Josh Gad

Joshua Ilan "Josh" Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor, comedian and singer who is best known for voicing Olaf in Frozen, and for originating the role of Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. He has also appeared in ER, The Daily Show, Modern Family, New Girl, Bored to Death, and Numb3rs. Gad played Skip Gilchrist in the political sitcom 1600 Penn on NBC, and a fictionalized version of himself on FX's The Comedians, alongside Billy Crystal. His film roles include The Rocker, The Internship, 21, Love & Other Drugs, Frozen, Jobs, Pixels, The Wedding Ringer, The Angry Birds Movie, A Dog's Purpose, and the live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. 2Early life Josh Gad was born in Hollywood, Florida on February 23, 1981. His mother is a realtor and his stepfather is an investment advisor, he has 2 brothers and a stepsister. He was raised Jewish; his father is a Jewish immigrant from Afghanistan and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Gad attended NSU University School (then "University School of NSU"), graduating in 1999. While there, he won the National Forensics League (NFL) National Tournament Championships for Original Oratory in 1998, and for Humorous Interpretation and Original Oratory in 1999. He then attended the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dram