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Zachariah "Zach" Selwyn (born April 23, 1975), also known as simplyZachariah, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, host and writer best known for hosting the seriesAmerica's Secret Slang,Guinness World Records Gone Wild!,Attack of the Show! andCatch It Keep It. He also appeared as a contestant on theESPN reality showDream Job.
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| Background information | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Early career and Dream Job
Selwyn releasedcountry-rockCDGhost Signs in 2003. He recorded three songs with pop singer andThe Black Eyed Peas memberFergie from 2001 – 2002. Two of those songs, "Will The Ink Fade" and "No Place at All (Baby I'm a Drifter)" appear on the CD. The other song, "Other Side" is on theC.I.L.F.EP from 2006.
Selwyn beat a potential crowd of over 20,000 and appeared on the first season ofESPN's reality showDream Job. Selwyn debuted on the second episode on February 29, 2004. While reading a "Top Ten" highlights segment onESPN'sSportsCenter he sported long hair, a beard and a 70sOutlaw country westernleisure suit. ESPN Vice-president of Talent, show judgeAl Jaffe told him he was not credible because of his appearance. Selwyn cleaned up in time for episode three. He finished third.
Post-Dream Job career
He appeared on "Pardon the Interruption" in June 2004 and read viewer mail.
Selwyn appeared as the backwoods country-rap singing gas station attendant Randall Keith Randall in the filmDead and Breakfast released in 2005.
Beginning on June 15, 2004, Selwyn debuted as acolor commentator on theGame Show Network seriesExtreme Dodgeball. He also returned to ESPN, guest-hostingAround the Horn a week beforeExtreme Dodgeball debuted. Selwyn shot an un-airedESPN2 pilot calledHolla Back in September 2005 with formerBET hostFree that was not picked up by the network.
On April 17, 2006, Selwyn became a correspondent onG4'sAttack of the Show!. He wrote and starred in numerous comedic sketches. He also did a pilot forBravo calledThis Evening With These People.
Selwyn played in a Los Angeles-based band calledZachariah and the Lobos Riders, who, afterDead and Breakfast, performed their song "I Ain't Gonna Do (Walk Away)" on Attack of the Show!, on July 13, 2006. Selwyn has written and performed jingles for commercials forCoors beer. He also made guest appearances onKickin' it,Chicago Hope,Sabrina, the Teenage Witch "Stargate: Atlantis" andThat '70s Show.
Selwyn released his first EP in 2006 titledCartoons I'd Like to F***, which featured a new single withFergie called "Other Side".
He was named one of the "Heeb 100" byHeeb Magazine in September 2007.
He released a record calledAlcoholiday in 2007.
He was on G4 TV's appearance at theAEE (Adult Entertainment Expo), where he performed as "Reggie Cupid" in the "Cupid University of Movie Making" sketch.
In May 2007 he appeared as a guest host for the internet video game showEpileptic Gaming. In July 2007 he served as floor reporter for G4's coverage of the three-day eventE3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
He performed his song "I Wanna be a Lawnmower (Cause They're Always on Grass)" onAttack of the Show! on September 10, 2007.
His song "I'm in Edukashun" was specifically written and composed for the 2008 filmLower Learning. He appeared as "Buck" in the 2009 filmTenure alongsideLuke Wilson andDavid Koechner.
He appeared in aBudweiser commercial during the 2009Super Bowl (the one where the Horse fetches the tree).
2009
He hosted the seriesFanarchy, which debuted onVersus on June 7.
He began hosting the seriesCatch It Keep It withMike Senese, which appears onThe Science Channel.
He appeared in a pilot episode of the American version of theArgentinian humor seriesCaiga Quien Caiga withDominic Monaghan andGreg Giraldo; the show was not picked up.
He wrote a rap song to promote the third season ofABC Family'sGreek, and shot amusic video with the cast.[1]
Later
He and his brotherJesse Selwyn had hit viral comedy music videos "White People Problems", "Chick Drinks", "Porky Piggin it" and "Hello, Beautiful Homeless Girl" forAtom TV onComedy Central).
In 2010, the Selwyn brothers wrote, directed, starred in and produced the "Stand Up 2 Cancer" music video with actorJim Parsons ofThe Big Bang Theory called "Up 2 You."
In September 2010, he appeared in a promo forConan O'Brien's new showConan. He appeared in commercials forBud Light,Cellular South,KFC,Pennzoil andAlly Financial.
He had a recurring role onGreek andGlory Daze onTBS.
In 2011, he began hosting the specialAmerica's Secret Slang for theHistory Channel.
In 2013, he became the comedic play-by-play host ofGuinness World Records Gone Wild fortruTV.
In 2016, his music was featured throughout mockumentaryTrailer Park Boys season 6, featured onNetflix.
In 2016, he began working as Senior Creative Content Producer for theTBS network. He oversees/produces and writes sketches and web series.
CD releases
- Zachariah (2001) – Currently available digitally
- Ghost Signs (2003) – 11 song LP
- Dead and Breakfast Soundtrack (2005) – 10 song LP
- Alcoholiday (2007) – 14 song LP
- Spent Casings (2008) – 11 song B-sides LP
- Pluck Yer Twanger (2010) – "New Wave Dynamics" – 14 song comedy CD
- Moose Knuckle (2012) – 13 song Comedy LP
- EP's
- Cartoons I'd Like to F*** (2006) 5 song EP
- High Wasted (2010) 7 song Comedy EP
- "Skywriting" (2014) - 13 song LP
- "Nirvana T-Shirt" (2015) - Single
- "Ballad of a Brakeman" (2015) - Single
- "Dong on the Whiteboard" (2016) - Single
Other appearances
- "We Outta La Croix" (2016) - TBS Digital Comedy video
- Blue MeridianMinerva (2003) – Guest artist on "Spreading Clever"
- Smooth-EKosher Kuts – Hungry for More (2006) – Guest artist "Bar Mitzvah DJ's"
- Executive Producer of Bobby Joyner and the Sundowners CDSkies of Blue, Fields of Green (2005)