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Adam Lakers Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster and director. He hosts ''The Adam Carolla Show'', a talk show distributed as a podcast which set the record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by Guinness World Records in 2011.〔 Carolla co-hosted the syndicated radio call-in program ''Loveline'' from 1995 to 2005 as well as the show's television incarnation on MTV from 1996 to 2000. He was the co-host and co-creator of the television program ''The Man Show'' (1999–2004), and the co-creator and a regular performer on the television show ''Crank Yankers'' (2002–2007). He hosted ''The Adam Carolla Project'', a home improvement television program which aired on TLC in 2005 and ''The Car Show'' on Speed TV in 2011. Carolla has also appeared on the network reality television programs ''Dancing with the Stars'' and ''The Celebrity Apprentice''. His book ''In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks'' debuted on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in 2010, and his second book, ''Not Taco Bell Material'', also reached New York Times bestseller status. An outspoken commentator on various social, political, and religious issues, Carolla has made numerous guest appearances on political talk shows, ranging from Bill Maher's ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' to Bill O'Reilly's ''The O'Reilly Factor'', on which he headlines the weekly segment ''Rollin' with Carolla''. ==Early life== Adam Carolla was born in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.〔http://www.lamag.com/guide/media/the-adam-carolla-show/〕 His father, Jim Carolla, was a psychologist of Italian heritage, and his mother, Kris (née McCall), was of Irish heritage.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=ethnicelebs )〕 The two separated when Adam was young. Carolla was not given a middle name by his parents; on his driver's license application he listed his middle name as "Lakers" as a joke. The application was processed without notice, and the name still appears as Adam Lakers Carolla to this day. His maternal step-grandfather was screenwriter László Görög, who wrote ''The Mole People''. Adam was raised in the North Hollywood suburb of Los Angeles. He attended Colfax Elementary School, Walter Reed Junior High, and North Hollywood High School. Carolla did not receive his high school diploma until years later as it was held by the school until a library fine was paid. Carolla can be seen paying off the book and receiving his diploma in an episode of his 2005 television show, ''The Adam Carolla Project''. During his earlier years, Carolla played Pop Warner football for seven years; he later suggested that being involved in sports saved him from a chaotic home life. During his senior year at North Hollywood High School, Carolla distinguished himself in football. In December 1981, he was named to the First Team Offensive Line, Central Valley League, one of 8 leagues at the time in the LA City Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=California Interscholastic Federation Football 2011 )〕 He began living on his own at the age of 18. He briefly attended Los Angeles Valley College, a community college, where he was placed on academic probation before dropping out to work in a series of jobs, including carpet cleaner,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography of Adam Carolla )〕 carpenter, boxing instructor, and traffic school instructor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography for Adam Carolla )〕 Although broke, Carolla, his friends, and roommates owned a 1963 Cadillac limousine.〔''CarCast'' episode 241: Pebble Beach auctions〕 In the early 1990s, Carolla studied improvisational comedy with The Groundlings and was a member of the ACME Comedy Theatre troupe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adam Carolla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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