Josh Brener is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his roles as Nelson ‘Big Head’ Bigetti in the television series Silicon Valley (2014), Kyle in Marlon (2013), and Dale in The Big Bang Theory (2013). He has also voiced several animated television series such as 101 Dalmatians (2018-2019), DuckTales (2017-2020), Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018-2020), etc.
Wiki/Biography
Josh Brener was born on Monday, October 1, 1984 as Joshua M. Brener (36 years old in 2020) in Houston, Texas. He attended Bellaire High School in Texas. After that, he graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At Harvard, he was the president of Hasty Pudding Theatricals, a theater organization composed of Harvard students. It was Hasty Pudding Theatricals that helped Josh perfect his improvisation and comedy skills. After completing his formal education, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He is a big fan of Mates of State, an American indie pop duo composed of husband and wife Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
address
In 2015, Josh Brener and his wife Meghan Falcone purchased a Hollywood Hills home located above historic Beachwood Canyon in Los Angeles, California for $1.2 million.
Josh Brener’s home in Los Angeles
Family and Race
Josh Brener was born into a Jewish family.
Parents and siblings
Josh Brener’s father is Daniel Brener and his mother is Sharon Brener. He has two brothers, Mark Brener (writer and director) and Seth Brener.
Josh Brener’s parents
Josh Brener and his brother
Relationships, Wife and Children
Josh Brener’s wife Megan Falcone is an actress, best known for her role as Courtney Todd in the TV series “Party” (2016).
Josh Brener and his wife
Profession
television
In 2008, Josh Brener made his television debut in the TV series “The Slasher”, in which he played the role of the Slasher. Since then, he has appeared in many TV series, such as “Labyrinth of Glory” (2010), “House of Lies” (2012), “Workaholics” (2013), etc. In 2013, he played the role of Dale in the American TV sitcom “The Big Bang Theory”.
Josh Brener, The Big Bang Theory (2013)
In the same year, he played the role of Kyle in the TV series Marlon. From 2014 to 2019, he played one of the leading roles in the TV series Silicon Valley, Nelson ‘Big Head’ Bigetti, for which he won several honors, including the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
In 2018, he starred in the show Geniuses, in which he played the role of Dave Albers. He began his voice acting career by voicing the characters of Chadd Gold and Nils in the animated series Future-Worm! (2016). Other animated series he voiced include 101 Dalmatian Street Shorts (2018-2019), Donald Duck Adventures (2017-2020), Star Wars: Resistance (2018-2020) and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018-2020).
Movie
Josh Brener made his film debut in 2013 in The Internship, playing the role of Lyle.
Josh Brener, Scrubs (2013)
Since then, he has appeared in many films such as Welcome to Happiness (2015), Little People (2015), The Belko Experiment (2016), etc. In 2016, he voiced the role of Steel in the film Iron Man. In the same year, he played David in the film Brooklyn Baking.
Awards/Honors
- Won the Tommy Toone Award (2003) for Best Actor.
- Won the Jonathan Levy Award from the Harvard University Department of Drama (2007).
- Nominated for the Maverick Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the short film Condom Killer (2009)
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