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Brennan Lee Mulligan
A white woman and man are standing side-by-side, facing the camera, and smiling; they are both holding up a graphic novel titled "Strong Female Protagonist".
Mulligan (right) with Molly Ostertag in 2015
Born (1988-01-04) January 4, 1988 (age 36)
EducationAA, SUNY Ulster (2005)
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Employers
MotherElaine Lee
AwardsWebby Award (2019)
Websitebrennanleemulligan.com

Brennan Lee Mulligan (born January 4, 1988) is a writer, performer, and gamemaster. He has worked with CollegeHumor as a sketch writer and performer, and as gamemaster for their Dungeons & Dragons web series, Dimension 20, as well as writing the superhero webcomic Strong Female Protagonist alongside artist Molly Ostertag.

Personal life

Born on January 4, 1988,[1] as the son of Elaine Lee, Brennan Lee Mulligan was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) by his mother at age nine,[2] first gamemastering at age ten.[3] In 2005, at 17 years old, Mulligan graduated from SUNY Ulster with an associate degree,[1] having majored in philosophy/humanities.[3]

In November 2015, Mulligan was a contestant on the American version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and won $50,000 after incorrectly answering the $100,000-question (equivalent to about $64,000 and $129,000 in 2023, respectively).[4] By 2020, he lived in Los Angeles.[5] On January 21, 2021, Mulligan announced his engagement to his fiancée—Izzy Roland—via Instagram.[6]

Career

Writing

For many years in his teens, Mulligan was a lead story writer and performer for the live action role-playing summer camp, The Wayfinder Experience.[3][7] Mulligan and Molly Ostertag co-created the webcomic Strong Female Protagonist, which was named one of io9's Best New and Short Webcomics of 2012.[8]

Performing

In his twenties, he performed and taught[3] comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB).[7] It was working at the UCB that led Mulligan to working at CollegeHumor,[3] (premiering on December 14, 2017 with Who's the Real Cop?).[9]

Since 2018,[10] Mulligan has been an executive producer, writer, and gamemaster for Dimension 20 on the streaming platform Dropout (which also hosts his video podcast, The Adventuring Academy).[2] In his capacity as a professional D&D gamemaster, he has been cited by Bleeding Cool,[11] Comic Book Resources,[5] Wired,[12] and Wizards of the Coast's own D&D podcast—Dragon Talk.[3]

Awards

He has received an "Excellence in Performance Award" from the New York International Fringe Festival,[13] and won a 2019 Webby Award in the "Comedy: Shortform" category for his CollegeHumor skit, Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Oyama, Zac; Mulligan, Brennan Lee; Beardsley, Ally; Marovitch, Katie (February 5, 2019). "Death Is Undignified" (Podcast). CollegeHumor. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Mulligan, Brennan Lee (November 20, 2020). "Actor and writer Brennan Lee Mulligan on balancing art and stamina". The Creative Independent (Interview). Interviewed by Lior Phillips. Kickstarter. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020. Actor, writer, and Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on the benefit of obstacles and limitations, the intersection of art and commercial products, and the power of world building.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Tito, Greg; Mazzanoble, Shelly (January 23, 2020). "Brennan Lee Mulligan". Dragon Talk (Podcast). Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Buccaneer Buddies Reunite". Dimension 20. Season 2. Episode 2. Dropout. Retrieved June 27, 2021.{{cite episode}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[verification needed]
  5. ^ a b Sowa, Alexander (November 10, 2020). "Dimension 20: Brennan Lee Mulligan Returns to the Unsleeping City". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020. Dimension 20's Brennan Lee Mulligan tells CBR about the process of returning to The Unsleeping City, an urban fantasy set in magical New York.
  6. ^ Mulligan, Brennan Lee [@brennanleemulligan] (January 21, 2021). "True Story: Immediately following my proposal, the one and only Izzy Roland, never to be outdone, wordlessly bolted from her chair and sprinted down the hall, leaving me on bended knee while she recovered a silver Claddagh ring from its hiding place of several months. A counter-proposal for the ages, and I cannot wait until the day I get to turn this ring around. Love you with all my heart, @iz_ball! 🥰". Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b Mulligan, Brennan Lee (March 31, 2017). "Life Lessons with Brennan Lee Mulligan" (Interview). Interviewed by Judson Easton Packard. The Wayfinder Experience. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  8. ^ Davis, Lauren (December 22, 2012). "The Best New and Short Webcomics of 2012". io9. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Who’s the Real Cop? (YouTube). CollegeHumor. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Spangler, Todd (September 26, 2018). "CollegeHumor Launches Subscription Service for Edgy, Advertiser-Unfriendly Comedy". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  11. ^ Mulligan, Brennan Lee (December 27, 2018). "INTERVIEW: CollegeHumor's Dimension 20: Fantasy High". Bleeding Cool (Interview). Interviewed by Gavin Sheehan. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Burns, Kam (October 29, 2020). "How to Get Started With Dungeons & Dragons". Wired. ISSN 1078-3148. OCLC 24479723. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020. D&D can look difficult to get into, but with the right tools and a community you can vibe with, it's much easier than it looks.
  13. ^ "Brennan Lee Mulligan". Upright Citizens Brigade. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods | CH Shorts". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; December 26, 2020 suggested (help)
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