Bryan Callen
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 Callen in April 2011 |
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| Born | Bryan Christopher Callen January 26, 1967 |
| Occupation | Actor/Comedian |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Bryan Christopher Callen[1] (born January 26, 1967) is an American actor. Callen is notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on the sketch comedy series MADtv.
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[edit] Early life
Callen's father, Randy Callen, left his mother, Toni McBrier, when he found out she was pregnant with Bryan. His mother raised him and his half-sister, Kelsey, in the South Bronx of New York City. Callen is of Italian and Irish descent.[2][3] When he was older, Callen began performing in plays to make extra money.
After graduating from Morris High School[disambiguation needed 
] in 1985, Callen attended American University on a scholarship, majored in drama, and graduated with honors. In 1993, he moved to Los Angeles, where he was discovered in a comedy club by producers looking for talent for MADtv.
[edit] Career
[edit] MADtv
Callen was one of eight original cast members when MADtv debuted in 1995. Callen's most popular characters included Pool Boy from Cabana Chat with Dixie Wetsworth, motivational speaker Al Casdy, and "relationship-challenged" death row inmate Jeremy Anderson. Callen also performed impersonations of Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Al Gore, Luke Perry, Steven Seagal, Sammy Hagar, Kevin Bacon, Jim Carrey, Ted Knight, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Astin, and Frank Gifford.
[edit] Other television projects
Callen's television credits include Entourage, NewsRadio, Oz, Frasier, Suddenly Susan, NYPD Blue, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI, Sex & the City, 7th Heaven, Rude Awakening, Less Than Perfect, King of Queens, Stacked, Las Vegas, and Reba. Most recently he starred in the Showtime series Fat Actress and How I Met Your Mother.
Currently, Callen hosts the E! show Bank of Hollywood. Callen also appears as a commentator of The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest... on truTV.
He plays Ricky's father who sexually abused him on The Secret Life of an American Teenager on ABC Family. Callen also makes frequent appearances on Chelsea Lately.
He is the spokesperson in commercials for Gilette's Fusion Proglide product line.
[edit] Podcast
Bryan is regular guest on 'The Joe Rogan Experience' Podcast and is one of the original members of Joe's Deathsquad crew. On 21st January 2012, Callen officially started his own podcast via Deathsquad Studios.
[edit] Personal life
As of March 2006, Callen lives in Venice, California.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Mail Bonding | Poet | |
| 1998 | Driven to Drink | Bartender | |
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run | Hollywood Agent | |
| Live from Baghdad | American Hostage #2 | ||
| 2003 | Deliver Us from Eva | Theo Wilson | |
| Bad Santa | Bar Owner who beats up the main character | ||
| The Goldfish | Duncan Poole | ||
| Old School | Avi, the Waiter | ||
| 2005 | D-WAR | Dr. Austin | |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | President's Aide | |
| 2007 | I do & I don't | Bob | |
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Howard | |
| 2009 | The Hangover | Eddie Palermo | |
| 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Jason Big Ups! | |
| 2010 | Warrior | Bryan Callen (color commentator) | |
| The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It | Andy | ||
| 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Samir | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bartender Barry Yoder | 1 |
| 2003–2004 | Sex and the City | Harry's bestman | 1 |
| 2004–2006 | 7th Heaven | George "Vic" Vickery | 9 |
| 2005 | Fat Actress | Eddie Falcone | 7 |
| 2005–present | How I Met Your Mother | Bilson | 7 |
| 2005-present | Reba | Buzzard Booker | 1 |
| 2006–2007 | Entourage | Rob Rubino | |
| 2008-present | truTV Presents: World's Dumbest... | Himself | 77 |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Bob Underwood | 2 |
| 2010 | I'm In The Band | Bleed | |
| 2011 | In Plain Sight | Mark | 5 |
| 2011-present | Death Valley (TV Series) | Capt. Frank Dashell | 12 |
[edit] References
- ^ Bryan Callen Biography
- ^ He stated the KQRS Morning Show in May 2011
- ^ "Cast Bios: Bryan Callen". Fat Actress. Showtime. http://www.sho.com/site/fatactress/bios.do?content=callen. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
