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| Born | November 24, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
Bradley Sherwood (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor, singer, comedian, game show host and writer. He is best known for his work on the British and American versions of comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? .
His first acting job was a recurring role on L.A. Law as Ned Barron, which lasted for six episodes from 1991 to 1992.
Sherwood was introduced to improv after being encouraged to attend a comedy class in Los Angeles, [1] and he joined the cast of the syndicated sketch-comedy series The Newz in 1994. [1]
In 1992, Sherwood appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of the British improvisational comedy television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? . He was the only actor from that year's Los Angeles auditions to make it to the cast. [2] In 1997 he returned to the show, becoming a regular performer during the last two seasons. He then joined the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? which began after the British version ended and originally aired on the American broadcaster ABC. The American version was hosted by comedian Drew Carey. Sherwood later made a guest appearance in three episodes of Carey's sitcom The Drew Carey Show . He was also a producer and performer on Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (2005) and a performer on Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza (2011).
In 2013, the American broadcast network The CW revived Whose Line?, on which Sherwood has made occasional appearances. [3]
Sherwood hosted The Dating Game from 1996 to 1997 and The Big Moment in 1999, and was a guest host on Talk Soup . He has also been a regular panelist on To Tell The Truth , Jury Duty , and Hollywood Squares . [4]
He regularly appears on numerous VH-1 series, including I Love The 70s, I Love The 80s , I Love The 90s , 100 One-Hit Wonders of The 80s, 100 Greatest Rock Ballads, I Love Toys , and Greatest Game Show Moments. He was a guest on Larry King Live and a regular panelist on Chelsea Lately . [3]
In 2003, Sherwood teamed up with fellow Whose Line? performer Colin Mochrie for a two-man improv show titled An Evening With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood. On March 28, 2007, Sherwood and Mochrie performed at the Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C.
In 2010–11, Sherwood was one of a rotating group of guest announcers on American TV show The Price Is Right before George Gray was chosen as the next permanent announcer. [5]
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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| 1987 | White Out | Stooge #3 | Short |
| 1991 | Life As We Know It! | Gangster | TV movie |
| 1991-1992 | L.A. Law | Ned Barron | 5 episodes |
| 1992-1998 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) | Himself | 17 episodes |
| 1994 | Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women | Mime | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Newz | Various | TV series |
| 1997 | That Darn Cat | Agent #2 | |
| 1997 | The Dating Game | Himself | Host |
| 1998-2023 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US) | Himself | 74 episodes |
| 1998 | The Night Caller | Andy Saden | |
| 1998 | Short Cinema | Video | |
| 1999 | Dill Scallion | Brad Statlin | |
| 1999 | The Big Moment | Himself | Host |
| 1999-2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Brad Sherwood / Baby in Baby Carriage / Brad | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Talk Soup | Himself | Host |
| 2001 | Hollywood Squares | Himself - panelist | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Improv All Stars | Himself | |
| 2001 | Disney's California Adventure TV Special | Himself | TV special short |
| 2001 | The Test | Himself - panelist | |
| 2001 | Rendez-View | Himself - Guest host | TV series short |
| 2001-2002 | To Tell the Truth | Himself - panelist | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Jane White Is Sick & Twisted | Homeless Man | |
| 2002 | Lloyd in Space | Cheery Theerlap, Lloyd | TV series |
| 2003 | Punkin Chunkin | Himself - Host | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Green Screen Show | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime | Himself | TV movie documentary |
| 2005 | I Love the '90s: Part Deux | Himself | TV mini series documentary |
| 2005 | I Love the 80's 3-D | Himself | TV series documentary, 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Just for Laughs | Himself | TV series documentary |
| 2006 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Various | TV series |
| 2006 | I Love Toys | Himself | TV series documentary |
| 2006 | I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary | Himself | documentary |
| 2007 | Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons | Himself | TV special documentary |
| 2007 | Smartest Guy in Town | Himself - host | |
| 2008 | Digimon Data Squad | Gallantmon | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Chelsea Lately | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2008 | I Love the New Millennium | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Punkin Chunkin | Himself - Host | |
| 2009 | The Greatest | Himself | TV series documentary |
| 2009 | Flipping Out | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | The Price Is Right | Himself - Guest Announcer | 20 episodes |
| 2011 | Colin & Brad: Two Man Group | Himself | |
| 2011 | Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza | Himself | 17 episodes |
| 2012 | Trust Us with Your Life | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Hollywood Uncensored with Same Rubin | Himself - Host | Video |
| 2017 | The Legionnaires of Laughter | Himself - Host | Video |
| 2017 | The Man Cave Chronicles Podcast | Himself | Podcast series |
| 2018 | Caroline & Friends | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Colin & Brad: Out of the Box | Himself | |
| 2020 | Ujokes | Himself | 3 episode |
| 2020 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | Himself - Special Guest | 1 episode |
| 2021 | The Good, the Bad, and the Sequel | Himself | Podcast series |
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