Brian Poth

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Born (1975-06-09) June 9, 1975 (age 47)
OccupationActor/Writer/Director

Brian Poth (born June 9, 1975) is an American actor. [1] He got his start as a dancer on the show Kids Incorporated having to commute to Los Angeles every week. After his contract was up, he moved to LA to get a screen writing and film production degree from Loyola Marymount University. After graduating in 1997, he promptly won a guest starring role in Six Feet Under .

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In 2003, Poth was cast in his first major role on TV, appearing for 30 episodes on CSI: Miami as multimedia lab tech Tyler Jensen. In 2010 he made his directorial debut with co-writer and co-director Elizabeth Beckwith in the musical comedy short Gleeclipse starring Linda Cardellini spoofing Jane Lynch's character from Glee . Poth recently finished production on his freshman effort sitcom pilot Family Style, written with director and creator Guy Shalem.

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  1. "NT Times: Brian Poth". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2010-02-25.

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Brian Poth on Six Feet Under Entertainment Weekly at EW.com "Embalms Away"