Max Joseph
Maxwell Joseph (born January 16, 1982) is an American filmmaker and a television host. For seven seasons, he was a host and cameraman for Catfish: The TV Show. He was absent from Catfish for several episodes in the fourth season to make his feature film debut, We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron.
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- Name
- Max Joseph
- Birth Name
- H.
- Born
- 16 January 1982
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Brown University (BA)
- Occupation
- Filmmaker, television host
- Nationality
- United States
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Maxwell Joseph (born January 16, 1982) is an American filmmaker and a television host. For seven seasons, he was a host and cameraman for Catfish: The TV Show. He was absent from Catfish for several episodes in the fourth season to make his feature film debut, We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron.
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Joseph announced that he was leaving Catfish: The TV Show in 2018, and in 2020 he was replaced by Kamie Crawford. Joseph has directed several films, including 12 Years of DFA: Too Old to Be New, Too New to Be Classic, Garden of Eden, and several other productions. In 2024, it was announced that Joseph would return to host an episode in the ninth season of Catfish: The TV Show.
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• Name — Max Joseph • Birth Name — H. Maxwell Joseph • Born — 16 January 1982 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Education — Brown University (BA) • Occupation — Filmmaker, television host • Television — Catfish: The TV Show
Filmography
Filmography
Films directed • Year — Film — Type — Notes • 2008 — State of the Economy: Oil Addiction — Documentary • 2008 — Good: Water — Documentary • 2008 — Good: Immigration — Documentary • 2008 — Good: Education — Documentary • 2008 — Good: Alcohol Olympics — Documentary • 2009 — Good: Atomic Alert — Documentary • 2009 — Good: The Green Hotel — Video short • 2009 — Good: Animal Guns — Video short • 2010 — Saab Story — Documentary • 2012 — Garden of Eden — Video short • 2013 — 12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic — Documentary • 2015 — We Are Your Friends — Drama • 2017 — DICKS: Do you need to be one to be a successful leader? — Documentary • 2019 — BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content — Documentary • 2021 — 15 Minutes of Shame — Documentary Television • Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2012–2018 — Catfish: The TV Show — Co-host and cinematographer — Absent for 5 episodes due to We Are Your Friends
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• Award — Year — Category — Work — Result — Ref. • Teen Choice Award — 2014 — Choice TV Personality: Male — Catfish: The TV Show
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