found: Hodgman, John. An almanac of complete world knowledge, 2005:ECIP t.p. (John Hodgman)
found: IMDb, Oct. 12, 2006(John Hodgman, b. June 1971; author, guest on The Daily Show)
found: Medallion status, 2019:CIP data view (John Hodgman) publisher's summary ("After spending most of his twenties pursuing a career as a literary agent, John Hodgman decided to try his own hand at writing. Following an appearance to promote one of his books on The Daily Show, he was invited to return as a contributor. This led to an unexpected and, frankly, implausible career in front of the camera that has lasted to this very day, or at least until 2016")
found: Wikipedia online search 2019-07-01(John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author, actor, and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as The Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That Is All, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign, and for his work as a contributor on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgman