Birth name Jonathan Lajoie Role Comedian · jonlajoie.com Height 1.85 m | Years active 2003 - present Name Jon Lajoie | |
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Occupation(s) Comedian, musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, record producer, director Instruments Vocals, guitar, harmonica, sequencer Movies and TV shows Similar People Stephen Rannazzisi, Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Katie Aselton, Paul Scheer Profiles | ||
Also known as MC Vagina (alter ego) | ||
Jon Lajoie [EXPLICIT] "The Birthday Song" // SiriusXM // Raw Dog Comedy
Jonathan Lajoie ( ; born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, musician, and Internet celebrity from Montreal, Quebec. He gained fame mostly from his YouTube channel, "JonLajoie," posting comedic original songs (often as rapper characters, such as "MC Vagina" and "Everyday Normal Guy") and comedy skits. Lajoie is also known for his role as Taco MacArthur on the FX comedy series The League.
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- Jon Lajoie EXPLICIT The Birthday Song SiriusXM Raw Dog Comedy
- Jon lajoie the phone call
- Early life
- Career
- The League
- Comedy Central Presents
- Film
- Television
- Singles and albums
- Singles
- References
Jon lajoie the phone call
Early life
Lajoie was born in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, and raised in the South Shore of Montreal. His father is Québécois and his mother is English-Canadian, and he is the third of nine children. He graduated from Dawson College's professional theatre program in 2002.
Career
Since early 2003, Lajoie has portrayed an English-Canadian musician named Thomas Edison in Radio-Canada's French-Canadian sitcom L'Auberge du chien noir. Lajoie began his career as a comedy musician in 2006. His performances include music, skits, and some stand-up comedy. Jon Lajoie has also released 3 studio albums, the first two featuring comedy music. His third album took a folk music direction independent of comedy and was released under the moniker 'Wolfie's Just Fine'.
The League
Lajoie was cast in the FXX TV show The League as Taco MacArthur, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician. Lajoie performs his songs "The Birthday Song" and "Vaginal Hubris" in two episodes of the first season. Throughout the series, Lajoie performed songs written for the show.
Comedy Central Presents
Lajoie filmed an episode of Comedy Central Presents on November 7, 2009. It premiered on March 5, 2010. The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6 featuring the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song".
Film
Lajoie was featured in the 2014 movie Let's Be Cops, as the boss of Damon Wayans, Jr.'s character. He was also featured in Quentin Dupieux's 2013 movie Wrong Cops as Officer Regan.
Television
He guest-starred as Caleb95 in one episode of the Williams Street original television show NTSF:SD:SUV::.
Singles and albums
Lajoie has published several novelty songs that he has made available on websites such as Funny or Die and YouTube. Two of his best known alter-ego characters in his music are the 'Everyday Normal Guy' and 'MC Vagina' rappers, both of which perform comedy hip-hop. The 'MC Vagina' character is known for the songs and related music videos "Show Me Your Genitals", "Show Me Your Genitals 2: E=MC Vagina", and "I Kill People". He has closed off his live shows with "Show Me Your Genitals".