Ralph Garman

Early life

Garman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

Career

He was a contestant on the game show Scrabble in 1993. Garman was a regular reporter on the long-running Playboy TV series Sexcetera, which explored avant-garde sexuality in a lighthearted manner. He hosted The Joe Schmo Show, and was an entertainment reporter and impressionist for the Kevin and Bean morning show on Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. Garman was hired to work on the show through Jimmy Kimmel, at the time the sports reporter on the show, who had received a recommendation to hire him through former roommate Adam Carolla. His voice was heard over the radio by a Family Guy casting director, who requested him to audition for a part on Fox animated series. He also hosts the Hollywood Babble-On podcast with Kevin Smith on SModcast.com where he utilizes various impressions in a series of ongoing segments that deliver news and satire centered around Hollywood, celebrities, and pop culture.

Garman's last Kevin and Bean show was suddenly announced on November 30, 2017. He was let go from his long-time position at KROQ due to downsizing by new management. On a wave of support from local, national, and international fans (accumulated from his work on both KROQ & Hollywood Babble-On) Garman has since launched his own new daily podcast called The Ralph Report with his 'vice' host Eddie Pence (named vice host since his last name is the same as the then US Vice President Mike Pence at the time the podcast was created.) The Ralph Report also featured Steve Ashton as the U.K. Correspondent on Wednesdays and Fridays. Ashton died in early 2023. This endeavor is made through Patreon. He now hosts this podcast full-time, as well as co-hosting Hollywood Babble-On. With Garman no longer tied to KROQ, Hollywood Babble-On has been freed up to tour more than it was able to in earlier years.

Comics

In 2014, Kevin Smith and Garman wrote a Batman '66 crossover featuring Batman and Green Hornet titled Batman 66 Meets the Green Hornet.

Personal life

Garman married Kari Watson in April 2005. Watson gave birth to the couple's premature twins, Lincoln and Olivia, on March 26, 2010. Lincoln acquired an illness shortly after birth and died. Olivia remained in the neonatal intensive care unit for two months before coming home. Garman's mother died on November 13, 2012, from a sudden heart attack and kidney failure. On January 2, 2020, Garman announced on Twitter that his father had died of brain cancer earlier that morning. In March of that year, both on Twitter and during an episode #356 of the Hollywood Babble-On podcast (which Garman hosts with filmmaker Kevin Smith), he announced that he and his wife Kari were in the midst of a divorce, but that they were still on good terms. Their divorce was finalized later that year. On September 14, 2024, Garman married Jennifer Stewart, at a wedding officiated by Kevin Smith.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

References

1. "Ralph Garman". BehindTheVoiceActors.com.
2. (18 February 2018). "Will I see you WEDS at the IMPROV for #IMakeALiving?".
3. "SModcast | 105".
4. (October 16, 2007). "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present". Random House Digital, Inc..
5. Loveline, 1999-05-20 (Guest - Ralph Garman)
6. "The Soapbox Office Podcast: Episode 5: Scar-crow".
7. {{Cite Twitter profile. kevinandbean
8. {{Cite Twitter profile. thatkevinsmith
9. [https://variety.com/2017/music/news/ralph-garman-kroq-kevin-bean-show-1202627518/ Ralph Garman Leaves KROQ 'Kevin & Bean Show' After 18 Years]
10. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ralph-garman-his-new-daily-podcast-leaving-kevin-bean-terrestrial-radios-future-1077576 Ralph Garman on His New Daily Podcast, Leaving 'Kevin & Bean' and Terrestrial Radio's Future]
11. [http://www.smodcast.com/events/ SmodCo Live Shows]
12. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igRaLciDl1I Kevin Smith & Ralph Garman Announce New Batman/Green Hornet Project - (DCAA 206)]
13. (April 2013). "April Articles and Emails". LAradio.com.
14. Fey, Dan. (October 15, 2008). "KROQ morning personality buys in Studio City". BlockShopper.
15. (April 5, 2010). "A Sad Day For The Kevin And Bean Family". [[CBS Radio]].
16. (June 1, 2010). "Olivia Garman Finally At Home Where She Belongs". [[CBS Radio]].
17. (November 15, 2012). "A Personal Message From Ralph Garman". [[CBS Radio]].
18. (1 January 2020). "This morning, we lost my dad, Ralph Garman Sr., after a brief battle with brain cancer at the age of 89. I think it…".
19. (January 3, 2020). "Hollywood Babble-On 356: New Year's Babble-Eve 2020". Smodcast.com.
20. (16 March 2020). "Chatting with my soon-to-be-ex wife this morning: Me: This is terrible. They're closing the bars. Her: The bars?…".
21. Collinson, Gary. (April 6, 2022). "Kevin Smith to sell horror anthology KillRoy Was Here as NFTs, new trailer released".
22. "Mojo World".