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词条 The Kid Mero
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  1. Career

  2. Personal life

  3. Filmography

  4. References

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| image = The Kid Mero.jpg
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| caption = The Kid Mero at Malecon Restaurant in Washington Heights, New York City
| birth_name = Joel Martinez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|15}}
| birth_place = The Bronx, New York City, United States
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| medium = {{flatlist |
  • Television
  • Podcast
  • YouTube

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| nationality = Dominican American
| education = Hunter College
| active = 2010–present
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  • Observational comedy
  • Political satire

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| spouse = Heather Martinez
| children = 4
| notable_work = {{Plainlist |
  • Desus vs. Mero
  • Bodega Boys
  • Joking Off
  • Guy Code
  • Desus & Mero (2016–18)
  • Desus & Mero (2019)

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}}Joel Martinez (born May 15, 1983), professionally known as The Kid Mero, is a Dominican-American writer, comedian, TV personality, voice actor, YouTube personality, music blogger and Twitter personality. He rose to prominence alongside fellow Bronx native Desus Nice with their Complex TV 46-episode podcast Desus vs. Mero, which first premiered on December 18, 2013. As of season 5, he is a cast member of MTV2's Guy Code with Desus Nice.[1][2] He was the co-host of Viceland's Desus & Mero talk show alongside Desus until June 2018, and currently co-hosts Desus & Mero which premiered on February 21, 2019 on Showtime.[3]

Career

He began writing for Vice's music platform Noisey in 2012. His first article for them was published online on November 14, 2012; it was a review of Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles's album III.[4] In total, he wrote 69 articles for Noisey between November 2012 and March 2014, most of which were album and mixtape reviews, and all written in caps lock.[5]

In December 2014, MTV announced that The Kid Mero and Desus Nice would be joining the cast of Guy Code for season 5, along with 11 other new cast members.[6][7] They appeared on the first episode of season 5, which was originally aired on January 14, 2015.[8]

On August 30, 2016, Viceland announced Desus & Mero which premiered on October 17, 2016. The half-hour show ran Monday-Thursday, hosted by the Bronx-reared comedic duo.[9][10] Its finale aired on June 28, 2018. Mero currently co-hosts Desus & Mero which premiered on February 21, 2019 on Showtime.[3]

Personal life

Mero graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 2001, and from Hunter College in 2005. He previously worked as a teaching aide at a school in The Bronx.

He lives in Fair Lawn, New Jersey[11] and is married to Heather Martinez, a teacher[13] from New Jersey. The pair have four children, three boys and a baby girl.[12][13]

Filmography

Year Title RoleNotes
2013–2014 Desus vs. Mero Himself Hosts along with Desus Nice
2015 Guy Code Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015 Joking Off Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015–presentBodega Boys Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015Uncommon Sense Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
2015Wild 'N Out Himself Stars in along with Desus Nice
TBDNew York Undercover: The BX Chronicles Eddie Torres Stars in along with Desus Nice
2016–2018Desus & Mero Himself Hosts along with Desus Nice
2017 Neo Yokio Lexy (voice role) Stars in along with Desus Nice
2019–presentDesus & Mero Himself Hosts along with Desus Nice

References

1. ^How "Guy Code" Became A Comedy Breeding Ground. Fastcocreate.com (January 14, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
2. ^A Conversation Between Itsthereal And The Kid Mero. Noisey.vice.com (April 2, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
3. ^{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Desus & Mero' Late-Night Show Gets February Premiere Date On Showtime |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/desus-mero-late-night-show-premiere-date-showtime-1202511383 |website=Deadline |accessdate=March 19, 2019 |date=November 29, 2018}}
4. ^The Kid. (November 14, 2012) Crystal Castles – 'Iii'. Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
5. ^[https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/contributor/the-kid-mero Articles by The Kid Mero]. Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
6. ^‘Guy Code’ Returns For Season 5 With 13 New Cast Members. Mtv.com (December 15, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
7. ^The Kid Mero on MTV2's Guy Code. Vh1.com (February 9, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
8. ^MTV2's Guy Code season 5. Mtv.com (February 9, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
9. ^[https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/viceland-desus-and-mero-late-night-eddie-huang-1201848032/ Viceland Sets Late-Night Talk Show, New Series Orders and Eddie Huang Renewal]. Variety.com (August 30, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-09-12.
10. ^Viceland’s ‘Desus & Mero’ Gets Showrunner & Premiere Date. Deadline.com (September 26, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-11-29.
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/11/146aa022f88984/how-njs-the-kid-mero-became-on.html|title=How N.J.'s The Kid Mero became one of the freshest voices in late-night TV |author= Amy Kuperinsky - NJ Advance Media for NJ com |id= Posted: November 11, 2018 at 12:19 PM. Updated: November 12, 2018 at 01:43 PM |website=NJ.com}}
12. ^Can Online Stars Desus vs. Mero Succeed IRL?. Vulture.com. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
13. ^Caramanica, Jon (March 31, 2013) [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/arts/music/the-kid-mero-and-itsthereal-satirize-the-hip-hop-world.html?pagewanted=all Laughing at Rappers, Who Laugh Right Back]. New York Times
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8 : American male comedians|American people of Dominican Republic descent|21st-century American comedians|Living people|People from the Bronx|Comedians from New Jersey|1983 births|Place of birth missing (living people)

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