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Brian Klugman

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Brian Klugman
Born (1975-09-15) September 15, 1975 (age 49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesKlugger
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, film director
Years active1993–present
Relatives

Brian Klugman (born September 15, 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. In 2012 he debuted as a co-director with Lee Sternthal on the film The Words, which they both co-wrote as well.

Early life

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Klugman was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Gerald, is a real estate broker, and his mother, Helen, is a school teacher.[1] He has an older brother, Jeffrey, a younger sister, Laurie, and a younger brother, Michael. His paternal grandfather, Reuben, is actor Jack Klugman's brother.[2] He graduated from Germantown Academy and attended Carnegie Mellon University for two years.

Career

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His most recent role has been Dr. Oliver Wells in Bones. He appeared in Cloverfield, The Bogus Witch Project, Dreamland, Joan of Arcadia, Can't Hardly Wait, and National Lampoon's Adam & Eve. He also played Kirby Gardner, a student, in several episodes of Frasier and activist Macleod Sinclair in s5:E15 of Psych.

Klugman appeared in the 2009 horror/thriller Vacancy 2: The First Cut in the role of "Reece".

Klugman is also credited with the story for 2010's Tron: Legacy with Lee Sternthal, and Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the duo who wrote the screenplay.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Fly by Night Long Island teen #1
1997 Wishmaster Medical student
1998 Can't Hardly Wait Stoner guy
Suicide, the Comedy
1999 Random Acts of Violence Johnathan
Teaching Mrs. Tingle Student Uncredited
2000 The Bogus Witch Project Joshua Direct-to-video
Segment: "The Bel Air Witch Project"
2004 Burning Annie Charles
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Military Guard
2005 Adam and Eve Munch
2006 Griffin & Phoenix Beach stud
Dreamland Abraham
2008 Cloverfield Charlie
Damn You Stephen Hawking The K Man Direct-to-video
Vacancy 2: The First Cut Reece Direct-to-video
2009 Jack the Reaper Teddy Short film
2010 The Words Jason Rosen Also director and writer
Tron: Legacy Story by
2012 I'm Coming Over Todd Trumball Short film
2015 Baby, Baby, Baby Sydney Greenbaum Also director and writer
2023 Maestro Aaron Copland

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Baywatch Nights Episode: "Zargtha"
The Pretender Tiimothy Episode: "Over the Edge"
Jenny Jason Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls"
1997–1998 The Parent 'Hood Big Mo 3 episodes
1998 ER Russell Episode: "Of Past Regret and Future Fear"
American Express – Virtual Reality Store employee Commercial
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Engineer Episode: "The Plane, The Gun, The Portrait, The Pass & The Caller"
1998–1999 Felicity Guy 7 episodes
1999 The '60s Wahoo Television miniseries
Good vs Evil White Chocolate Episode: "Choose Your Own Evil"
2000 Ladies Man Noodle Episode: "Jimmy Dot Com"
2000–2001 Frasier Kirby Gardner 6 episodes
2002 NYPD Blue Jerry Gaviola 2 episodes
2003 Monster Makers Brent Corman Television film
2004 Joan of Arcadia Cashier God Episode: "Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray"
The Dave Sheridan Show Frank Television film
2006 Misconceptions Episode: "Got to Get You Out of My Life"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation P.J. Turner Episode: "Law of Gravity"
Mad Men Judd Episode: "The Hobo Code"
House Stark Episode: "97 Seconds"
Life Sean Episode: "Dig a Hole"
2008–2009 Head Case Hardwood floor guy 2 episodes
Also writer of episode: "Live and Let Diet"
2009 Without a Trace Josh Haber Episode: "Hard Landing"
2010 Castle Paul McCardle Episode: "3XK"
Psych Macleod Sinclaire Dead Bear Walking
2013–2016 Bones Dr. Oliver Wells 8 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Brian Klugman Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Reuben Klugman Obituary (2005) the Philadelphia Inquirer". Legacy.com.
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