Brian Gallivan | |
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| Occupation | Actor/Comedian/Writer |
Brian Gallivan is an American actor, writer and comedian. He gained significant attention for his Second City Network web series Sassy Gay Friend, based on a character he created in 2004 Second City mainstage revue Red Scare. The series shows events that may have transpired if famous women (and a few men) in literature, film, and history had been advised by the titular character. [1]
Gallivan got his start improvising in his hometown of Boston as well as performing at the Bambi Masterpiece Theater, [2] before moving to Chicago in 2003, [3] where he performed at The Second City between 2003 and 2007, appearing in four mainstage revues, including the long-running Between Barack and a Hard Place. He was twice nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards for his work while there. [4]
Gallivan appeared in the Matt Damon film The Informant! and in the Derek Westerman web series Bad Dads alongside Michael Cera. Gallivan appeared in the feature film A Thousand Words .
Gallivan was a writer on the NBC sitcom Are You There, Chelsea? and the ABC comedy series Happy Endings .
For the 2014–15 television season, Gallivan created and produced the CBS television sitcom The McCarthys , [5] which was cancelled in early 2015.
Gallivan is gay. [2] He is from Dedham, Massachusetts. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Disturbing Leonard | Intimidating Man At Urinal 2 | (Short film) |
| 2008 | The Promotion | Banjo Player #1 (voice role) | (Film) |
| 2009 | The Informant! | Ron Henkoff | (Film) |
| 2010 | Sassy Gay Friend: Hamlet | Sassy Gay Friend | (Short film) |
| AIDS: We Did It! | Unnamed role | (Short film) | |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Reporter 1 | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The '70s Episode" |
| Bad Dads | Jessica's Boyfriend | (Short film) | |
| Funny or Die Presents | Abraham Lincoln (segment "The Amazing Adventures of David and Jennie") | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #2.3" | |
| 2012 | The Intern | Brian | (Short film) |
| The Last Supper | Unnamed role | (Short film) | |
| A Taste of Magic | Magician | (Short film) | |
| A Thousand Words | Tony | (Film) | |
| 2013 | The Caterpillar's Kimono | Duncan | (Film) |
| 2015 | Marry Me | Flight Attendant | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Wake Me" |
| 2016 | The Boys at the Bar | Cuddle Bear | (Film) |
| 2020 | The Big Show Show | Principal Crowley | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Big Surprise" |
| Outmatched | Sebastian | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Royal Rumble" | |
| 2024 | Shrinking | Stuart | (TV Series), 5 episodes |
| 2026 | Office Romance | (Film) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010–2012 | Second City | Sassy Gay Friend | |