Brody Stevens

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Brody Stevens (2007)

Brody Stevens , as Steven James Brody (born May 22, 1970 - February 22, 2019 in Los Angeles ) was an American stand-up comedian and actor . He starred in the reality series Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! from Comedy Central television and was known for appearing on Chelsea Lately and other comedy shows, as well as for small roles in films such as Hangover and Due Date .

Life

Stevens' family is from New Mexico and Arizona . His grandmother was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1909. His father, Harold Morris Brody, was born in Phoenix and worked as a private investigator . Stevens described his family as the "pioneering Jews of the Southwest". Stevens grew up in Los Angeles , California . The family moved to Sacramento in Stevens' early childhood . After his parents divorced when Stevens was eight, he lived in the San Fernando Valley with his mother and older sister . Stevens' father died in 1997 at the age of 63. His mother lives in Rancho Mirage , California.

Career

Stevens first tried his hand at stand-up comedian in Los Angeles before moving to Seattle , where he began developing a show. In addition, he also worked on a television show with Teina Manu called Brody and Teina . He continued his career in New York City for three years before finding a home in the LA comedy scene.

Stevens appeared on the television shows Late Night with Conan O'Brien , Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Late Friday , Premium Blend , The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn , The Test with Jillian Barberie , Late World with Zach , The Best Damn Sports Show Period , Attack of the Show! , Childrens Hospital , Tosh. 0 , TMZ on TV , Fox NFL Sunday , Conan , Comedy Bang! Bang! , The Burn with Jeff Ross , Kroll Show , The Ben Show and @midnight .

In 2007 Stevens performed in Las Vegas . In 2011 he produced a documentary comedy for HBO called Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! ... in which he also starred. It was released in six 15-minute episodes in 2012 on HBO's digital platform, HBO GO. The material recorded by HBO and additional material from Comedy Central was released in 2013 in twelve 21-minute episodes. In 2013 he recorded a live comedy set at the Royale Theater in Boston for the second season of Comedy Central's The Half Hour . While in Boston, he also recorded a series of interviews with the other 16 comedians who appeared on The Half Hour . It was posted on Comedy Central's YouTube channel.

Stevens was in The Best Damn Sports Show Period , Late World with Zach , The Man Show , Chelsea Lately , The Burn with Jeff Ross , The Jeselnik Offensive , Rob Dyrdek's Ridiculousness , Who Gets the Last Laugh? , @midnight and Why? with Hannibal Buress active. He also starred in the films Road to Park City , I Am Comic , Jesus Is Magic , The Hangover , Due Date, and The Hangover Part II . He was cut from the movie Funny People .

In 2010, Stevens started his own podcast, The Brody Stevens Experiment . Only three episodes were released. In 2011, Stevens began co-hosting Brode & Esther, a podcast for the Deathsquad network with stand-up comedians Esther Povitsky and Brian Redban. Fifteen episodes were released. Stevens started another podcast in 2012 called The Steven Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship on the Feral Audio Network.

Stevens was a frequent podcast guest. He appeared regularly on Deathsquad podcasts and starred on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Naughty Show with Sam Tripoli. Stevens has also been on the alternative comedy podcast scene, appearing as a participant in Doug Loves Movies and as a guest on Earwolf podcasts such as Who Charted? with Howard Kremer and Kulap Vilaysack. In addition, Stevens was a regular guest on Jay Mohr's sports radio show Jay Mohr Sports .

Stevens performed in a variety of comedy clubs in Los Angeles and was known for his late night spots in the Comedy Store. In 2018 he toured the country and played on the Oddball Comedy Tour under the direction of Dave Chappelle.

death

Brody Stevens suffered from mental health problems. In 2011, he therefore sought medical treatment. On February 22, 2019, Stevens was found dead at his Los Angeles home where he had committed suicide at the age of 48 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Actor Brody Stevens died at the age of 48. In: t-online.de . February 23, 2019, accessed February 25, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Brody Stevens - Comedian Dead at 48 Apparent Suicide by Hanging. In: tmz.com . February 22, 2019, accessed February 25, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Stevens, Brody
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brody, Steven James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American stand-up comedian and actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1970
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2019
Place of death los Angeles