1997Nominee
Best Writing
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Joel Hodgson
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
February 20, 1960
Biography
Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007 MST3K was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by Time.com. Hodgson is currently "movie riffing" with fellow cast members of MST3K under the name Cinematic Titanic, performing live and producing content for DVDs and direct download.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Writing
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
Nominee
Best Performance
Stalking Emo
Career Highlights
1996Highlight
Best Performance
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
2006Highlight
Best Performance
American Scary
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Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie