Jonathan Mangum | |
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Born |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
January 16, 1971
Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse(s) | Leah Stanko (2001–present) |
Children | 2 |
Jonathan Mangum (born January 16, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member of the variety show The Wayne Brady Show and is the announcer for the game show Let's Make a Deal.
Mangum was born in Charleston, South Carolina and grew up in Alabama. After high school, he moved to Orlando and graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in psychology. While in Orlando, Mangum started his comedy career at the SAK Comedy Lab alongside Wayne Brady, whom he would later collaborate with in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, The Wayne Brady Show and Let's Make a Deal. He moved to Los Angeles in 1995 to pursue a career in comedy.
Mangum guest-starred in several episodes as the owner of a web-based start-up company on The Drew Carey Show. He has toured with Drew Carey's Improv All-Stars, establishing himself as an improv comedian and was also a regular cast member on Drew Carey's Green Screen Show. At the beginning of 2011, he and Brady made guest appearances in the British comedy series Fast and Loose, an improv show similar to Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He was a regular performer in Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza and occasionally joined co-stars Jeff Davis and Chip Esten in improvisational singing games. He has also made guest appearances on the revived Whose Line is it Anyway? in the summer of 2013.