Jim Breuer
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| Jim Breuer | |
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 Jim Breuer in 2005 | |
| Born | June 21, 1967 Valley Stream, Long Island, New York |
| Website | jimbreuer.com |
Jim Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American comedian and actor, largely known for his appearance between 1995 and 1998 on Saturday Night Live.
Personal life
Breuer was born and raised in Valley Stream in Nassau County, New York, just east of the border with New York City. He now lives in Chester Township, New Jersey.[2]
Television career
Breuer first rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998. On SNL, Breuer's characters included "Goat Boy" (who hosted the fictional MTV program "Hey, Remember the 80s?") and Glen Henderson, the elder brother to Chris Kattan's Todd Henderson/Azrael Abyss character in the "Goth Talk" skits. He was originally scheduled to have been the co-star alongside friend and co-worker Dave Chappelle in the 1996 ill-fated sitcom "Buddies," but was pulled from the role. Subsequently, the show was unsuccessful and stopped airing after the fifth episode.
Among his impersonations was that of actor Joe Pesci, who hosted his own talk show, often accompanied by Colin Quinn playing fellow actor Robert De Niro. In a 1997 episode of the program, both Pesci and De Niro made surprise appearances to "confront" Breuer.
Breuer is the new host of the third season of the VH1 show Web Junk 20. The season began on November 17, 2006. He replaces Patrice Oneal, who hosted the first two seasons of the show.
On July 25, 2009, Jim Breuer's second one-hour Comedy Central special, "Let's Clear the Air," premiered.
Radio career
Breuer was a sit-in comedian on the Opie and Anthony Show for many years during their WNEW tenure. "Breuer Bits" were often played whenever the show was on hiatus[citation needed]. With the XM/Sirius merger complete, Breuer returned to the Opie and Anthony show for the first time in six years on August 8, 2008.[3]
Breuer is the host of Fridays with Jim Breuer, which can be heard each Friday afternoon from 4-6PM (EST) on the Sirius Satellite Radio channel "Raw Dog Comedy." He credits Joe Pesci with jump starting his career as he mentions in his comedy concert "Hardcore". One show, while Breuer was singing the classic Judas Priest song "Devil's Child," Rob Halford "The Metal God," singer of Judas Priest, entered the studio still with his coat on and sang with him.[4]
He is an occasional guest on the Mancow Show and the Howard Stern show. He has previously guest starred in Home Improvement.
On stage
On July 17, Breuer performed his Brian Johnson signature "Hokey Pokey" with the actual Brian Johnson from AC/DC. Jim then went on to sing "Hey, Hey, Who Phoned The Law" right after the two went back and forth singing the Hokey Pokey.[5]
On August 2, 2008, at the 2008 Opie and Anthony Traveling Virus Tour, Jim Breuer was the special surprise guest for the show, finally able to appear with Opie and Anthony again after 6 years, thanks to the merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio going through. Breuer planned on doing ten minutes as a quick "hello" to the fans, but ended up doing about 25 minutes to a huge ovation.
Filmography
- Buddies (replaced after pilot) (1997)
- Half Baked (1998)
- Dick (1999)
- Titan A.E. (2000)
- Once in the Life (2000)
- One Eyed King (2001)
- American Dummy (2002)
- Crooked Lines (2003)
- Beer League (2006)
References
- ^ Mercer, Mark (2009-01-12). "Jim Breuer Back On SIRIUS". MarksFriggin.com. Retrieved 2009-1-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Keller, Joel (2005-10-16). "IN PERSON; Mr. Breuer's Neighborhood". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|extra=ignored (help) - ^ "Opie and Anthony Show Rundown for August 8th, 2008".
- ^ YouTube - Breuer and Halford Duet
- ^ You tube video of performance