Jay Johnston
Jay Johnston (born October 22, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work as a writer and cast member on the HBO sketch comedy series "Mr. Show with Bob and David" and for playing the role of Officer Jay McPherson on "The Sarah Silverman Program". Early life and education. Johnston was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting from Columbia College Chicago in 1993. Career. After graduating from college, Johnston later joined the Chicago Second City's touring comedy for a number of years and also  performed in stage shows at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago. From 1995 to 1998, Johnston worked as a sketch actor and writer on all four seasons of "Mr. Show with Bob and David". After the conclusion of "Mr. Show", Johnston had a recurring role on "Arrested Development", as well as appearing in films such as "" and "Bicentennial Man". Johnston and fellow "Mr. Show" regulars Dino Stamatopoulos and Scott Adsit, were part of the creative team (voicing, writing, directing and producing) behind Adult Swim's stop-motion animation series "Moral Orel", which ran from 2005 to 2008. Johnston starred on all  three seasons of Comedy Central's "The Sarah Silverman Program" as "Officer Jay McPherson", the love interest of Sarah's sister Laura in the series. The series reunited Johnston with "Mr. Show" cast members Brian Posehn, Scott Aukerman, B. J. Porter, and Paul F. Tompkins. From 2011, Johnston had a recurring voice role as Jimmy Pesto, Sr. in the FOX animated series "Bob's Burgers". In a March, 2021 a Twitter message by the FBI was seeking the identity of a man at the 2021 United States Capitol attack who bore a resemblance to Johnston, and whose friends identified as  Johnston. In a December 21, 2021 article by "The Daily Beast", two of Johnston's friends said he admitted to being at the Capitol on January 6. After the FBI tweet and the news of his alleged participation, Johnston's friends and colleagues from "Mr. Show with Bob and David" reached out to Johnston, but received no response. As of December 2021, Johnston was fired from "Bob's Burgers". It is unclear if Johnston has been charged, arrested, or brought in for questioning.