Craig Shoemaker

Craig Shoemaker (born November 15, 1962) is an American comedian, writer and voice actor. He is best known for his barritone voiced character, The Lovemaster, which he routinely portrays in his stand-up comedy act. In 1997, he was named Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic at the American Comedy Awards.

Life and career
Shoemaker grew up in the Philadelphia area and graduated from Springfeld Township High School. He attendent Temple University, majoring in radio, television and theater, but transferred to California University of Pennsylvania and received a bachelor of arts degree before pursuing his career.

In 1986, Shoemarker won two Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards for his work as an actor on PRISM. Shoemaker toured woth musician Kenny Loggings for the full year of 1989. During that time, he developed his "Lovemaster" character offstage. He moved to the West Coast in 1990, where he began doing stand-up comedy regular in local clubs. In 1998, Shoemaker was hired as a sidekick with host Magic Johnson on his short-lived, late-night talk show called The Magic Hour, but left the show after complaning about the creative direction in the press. In 2001, he performed the one-man show called "Who Your Daddy?", which explored his growing up without a father. His 90-minute comedy special Daditude premiered on Showtime in November 2012.

In 2013, Shoemaker's apperances reached primetime television as he landed recurring roles on NBC's Parks and Recreation as well as CBS's The Bold and The Beautiful.

Personal Life
Shoemaker was married to actress Nancy Allen in the 1990s. He later married actress Carolyn Clark. They had their first of two children in 1998. He married his third wife Mika Showmaker in 2008. Thye had a child in 2010.

Shoemaker founded a non-profit Laughter Heals Foundation in 2002, created to promote haeling through laughter. In 2012, he received an honorary doctorate in Humanities/Humanistic Studies from California University of Pennsylvania. He currently hosts a weekly podcast & webcast, "Laugh It Off" available on his official website.

Show hosted
My Generation (1998)

Show appeared
Hollywood Squares

Links
Official Podcast Website

Official Charity Website