John Bloom

Birthday: gen 27, 1953

Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

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John Irving Bloom (born January 27, 1953), known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, and comic performer. He is known for having hosted the TNT television series MonsterVision from 1996 to 2000, and The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder from 2018–present.

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Known for

Married... with Children

Married... with Children (1987)

7.71

Billy Ray Wetnap

Casino

Casino (1995)

8.01

Don Ward

Grinners

Grinners (2025)

Detective Shelton

Scare Package

Scare Package (2019)

5.62

Joe Bob Briggs

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media (2016)

5.3

Self [Joe Bob Briggs from Drive-in Theater]

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness (2019)

7.8

Self

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)

7.7

Self

Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge

Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge (2022)

5.77

Joe Bob Briggs

As an actor

Grinners

Grinners (2025)

Detective Shelton

Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge

Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge (2022)

Joe Bob Briggs

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)

Self

Scare Package

Scare Package (2019)

Joe Bob Briggs

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness (2019)

Self

Survival of the Film Freaks

Survival of the Film Freaks (2018)

Himself

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media (2016)

Self [Joe Bob Briggs from Drive-in Theater]

The Sleeper

The Sleeper (2012)

Dr. Briggs

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