J. Elvis Weinstein
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, Dead Last, and My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. He was also the Head Writer on America's Funniest Home Videos and Later with Greg Kinnear. In 2008 he reunited with his MST3K co-stars to form Cinematic Titanic, which toured U.S. Theaters as a live show and produced 12 DVDs, now available as a box set. Weinstein has written and directed three films – two feature documentaries (I Need You to Kill and Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?) and a comedy short (The Mediocre Samaritan). As a performer, he continues to perform stand-up, co-hosts the podcast Thought Spiral with comedian Andy Kindler, and recently co-starred in the feature film The Fiddling Horse.
The Fiddling Horse
as Philip AinsworthLeslie inherits a horse and, in an attempt to elevate her failing status within her high society...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy
as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. ErhardtFor the Invention Exchange, Joel presents a safety device for motorcyclists. The Mads,...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Fugitive Alien
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtWith Crow disassembled, Joel and Servo are left by themselves to tackle Part 1 of this baffling...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine
as uncreditedAmerican spies discover the Chinese have built a weapon capable of destroying planet Earth, a...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Zigra
as Tom Servo / Gypsum (voice) / Dr. Erhardt / Russian ComedianCrow gets unfrozen just in time for yet another Gamera film, and we meet the Mads for the first...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires
as SelfThe Escodero family is cursed!The mother, whom the Escodero children assumed to be dead, is...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
as uncreditedIn the far-off land of Kalid, President Amir lies on his deathbed. If this revered head-of-state...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Rattlers
as SelfSomething is very wrong in the Southwestern desert! It starts when rogue rattlesnakes attack two...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Phase IV
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsum (voice) / Dr. ErhardtThis week's film is a deep sci-fi story about ants that leaves Crow wishing he'd brought a pair...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Humanoid Woman
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtA Russian film about a bug-eyed alien babe is the backdrop for a variety of antics aboard the...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: The Mad Monster
as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. ErhardtIn the theater, the crew watches as a mad scientist transforms his assistant into a werewolf,...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
as SelfCinematic Titanic is the new "show" from the original MST3K cast.
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye
as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. Lawrence ErhardtIn the first national broadcast of Mystery Science Theater 3000, the Mads have moved into Deep...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood
as SelfThe Dean family patriarch has died and left a fortune to his children and servants. The occasion...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
as HimselfThings get a bit randy in this version of Mary Shelley's immortal classic about... immortality....
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: SST: Death Flight
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtJoel, Crow, and Servo sit through a star-studded TV movie about a doomed SST flight while Gypsy...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: The Last Chase
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtThis week's film features two intrepid heroes fleeing their Orwellian futuristic society in a...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
as SelfAn atomic bomb test in the South Pacific creates an isolated world of terror. Strange things...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
as HimselfWarning: Baltimore is no longer safe. Meet Leemoid, Zagatile and Interbyce. They're the three...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Cosmic Princess
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtThe stranded crew of the Satellite of Love have no sympathy for the stranded crew of Moonbase...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice)Today's experiment features real humans from Japan and a budget that must've been tens of dollars.
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
as HimselfThe children of Mars are in a funk, and nothing on the red planet seems to be able to cheer them...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Guiron
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsum (voice) / Dr. ErhardtAs two Earth boys plead for Gamera to rescue them from a planet of cannibals, Crow experiences a...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: The Legend of Dinosaurs
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtJoel and the 'Bots suffer through a dreary '70s dinosaur movie from Japan. Where's Doug McClure...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
as Tom Servo / Gypsy (voice)Joel and his faithful robot companions celebrate Thanksgiving by scarfing down a chopped up...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Gaos
as Tom Servo / Gypsum (voice)Tom Servo gets his new "Mighty Voice" and a chance to use it during another Gamera film. Crow is...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
as SelfThe bugs shall inherit the earth! Or so says Annabelle, the hottest, the sexiest, and by far...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: The Million Eyes of Sumuru
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtAs groovy femme fatale Sumuru plots world domination, Joel gets even with the 'bots for locking...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: City on Fire
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtThis week's experiment is disastrous disaster film City on Fire (1979), which assures viewers...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000: Mighty Jack
as Tom Servo (voice) / Gypsy (voice) / Dr. ErhardtThe 007-ish exploits of Mighty Jack – a government organization created to defeat the notorious...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor
as J. Elvis WeinsteinMade for television in 1978, The Astral Factor features a convicted murder who learns to use the...
Movie pageCinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
as SelfKung Fu hits the streets! Young Larry Chin arrives from China looking for his long-lost brother...
Movie pageMystery Science Theater 3000
as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. Laurence ErhardtA stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by...
TV Show pageMystery Science Theater 3000
as Dr. Laurence ErhardtThe cult hit returns! Captured by mad scientists, new host Jonah survives a blitz of cheesy B...
TV Show pageMystery Science Theater 3000
as Dr. Laurence Erheardt/Tom ServoThe cult hit is back AGAIN! Captured by mad scientists, returning host Jonah and new host Emily...
TV Show pageCinematic Titanic
as uncreditedCinematic Titanic is a project by Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator and original host, Joel...
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