PERSON: Adam Carolla

The Adam Carolla Show

TV host, radio personality, comedian, actor

Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio personality, television host, comedian, and actor. He hosts "The Adam Carolla Show," a talk show distributed as a podcast which set the record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by Guinness World Records.<br> <br> Carolla co-hosted the syndicated radio call-in program "Loveline" from 1995 to 2005 as well as the show's television incarnation on MTV from 1996 to 2000. He was the co-host and co-creator of the television program "The Man Show" (1999–2004), and the co-creator and a regular performer on the television show "Crank Yankers" (2002–2007). He hosted "The Adam Carolla Project," a home improvement television program which aired on TLC in 2005 and "The Car Show" on Speed TV in 2011.<br> <br> Carolla has also appeared on the network reality television programs "Dancing with the Stars" and "The Celebrity Apprentice." His book, "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks," debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2010, and his second book Not Taco Bell Material also reached New York Times bestseller status and received widespread acclaim for its cutting social commentary and humor.<br> <br> An outspoken commentator on various social, political and religious issues, Carolla has made numerous guest appearances on political talk shows, ranging from Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect" to Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor" (on which he headlines the weekly "Rollin' with Carolla" segment). Carolla's socio-political views tend to be largely libertarian.<br> <br> -- Wikipedia