy, the Burl Ives-inspired animated snowman star of Turbocharge: The Unauthorized Story of the Cars, a comedy biopic about The Cars, which Katz narrates throughout.[11]
In 2011, he starred as Jon Gold on the web series Explosion Bus created by Tom Snyder and co-developed with Katz, Snyder and Tom Leopold.[4] In the spring of 2012, Katz taught a theater class at Brandeis University in Short Form Comedy.[16] On September 3, 2014, Katz appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.[17]
Personal Life
As a young man, Katz dated Valerie Velardi, who later became the first wife of Robin Williams.[18] Katz went on to marry his current wife, Susan (born 1955), with whom he has two daughters: Julia (born 1983) and Miranda (born 1992).[6] His paternal grandfather, Bernath Katz, immigrated from Budapest, Hungary.[19]
He is a close friend of playwright David Mamet,[20] with whom he attended Goddard College.[21] Katz co-wrote House of Games with Mamet and had small roles in the Mamet-directed films Things Change, Homicide, The Spanish Prisoner and State and Main.[21]
Originally a musician and songwriter, Katz fronted a rhythm and blues group called "Katz and Jammers"[11] before serving as the musical director for Robin Williams' 1979 standup tour.[22] In 1998, he released Brandon Project, a blues album.[23]
References
- ↑ "Official Website of Jonathan Katz". jonathankatz.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ↑ Brozan, Nadine (June 12, 1997). "CHRONICLE". The New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Hey We're Back! Podcast | Jonathan Katz's Podkatz". jonathankatz.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "Explosion Bus - About". explosionbus.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ Epstein, Lawrence J. The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America ISBN 978-0786724925 - Publisher: PublicAffairs - Date: Aug 2008
- 1 2 Stein, Joshua David (July 13, 2017). "The Fatherly Questionnaire: Jonathan Katz". Fatherly Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ↑ Strauch, Ingrid (December 19, 2022). "Comedian Jonathan Katz on His Life with MS". EverydayHealth.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Carney, Kat (October 10, 2003). "Comedian turns multiple sclerosis into a laughing matter". CNN. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Anne Carlini - Exclusive Magazine". annecarlini.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Dr. Katz Professional Therapist". Television Academy. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Official Website of Jonathan Katz - Bio". jonathankatz.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ List of Squidbillies episodes#Season 2: 2006
- ↑ Adalian, Josef (December 3, 1999). "Par bags Katz for TV series deal". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ Interviewing Dr. Katz - Blast, the Online Magazine, blastmagazine.com, December 2007.
- ↑ "Official Website of Jonathan Katz - Yard Sale". jonathankatz.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ Filcman, Debra. "Katz to help students discover their inner comic". BrandeisNOW. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ↑ "TV Guidance Counselor with Ken Reid". womenincomedyfestival.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ Madrid, Monique (October 20, 2014). "Getting Personal with Jonathan Katz". Vulture Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ↑ "The Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin, Bound Volume, September, 1973 - June, 1974". Internet Archive. June 1, 1974. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ↑ Fisher, Luchina (June 8, 2011). "The World According to David Mamet". ABC News. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "Dr. Katz Receives His Degree". National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Jonathan Katz - President Street Productions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Brandon Project by Jonathan Katz". MTV Artists. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
External links
- Explosion Bus starring Jonathan Katz
- WKATZ, home of Hey We're Back
- Jonathan Katz's Official Website
- Jonathan Katz at IMDb
- Katz on the comedy podcast "The Exploding Sandwich"
- Extensive audio interview with Katz on the public radio program The Sound of Young America
- 11 Questions with Jonathan Katz (A.V. Club)
- Interview with The Onion's A.V. Club
- Dr. Katz's Therapy Sessions (audio only, with Dr. Katz's post-session diagnoses)
- SQUIGGLEVISION! 30 Years of Kvetching from the Couch of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
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