Brett Gelman is an American comedian and actor who got wider recognition from his role Murray Bauman in ‘Stranger Things’. He is also known for the adult swims like ‘Eagleheart’ and ‘Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends’ as well as his podcast ‘Gelmania’.
Moreover, he has featured in several series and movies from minor roles to critics praised roles. It includes his roles in projects like ‘Room for Rent’, ‘Lemon’, and ‘Mad Men’. Let us scroll to know more information on his relationship, career, and net worth.
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Caption: The American actor, Brett Gelman
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Brett Gelman: Bio, Family, Education
He was born as Brett Clifford Gelman on 6 October 1976 in Highland Park, Illinois, the U.S. The actor was born as the son to a photo salesman father but no information on his mother. He grew up in a Jewish family along with his younger sister who is a speech pathologist.
For his education, he completed his high school from Highland Park High School. He later went on to join the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. From there he graduated with classical training in theater.
Brett Gelman: Career & Life Achievements
Gelman started his acting career officially when he moved to New York after graduation along with his fellow schoolmate, actor Jon Daly. After relocating to New York, he became a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. As well as part of the duo Cracked Out, improv group Monkey Dick, and sketch group Mr. A$$. Further, Gelman did a one-man show ‘1,000 Cats’ and had workshopped at many venues.
In 2004, he started his film career where he appeared as Mayhem Team Member in ‘Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story’. Followed by his minor roles like driller driver in 2006 ‘Gingerbreed’, Hot Rod Johnson in 2008 ‘Stick It in Detroit’, Pizza Boos in ’30 Minutes or Less’, and TV director in ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’, many more. In 2013, he introduced himself as a producer for the short film ‘Gregory Go Boom’ where he starred as Tom too. Then, he became the writer for the American comedy-drama film ‘Lemon’ directed by Janicza.
He first made his appearance on the television screen with the role Gonzales in TV short ‘Coke’. Then appeared mostly in a guest role in several series and dramas until his series regular in 2012. He appeared in the sitcom ‘Go On’ as Mr.K in the 22 episodes of the series along with John Cho and Laura Benanti. However, working in many series or drama, he got wider recognition because of his role Murray Bauman in ‘Stranger Things’. In the second and third series, he started as a recurring role but later he joined the fourth season as one of the main roles.
In 2014, he featured in the adult swim ‘Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends’, along with Jason Woliner. Again he came with the special with Woliner in 2015 as well as in 2016. Additionally, he also makes frequent appearances on the podcast ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ as well as other Earwolf podcasting network. He had begun his own podcast ‘Gelmania’ through Earwolf. But the second season of his podcast which began in 2014, no longer featured through the network.
Brett Gelman: Personal Life & Wife
Coming over to his personal life, he was married till 2019, however, he is now divorced man and spending his single life focusing on his work. Further, he has married his long-term girlfriend turned wife Janicza Bravo in December 2015. The couple first met in New York City while working on a New York Lotto commercial. Together, the couple had not produced any child.
Short information on Bravo, she is a talented director, writer, and photographer. Moreover, the duo has worked together on a few projects in their early career. In addition, she speaks Spanish fluently and is Latin American. But, their lovey-dovey relationship didn’t go well and divorced in 2019. However, the reason for their divorce is not cited in the media. Since their divorce, the ex-couple has been focusing on their career development.
Caption: Brett Gelman and ex-wife Janicza Bravo
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Brett Gelman: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
The talented actor, Brett must be enjoying a considerable amount from working in the industry over a decade. Since his graduation, he has been actively working as an actor, comedian, producer, and writer. However, he has not disclosed his exact information on his earnings. Looking at his active presence on the screen, he might have an assumption of estimated net worth at around $1 million. In addition, his ex-wife also has an estimated net worth of around $1 million.
He is fairly active over different social media platforms, especially Instagram. There he goes by the personal and verified account @brettgelman with 838k followers. On Twitter, we can see the fan page which goes by an unverified account with over 250 followers. But he is not active on Facebook or twitter with his personal accounts.
Brett Gelman: Body Measurements
The actor has a slim and fit body that stands to a tall height of 6 feet 2 inches or 1.85 meters with unknown body weight. Also, he has not revealed information on his body measurements. Further, he has light brown eyes color as well as hair color.
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