J. Elvis Weinstein
Born
1971-05-21
Place of birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Joshua Stuart Weinstein began his stand-up comedy career at age 15 in Mpls. Minnesota. At 17, he was one of the founding writer/performers of the cult sci-fi comedy TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) as the original voice/puppeteer of robots Tom Servo and Gypsy, and the role of Dr. Lawrence Erhardt. He adopted the name "J. Elvis Weinstein" to avoid confusion with another writer named Josh Weinstein (known for his work on The Simpsons). Since moving to Los Angeles, he has worked as a writer/producer on a wide range of network TV comedy, including Freaks and Geeks, Malcolm and Eddie...
Known for
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. Laurence Erhardt
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Tom Servo (archive audio)
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Dr. Laurence Erhardt
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Dr. Laurence Erheardt/Tom Servo
Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires
Self
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
Self
Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
Himself
Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
Himself
Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Himself
Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine
Self
The Fiddling Horse
Philip Ainsworth
Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
Self
Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
Self
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
Self
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
Self