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Matthew "Matt" Braunger Born Matthew Braunger
August 1, 1974
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Occupation Actor, Writer, Comedian Years active 2007 - Present Website Official site Matthew "Matt" Braunger is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian. Outside of performing stand-up, Braunger is most notable for being a cast member on MADtv during its final season in 2008-2009 and for co-starring in the web series IKEA Heights.
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Biography
Early years
Braunger was born August 1, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois. However, his family moved to Portland, Oregon when he was young. After graduating from Portland's Grant High School,[1] Braunger studied theater at Manhattanville College, in Purchase, New York. After earning his bachelor's degree, he moved to Chicago to develop his career in comedy.[2]
Career
Comedian
Braunger has been featured at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal 2007, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival 2007, South By Southwest, and most recently won “Best Of The Fest” at the inaugural Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen.[3] His debut stand-up comedy album 'Soak up The Night' was released digitally on July 14, 2009 on Comedy Central Records. The album is also available in vinyl for a limited time, through Braunger's website.
Braunger has performed his stand-up act on television programs such as The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show and Live at Gotham on Comedy Central. He will also have a Comedy Central Presents special slated to air on April 9, 2010. In recent months he has also become a frequent panel guest on Chelsea Lately.
MADtv
Braunger joined the cast of MADtv in 2008 as a feature performer, for the fourteenth season. He created the Careco character which was featured in the Coach Hines sketches for that season. Braunger's most popular impressions included Andy Griffith and Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. He was a featured member of the cast when Fox announced the cancellation of the show from its Fall 2009 line up.
Characters and Impersonations
Celebrity Sketch Season of First Appearance Notes Caraco Coach Hines 14 Another student in Coach Hines' class Tom Bergeron Various 14 Game show host William Frawley Various 14 As his character Fred Mertz from "I Love Lucy". Andy Griffith Various 14 As his character Andy Taylor from The Andy Griffith Show. Nick Jonas Various 14 Musician; member of the Jonas Brothers Jimmy Kimmel Various 14 Comedian and late night talk show host. John Mayer Various 14 Musician. Al Michaels Various 14 Television Sportscaster J.D. Power Various 14 Founder of the J.D. Power and Associates Marketing firm. William Shatner Various 14 Actor Charlie Sheen Various 14 Actor Other projects
Braunger and comedian Matt Dwyer hosted a weekly comedy podcast called "MATTs Radio" on mattsradio.com, they taped their final episode on September 30, 2010.
Braunger is currently starring in an untitled sitcom pilot for Comedy Central created by Braunger and The Office writer Brent Forrester.
Filmography
Movie appearances
Year Title Role Box Office Performance Director Other notes 2006 Asian Stories Deli Customer N/A Ron Oda
Kris ChinComedy (short film) 2007 Lose Weight with Cancer Fat Jackson N/A Elysia Skye Comedy (short film) 2008 Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld? Himself N/A Mike Newman Comedy (short film) Television appearances
Year Title Role Total Episodes Other notes 2007 Carpoolers Patient 1 2007 iCarly Gary 1 2007 Pushing Daisies Rick 1 2008 - 2009 MADtv Various Characters 12 Sketch Comedy 2008 Late Show with David Letterman Himself 1 2010 John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show Himself 2 2010 United States of Tara Jarrett 2 2010 Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Various 1 2011 Mashup Himself 1 Standup and sketch comedy 2011 Up All Night Gene 3 References
- ^ Hallett, Alison. "Happening This Weekend: EVERYTHING". Portland Mercury (13 October 2011). http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2011/10/13/happening-this-weekend-everything. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ see http://www.planetmadtv.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9597
- ^ see http://www.madtv.com/
External links
MADtv Cast members Seasons History 1995–2000 · 2000–2005 · 2005–2009
Recurring sketches Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- Actors from Oregon
- American actors
- American comedians
- American stand-up comedians
- American television actors
- American television writers
- MADtv
- People from Portland, Oregon
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