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This article is about the American comedian. For the Canadian politician, see Brent Morin (politician).
Brent Morin
Brent Morin
Morin in 2014
Born (1986-08-31) August 31, 1986 (age 37)
South Windsor, Connecticut U.S.
EducationColumbia College
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • writer
Years active2011–present
Websitebrentmor.in

Brent Morin (born August 31, 1986)[1] is a Los Angeles-based American comedian, stand-up comic, actor and writer.[2] He was painelist in the sixth season of Chelsea Lately and played Justin Kearney on the NBC sitcom Undateable[3] and the agent Hobbs on the sci-fi web-series Crunch Time, on Rooster Teeth.[4] In 2015, Morin released his stand-up comedy show, I'm Brent Morin, exclusively on Netflix.[5]

Early life

Morin was born in South Windsor, Connecticut, to two inner city high school English teacher parents.[6] Morin has an older brother, who was a concert pianist, and a younger brother, who became a professional figure skater. He graduated from South Windsor High School.[6] He is of Irish and Italian background.[7]

Career

Morin (left) with the cast of Undateable, in 2015.

Morin moved to Los Angeles at 18 to study at a film school at Columbia College.[8] Although he graduated with a film degree, Morin started doing stand-up and eventually decided that was what he wanted to do.[6] Morin has said that he was inspired by his idols, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen.[8] After graduation, he worked as a production assistant with Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC and continued with Conan on TBS.[6][9] He went from being a general office production assistant to becoming the set production assistant/Andy Richter’s stand-in.[10] Morin has appeared regularly as a stand-up comic on shows with The Comedy Store, The Improv and Laugh Factory,[11] as well as on tours throughout the United States.[12] In his network TV debut, Morin co-starred in the Bill Lawrence NBC series Undateable,[13] a multi-camera sitcom with a live audience, which was based on the book Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex by Ellen Rakieten and Anne Coyle.[14]

Morin portrays Justin Kearney, the owner of Black Eyes Bar and hopeless romantic roommate of Danny (played by Chris D'Elia). Undateable was unique in that it was a cast full of stand-up comedians who were good friends before the show aired. The show often incorporates improv, with Morin playing Felix to D'Elia's grouch Oscar à la The Odd Couple.[15][16][17] Lawrence and the cast (Chris D'Elia, Morin, Ron Funches, and Rick Glassman) went on a series of stand-up tour dates, with an appearance on @midnight to promote the show.[18][19] In 2016, Morin was cast for the Rooster Teeth web series, Crunch Time.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2016 How to Be Single Thomas
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Chelsea Lately Himself / Painelist Recurring role (Season 6)
2013 Adam DeVine's House Party Himself "Foam Party" (Season 1, Episode 3)
2014–present Undateable Justin Kearney Main role
2014 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gregory Phillips "Chocolate Milk" (Season 2, Episode 2)
2014 The McCarthys Tommy O'Gara "Why Guys Shouldn't Date Their Sister's Ex" (Season 1, Episode 6)
2014–15 Ground Floor Jasper McCabe "The Break-Ups" (Season 2, Episode 4)
"Mano-a-Mansifled" (Season 2, Episode 5)
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2015 I'm Brent Morin[20] Himself Netflix stand-up special
2016–present Crunch Time[4] Special agent Hobbs Web-series

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2011–15 Comedy Juice[21] Himself Stand-up comedy show
2016–present I'm Brent Morin[22] Himself Stand-up comedy show

References

  1. ^ "august 31st 1986". Twitter. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ^ DeSocio, Jeffrey Thomas (1 December 2015). "Brent Morin on 'Undateable' and new comedy special". KTTV. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ ""Undateable"- Bridgit Mendler and the Undateable Cast". NBC. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "ROOSTER TEETH to Launch 2 New Sci-Fi Series: CRUNCH TIME and DAY 5 (Exclusive)". Nerdist. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Brent Morin: I'm Brent Morin Review". Paste Magazine. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d Hill, Jazmine (12 July 2013). "Interview With The Super Hilarious & Super Favorite Brent Morin". Serial Optimist. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ^ Leff, Bill; Snyder, Wendy (8 March 2014). "Brent Morin". WGN Radio. Tribune Broadcasting. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b Juul, Matt (4 June 2014). "Comedian Brent Morin Talks 'Undateable,' Boston Shows". Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  9. ^ Blair, Iain (17 July 2013). "Standup Brent Morin Climbs from Conan P.A. to Center Stage". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  10. ^ Lash, Jolie (29 May 2014). "'Undateable' Q&A: Brent Morin On Teaming Up With Longtime Pal Chris D'Elia For Laughs". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Brent Morin Biography". Laugh Factory. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  12. ^ Graham, Jefferson (10 June 2014). "D'Elia and Morin sing for their social media supper". USA Today. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  13. ^ Stanley, Alessandra (28 May 2014). "A Bunch of Friends? Yeah, Again: 'Undateable' Keeps a Sitcom Formula Alive". New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  14. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (20 February 2013). "NBC's Bill Lawrence Comedy 'Undateable' Casts Lead". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  15. ^ Ray, Lincee (19 June 2014). "5 reasons to watch 'Undateable'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  16. ^ Radish, Christina (6 July 2014). "Brent Morin Talks 'Undateable,' Performing Stand-Up, His Weird Life Journey with Chris D'Elia, Being Funny on Camera, Singing on the Show, and More". Collider.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  17. ^ King, Larry (11 June 2014). "The Cast of "Undateable"". Larry King Now. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  18. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (25 February 2014). "Bill Lawrence and 'Undateable' Stars Hit the Road to Promote NBC Comedy 'Undateable'". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  19. ^ Lawrence, Bill (28 May 2014). "The 'Undateable' Comedy Tour: How to Launch (or Not Launch) a TV Show in 2014". Grantland. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  20. ^ ""I'm Brent Morin" Is a Complicated Introduction". Emertainment Monthly. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  21. ^ "COMEDYJUICE W/ BRENT MORIN, KVON, JASON COLLINGS AND DAPHNIQUE SPRINGS". Improv. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  22. ^ "I'm Brent Morin". Pop Sugar. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

External links

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