Steelo Brim

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Steelo Brim
Sterling Brim at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival 1 (cropped).jpg
Brim in 2025
Born
Sterling Brim

(1988-06-05) June 5, 1988 (age 37)
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • actor
  • comedian
Years active2001–present
Television

Sterling "Steelo" Brim (born June 5, 1988) is an American television personality, comedian, and actor. He is a co-host and producer of MTV's Ridiculousness.

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Biography

Brim was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Tracy Brim, is a pastor, and his father, Frank Brim, is a Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief. His father started a baseball team on the west side of Chicago through Garfield Park. Brim also has two brothers and a sister. [1]

In 2001, Brim had a small role in the film Hardball . At the age of 19, Brim moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the music industry. He worked in radio and A&R before he met Rob Dyrdek. Dyrdek invited him to be co-host of his new MTV show Ridiculousness , along with Chanel West Coast. Brim holds the position of the creative producer of the show. Brim has also appeared in Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Wild Grinders .

Brim is the co-host of the podcast Wine and Weed, with Chris Reinacher. [2] More recently, he had a first look deal at MTV Entertainment Studios. [3]

Filmography

Film & television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Hardball SterlingFeature film
2009–2015 Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory HimselfMain role; 7 seasons
2011Orange DriveUlysses WilliamsShort film
2011–present Ridiculousness Co-hostAlso Executive Producer (season 2present)
2012–2013 Wild Grinders MeatyVoice role, season 1
2014Teenage Mountain LionMost Popular Black GuyTV series
2015Scream: Killer PartyHimselfShort film
2019About The PeopleThe CelebrityShort film
2023 The Perfect Find TimFilm
2025 Ricky Producer

References

  1. Milner, Imian. "Lights Please: Sterling "Steelo" Brim". Edge . Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Steelo Brim on How to Land a Girl Out of Your League". Interview Magazine. Jan 27, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. White, Peter (2021-07-19). "'Ridiculousness' Host Steelo Brim Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount+ & MTV Entertainment Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-20.