“My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.”

American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster

Adam Carolla is an American radio personality, comedian, actor, and podcaster. Born in 1964, he is known for hosting The Adam Carolla Show and for years of work in radio and television. He co-hosted Loveline with Drew Pinsky on syndicated radio from 1995 to 2005, and also on MTV from 1996 to 2000. He later co-created and co-hosted The Man Show, helped create Crank Yankers, and hosted The Adam Carolla Project on TLC in 2005 and The Car Show on Speed in 2011.