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Doug Brochu | |
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 Doug Brochu in 2017 | |
| Born | Douglas Mark Brochu September 29, 1990 |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Relatives | Chris Brochu (brother) |
Douglas Mark Brochu (born September 29, 1990) [1] is an American actor, comedian and producer. He is best known as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and So Random! . Doug has an older brother, Chris Brochu, who is notable for his role as Ray Beech in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth .
Brochu was born in Tennessee [2] the son of Nita and Michael Brochu. He has an older brother, Chris Brochu, and a younger sister, Kaitlyn Brochu. When he was only 4 years old, Brochu moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he spent most of his childhood, before moving to Tampa, Florida, where he started taking acting classes and doing local theater. [2] In August 2006, he moved to Los Angeles with his family to pursue acting. [1] [2]
Brochu has appeared in stage productions of My Fair Lady , Smokey Mountain Christmas, The Play's the Thing and Forever Broadway. [1] [2] He has also had guest starring roles on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and iCarly . Brochu played the main role as Grady Mitchell in Sonny with a Chance and in So Random! . Brochu also played in a special guest role as Oogie in Disney XD's Pair of Kings . [3] In 2011, Brochu was part of Disney's Friends for Change Games , which aired on Disney Channel. After So Random! was cancelled, Brochu hosted AwesomenessTV's web series Shove It, [4] as well as two episodes of How To Be Awesome. [5] [6]
Since then, Brochu has appeared in several short films [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] and theater productions, [13] [14] as well as started the sketch comedy group Burnt Quiche [15] in 2017. In 2018, he starred in the interactive live show Kid Claw [16] on Twitch, playing the titular character.
In 2021, Brochu reprised his role as Duke Lubberman in the iCarly reboot. [17]
Brochu's hobbies include reading, writing, playing videogames, playing banjo, blacksmithing, leather-crafting and brewing. [2] [18] [19] From 2012 to 2013, he co-hosted a podcast called Beardomancy 101 with friend Ryan Moran, [20] where they would discuss adventures, comics, movies and geek culture in general. [21]
In 2016, he moved to New York City to start a business, All-Wise Meadery, alongside actor Dylan Sprouse. [22] In September 2016, they started an interactive D&D show called Pug Crawl, [23] which went on until March 2017. The premise consisted of weekly D&D games where viewers would choose which characters and scenarios would be featured. In November 2018, Brochu announced he was leaving All-Wise. [24]
Brochu lives in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a live broadcast producer at Esports Engine alongside some of his best friends, including Kid Claw creator Ethan Spencer and Chase Down Podcast co-host Carter Rodriguez. [25]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Zoey 101 | Blatzberg | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2007 | iCarly | Duke Lubberman | 2 episodes; made a brief cameo in "iSpy on a Mean Teacher" |
| 2008 | The Replacements | Terrance | Voice only; 1 episode |
| 2009–2011 | Sonny with a Chance | Grady Mitchell | Main role; 46 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Pair of Kings | Oogie | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Abbie | Voice only; 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Fish Hooks | Lonnie, the Band Leader | Voice only; 1 episode |
| 2011–2012 | So Random! | Grady Mitchell | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 2012 | Snap | Himself | Disney Channel special |
| 2012 | Shove It | Himself | Host; 12 episodes |
| 2012 | How To Be Awesome | Himself | Host; 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Astrid Clover | Douglas | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2017 | Apple | Kyle | Main role; sketch by David Ebert [26] |
| 2017-2019 | Burnt Quiche | Various characters | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Kid Claw | Kid Claw | Main role; 2 episodes; live web series |
| 2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Uncredited | Background actor, army man; Episode: "Strike Up the Band" |
| 2020 | A Wilderness of Error | Crime Scene Photographer | Episode: "Girl in a Floppy Hat" |
| 2021 | iCarly | Duke Lubberman | Episode: "i'M Cursed" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Obituaries | Calvin Roderick | Supporting role; short film |
| 2014 | Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | Senior Jock | Supporting role; direct-to-video film |
| 2015 | Winesburg: Death | Handsome Lover #2 | Supporting role; short film |
| 2019 | B L A C K B I L E | Gabriel | Main role; short film |
| 2019 | The Hermit | Producer; short film | |
| 2020 | Could Have Been Worse | Main role; short film | |
| 2021 | Jump | Subway Passenger | Supporting role; short film |
| TBA | Hello! I'm Dave | Dave | Main role; short film |
| Year | Artist | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lifehouse | "From Where You Are" | |
| 2008 | Demi Lovato | "La La Land" | Benny Beverly |
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