Brett Gelman

Brett Gelman at San Diego Comic-Con International (2011)

Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976 in Highland Park , Illinois ) is an American actor and comedian who is best known in the USA for his roles in various comedy series. Internationally known made him especially roles in Love and Stranger Things .

Early years

Brett Gelman is from Highland Park, Illinois, where he grew up with a younger sister. They were brought up in the Jewish faith . After Gelman graduated from Highland Park High School, he later studied at the University of North Carolina of the Arts , where he received a theater education.

Career

After graduating from university, Gelman moved with a fellow student to New York City , where Gelman became part of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater . At first he only managed to get hold of appearances in film and television occasionally. So he already took on his first role in front of the camera in 1998, but about 10 years passed before he took part in larger productions. From 2010 he was seen in films like The Somewhat Different Cops , 30 Minutes or Less , Harold & Kumar - Every year again , Jobs , Crazy About Barry , Wilson - The World Improver or The Disaster Artist .

Gelman can be seen regularly in guest roles on US television. His appearances include Californication , Leave It, Larry! , Das Büro , The Inbetweeners , NTSF: SD: SUV :: , We Are Men , The League , Fresh Off the Boat , Man Seeking Woman , Odd Couple , Mad Men , Fleabag or Twin Peaks . In addition, he took on major supporting roles in some comedy series. For example in Eagleheart , Married , TripTank , Jeff & Some Aliens or Another Period . In 2016 he was also part of the writing team for The Eric Andre Show , which runs on Adult Swim .

From 2016 Gelman was able to draw attention to himself with roles in internationally successful series. Until 2018 he played the role of Dr. Greg Colter in Love . He previously starred as Mr. K in the series Go On from 2012 to 2013 . In 2017 he was part of the cast of the second season of the Netflix series Stranger Things as private detective Murray Bauman . This role also made him known to an international audience. For season 4, he was promoted to lead actor.

In 2017 the film Lemon , which he co-written, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival , in which Gelman also played the lead role. At his side were Judy Greer , Michael Cera , Nia Long and Gillian Jacobs .

Gelman has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since the beginning of his career.

Private

In December 2015, Gelman married his longtime girlfriend, writer and director Janicza Bravo . They met during a commercial in New York and now live together in Los Angeles .

Filmography (selection)

• 1998: Cage Match (TV series, one episode)
• 2004: Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
• 2005: The Colbert Report (TV series, episode 1x06)
• 2006: This Is Our City (short film)
• 2006: The Cracktion Movie (TV movie)
• 2007: Love Unusual - A Relationship with Obstacles (Watching the Detectives)
• 2007: Fat Guy Stuck in Internet (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2008: Stick It in Detroit
• 2008: CollegeHumor Originals (TV series, one episode)
• 2009: May the Best Man Win
• 2009: Californication (TV series, episode 3x12)
• 2010: Death Bed Subtext (short film)
• 2010: Comedy Lab (TV series, episode 11x03)
• 2010: The Other Guys (The Other Guys)
• 2010: This Show Will Get You High (TV movie)
• 2010: Pretend Time (TV series, episode 1x04)
• 2010: The Inn Keeper (short film)
• 2010–2011: Funny or Die Presents ... (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2010–2011: The Back Room (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2010–2012: The Life & Times of Tim (TV series, 4 episodes, various roles)
• 2011: Eat (short film)
• 2011: Happy Endings (TV series, episode 1x03)
• 2011: Leave it, Larry! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , TV series, episode 8x05)
• 2011: 30 Minutes or Less
• 2011: Bored to Death (TV series, episode 3x04)
• 2011: Harold & Kumar A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
• 2011-2013: The League (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2011–2014: Eagleheart (TV series, 26 episodes)
• 2012: The Office ( The Office , TV series, episode 8x20)
• 2012: Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV series, episode 9x04, voice)
• 2012: The Inbetweeners (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2012–2013: Go On (TV series, 22 episodes)
• 2013: Jobs
• 2013: Awful Nice
• 2013: Ghost Girls (TV series, episode 1x06)
• 2013: NTSF: SD: SUV :: (TV series, episode 3x08)
• 2013: We Are Men (TV series, episode 1x09)
• 2013–2014: Drunk History (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2014: Be Here Nowish (short film)
• 2014: Something About Barry (Someone Marry Barry)
• 2014: Surviving Jack (TV series, episode 1x04)
• 2014: Adventure Time with Finn and Jake ( Adventure Time with Finn & Jake , TV series, episode 6x05, voice)
• 2014: Bad Teacher (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2014–2015: Married (TV series, 23 episodes)
• 2014–2016: TripTank (TV series, 9 episodes, voice)
• 2015: Fresh Off the Boat (TV series, episode 1x05)
• 2015: Man Seeking Woman (TV series, episode 1x07)
• 2015: Odd Couple (TV series, episode 1x11)
• 2015: Mad Men (TV series, episode 7x14)
• 2015: The Night is Young
• 2015: Shaman (short film)
• 2015-2016: Blunt Talk (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2015-2018: Another Period (TV series, 19 episodes)
• 2016: Joshy - A great weekend (Joshy)
• 2016: Clarence (TV series, episode 2x11, voice)
• 2016: Angel from Hell (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2016: Flock of Dudes
• 2016: High Maintenance (TV series, episode 1x05)
• 2016–2018: Love (TV series, 10 episodes)
• 2016–2020: American Dad (TV series, 5 episodes, voice)
• since 2016: Fleabag (TV series)
• 2017: Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
• 2017: Wilson - The World Doer (Wilson)
• 2017: Lemon (also screenplay)
• 2017: DRIB
• 2017: Making History (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2017: Jeff & Some Aliens (TV series, 10 episodes)
• 2017: Twin Peaks (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2017: The Disaster Artist
• 2017: Room for Rent
• since 2017: Stranger Things (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2018: Wild Nights with Emily
• 2018: Camping (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2018: Like Father ... (Like Father)
• since 2019: Mr. Mercedes (TV series)
• 2020: Family Guy (TV series, episode 18x15, voice)

Web links

• Brett Gelman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Brett Gelman in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brett Gelman is Here to Change You! • / r / IAmA . February 13, 2015.
2. ↑ Episode 303 - Brett Gelman (Podcast). In: WTF with Marc Maron , August 9, 2012. 
3. ↑ Dave McNary: Michael Cera, Brett Gelman Starring in Dark Comedy 'Lemon' . August 17, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
4. ↑ Jeremy Kay: US Briefs: Burn Later Productions, Killer Films cast 'Lemon' . August 17, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
5. ↑ 25 New Faces of Independent Film: Janicza Bravo . In: Filmmaker Magazine , 2014. 
6. ↑ Brett Janicza Wedding Ceremony at Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapels at The Main Chapel . December 22nd, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26th, 2016. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Hard World For Small Things Creator Janicza Bravo Tackles Police Brutality Through VR . In: Tribeca Film Festival , March 23, 2016.