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Brett Gelman (Brett Clifford Gelman) was born on 6 October, 1976 in Highland Park, Illinois, U.S., is an American actor and comedian (born 1976). Discover Brett Gelman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?
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Brett Clifford Gelman |
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Actor · comedian · producer · writer |
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47 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
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6 October, 1976 |
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6 October |
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Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
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United States
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Brett Gelman Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Brett Gelman's Wife?
His wife is Janicza Bravo (m. 2015-2018)
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Brett Gelman Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Brett Gelman worth at the age of 47 years old? Brett Gelman’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Brett Gelman's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian.
He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series Stranger Things and as Martin in the BBC comedy Fleabag.
Gelman began his career as a comedian in the 2000s, gaining notability the following decade for his involvement in numerous Adult Swim shows, notably Eagleheart and comedy specials in 2014 and 2015.
During this time, he also was part of the main casts of the NBC sitcom Go On, the Comedy Central series Another Period, and the FX comedy series Married.
Gelman has gained recognition for appearing as the "Little Bit Of Luck" character in the "Take 5" New York Lottery ad campaign that ran from 2008 through 2011.
Gelman has said that the inspiration for the character is rocker Guthrie Govan.
Gelman makes frequent appearances on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast, as well as other podcasts on the Earwolf podcasting network.
Gelman became prominent in the late 2010s for his supporting roles in Fleabag and Stranger Things, in addition to those on Camping and Mr. Mercedes.
As a voice actor, he has contributed to television series Jeff & Some Aliens and TripTank on Comedy Central and, more recently, I Heart Arlo and Inside Job on Netflix, among others.
He is set to star in the upcoming drama series Lady in the Lake.
Gelman was born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois.
His father was a photo salesman.
He was raised Jewish and has a younger sister who is a speech pathologist.
Gelman graduated from Highland Park High School.
He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he received classical training in theater.
After college, Gelman moved to New York City with a fellow schoolmate, actor Jon Daly.
While in New York, Gelman was a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as part of the duo Cracked Out and sketch group Mr. A$$.
A popular New York Lottery commercial funded his work for a while.
Gelman did a one-man show called 1,000 Cats, which he workshopped at many venues.
Gelman has appeared in the films The Other Guys and 30 Minutes or Less.
He has co-starred as Chris Elliott's sidekick Brett Mobley in the live-action Adult Swim series Eagleheart and is a regular sketch performer on HBO's Funny or Die Presents and Comedy Central's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.
He has had recurring roles on The Life & Times of Tim and The Inbetweeners, as well as making guest appearances on comedy programs such as Bored to Death, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Happy Endings, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and The League.
Gelman has also written for the MTV sketch series Human Giant and the Scott Aukerman & B. J. Porter created sketch pilot The Right Now! Show.
In 2010, Gelman appeared as a cast member on the Comedy Central sketch comedy special This Show Will Get You High, created by Matt Besser.
Gelman co-starred as "Mr. K" on the NBC comedy series Go On starring Matthew Perry, and as A.J. on the FX comedy series Married.
In 2011, he began his own podcast, Gelmania, also available on the Earwolf network.
Gelman has said he wanted his podcast to "reflect a lot of the fears and anger and sadness of the world, but do that through a really stupid lens."
In 2014, Gelman hosted a dinner party special, called Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends, which aired on Adult Swim.
In 2015, Gelman was also a consulting writer on season two of the entertainment news parody series Hot Package on Adult Swim and also recurs as Hamish on the Comedy Central series Another Period and as Ronnie on the Starz series Blunt Talk.
Also in 2015, Gelman appeared in the series finale of Mad Men.
In July 2016, Gelman starred in the special Dinner in America with Brett Gelman, a sequel to Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends, which focused on racism.
In November 2016, Gelman said that he had left Cartoon Network and Adult Swim due to the network's alleged poor treatment of female employees and the promotion of the controversial Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace.
In 2016, it was announced that Gelman was cast in the second season of the hit Netflix science-fiction web series Stranger Things as Murray Bauman, a conspiracy theorist and former journalist.
He was promoted to the main cast for the fourth season.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017.
Gunpowder & Sky released the film in the US on all major VOD platforms November 2, 2018.
In 2022, it was announced that Gelman was starring in the Apple TV+ drama series Lady in the Lake, based on Laura Lippman's novel of the same name.
Gelman and frequent writing partner and collaborator Jon Daly performed for many years as the comedy rap duo "Cracked Out".