▁as ▁the ▁character ▁Jo el ▁Robinson . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁M ST 3 K ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁television ▁shows ▁of ▁all ▁time " ▁by ▁Time . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁H od g son ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" movie ▁r iff ing " ▁project ▁Cin ematic ▁T itan ic ▁with ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁M ST 3 K ▁al umn i , ▁performing ▁live ▁and ▁producing ▁content ▁for ▁DVD s ▁and ▁direct ▁download . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Creative ▁Le ad ▁for ▁Media ▁at ▁Pennsylvania ▁technology ▁firm ▁C ann ae . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁H od g son ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁Stevens ▁Point , ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Green ▁Bay , ▁Wisconsin . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁an ▁Evangel ical ▁Christian ▁up br ing ing , ▁and ▁later ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁various ▁shows ▁his ▁church ▁would ▁put ▁on ▁had ▁a ▁prof ound ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁ent ert ainer . ▁H od g son ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁sevent h ▁grade ▁as ▁a ▁mag ician ▁and ▁vent ril o qu ist . ▁Jo el ▁performed ▁for ▁local ▁events ▁in ▁Green ▁Bay , ▁and ▁attended ▁Ash wa uben on ▁High ▁School . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁H od g son ▁moved ▁to ▁Min ne apolis ▁to ▁attend ▁Beth el ▁University ▁(