Adam Carolla was born in Pennsylvania but raised in North Hollywood. His mom was a sex therapist and his dad was a psychologist, and he got where he is today, he would say, in spite of them. After Adam graduated from North Hollywood High School, he spent a very short time in Junior College. Dropping out from there, he worked a memorable stint as a carpet cleaner. Later in life, Adam worked as a skilled carpenter/builder, becoming a boxing trainer in his free time. Adam's early studies in entertainment were with The Groundlings, an improv group which has produced a number of other famous comedic personalities of today. When Jimmy Kimmel was challenged to a boxing match at L.A. radio station KROQ in 1994, Adam was his trainer.

Jimmy helped Adam get a job on KROQ's "Ke ..[Full version]