Greg Behrendt
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| Born | Gregory Paul Behrendt July 21, 1963 Irvine, California |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian, Host, Writer, Author, Musician |
| Genres | Comedy, Podcasts, Punk Rock, Self-improvement, Dating |
| Notable work(s) | Walking the Room The Reigning Monarchs He's Just Not That Into You The Greg Behrendt Show |
Gregory Behrendt (born July 21, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and author. His work as a script consultant to the HBO sitcom Sex and the City, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, paved the way for co-authoring of the New York Times bestseller He's Just Not That into You (2004), later adapted into a film by the same name.[1] Apart from that he also hosted two short-lived talk shows, The Greg Behrendt Show (2006) and Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call (2009).[2][3] He is also known as the "Star Search Rosa Parks."
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[edit] Early life and education
Greg Behrendt graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from the University of Oregon in 1991, though initially he had enrolled to be a business major and play rugby.[4]
[edit] Career
After graduation, Behrendt moved to San Francisco, where he joined an improvisational troupe, and met fellow comic Margaret Cho. 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. He came up as a performer alongside such comics as David Cross (with whom he roomed for years) and Patton Oswalt.[5]
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 script consultant for the HBO sitcom Sex and the City, "offering script notes from the perspective of a straight man to the writing team, composed of women and gay men".[6]
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 It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken.
He released the book It's Just a Date![7] in the UK. .
His daily daytime "self-help" talk show, The Greg Behrendt Show, premiered September 12, 2006, four months later Sony Pictures Television announced, in January 2007 that the series would not have a second season, and the show aired its last new episodes in February 2007.[8]
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.[9] He also appeared on the Great Debate at the 2010 Melbourne Comedy Festival, in which he argued as the third speaker for the negative team on the debate "Food is Better Than Sex". Behrendt's team, made up of New Zealand comedienne Cal Wilson, English comedian Russell Kane and Behrendt himself, won the comedy event
He started the podcast Walking the Room with his friend Dave Anthony.
[edit] Personal life
He is married to Amiira Ruotula. They have two daughters, Mighty and True.[5] He is a recovering alcoholic, and as of late 2008 has been sober for 12 years.[6][10] He plays guitar in his own surf/rockabilly instrumental band, The Reigning Monarchs.[11] He dreams of designing pants.[citation needed]
[edit] Works
- Pocket Guide to He's Just Not That Into You: The No-excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, with Liz Tuccillo. Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 2005. ISBN 1593599900.
- It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Breakup Buddy, with Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt. Broadway Books, 2006. ISBN 0767921968.
- It's Just a Date: How to Get 'em, How to Read 'em, and How to Rock 'em, with Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt. Harper, 2008. ISBN 0007228325.
- He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, with Liz Tuccillo. Simon & Schuster, 2009. ISBN 141690977X.
[edit] References
- ^ Lee, Veronica (13 Aug 2009). "Greg Behrendt: why Sex and the City needed me". The Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/edinburgh-festival/6020512/Greg-Behrendt-why-Sex-and-the-City-needed-me.html.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (February 8, 2009). "'He's Just Not That Into You' and 'Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/08/entertainment/ca-monitor8.
- ^ "'If I'm the Last Stop, You're in Trouble.'". Washington Post. February 15, 2009. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021204209.html.
- ^ Chagollan, Steve (Jul. 12, 2001). "Greg Behrendt: Masculinity given new dimensions". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117802701.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1.
- ^ a b Just who is Greg Behrendt? OC Register, Nov. 11, 2008
- ^ a b "'Greg Behrendt' Wants to Fix You Up". Zap2it. July 12, 2008. http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/tvfeatures/zap-gregbehrendtfixyouup,0,4250190.story.
- ^ It's Just a Date amazon.com.
- ^ "The Greg Behrendt Show: Syndicated Self-Help Cancelled". TVseriesfinale. January 25, 2007. http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-greg-behrendt-show-syndicated-self-help-cancelled/.
- ^ Reuters
- ^ Interview, KUPD morning show Holmberg's Morning Sickness, September 25, 2008
- ^ MySpace: The Reigning Monarchs
[edit] External links
- 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
