Jonathan Lajoie is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, musician, and Internet celebrity from Montreal, Quebec. He gained fame mostly from his eponymous YouTube channel, posting comedic original songs and comedy skits. Lajoie is also known for his role as Taco MacArthur on the FXXcomedy seriesThe League. Since 2016, he has released folk music under the moniker Wolfie's Just Fine.
Early life
Lajoie was born in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and raised in the South Shore of Montreal, Quebec. His father is Québécois and his mother is English-Canadian, and he is the third of nine children. He graduated from Dawson College's professional theatre program in 2002.
Career
Since early 2003, Lajoie has portrayed an English-Canadian musician named Thomas Edison in Radio-Canada's French-Canadian sitcom :fr:L'Auberge du chien noir|L'Auberge du chien noir. Lajoie began his career as a comedy musician in 2006. His performances include music, skits, and some stand-up comedy. Jon Lajoie has also released 3 studio albums, the first two featuring comedy music. His third album took a folk music direction independent of comedy and was released under the moniker 'Wolfie's Just Fine'.
''The League''
Lajoie was cast in the FXX TV showThe League as Taco MacArthur, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician. Lajoie performs his songs "The Birthday Song" and "Vaginal Hubris" in two episodes of the first season. Throughout the series, Lajoie performed songs written for the show.
''Comedy Central Presents''
Lajoie filmed an episode of Comedy Central Presents on November 7, 2009. It premiered on March 5, 2010. The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6 featuring the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song".
Film
Lajoie was featured in the 2014 movie Let's Be Cops, as the boss of Damon Wayans, Jr.'s character. He was also featured in Quentin Dupieux's 2013 movie Wrong Cops as Officer Regan. In 2019, Lajoie wrote several songs for Warner Bros.' .
Lajoie has published several novelty songs that he has made available on websites such as Funny or Die and YouTube. Two of his best known alter-ego characters in his music are Everyday Normal Guy and MC Vagina, both of whom are rappers who perform comedy hip-hop. The MC Vagina character is known for the songs and related music videos "Show Me Your Genitals", "Show Me Your Genitals 2: E=MC Vagina", and "I Kill People". He has closed off his live shows with "Show Me Your Genitals".
