Jim Rash

Jim Rash strikes me as a rare double threat. He had me laughing as the gloriously unhinged Dean Pelton on Community, then turned around and won the 2012 Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay. That swing, from broad sitcom comedy to the pinnacle of prestige writing, is almost unheard of. A Charlotte native and UNC Chapel Hill graduate, he wears the hats of actor, screenwriter and producer with disarming ease. Born in 1970, he belongs to that tiny club able to wield humour and literary craft with the same hand. I have a soft spot for people who win through sheer versatility, and he is exhibit A.

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Name (English)

Jim Rash

Name (Japanese)

ジム・ラッシュ

Reading

じむ・らっしゅ

Born

July 15, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film actor / television actor / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Rash
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q591785

Tags

• North Carolina
• actor
• screenwriter
• film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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