J. Elvis Weinstein

Born: 1971-05-21

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.


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Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood

as Self
Released: 2008-10-09

The Dean family patriarch has died and left a fortune to his children and servants. The occasion...

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Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires

as Self
Released: 2009-03-19

The Escodero family is cursed!The mother, whom the Escodero children assumed to be dead, is...

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Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects

as Self
Released: 2011-12-02

The bugs shall inherit the earth! Or so says Annabelle, the hottest, the sexiest, and by far...

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Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor

as Himself
Released: 2010-02-23

Warning: Baltimore is no longer safe. Meet Leemoid, Zagatile and Interbyce. They're the three...

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Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers

as Self
Released: 2012-07-17

Something is very wrong in the Southwestern desert! It starts when rogue rattlesnakes attack two...

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Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts

as Self
Released: 2009-12-16

Kung Fu hits the streets! Young Larry Chin arrives from China looking for his long-lost brother...

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Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island

as Self
Released: 2010-06-15

An atomic bomb test in the South Pacific creates an isolated world of terror. Strange things...

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The Fiddling Horse

as Philip Ainsworth
Released: 2019-10-16

Leslie inherits a horse and, in an attempt to elevate her failing status within her high society...

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Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor

as J. Elvis Weinstein
Released: 2016-10-16

Made for television in 1978, The Astral Factor features a convicted murder who learns to use the...

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Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman

as Self
Released: 2008-08-07

Cinematic Titanic is the new "show" from the original MST3K cast.

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Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

as Himself
Released: 2008-11-20

The children of Mars are in a funk, and nothing on the red planet seems to be able to cheer them...

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Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine

as Self
Released: 2008-06-19

American spies discover the Chinese have built a weapon capable of destroying planet Earth, a...

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Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull

as Self
Released: 2007-12-21

In the far-off land of Kalid, President Amir lies on his deathbed. If this revered head-of-state...

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Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

as Himself
Released: 2008-11-24

Things get a bit randy in this version of Mary Shelley's immortal classic about... immortality....

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Mystery Science Theater 3000

as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. Laurence Erhardt
First aired: 1989-11-25

A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by...

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Mystery Science Theater 3000

as Dr. Laurence Erhardt
First aired: 2017-04-14

The cult hit returns! Captured by mad scientists, new host Jonah survives a blitz of cheesy B...

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Mystery Science Theater 3000

as Dr. Laurence Erheardt/Tom Servo
First aired: 2022-05-06

The cult hit is back AGAIN! Captured by mad scientists, returning host Jonah and new host Emily...

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Cinematic Titanic

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-12-21

Cinematic Titanic is a project by Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator and original host, Joel...

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