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Joshua Ilan Gad[1] (born February 23, 1981)[2] is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for voicing Olaf in the Frozen franchise, playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon , and LeFou in the live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast . For his role as Olaf, Gad won two Annie Awards , and for his work in The Book of Mormon, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical .
Gad played Skip Gilchrist in the political sitcom 1600 Penn on NBC , and a fictionalized version of himself on FX 's The Comedians , alongside Billy Crystal . His other film roles include The Rocker , The Internship , 21 , Love & Other Drugs , Jobs , Pixels , The Wedding Ringer , The Angry Birds Movie and the sequel , A Dog's Purpose and sequel A Dog's Journey , Marshall , and Agatha Christie 's Murder on the Orient Express . He will star in the upcoming Netflix movie Super-Normal. He has also appeared in ER , The Daily Show , Modern Family , New Girl , Bored to Death , and Numb3rs . In 2020, he starred in the HBO comedy series Avenue 5 .

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Joshua Ilan Gad[1] (born February 23, 1981)[2] is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for voicing Olaf in the Frozen franchise, playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon , and LeFou in the live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast . For his role as Olaf, Gad won two Annie Awards , and for his work in The Book of Mormon, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical .
Gad played Skip Gilchrist in the political sitcom 1600 Penn on NBC , and a fictionalized version of himself on FX 's The Comedians , alongside Billy Crystal . His other film roles include The Rocker , The Internship , 21 , Love & Other Drugs , Jobs , Pixels , The Wedding Ringer , The Angry Birds Movie and the sequel , A Dog's Purpose and sequel A Dog's Journey , Marshall , and Agatha Christie 's Murder on the Orient Express . He will star in the upcoming Netflix movie Super-Normal. He has also appeared in ER , The Daily Show , Modern Family , New Girl , Bored to Death , and Numb3rs . In 2020, he starred in the HBO comedy series Avenue 5 .