Greg Behrendt
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| Born | Gregory Paul Behrendt July 21, 1963 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, Stand-up comedian |
| Genres | Self-improvement |
| Notable work(s) | He's Just Not That Into You, It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken, It's Just a Date |
Gregory Paul "Greg" Behrendt (born July 21, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and author.
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[edit] Biography
Greg Behrendt graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from the University of Oregon in 1991[citation needed]. He came up as a performer alongside such comics as David Cross (with whom he roomed for years) and Patton Oswalt.
He is married to Amiira Ruotula. They have two daughters, Mighty and True [1].
In his early years, he performed stand-up comedy and improv in San Francisco, California. He was a member of the improv troupe Crash and Burn, whose members included Margaret Cho[citation needed].
He is a recovering alcoholic, and as of late 2008 has been sober for 12 years [2]. He plays guitar in his own surf/rockabilly instrumental band, The Reigning Monarchs [3].
[edit] Career
He went on to appear on The Tonight Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His stand-up special, Greg Behrendt is Uncool, debuted on Comedy Central in January 2006.
In June 2006, he appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown, playing for a domestic violence charity. Behrendt was a consultant for the HBO sitcom Sex and the City.
With Liz Tuccillo, Behrendt co-wrote the 2004 self-help book He's Just Not That Into You. It was adapted by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films/Warner Bros. as a movie of the same name, premiering February 6, 2009.
With his wife Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt, he co-wrote both It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken.
He released the book It's Just a Date![4] in the U.K. .
His daily daytime talk show, The Greg Behrendt Show, premiered September 12, 2006.Sony Pictures Television announced[citation needed] in January 2007 that the series would not have a second season, and the show aired its last new episodes in February 2007.
He also did a mid-season program for the 2006-07 television season, Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call, for ABC, which never aired on the network. The program began airing in January 2009 on ABC's sister cable network SoapNet[5].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/behrendt-says-people-2225719-guy-candy Daughters Mighty,True
- ^ Interview, KUPD morning show Holmberg's Morning Sickness, September 25, 2008
- ^ MySpace: The Reigning Monarchs
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Its-Just-F-ing-Date/dp/0007228325/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243715536&sr=1-6
- ^ Reuters
[edit] External links
- [1] Greg Behrendt's official website
- Greg Behrendt at the Internet Movie Database
- Greg Behrendt Does Not Rock, a short film
- Interview with Greg Behrendt at WickedInfo.com
