Editing Adam Carolla (section)

==Early life==
Adam Carolla was born on May 27, 1964, to Jim and Kris (''née'' McCall) Carolla.<ref name=TVG /><ref name=birthindex /> Carolla has stated he was born in a doctor's office in the [[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]] neighborhood in the city of [[Los Angeles]], California,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Michael Malice|date=March 12, 2025 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNhJOwHbyAA#t=26m45s |title="YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice #354: Adam Carolla |via=YouTube |access-date=March 13, 2025 }}</ref> although some sources list his birthplace as [[Los Angeles County]],<ref name=birthindex /><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Adam_Carolla|title=Drivers > Adam Carolla|publisher=[[National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing]]|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=October 17, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171017012808/http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Adam_Carolla|url-status=live}}</ref> or [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=TVG>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/adam-carolla/bio/195025/| title= Adam Carolla Biography|magazine=[[TV Guide]]| access-date=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Hoppes" />  He grew up in the Los Angeles [[San Fernando Valley]] and his parents separated when he was young.<ref name=In50Years>{{cite book |last1=Carolla |first1=Adam |author-link1=Adam Carolla |title=In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: and Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-aged White Guy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xMys1f3Lno4C |access-date=March 21, 2012 |edition=1st paperback |year=2011 |publisher=[[Three Rivers Press]] |isbn=978-0307717382 |pages=2, 9 |chapter=A Little Bit About the Author |quote=I grew up in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley in the seventies. I was the product of separation. I would have been the product of divorce but divorce includes filling out paperwork and paying a county clerk sixty bucks to file it. }}</ref> Carolla was not given a middle name by his parents; on his driver's license application he listed his middle name as "Lakers" as a joke. The application was processed without notice.<ref name="Hoppes">{{cite news |title=You won't believe Adam Carolla's middle name |last=Hoppes |first=Lynn |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 17, 2010 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/index?id=5292700 |access-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106060913/http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/index?id=5292700 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=live |quote=Carolla, 46, was born in Philadelphia and his parents didn't give him a middle name. }}</ref><ref name="adamradio">{{cite web |url=http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/adam-with-mark-burnett-rick-fox-finesse-mitchell/ |title=Adam with Mark Burnett, Rick Fox, Finesse Mitchell |date=February 16, 2006 |access-date=August 10, 2008 |work=The Official Adam Carolla Show Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402031453/http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/adam-with-mark-burnett-rick-fox-finesse-mitchell/ |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> His maternal step-grandfather was screenwriter [[László Görög (writer)|László Görög]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.lamag.com/features/2007/10/01/inside-the-revved-up-pissed-off-brain-of-adam1 |title=Inside The Revved-Up, Pissed-Off Brain of Adam Carolla|first=Steve|last=Oney |magazine=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |date=October 1, 2007 |access-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221030817/http://www.lamag.com/features/2007/10/01/inside-the-revved-up-pissed-off-brain-of-adam1 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |quote=Carolla's step-grandfather on his mother's side, a Hungarian Jew[,] ... Laszlo 'Laci' Gorog moved to Hollywood on the eve of World War II and began writing for the movies, receiving an Academy Award nomination in 1945 for ''The Affairs of Susan'', starring Joan Fontaine.}}</ref>

Carolla was raised in the [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]] neighborhood of Los Angeles. He attended [[Colfax Elementary School]], [[Walter Reed Middle School|Walter Reed Junior High]], and [[North Hollywood High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 13, 2008|title=Carolla Presents 'The Valley'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-mar-13-gd-cover13-story.html|access-date=March 18, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Carolla did not receive his high school diploma until years later as it was held by the school until a library fine was paid.<ref name="2003-04-01">{{cite episode | title = April 1, 2003 | series = Loveline | series-link = Loveline | airdate = April 1, 2003 }}</ref> Carolla can be seen paying off the book and receiving his diploma in an episode of his 2005 television show, ''The Adam Carolla Project''.<ref name=TACP_episode8>{{cite web |title=Nail in the Head (episode 8) |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-adam-carolla-project/nail-in-the-head-554041/ |publisher=[[TV.com]] |access-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720174928/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-adam-carolla-project/nail-in-the-head-554041/ |archive-date=July 20, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

During his youth, Carolla played [[Pop Warner Little Scholars|Pop Warner]] [[American football|football]] for seven years; he later suggested that being involved in sports saved him from a chaotic home life.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/adam-with-kurt-busch-shawn-merriman-and-mistress-melissa/ | title=Adam with Kurt Busch, Shawn Merriman and Mistress Melissa | date=October 11, 2006 | work=The Official Adam Carolla Show Blog | archive-date=February 20, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220082736/http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/adam-with-kurt-busch-shawn-merriman-and-mistress-melissa/ }}</ref> During his senior year at North Hollywood High School, Carolla distinguished himself in football. In December 1981, he was named to the First Team Offensive Line, Central Valley League, one of 8 leagues at the time in the LA City Section of the [[California Interscholastic Federation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/HELMS/Football/CIFFOOTBALL1981.PDF |title=California Interscholastic Federation Football 2011 |access-date=October 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815000623/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/HELMS/Football/CIFFOOTBALL1981.PDF |archive-date=August 15, 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In October 2020 he spoke of being recruited by "7 or 8" schools including [[UC Davis Aggies football|UC-Davis]], [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos#Football|Cal Poly Pomona]], and [[Cal Poly Mustangs football|Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v8TELhKk00 | title=Adam Carolla on Playing Football & His College Recruitment | website=YouTube | date=October 24, 2020 }}</ref>

He began living on his own at the age of 18. He briefly attended [[Los Angeles Valley College]], a [[community college]], where he was placed on academic probation before dropping out to work in a series of jobs, including carpet cleaner,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/newspeakerbio/2358/index.php |title=Biography of Adam Carolla |access-date=August 10, 2008 |work=All American Speakers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217232511/http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/newspeakerbio/2358/index.php |archive-date=February 17, 2009  }}</ref> carpenter, [[boxing]] instructor,<ref name="bankrate.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/investing/20060103c1.asp|title=Fame & Fortune: Comedian Adam Carolla| date=January 3, 2006 |access-date=February 20, 2008| last=Getlin| first=Larry| publisher=bankrate.com}}</ref> and traffic school instructor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004805/bio |title=Biography for Adam Carolla |access-date=August 10, 2008 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] }}</ref> Although broke, Carolla, his friends, and roommates owned a 1963 [[Cadillac]] [[limousine]].<ref>''[[CarCast]]'' episode 241: Pebble Beach auctions</ref>

In the early 1990s, Carolla studied [[improvisational comedy]] with [[The Groundlings]] and was a member of the [[ACME Comedy Theatre]] troupe.<ref name=In50Years />