Guy Branum

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Guy Branum
Born November 12, 1975 (1975-11-12) (age 36)
Marysville, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor, comedian, writer
Years active 2002–present

Guy Branum (born November 12, 1975)[1] is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as the head writer of, and a sketch performer on, X-Play on the G4 network and was a regular panelist on "Chelsea Lately" on the E! network.

[edit] Life and career

Branum was born in Yuba City, California, and grew up in Yuba City, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1994-1998 where he was a history and political science major. He wrote a column there for the Daily Californian, one of which brought the United States Secret Service to his apartment for a column in November 1997 before the Big Game between Berkeley and Stanford University, in which he made mocking suggestions that Berkeley students attack Stanford Freshman Chelsea Clinton.[2][3][4] He was also involved in campus politics on the Cal United Masturbaters party[citation needed]. He played quizbowl for the Berkeley Quizbowl Team.[citation needed]

He then moved to Minnesota, where he attended the University of Minnesota Law School, and was on the U of M Quiz Bowl team that placed third at CBI nationals in 1999.[citation needed] After graduating he returned to California.[citation needed]

After being recommended by co-hostess Laura Swisher, Branum was hired as a writer for Unscrewed with Martin Sargent while it was still on TechTV in San Francisco.[citation needed] On Unscrewed, he regularly appeared as a sweater model and as The Ambassador of Gay. He was also a writer and producer on G4tv.com,[citation needed] and head writer on the G4 channel program X-Play. He also contributed to the comedy podcast Weezy and the Swish. In December 2007, Branum became a writer and an onscreen comedy performer on Chelsea Lately. He made his feature film debut in January 2011 in No Strings Attached.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Branum identified himself as 33 years old in an August 2009 airing of Comedians of Chelsea Lately
  2. ^ Cal Student Writer Rousted By Secret Service
  3. ^ Secret Service searches college journalist's apartment
  4. ^ Writer's Room Is Searched

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