Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman
Gelman at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011.
Born	(1976-10-06) October 6, 1976 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Comedian

Brett Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian best known for co-starring as Brett Mobley in the Adult Swim comedy-action series Eagleheart and as Mr. K on the NBC sitcom Go On.

Life and career

Gelman was born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. He graduated from Highland Park High School and later attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has been a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre for over ten years, and continues to perform at the theater's Los Angeles division.^[1]

Gelman has appeared in the films The Other Guys and 30 Minutes or Less. He currently co-stars as Chris Elliott's sidekick Brett Mobley in the live-action Adult Swim series Eagleheart and is a regular sketch performer on HBO's Funny or Die Presents and Comedy Central's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time. He has had recurring roles on The Life & Times of Tim and The Inbetweeners, as well as making guest appearances on comedy programs such as Bored to Death, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Happy Endings, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and The League. Gelman has also written for the MTV sketch series Human Giant and the Scott Aukerman & B.J. Porter created sketch pilot The Right Now! Show. In 2010, Gelman appeared as a cast member on the Comedy Central sketch comedy special This Show Will Get You High, created by Matt Besser. Gelman most recently co-starred as "Mr. K" on the NBC comedy series Go On starring Matthew Perry.

Other work

Gelman and frequent writing partner and collaborator Jon Daly performed for many years as the comedy rap duo "Cracked Out". Their EP "The Fleetwood Crack" was made available for download on their website in 2007.

Gelman has gained recognition for appearing as the "Little Bit Of Luck" character in the "Take 5" New York Lottery ad campaign that ran from 2008 through 2011.

Gelman makes frequent appearances on the Comedy Bang Bang podcast, as well as other podcasts on the Earwolf podcasting network. In 2011, he began his own podcast, Gelmania, also available on the Earwolf network. Gelman has said he wanted his podcast to "reflect a lot of the fears and anger and sadness of the world, but do that through a really stupid lens."^[2] As of October 2013, Gelmania is no longer available on Earwolf or iTunes.

Filmography

References

External links

• Brett Gelman at the Internet Movie Database