Bryan Callen

Bryan Christopher Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, and got his start as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv. Callen is co-host of the successful independent podcast The Fighter & The Kid, alongside entertainer and former UFC Heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub. 2Biography Callen was born on a Military base in Manila, Philippines to an American father of Irish descent and American mother of Italian descent. His father was an international banker, so Bryan lived overseas until he was 14 years old in various countries including: Philippines, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Greece and Saudi Arabia. He graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon High School in Gill, Massachusetts in 1985. 2Career 3MADtv Callen was one of the eight original cast members when MADtv debuted in 1995. Callen's characters included Pool Boy from Cabana Chat with Dixie Wetsworth, motivational speaker Al Casdy, and "relationship-challenged" death row inmate Jeremy Anderson. Callen also performed impressions of Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Al Gore, Luke Perry, Steven Seagal, Sammy Hagar, Kevin Bacon, Jim Carrey, Ted Knight, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Astin, and Frank Gifford. 3Other television projects Callen's television credits include The Goldbergs, Entourage, NewsRadio, Oz, Frasier, Suddenly Susan, NYPD Blue, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI, Sex and the City, 7th Heaven, Rude Awakening, Less Than Perfect, The King of Queens, Stacked, Las Vegas, Reba, Fat Actress and How I Met Your Mothe