J. Elvis Weinstein

Biography

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.

Known For

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Cinematic Titanic

Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor

The Fiddling Horse

Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor

All Movies (15)

The Fiddling Horse2019 · as Philip Ainsworth
Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor2016 · as J. Elvis Weinstein
Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers2012 · as Self
Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects2011 · as Self
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time2010 · as Captain Stone
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island2010 · as Self
Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor2010 · as Himself
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts2009 · as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires2009 · as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks2008 · as Himself
Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians2008 · as Himself
Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood2008 · as Self
Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman2008 · as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine2008 · as Self
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull2007 · as Self

All TV Shows (5)

Mystery Science Theater 30002022 · as Dr. Laurence Erheardt/Tom Servo
Mystery Science Theater 30002017 · as Dr. Laurence Erhardt
Cinematic Titanic2007 · as J. Elvis Weinstein
Mystery Science Theater 30001989 · as Tom Servo (voice) / Dr. Laurence Erhardt
Mystery Science Theater 30001989 · as Tom Servo (archive audio)