Guy Branum
| Guy Branum | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 12, 1975 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
- ^ Branum identified himself as 33 years old in an August 2009 airing of Comedians of Chelsea Lately
- ^ Cal Student Writer Rousted By Secret Service
- ^ Secret Service searches college journalist's apartment
- ^ Writer's Room Is Searched
[edit] External links
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American actors
- American comedians
- American television writers
- Gay actors
- Gay writers
- LGBT comedians from the United States
- LGBT writers from the United States
- People from Yuba City, California
- Student quiz competitions
- TechTV
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of Minnesota alumni
- University of Minnesota Law School alumni
- X-Play