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Garrett in 2016
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| Birth name | Brad H. Gerstenfeld |
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| Born | April 14, 1960 Oxnard, California, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Years active | 1980–present |
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Jill Diven
(m. 1999; div. 2007)IsaBeall Quella
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| Children | 2 |
Brad H. Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is a well-known American stand-up comedian and actor. He is famous for his deep voice and tall height.
Brad Garrett first became successful as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s. He then started acting in TV shows and movies. One of his most famous roles was playing Robert Barone on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond. This show started in 1996 and ran for nine seasons.
He also played Eddie Stark on the show 'Til Death from 2006 to 2010. You might also know his voice as the Easter Island Head in the Night at the Museum movies. From 2018 to 2020, he was in the show Single Parents. Brad Garrett also helped create the Disney+ show Big Shot in 2021. He is also the voice of the Big Dog on 2 Stupid Dogs.
Brad Garrett has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for his acting. He still performs stand-up comedy and owns a comedy club in Las Vegas. It's called Brad Garrett's Comedy Club at the MGM Grand.
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About Brad Garrett's Early Life
Brad Garrett was born Bradley Henry Garrett in Oxnard, California. His parents are Barbara and Alvin "Al" Gerstenfeld. He is from a Jewish family. Brad has two older brothers, Jeff and Paul.
He went to George Ellery Hale Middle School and then graduated from El Camino Real High School. Both schools are in Woodland Hills, California. Brad went to UCLA for a short time. He left college to follow his dream of becoming a comedian.
Brad Garrett's Career Highlights
Before becoming famous in comedy, Brad Garrett was on the back cover of the ELO album Discovery. In the early 1980s, he started doing stand-up comedy. He performed at many clubs in Los Angeles, like The Improv.
In 1984, he won $100,000 on the TV show Star Search for comedy. This win led to his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was only 23 years old, making him one of the youngest comedians to perform on that show. After this, Brad Garrett became more famous across the country. He started opening shows for big stars like Diana Ross and Liza Minnelli. He also performed in Las Vegas for Frank Sinatra and David Copperfield.
After his success in stand-up, Brad Garrett started acting on TV. From 1985 to 1986, he was the voice of Hulk Hogan in the cartoon Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling. He also appeared on game shows like Family Feud and Super Password. He was even on Hollywood Squares, where he did an impression of Bill Cosby.
He had small roles in shows like Roseanne and The Pursuit of Happiness. Then, he got the big role of Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond. In 1998, he appeared as Robert Barone on The King of Queens. Brad Garrett also made an appearance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Brad Garrett is also a very busy voice actor. He has lent his voice to many animated shows and movies. Some of these include Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series and 2 Stupid Dogs. He also voiced characters in movies like A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, and Ratatouille. He has also voiced characters like Lobo in Superman: The Animated Series.
His role on Everybody Loves Raymond earned him five Emmy Award nominations. He won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2002, 2003, and 2005.
In 1996, Brad Garrett played a mechanic in an episode of Seinfeld called "The Bottle Deposit". In 2003, he was nominated for another Emmy Award. This was for his role as Jackie Gleason in the TV movie Gleason. He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award with his Raymond castmates in 2003.
Brad Garrett also enjoys playing poker. He won the fifth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown. He also played in the World Series of Poker several times.
In 2005, Brad Garrett acted on Broadway in the play The Odd Couple. He played Murray the Cop. That same year, he was in the movie The Pacifier with Vin Diesel. In 2006, he started starring in the sitcom 'Til Death on Fox. He played Eddie Stark, a husband in a long marriage.
In 2008, Brad Garrett had an online reality show called Dating Brad Garrett. He also hosted a comedy roast for Cheech & Chong that aired on TBS. You might have seen him in commercials for 7-Up, where he acts very cheerful.
In 2010, he opened Brad Garrett's Comedy Club in Las Vegas. He later moved the club to the MGM Grand in 2011, where it is still open today. In 2011, a show called I Kid with Brad Garrett premiered on TLC. It was a show featuring candid moments with kids.
In 2013, Brad Garrett voiced the character Chug in the movie Planes. He also voiced Krang in the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows in 2016. In November 2016, he played Frankenstein's monster in a Christmas commercial for Apple's iPhone 7.
In 2018, Brad Garrett voiced Eeyore in the live-action movie Christopher Robin. He also had a small voice role as Eeyore in Ralph Breaks the Internet. He had voiced Eeyore before in a video game from 1995. More recently, in 2021, he started playing a character named Tony Bolognavich in Jimmy Johns's commercials.
Brad Garrett's Personal Life
In 1998, Brad Garrett asked his girlfriend, Jill Diven, to marry him on the set of Everybody Loves Raymond. They got married on May 18, 1999. They have two children, a son and a daughter. Brad and Jill separated in 2005, and their divorce was finalized in 2007.
In 2008, he started dating actress IsaBeall Quella. They met at an art gallery in Boston. They got engaged in December 2015 and were married on November 11, 2021.
Some of Brad Garrett's Movies and TV Shows
Brad Garrett has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of his notable roles:
- Movies:
- A Bug's Life (1998) as Dim (voice)
- Finding Nemo (2003) as Bloat (voice)
- The Pacifier (2005) as Vice Principal Dwayne Murney
- Night at the Museum (2006) as Easter Island Head (voice)
- Ratatouille (2007) as Gusteau (voice)
- Planes (2013) as Chug (voice)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) as Krang (voice)
- Christopher Robin (2018) as Eeyore (voice)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) as Eeyore (voice cameo)
- Television Shows:
- Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985–1986) as Hulk Hogan (voice)
- 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1995) as Big Dog (voice)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994) as John "Fingers" O'Neill
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005) as Robert Barone
- The King of Queens (1998) as Robert Barone
- Gleason (2002 TV movie) as Jackie Gleason
- 'Til Death (2006–2010) as Eddie Stark
- Fargo (2015) as Joe Bulo
- Single Parents (2018–2020) as Douglas Fogerty
- Big Shot (2021) as Creator and executive producer
- High Desert (2023) as Bruce
- Video Games:
- Disney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1995) as Eeyore
- A Bug's Life (1998) as Dim
- Finding Nemo (2003) as Bloat
- Ratatouille (2007) as Auguste Gusteau
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Garrett in 2012
See also
In Spanish: Brad Garrett para niños
