Max Joseph
Joseph at the European premiere of We Are Your Friends
Born
H. Maxwell Joseph

(1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materBrown University, 2004
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, television host
TelevisionCatfish: The TV Show
Spouse
Priscila Joseph
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(m. 2012)​

Max Joseph (born January 16, 1982) is an American filmmaker and a television and gameshow host.

For seven seasons, he was a host and cameraman for Catfish: The TV Show.[1] 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.[2] Joseph announced that he was leaving Catfish: The TV Show in 2018,[3] and in 2020 he was replaced by Kamie Crawford.[4]

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.

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?[5] Documentary
2019 BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content[6] Documentary
2021 15 Minutes of Shame[7] 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

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Teen Choice Award 2014 Choice TV Personality: Male Catfish: The TV Show Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ Bentley, Jean (April 1, 2015). "Max Joseph Is Back on Catfish! But How Did Nev Schulman's Guest Hosts Fare During His Absence?". US Weekly Magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (January 10, 2015). "Is Max Joseph Leaving MTV's Catfish This Season?". E! Entertainment. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "'Catfish' Co-Star Max Joseph Bids Farewell to the Show After 7 Years | Feeling the Vibe Magazine". blog.feelingthevibe.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Heyn, Elizabeth (January 8, 2020). "Kamie Crawford Co-Hosts MTV's 'Catfish' with Nev Schulman". Heavy. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Joseph, Max (June 1, 2017). "DICKS: Do you need to be one to be a successful leader?". YouTube. This is a question that has been eating away at me for a long time, so I decided to make a movie about it.
  6. ^ "BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content". YouTube.
  7. ^ "15 Minutes of Shame". IMDb.
  8. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2014.

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