Jeffrey Ross
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Ross in May 2016
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| Pseudonym | The Roastmaster General |
| Birth name | Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz |
| Born |
September 13, 1965 Springfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, books |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, black comedy, insult comedy, cringe comedy, satire |
| Subject(s) | Jewish culture, popular culture, self-deprecation, sex, current events, religion |
| Notable works and roles |
Comedy Central Roasts Where My Dogs At? |
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz (born September 13, 1965), known professionally as Jeff Ross, is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. His skill in doing high-profile celebrity roasts and his appearances in Comedy Central's Roasts, have led him to be dubbed "The Roastmaster General." He has appeared in various film, television, and cartoon projects. He has made appearances at events for U.S. soldiers and directed a documentary film covering his experiences touring U.S. bases in Iraq.
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz was born and raised to a Jewish family in Springfield, New Jersey, where he attended Jonathan Dayton High School. His mother died from leukemia when he was 14 years old. His father owned and ran a banquet facility; he died when Ross was 19 years old. Ross studied Taekwondo at an early age, attaining the level of black belt when he was 10 years old.
Ross and his sister attended Boston University; he graduated from its College of Communication. In a 2008 interview for the student-run BUTV10 program Full Circle, Ross mentioned that during his college years he was the director at BU's WTBU and worked at the local NPR affiliate.
His appearance during a 1996 Monday night open mic night in New York City at the now closed Greenwich Village location of the Boston Comedy Club (coordinated by Tracey Metzger) appears in the movie Celtic Pride.
Ross credits a particular joke made at the expense of Bea Arthur and Sandra Bernhardt at the Friars Club roast of Jerry Stiller in 1999 for creating his roasting career. Ross was both the show's producer and a guest. It was not the joke itself, which he claims was not that funny, but Arthur's wordless reaction to it. He said "I felt like she [Bea Arthur] put me on the map because everywhere I went people were quoting this joke to me."
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