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Brody Stevens

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Geburt:
22.05.1970
Tot:
22.02.2019
Mädchenname:
Steven James Brody
Kategorien:
Komiker, Schauspieler, Selbstmord
Nationalitäten:
 amerikaner
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Steven Brody (May 22, 1970 – February 22, 2019), better known as Brody Stevens, was an American stand-up comedian and actor.

He starred in the Comedy Central reality series Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!, and was known for appearances on Chelsea Lately and other comedy shows as well as small roles in films such as the The Hangover and Due Date.

Personal life

Stevens' family is from New Mexico and Arizona. His grandmother was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico on May 2, 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. He was briefly enrolled in private school, until his mother decided he would attend public school. The family moved to Sacramento during Stevens' early childhood. After his parents divorced when Stevens was eight years old he lived with his mother and older sister in the Valley. Stevens did not go to Hebrew School nor read from the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah. In 1982, Stevens attended a nondenominational Christian church with his father, who was dating a member of the choir. He attended Reseda High School, excelling on the baseball team as a right-handed pitcher. His highs included striking out 10 batters on multiple occasions, while his lows included balking in runs in playoff games. Stevens went on to earn a scholarship to play Division I College Baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program, starting in four games, pitching 28 innings and recording 3 saves. He graduated with a 2.52 GPA. Stevens' father died at age 63 in 1997. His mother is 82 years old and lives in Rancho Mirage, California.

Career

Stevens first tried stand-up in Los Angeles, before moving to Seattle, where he began developing an act, in addition to co-creating and co-starring in a public-access television show with Teina Manu called Brody and Teina that garnered a cult following. His career continued for a three-year stint in New York City, before he found a home on the Los Angeles comedy scene.

Stevens appeared on the television shows Late Night with Conan O'BrienJimmy Kimmel Live!Late FridayPremium BlendThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The Test with Jillian Barberie, Late World with ZachThe Best Damn Sports Show PeriodAttack of the Show!Childrens HospitalTosh.0TMZ on TVFox NFL SundayConanComedy Bang! Bang!The Burn with Jeff RossKroll ShowThe Ben Show and @midnight. He was also a regular panelist on Chelsea Lately.

On February 27, 2013, Stevens taped 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 appearing on The Half Hour called Push & Believe. It was released on Comedy Central's YouTube channel.

In 2011, Stevens starred in and produced a documentary comedy series for HBO called Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!. Zach Galifianakiswas an executive producer on the project. It was released in 2012 as six 15-minute episodes on HBO's digital platform HBO GO and received positive reviews. Following the popularity of his HBO program it was picked up by Comedy Central as Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!.[11] The footage shot by HBO, along with additional material shot by Comedy Central was released in 2013 as twelve 21-minute episodes.

Stevens was also an experienced audience warm-up performer and did warm-up on The Best Damn Sports Show PeriodLate World with ZachThe Man ShowChelsea LatelyThe Burn with Jeff RossThe Jeselnik Offensive, Rob Dyrdek's RidiculousnessWho Gets the Last Laugh?@midnight, and Why? with Hannibal Buress.

Stevens also appeared in the films Road to Park CityI Am ComicJesus Is MagicThe HangoverDue Dateand The Hangover Part II. He was however, cut out of the movie Funny People.

In 2010, Stevens launched his own podcast The Brody Stevens Experiment. Only three episodes were released. On October 7, 2011 Stevens began co-hosting Brode & Esther, a podcast for the Deathsquad network with fellow stand-up comedians Esther Povitsky and Brian Redban. 15 episodes have been released. Stevens launched another podcast on May 13, 2012 called The Steven Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship on the Feral Audio network. The podcast was a mixture of Stevens talking about his career and personal life, involving his producer Dustin Marshall and interviewing his friends from throughout the comedy world. 56 episodes have currently been released. On November 13, 2013 Stevens launched his latest podcasting venture as the host of Positive Push on the Video Podcast Network YouTube channel, an affiliate of the Jash network.

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

Stevens performed in a wide range of comedy clubs across Los Angeles and was famous for his late-night spots at the Comedy Store. He recently traveled the country performing on the Oddball Comedy Tour headlined by Dave Chappelle.

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