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John Hodgman, born on June 3, 1971 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, is a writer, comedian and television actor. That puts John Hodgman at 55 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Brookline High School and Yale University.
My Take
John Hodgman is my favorite kind of smart person: a Yale graduate happy to play the slightly hapless PC in Apple's ads and mine his own bookishness for laughs. His mock-reference trilogy, beginning with The Areas of My Expertise, is delivered with such a straight face that the absurdity lands twice as hard. I am drawn to the way he toggles between erudition and clowning without ever talking down to his audience. Coming out of Brookline and the Yale literary world, he could have coasted on cleverness, but instead he turns intelligence into generosity. That graceful refusal to take himself too seriously is what wins me over.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Hodgman
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ホッジマン
- Reading
- じょん・ほっじまん
- Born
- June 3, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- writer / comedian / television actor / film actor / presenter
2. Background
- High school
- Brookline High School
- University
- Yale University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.johnhodgman.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/johnhodgman/
- Xhttps://x.com/hodgman
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hodgman
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q329372
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was John Hodgman born?
Born June 3, 1971 (age 55).
Where is John Hodgman from?
John Hodgman is from Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.
What does John Hodgman do?
John Hodgman works as writer, comedian, television actor, film actor, presenter.
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