Jonathan Lajoie ( ; born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, actor and musician. He gained fame from his YouTube channel, posting comedic original songs (often as rapper characters, such as "Everyday Normal Guy") and comedy skits. Lajoie is also known for his role as Taco MacArthur on the FXX comedy series The League. Since 2016, he has released indie folk music under the moniker Wolfie's Just Fine, and has also contributed original music to TV shows and films.
Early life Lajoie was born in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and raised on the South Shore of Montreal. His father was Québécois and his mother is English-Canadian, and he is the third of nine children. Lajoie had formative experiences with music while attending a Pentecostal church and taking lessons. He graduated from Dawson College on the Island of Montreal. He completed a professional theatre program in 2002, after which he played in a band in the Montreal area for three years.
Career From 2003 to 2017, Lajoie portrayed an English-Canadian musician named Thomas Edison in Radio-Canada's French-language television series L'Auberge du chien noir. Lajoie began his career as a comedy musician in 2006. His performances include music, skits, and some comedy. Jon Lajoie has also released four studio albums, the first two featuring comedy music. His third and fourth albums eschewed comedy and were released under the moniker 'Wolfie's Just Fine'.
Television Lajoie was cast in the FXX TV show The League as Taco MacArthur, a perpetually stoned and unemployed musician. Throughout the series, Lajoie performed songs written for the show.
He guest-starred as Caleb95 in one episode of the Williams Street original television show NTSF:SD:SUV::. In February 2022, LaJoie was featured in the Canadian edition of Amazon Prime's comedy competition LOL: Last One Laughing alongside Tom Green, Colin Mochrie, and Dave Foley among others.
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.
Music Lajoie has published several novelty songs that he has made available on websites such as Funny or Die and YouTube. Though he initially hesitated to release a "serious album" due to his reputation as a comedic actor, in 2016, Lajoie released his first project of non-comedic music under the moniker Wolfie's Just Fine (whose name is a reference to Terminator 2: Judgment Day). The 10 track indie folk album titled I Remembered but Then I Forgot, released on April 8, was produced by Joe Corcoran and mixed by Phil Ek. The themes of the album predominantly draw on and recount Lajoie's formative childhood experiences. The song "A New Beginning" was inspired by Lajoie's experience watching his first horror movie Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, whose music video (directed by Lajoie and Brandon Dermer) is a tribute to the film by way of a shot-for-shot remake of a particularly impactful scene.
In 2018, Lajoie followed up with a Wolfie's Just Fine EP titled Perfection, Nevada, which was produced by Bright Eyes' Mike Mogis. Released on June 22, the release explores coming of age themes and features references to nineties films. Lajoie co-directed a music video for the single "Break My Back" featuring actor Xander Berkeley, as well as "Trying to Sleep" which pays homage to the film Tremors.
Songwriting for film and TV LaJoie made his first foray into writing songs for film and television with his contributions to The League, for which he wrote and performed 14 songs over the course of the show.
In 2019, Lajoie wrote five songs for Warner Bros.' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, including "Catchy Song" (produced by Dillon Francis) and "Not Evil".
In 2022, Lajoie wrote three songs for the third episode of The Afterparty, with lyrical contributions by Jack Dolgen.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Wrong Cops: Chapter 1 MC Vagina Short film 2013 Wrong Cops Officer Regan 2014 Let's Be Cops Todd Connors 2016 Moments of Clarity Carter 2020 Wish Upon a Unicorn Louis Dindal
Television Year Title Role Notes 2003–2019 L'Auberge du chien noir Thomas Edison 2009–2015 The League Taco MacArthur 84 episodes 2013 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Caleb95 Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow" 2014 Kroll Show Jon Lajoie Episode: "Banff Is on Fire" 2022 Transformers: BotBots Pizza Prime 1 Episode 2022 LOL: Last One Laughing Canada Himself
Discography
Studio albums Title Details You Want Some of This? Release date: January 30, 2009 Label: Normal Guy Productions Formats: CD, music download I Kill People Release date: November 15, 2010 Label: Normal Guy Productions Formats: CD, music download I Remembered, But Then I Forgot (as Wolfie's Just Fine) Release date: April 8, 2016 Label: Normal Guy Productions Formats: CD, music download Everyone Is Dead Except Us(as Wolfie's Just Fine) Release date: June 16, 2023 Label: Normal Guy Productions Formats: CD, music download
EPs Title Details Perfection, Nevada(as Wolfie's Just Fine) Release date: June 22, 2018 Label: Normal Guy Productions Formats: CD, music download
Singles
as Jon Lajoie "High as Fuck" (2008) "Show Me Your Genitals" (2008) "I'm Inside Me!" (2010) "Very Super Famous" (2011) "The Best Song" (2011) "F**k Everything" (2011) "WTF Collective 3" (2011) "Drinking Beer and Smoking Cigarettes" (2012) "Song for the Students" (2012) "Broken-Hearted" (2012) "The Best Christmas Song" (2012) "Started as a Baby" (2013) "Miley, You're a Good Girl" (2013) "Merry Christmas Exclamation Point" (2013) "Please Use This Song" (2014) "One Thing" (2021)
as Wolfie's Just Fine "It's a Job" (2016) "I Forgot" (2016) "A Song for the Election" (2016) "Break My Back" (2018) "Save the World" (2018) "Everyone is Dead Except Us" (2023) "Hulk Hogan Slammed Andre the Giant" (2023)
Certifications TitleYearCertificationsAlbum"Everyday Normal Guy 2"2008 RMNZ: GoldDance Gavin Dance
Music videos Year Song title Director(s) Album YouTube release date2007 "High as Fuck" rowspan="22" You Want Some of This? October 1, 2007 "2 Girls 1 Cup Song" November 1, 2007 "Everyday Normal Guy" November 21, 2007 "Cold Blooded Christmas" December 10, 20072008 "Why Did You Leave Me?" January 8, 2008 "Everyday Normal Guy 2" January 16, 2008 "Song for Britney" February 4, 2008 "Sunday Afternoon" March 11, 2008 "Show Me Your Genitals" May 31, 2008 "Stay at Home Dad" August 21, 2008 "Show Me Your Genitals 2: E=MC Vagina" September 5, 2008 Bootlegs & B-Sides (including "I Don't Understand" and "Potty Training Song") October 11, 2008 "Too Fast" November 17, 20082009 "Everyday Normal Crew" January 5, 2009 "Alone in the Universe"I Kill People March 8, 2009 "I Kill People" April 23, 2009 "Michael Jackson Is Dead" June 26, 2009 "Radio Friendly Song" August 27, 2009 "WTF Collective" October 5, 20092010 "Chatroulette Song" March 26, 2010 "I Can Dance" April 19, 2010 "Blackbird" (The Beatles parody) May 31, 2010 "Pop Song" Julien Demers-Arsenault You Want Some of This? June 5, 2010 "Mel Gibson's Love Song" rowspan="2" I Kill People July 5, 2010 "WTF Collective 2" November 16, 2010 "In Different Ways" Julien Demers-Arsenault December 18, 20102011 "Very Super Famous" rowspan="3" "Very Super Famous" single February 15, 2011 "Osama Is Dead" May 2, 2011 "The Best Song" "The Best Song" single June 21, 2011 "Fuck Everything" Jon Lajoie "Fuck Everything" single July 29, 2011 "WTF Collective 3" Jon Lajoie "WTF Collective 3" single December 5, 2011 "Sexpenze Commercial" Jon Lajoie & Brandon Dermer December 30, 20112012 "Broken-Hearted" Jon Lajoie "Broken-Hearted" single July 23, 2012"The Prank War" Jon Lajoie & Brandon Dermer August 27, 2012"Jon Lajoie on Marriage Equality" Jon Lajoie October 23, 2012"The Best Christmas Song" Jon Lajoie "The Best Christmas Song" single November 28, 20122013 "Started as a Baby" Jon Lajoie "Started as a Baby" single April 23, 2013"Jon Lajoie's Kickstarter" Jon Lajoie "Jon Lajoie's Kickstarter" single May 28, 2013"Merry Christmas Exclamation Point" Jon Lajoie "Merry Christmas Exclamation Point" single December 12, 20132014"Please Use This Song" Jon Lajoie "Please Use This Song" single April 30, 2014"Commercial Actors Mingle" Jon Lajoie "Commercial Actors Mingle" single May 28, 20142016"It's a Job" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine") Jon Lajoie & Brandon DermerI Remembered but Then I Forgot March 2, 2016"A New Beginning" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine") Jon Lajoie & Brandon DermerI Remembered but Then I Forgot June 27, 20162018"Break My Back" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine")Jon Lajoie & Brandon DermerPerfection, NevadaMay 18, 20182023"Everyone Is Dead Except Us" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine")Jon LajoieEveryone Is Dead Except UsApril 13, 20232023"Hulk Hogan Slammed Andre the Giant" (as "Wolfie's Just Fine")Jon LajoieEveryone is Dead Except UsMay 18, 2023
References
External links
Lajoie on Funny or Die