Joey Diaz is a Cuban - American actor who is primarily known for his work inMy Name Is Earl , The Longest Yard , andTaxi . In late years he has become more popular for his podcasting , hostingThe Church of What ’s Happening Nowand serve as a regular Edgar Albert Guest on Joe Rogan ’s wildly popular podcast , The Joe Rogan Experience .

Diaz ’s work has spanned decennary . According to his IMDb , Diaz has been credited in over 70 movies and television shows , with his first credited show being inEl chupeteback in 1973 when he was ten long time old . A life history like that is trusted to be wildly discrepant . These are the ten safe movie and TV roles of Joey Diaz , according to IMDb .

American Gun (2002) - 6.3

Diaz was building his acting life history in the early 2000s . In 2002 he appeared as a Gun Smuggler in this crime film , American Gun . The movie is renowned for being actor James Coburn ’s final motion-picture show persona . Coburn ’s career traverse 45 years , appear in movies likeThe Magnificent Seven , The Great Escape , andAffliction(for which he won an Academy Award in 1998 ) .

The Longest Yard (2005) - 6.4

After year of little - meter film fizgig , Diaz make himself a major use in the 2005 comedy - dramaThe Longest Yard . This is arguably one ofAdam Sandler ’s more coarse-grained and down - to - Earth clowning - he stars as Paul Crewe , a con who create his own football game team out of prisoners to dally an exposition game against the guard . Diaz play Big Tony , the fatty one who ca n’t read and who is n’t particularly big at anything .

BASEketball (1998) - 6.5

Diaz ’s first movie role was playing a referee in the 1998 comedyBASEketball . BASEketballstarsTrey Parker and Matt Stoneas two loser best friends who resolve to make a sport compound basketball and baseball . The movie was critically roasted due to the foetid humour and smooth operation from Parker and Stone . However , general consultation were far more receptive ( as is usually the example with raunchy drollery ) , resulting in a 6.5/10 rating on IMDb .

Murder 101: College Can Be Murder (2007) - 6.5

Murder 101 : College Can Be Murderis a television movie , the 2d in theMurder 101film serial .

This series send throughout the mid-2000s on the Hallmark Channel and comprise of four moving-picture show -Murder 101,College Can Be Murder , If Wishes Were HorsesandThe Locked Room Mystery . In this one , Mike Parker investigates the mysterious death of a college professor , who purportedly died of a ticker attack . Diaz portray a character named Herbie Saxe .

The Guest Book (2017-18) - 7.0

In the declension of 2018 , Diaz appeared in two sequence of the TBSanthologyThe Guest Book . He play a fibre named Vinnie in season 2 episode , style " encounter Reality " , and again in season 2 episode 4 , title " Killer Party " . WithThe Guest Book , Diaz reunited with theMy Name Is Earlshowrunner and creator , Greg Garcia . The show received middling reviews from critics and was unfortunately canceled after just two seasons and twenty episode .

Spider-Man 2 (2004) - 7.3

One of Diaz ’s first movie roles come in 2004 when he look as a train passenger inSpider - Man 2.Granted , Diaz ’s persona certainly is n’t large . But hedoeshave a speak part in   the movie ’s most iconic scene , and that ’s sure deserving something . wanderer - Man 2is often regarded as one of , if not the , greatest superhero movieof all meter . It currently sits at 7.3/10 on IMDb , 93 % on Rotten Tomatoes , and 83 on Metacritic . Small role or not , being a part ofSpider - Man 2is historic .

I’m Dying Up Here (2017-18) - 7.4

I ’m Dying Up Hereis a funniness - dramatic event that aired on Showtime for two seasons and twenty instalment throughout 2017 and 2018 .

The show primarily chronicles a mathematical group of immature comedian as they attempt to make their elbow room up the L.A.stand - upcomedy ravel in monastic order to gain a spot onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . Diaz appeared in two episode throughout the show ’s 2d season , playing a character known as Taffy .

My Name Is Earl (2005-09) - 7.7

My Name Is Earlwas an NBC sitcom that airedfour seasonsand nearly 100 episode between 2005 and 2009 . It star Jason Lee as Earl Hickey , a small - time thief who get a line about karma and decides to bend his life sentence around by righting his numerous wrong . Diaz play Jhoey in a four - instalment spark throughout season three . His first coming into court was in " My Name Is Inmate # 28301 - 016 : Part 1 " , and his final in season 3 episode 12 , " Early Release " .

Maron (2013-16) - 7.7

ThroughMaron , Diaz combined his two sleep together -comedyandpodcasting . Maron was a funniness serial publication star podcast host Marc Maron ( ofWTF with Marc Maron- a very popular drollery / interview podcast ) as a fictionalise version of himself . It die hard for four season and 49 episodes on IFC between 2013 and 2016 . Diaz played a graphic symbol named Bobby Mendez on two episodes of the show - season two ’s The Joke and season four ’s Philippe .

The Midnight Gospel (2020-) - 8.3

The Midnight Gospelis aunique showindeed . Released through Netflix , The Midnight Gospelis an animated comedy in which a place podcaster ( or spacecaster ) travels throughout the universe and interviews various aliens . The interviews within the show are based on existent interviews that stem from co - Maker Duncan Trussell ’s existent podcast , The Duncan Trussell Family Hour . Diaz appears in four episodes of the show , " play " Chuck Charles , the Devil , and Steve the Junkboat Fish .

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