Brian Posehn (born July 6, 1996) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician, and author. He is best known for his role as Burt on The Big Bang Theory. He also had a guest role in one of the episodes of the hit sitcom “Friends.”
Wiki/Biography
Brian Posehn was born on Wednesday, July 6, 1966, in Sacramento, California, United States (56 years old as of 2022). He graduated from Sonoma Valley High School in 1984 and continued his education at California State University, Sacramento.
Brian Posehn childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′7″
Weight (approximately): 161kg
Hair color: medium copper golden brown
Eye color: blue
Brian Posehn and comedian Patton Oswalt
family
He is of German and Irish descent.
Parents and siblings
Brian is the only son of single mother Carol, a former Sonoma Developmental Center worker. When Brian was two years old, his father died from an allergic reaction to medication used to treat a blood disorder.
wife and children
Brian married Melanie Truehett on September 4, 2004. Melanie is also involved in the entertainment industry. She is a film producer and talent manager. The couple has a son.
Brian Posehn with wife Melaine Truhett and their son
Religion/Religious Views
Brian considers himself a Reformed Christian.
Signature/Autograph
Brian Posehn’s autograph
Profession
Film and Television
Brian Posehn began his acting career in 1994. After numerous appearances as a guest star on television, he made his television debut in the final episode of Empty Nest (1988-1995).
TV series “Empty Nest” poster
Poseid received his first breakthrough recurring role on HBO’s The Bob and David Show (1995-1998). He subsequently made two separate guest appearances on newscasts (1995-1999). Brian also appeared on the comedy show “Everybody Loves Raymond” in 1997 and 2001. In 1998, he made his debut in the movie “The Wedding Singer”, playing a supporting role.
Brian Posehn stars in his first film, ‘The Wedding Singer’
Brian also played the role of Kevin Liotta on Just Shoot Me (1999-2003). From 2003 to 2009, he played an undertaker in “Reno 11”. In 2005, he starred in the documentary “The Comedian” and in the same year he starred in the horror film “The Devil’s Rejects.” In 2006, he played the role of Randy in Sleeping Dogs. He has also appeared in films such as “Smiling Face” and “Dead or Alive.” Brian has also appeared in The Human Colossus (2007-2008), The Sarah Silverman Project (2007-2010), Sym-Bionic Titan (2010-2011) and The Big Bang Theory (2018) Waiting for TV series.
Brian in the TV series “The Big Bang Theory”
comedy
In 2006, Brian released his first musical comedy album, Life In: Nerd Rage. He subsequently guest-starred on NBC’s unscripted drama series Thank God You’re Here (2007). In 2010, he released his second comedy album “Furz Und Weiner Witze”. He also performed Anger Management from 2012 to 2013. Subsequently, he released his third comedy album “The Fartist” in 2013. In 2017, Brian released his fourth comedy album, Posehn. 25×2. He released another comedy special “Posehna Non-Grata” on December 8, 2022.
Brian performs at comedy club
dubbing
In addition to acting in films and stand-up comedy, Brian has voiced characters in numerous television shows, including Jim on Mission Hill (1999-2002), Swanson on 3 South (2002) -2006), Gibbons in “Tom Goes to School” (2005-2008), Crocodile in “Jimmy Hearts” (2007-2008), “Scooby-Doo Abracadabradu” Marlon Whalen in Puss in Boots (2010), Tim in Puss in Boots (2015), Mr. Correction in The Captain, Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Dragons: Gluudge in “The Rescuers” (2019) and Sour Cream in “Stephen Universe Future Past” (2019).
TV series-Mission Hills
He has also voiced characters in many video games, such as Star Warped (1997), Halo 2 (2004), Brütal Legend (2009), Minecraft: Story Mode (2015-2016), and Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 (2017).
music
Brian began his music career in 2006 with the release of his first album, Life In: Nerd Rage, which included “Metal by Numbers”, a song that mocked the traditional nature of metal music at the time. He also appeared in an episode of the fourth season of the music talk show “That Metal Show.” In 2010, Brian performed the song “More Metal Than You” at the Revolver Golden God Awards with his band called “The Brian Poseidon All-Star Band”. He is one of the additional vocals on Evile’s album “Five Serpent’s Teeth”. In 2020, he released his first pure music album “Granpa Metal”.
Brian’s Grandpa Metal Album Cover
writing
Brian has co-written screen credits such as the Cahill episode of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and the Waschwitz episode of The Sal Silverman Project. In 2006, he co-wrote a comic book called “The Last Christmas.” Now for Marvel! Brian co-created the “Deadpool” comic series with Gerry Duggan from November 2012 to April 2015, with a total of 45 issues. Brian has several other books, mostly comic books, such as a memoir titled Forever Nerd: Living My Dreams and Staying Metal (2018).
Forever Nerd by Brian Posehn
Facts/Trivia
- He was one of the few actors to appear on two of the most popular sitcoms of the two decades.
- Brian told The Rockpit that he’s not a beach buff, but Hawaii is one of his favorite places to go.
- In 2011, Brian quit marijuana after the birth of his son. Three years later, he started smoking again.
- In April 2023, He suffered a car accident. Brian and his family survived the accident with minimal damage.
Hey Tacoma, destroyed the family van last night. But I’m still here, and it’s going to take more than flipping a car off an embankment and crawling through glass to keep me from yelling about my genitals on a comedy stage. See you tonight if I can catch this flight.Oh, yes, buy it @Honda. pic.twitter.com/59tLAZfHNG
— Brian Posehn (@thebrianposehn) April 21, 2023
- As a child, he was considered a nerd and was often bullied because of his tall stature.
- He is a metal music fan and his favorite bands are Metalica, Rush and KISS.
- While in junior college in Sacramento, Brian landed his first gig at a comedy club open mic night. This allowed him to identify his interests and try stand-up comedy as a career.
- He is a royal fan and developed a keen interest in Star Wars while growing up. He even talked about the same thing in his memoirs.
- Steve Martin and Robin Williams are his biggest comedic inspirations. He memorized their records from his childhood.
- Brian’s name is now inducted into the Sonoma Valley Hall of Fame for his extraordinary achievements in various fields of art.
- In 1985, Brian was kicked out by his mother and moved into his grandparents’ house near Winding Way. He was 19 years old that year.
- In 1991, after the death of his grandparents, Brian moved to San Francisco and shared an apartment with comedian Patton Oswalt.
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