Brad Morris

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Brad Morris
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Morris in 2020
Born (1975-08-16) August 16, 1975 (age 48)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Skidmore College
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, comedian
Years active1998–present

Brad Morris (born August 16, 1975) is an American actor and television writer. He starred in Playing House and had recurring roles on Cougar Town as Jerry from 2013 to 2015, for which he also wrote five episodes, [1] Great News from 2017 to 2018, and Dice from 2016 to 2017.

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Early life

Morris was born in Chicago [2] and is a 1998 alumnus of Skidmore College. [3] He was working for The Second City before his TV career, writing and performing in up to eight live shows a week for several years. [1] At The Second City, Morris also co-founded the comedy troupes the Reckoning, Stubs, and Uncle's Brother. [3]

Filmography

Actor (60 credits) [4]
YearTitleType
2021 Unplugging (post-production)
2020 A.P. Bio TV series
2017-2020 F Is for Family TV series
2020 Harley Quinn TV series
2020The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on EarthTV mini-series
2019Search and DestroyTV movie
2019 Bombshell
2018-2019 The Good Place TV series
2019 Veronica Mars TV series
2019Men of VisionShort
2019 Good Girls TV series
2019BootstrappedTV series
2018Food: The Source of LifeTV movie
2018 Life in Pieces TV series
2018 Barry TV series
2017-2018 Great News TV series
2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2017Giant ConversationsShort
2011-2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm TV series
2016-2017 Dice TV series
2017 Friends from College TV series
2014-2017 Playing House TV series
2017 Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017 Girls TV series
2017Eddie's Life CoachVideo short
2016Virtually Mike and NoraTV series
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! TV series
2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ TV series
2016 Sing
2016 Rush Hour TV series
2016A Bronx LifeTV series
2016 Teachers TV series
2016Darby ForeverVideo short
2015WTF AmericaTV series
2015 Veep TV series
2015The ShrinkTV series
2013-2015 Cougar Town TV series
2015Salem RogersTV series
2014 Search Party
2014Real Estate Headshot PhotographersShort
2013 Dealin' with Idiots
2013The EulogistShort
2013 Arrested Development TV series
2013 Modern Family TV series
2012Mash UpTV series
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012 Revenge for Jolly!
2012 The Office TV series
2012 Key & Peele TV series
2012New DadShort
2011Family PracticeTV movie
2011The Blisters: How Four Became ThreeShort
2011 The League TV series
2011 Pretend Time TV series
2011The Moleman of Belmont Avenue
2011The Back RoomTV series short
2008Peep ShowTV movie
2008Special NeedsVideo short
2008Sugar.Short

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References

  1. 1 2 Metz, Nina (February 21, 2013). "Second City vets making it behind scenes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  2. ↑ Sims, Robert (December 30, 2005). "Be Ready for Anything". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 2019-03-07– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Alumni comics return for 20th National College Comedy Fest". www.skidmore.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Brad Morris". IMDb. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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