Jordan Klepper

Jordan Klepper was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 9, 1979, Klepper attended Kalamazoo Central High School and Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, where he was a tennis player and a member of the Mock Trial Team that won Nationals. full-tuition scholarship from Kalamazoo College, in 1997, Klepper double-majored in math and theater and received his degree in 2001. He studied abroad in London during his time there. ==Career==

in August 2021 After graduation, Klepper moved to Chicago, where he performed at The Second City. While there, he also worked for the Big Ten Network as a comedian on the show Big Ten Friday Night Tailgate. He moved to New York City in 2011, where he began performing as a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Klepper debuted on The Daily Show on March 3, 2014, four days after his initial audition. and filled in as the host in October 2016 when Trevor Noah was sick. In April 2017, Comedy Central announced that Klepper would host a new show in the fall, which would follow The Daily Show. A special titled Jordan Klepper Solves Guns premiered on Comedy Central on June 11, 2017. The new show was titled The Opposition with Jordan Klepper and premiered on September 25. The show was canceled in June 2018, with Klepper starting a new docuseries, Klepper, which aired in 2019. He returned to The Daily Show in December 2019. He also launched a podcast with former Ohio governor John Kasich called Kasich & Klepper. In October 2021, Klepper appeared in his first role as a voice actor in the Disney Channel animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee, playing Molly's father, Pete McGee. ==Influences==

Klepper has said that his comedy influences include Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, and Jon Stewart. ==Personal life==

Klepper married Laura Grey in 2013. The two met as members of The Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade and later wrote, directed, produced, and starred in short films. Klepper has one child. ==Filmography==