Brian Huskey

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Brian Huskey
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Huskey in 2014
Born (1968-09-08) September 8, 1968 (age 56)[ citation needed ]
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Greensboro (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active1999–present
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Brian Huskey (born September 8, 1968) is an American character actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles in comedy programs such as People of Earth , Childrens Hospital , Veep , and Another Period . He also provides the voice of Regular Sized Rudy on the animated comedy Bob's Burgers .

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Early life and education

Huskey was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and did not get to know his biological father until he was around age 15. He attended Charlotte Country Day School for the entirety of grade school and high school, graduating in 1987. [1] He attended University of North Carolina at Greensboro, graduating with a degree in English and minor in photography. Around this time, he began to play bass guitar in the band Bicycle Face. [1]

Huskey later relocated to New York City to attend photography school and worked as a photographer's assistant. He met and was later roommates with Rob Corddry. [1]

Career

Huskey studied and performed improvisational comedy during the start of the original Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) in New York City and had each of the "UCB4" (Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, Amy Poehler and Ian Roberts) as teachers. From there, he frequently appeared in comedy sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien for many years and was a panelist on VH1's Best Week Ever . [1]

At UCB, Huskey was a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Naked Babies, with comedians Rob Corddry, Seth Morris and John Ross Bowie. He has since worked on Corddry's Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital , playing the role of Chet the creepy EMT worker, as well as alter ego Mark Splorn. Huskey also appeared as correspondent Duncan Birch on the IFC cable news satire Onion News Network . [2]

Other programs in which Huskey co-starred include Damage Control and Free Radio . Huskey also appeared on the sitcoms Selfie and The Real O'Neals . [2]

He made some notable early television appearances in a series of commercials opposite Molly Erdman in a campaign for Sonic Drive-In. Both actors would later be fired from this role as the result of an Onion News Network veterans parody he wrote and performed. Huskey has appeared in commercials for Wendy's, and, in 2011, "The Swagger Wagon" ad campaign for the Toyota Sienna. [3] He has appeared in a campaign for Bai Brands alongside Justin Timberlake. [4]

Huskey has also made many guest appearances on comedy programs including Community , Parks and Recreation , Nick Swardson's Pretend Time , Worst Week , Happy Endings , Animal Practice , The Inbetweeners , Workaholics , and Veep . He has appeared in films such as Superbad , Step Brothers , Semi-Pro , and Meet Dave . [2]

He starred in the miniseries If Google Was A Guy on the YouTube channel CollegeHumor, acting as an anthropomorphic visualization of the search engine Google. [5]

In 2014, Huskey co-wrote the film A Better You, with UCB co-founder Matt Walsh. Huskey starred in the film and Walsh directed.

He co-created, co-wrote and starred in his own Adult Swim television specials, Mr. Neighbor's House in 2016, and Mr. Neighbor's House 2 in 2018. The dark comic series is described as a David Lynch-esque kid's show that plays with the fragmentation of the title character's mind.

In 2020, he began co-hosting the podcast Bald Talk alongside Charlie Sanders, where they interview other fellow balding comedic actors. Huskey has also been a regular on many other comedic podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang! , Improv4Humans, and Womp It Up! where he plays the role of Seth Wompler.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The Bourne Identity Research tech #3
2004TerroristsHowie
2007 Superbad Elementary Principal
2008 Semi-Pro White Pants
Meet Dave Lieutenant Right Arm
Step Brothers Interviewer
2009 Shrink Film Executive #1
Land of the Lost Teacher
The Scenesters Bill
Taking Chances Edwin Goosewiite
2010Breast PictureMitchell
2011 Fright Night Rick Lee
Let Go Man Passing By
2013 iSteve Professor Palladino
This is the End Headless Man
Coffee Town Manager
The To Do List High School Principal
Tarzan Mr. Smith (voice)
2014 Someone Marry Barry Minister Hagen
Premature Principal Hansen
Neighbors Bill Wazakowski
Search Party Pargo
A Better YouRonAlso writer
2015Manny Pacquiao Becomes a Professional WrestlerChet CarmichaelShort film
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Bill Wazakowski
Opening Night Lee
2017 The Disaster Artist Teller
Father Figures Joel
2018Taco ShopBruce
A Futile and Stupid Gesture John Landis
Ant-Man and the Wasp Elementary School Teacher
2019MopeEric
2021 Sound of Violence Mr. Bell
2022 The Bob's Burgers Movie Regular-Sized Rudy (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Richard Wack (voice)
2023 Helen's Dead George

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Grim Reaper / Rabbi2 episodes
2002–2006 Late Night with Conan O'Brien White Collar Crime Prisoner / Group Leader / Spock 4 episodes
2004 Crossballs: The Debate Show VariousAlso writer
2004–2005 Best Week Ever Panelist9 episodes
2005 Damage Control Various
As the World Turns Moe1 episode
Cheap Seats Maury Zimbalist / Slider2 episodes
2008–2009 Free Radio James Reed17 episodes
Worst Week Dr. Royce2 episodes
2008–2011 The Onion News Network Duncan Birch14 episodes
2008–2016 Childrens Hospital Chet Mandvanteussen26 episodes; also writer
2009 Parks and Recreation MorganEpisode: "Canvassing"
Glenn Martin, DDS Peter (voice)Episode: "From Here to Fraternity"
2010 Conan TBS ExecutiveEpisode: "Baa Baa Blackmail"
2010–2011 Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Various Roles4 episodes
2011 Workaholics RobbieEpisode: "Piss & Shit"
Happy Endings Dr. CharlesEpisode: "The Girl with the David Tattoo"
House Dr. Riggin2 episodes
Curb Your Enthusiasm Buffet ManEpisode: "Vow of Silence"
Funny or Die Presents Shits Von BiggenheimSegment: "Juggalo News"
2012 Hart of Dixie Eric SunbergEpisode: "Aliens & Aliases"
Community Professor GilbarEpisode: "Curriculum Unavailable"
Burning Love HershelEpisode: "Pool Party"
The Newsroom Jake WatsonEpisode: "We Just Decided To"
Breaking In Episode: "Chasing Amy and Molly"
Sullivan & Son Health InspectorEpisode: "The Bribe"
Guys with Kids BryceEpisode: "Pilot"
The Inbetweeners Mr. Sutherland2 episodes
Crash & Bernstein Coach VanoverEpisode: "Coach Crash"
2012–2013 Animal Practice Nurse Howard3 episodes
2012, 2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Dr. Klinky von Tankerman / Johnny Tigers2 episodes
2012–2019 Veep Leon West16 episodes
2013 Bad Samaritans MelEpisode: "Dog Pound"
How I Met Your Mother RandEpisode: "Something New"
Arrested Development Chorizo SalesmanEpisode: "Flight of the Phoenix"
The Goodwin Games Sleazy Party DudeEpisode: "Welcome Home, Goodwins"
The Goldbergs Andy SecundaEpisode: "The Ring"
NCIS Front Desk Clerk, Chevy Chase LodgeEpisode: "Alibi"
For-Profit Online University FPOU_PROF_300954TV special
2013–2015 Kroll Show Various3 episodes; also writer
2013–present Bob's Burgers Regular-Sized Rudy / various characters (voice)62 episodes
2014 Betas LambertEpisode: "Blinded by the Light"
The Neighbors Professor Clint VanceEpisode: "Man, Actually"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Mr. HendersEpisode: "The Apartment"
Suburgatory PodiatristEpisode: "I'm Just Not That Into Me"
Legit ZachEpisode: "Intervention"
Terry the Tomboy Mayor DesteroTV movie
The Hotwives of Orlando Alex the Plumber2 episodes
Newsreaders WayneEpisode: "Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding"
Selfie Larry9 episodes
2015 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver DoctorEpisode: "Marketing to Doctors"
Big Time in Hollywood, FL TeacherEpisode: "To Catch a Paparazzi"
The Returned GlennEpisode: "Rowan"
The Comedians Brian from The Seth & Brian ShowEpisode: "Orange You the New Black Guy"
BoJack Horseman Richard Nixon / Security Guard (voice)Episode: "The Shot"
The Grinder Albert KrantzEpisode: "Pilot"
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Carl ThorsonEpisode: "Host John Mayer/Andy Cohen/Alison Becker/John Legend"
2015–2018 Another Period Victor Schmemmerhorn-Fish V17 episodes
2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Major Domo GustavEpisode: "Amir Is Glenn's Mentor"
Preacher Ted ReyersonEpisode: "Pilot"
Mr. Neighbor's House Mr. NeighborTV special; also creator, executive producer, writer
Son of Zorn JoshEpisode: "Return of the Drinking Buddy"
Talking Tom and Friends Director (voice)Episode: "The Famous Monster"
Fresh Off the Boat HarveyEpisode: "The Taming of the Dads"
2016–2017 The Real O'Neals Father Phil3 episodes
People of Earth Richard Shenk / Schultz20 episodes
2017 The Mindy Project Tim2 episodes
American Dad! Veterinarian (voice)Episode: "A Nice Night for a Drive"
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Bickering HusbandEpisode: "Tigerclaw"
2017–2018 New Girl Merle Streep4 episodes
2018A Tale of Two CoreysBernie HaimTelevision film
The X-Files Reginald MurgatroidEpisode: "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat"
This Close GusEpisode: "Like I Always Wanted"
For the People Con ManEpisode: "Pilot"
Mr. Neighbor's House 2 Mr. NeighborTV special; also creator, executive producer, writer
Ghost Story ClubJothamEpisode: "The Troll Kings"
Ghosted FAA Agent CorlissEpisode: "The Airplane"
Fortune CookieAndrewEpisode: "The Uh-Cult"
2019 Splitting Up Together Dr. WeissEpisode: "Contact High"
Drunk History Max Jacobson Episode: "Drugs"
2020 Medical Police Chet2 episodes
Archibald's Next Big Thing Max (voice)Episode: "Big Fun Town/New Crackridge"
The George Lucas Talk Show HimselfEpisode: "May the AR Be LI$$ You - Season I: The Phantom Arli$$"
2020–2022 Central Park Various voices8 episodes
2021 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia GaryEpisode: "2020: A Year In Review"
2022 Pam & Tommy AlbertEpisode: "Destroyer of Worlds"
2022–2023 Beavis and Butt-Head Various voices5 episodes
2023 Chicago Med Walter CrottyEpisode: "Those Times You Have to Cross the Line"
History of the World, Part II Watergate SpyEpisode: "VII"
Lucky Hank George Saunders Episode: "George Saunders"
American Born Chinese Mr. Larkins4 episodes
2024 Ghosts George AppletonEpisode: "Holes Are Dead"
Based on a True Story DougEpisode: "Y'all Ready for This?"
2025 The Sex Lives of College Girls Professor MiltonEpisode: "The Rodeo"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BA #090: Brian Huskey". the Box Angeles podcast. August 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Brian Huskey at IMDb
  3. Evans, Suzy (September 7, 2011). "Rachael Drummond and Brian Huskey Get Their Swagger On". Backstage.
  4. Gianatasio, David (May 3, 2018). "Justin Timberlake Is Back for Bai, and He's Weirdly Obsessed With the Fruit He 'Invented'". Adweek . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  5. "If Google Was A Guy". YouTube. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2016.