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| Born | Brad H. Gerstenfeld (1960-04-14)April 14, 1960 (age 65) Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Website | bradgarrettcomedy |
Brad H. Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally asBrad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian.
In the early 1980s, Garrett was initially successful as a stand-up comedian. In the late 1980s, he leveraged that success as he began appearing in television and film, in minor and guest roles. His first major role was asRobert Barone on theCBS sitcomEverybody Loves Raymond, which debuted September 13, 1996, and ran for nine seasons. In 2002, he gave anEmmy-nominated and critically lauded performance asJackie Gleason in the television filmGleason.
Garrett also played the leading role of Eddie Stark on theFox sitcom'Til Death from 2006 to 2010. From 2018 to 2020, he starred in theABC sitcomSingle Parents.
In 2021, Garrett helped createDisney+'sBig Shot withDavid E. Kelley andDean Lorey, and is known for voicing the Big Dog on2 Stupid Dogs. He works as a voice actor in films, such asCasper (1995),A Bug's Life (1998),An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000),The Country Bears (2002),Finding Nemo (2003),Garfield (2004),Tarzan II (2005),Ratatouille (2007),Tangled (2010),Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011),Planes (2013),Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016),Christopher Robin (2018) andElio (2025).
Garrett has won threePrimetime Emmy Awards, with three other nominations. He is still prominent within stand-up comedy and ownsBrad Garrett's Comedy Club at theMGM Grand inLas Vegas, where he performs regularly.
Garrett was born Brad H. Gerstenfeld on April 14, 1960,[1] to Barbara and Alvin "Al" Gerstenfeld inOxnard, California. He is Jewish.[2] Garrett has two brothers, Jeff and Paul. He attendedGeorge Ellery Hale Middle School and graduated fromEl Camino Real High School, both in theWoodland Hills section of Los Angeles, California. Garrett attendedUCLA for less than two months before dropping out to pursue his comedy career.[3]
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Before comedy, Garrett was known for being on the rear cover ofELO's eighth studio albumDiscovery. In the early 1980s, he started doing standup at various comedy clubs in Los Angeles, includingThe Improv in Hollywood and The Ice House inPasadena. In 1984, he became the first $100,000 grand champion winner in the comedy category of the TV showStar Search. This led to his first appearance, at age 23, onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, making him one of the youngest comedians ever to perform on the show. His appearance with Carson brought Garrett more national attention, and soon he was appearing as an opening act for such headliners asDiana Ross andLiza Minnelli. He also opened in Las Vegas forFrank Sinatra,David Copperfield,Smokey Robinson,Sammy Davis Jr.,the Beach Boys,The Righteous Brothers, andJulio Iglesias.
After achieving a strong measure of success with stand-up comedy, Garrett began performing on TV. From 1985 to 1986, he was the voice ofHulk Hogan (in a voice similar toRodney Dangerfield) in the animated seriesHulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling. He was featured onFamily Feud duringRay Combs's tenure in a "Funny Men vs. Funny Women Week" during Novembersweeps. He also appeared for a week on the game showSuper Password in 1987. He also appeared onHollywood Squares including a moment when he impersonatedBill Cosby during a question aboutJell-o. He then appeared in the short-lived summer comedyFirst Impressions (CBS, 1988), in which he was a divorced father who makes a living doing impressions, in a one-time spot as a bank loan officer onRoseanne (ABC), andThe Pursuit of Happiness (NBC, 1995–96), in which he was the hero's gay best friend. Prior to these roles, Garrett had also had a minor part onTransformers, voicing theDecepticon baseTrypticon in season three and as an ill-fated thug inSuicide Kings. He soon won the role ofRay Romano's brother Robert Barone on the family-oriented comedyEverybody Loves Raymond, and in 1998, he and Romano appeared together in their respective roles on a Season 1 episode ofThe King of Queens, titled "Road Rayge", in which Robert is jealous of his brother spending so much time withDoug Heffernan (the main character played byKevin James). Garrett also appeared onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air playing ahitman who attempts to killWill Smith.
His role onEverybody Loves Raymond won him fiveEmmy Award nominations, and the 2002, 2003 and 2005 Emmy Awards forOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
In 1990, Garrett appeared as a semi-regular panelist on the revival ofMatch Game. On the May 2, 1996, episode of the sitcomSeinfeld, called "The Bottle Deposit", Garrett played a rogue auto mechanic who stealsJerry Seinfeld's car.
In 2003, he was also nominated for theEmmy Award forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie forGleason. With hisRaymond castmates, he won the 2003Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He won the fifth season championship ofCelebrity Poker Showdown, and played in the 2005, 2006 and 2007World Series of Poker. Garrett was hoping to do a spin-off with his character Robert Barone fromEverybody Loves Raymond when the show ended its nine-year run in 2005, but he withdrew in October 2005 due to inaction from CBS that led to a number of the writers fromRaymond leaving and taking other jobs.
In 2005, Garrett appeared onBroadway playing Murray the Cop in the revival ofNeil Simon'sThe Odd Couple withNathan Lane andMatthew Broderick. He understudied Lane in the role of Oscar Madison, and substituted for him in January 2006, during Lane's illness. That same year, he starred inThe Pacifier oppositeVin Diesel. In 2006,Fox announced they would pick up a new sitcom called'Til Death starring Garrett in the lead role. The plot revolves around a long married couple whose new next door neighbors are a pair of feisty newlyweds.Joely Fisher plays Garrett's wife in the series. He also appeared onstage onAmerican Idolseason six (2007) during judging on week 11, to whichRyan Seacrest said, "And the next person offAmerican Idol is—Brad, you're out."
In the fall of 2008, Garrett starred in, and was the executive producer for, an online reality show calledDating Brad Garrett. In 2008, Garrett hosted a celebrity roast ofCheech & Chong, which was aired onTBS.
In 2009, Garrett entered the main event at theWorld Series of Poker, losing on the second day of the event. Garrett has starred in commercials for7-Up, where he portrays a more happy, cheerful version of himself because of the soda.
In June 2010, he opened Brad Garrett's Comedy Club in theTropicana Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. In December 2010, he was one of the narrators during performances of the Candlelight Processional atEpcot.
In June 2011,I Kid with Brad Garrett, a children's series starring Garrett, premiered on TLC. On December 12, 2011, Garrett closed his club at the Tropicana. He started a new club with the same name across the street at theMGM Grand, and is active as of April 2016.[4]
In the summer of 2013, Garrett played Chug in the filmPlanes, marking the fourth time he starred in a film withJohn Ratzenberger.[5] In the fall of 2013, Garrett played a recurring character inThe Crazy Ones. In May 2016, he was confirmed to appear as the voice ofKrang, in the sci-fi action comedy filmTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.[6]
In November 2016, Garrett portrayedFrankenstein's monster in a Christmas commercial for Apple'siPhone 7.[7] As of 2017, the ad has received over seven million views.[8]
In 2018, Garrett voiced the characterEeyore in the live-action filmChristopher Robin, based on Disney'sWinnie the Pooh franchise,[9] and in a cameo in the animated filmRalph Breaks the Internet.[10] He previously voiced the character in the 1995 video gameDisney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.[11]
As of 2021, he portrays a character named Tony Bolognavich inJimmy John's commercials.[12]
When asked whether he would do a revival ofEverybody Loves Raymond, he stated:
There's no show without the parents. That's really the bottom line. Doris and Peter were such a huge part of the show. I miss them but some things you don't go back to, you know. We could never recreate that.[13]
In 1998, Garrett proposed to his then-girlfriend, Jill Diven,[14] on the set ofEverybody Loves Raymond, and they were married on May 18, 1999; together they have two children, a son and a daughter.[15] Garrett and Diven separated in 2005, and Diven filed for divorce in July 2006.[16] The divorce was finalized in November 2007.[15][17]
In 2008, he began dating actress IsaBeall Quella, whom he met at a Vose art gallery inBoston.[18] They were engaged in December 2015.[18] The couple married on November 11, 2021.[18][19]
Garrett stated in an interview in May 2015, that as his acting career began, he achieved sobriety fromalcoholism, later admitting he was a "high-functioning alcoholic".[20]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness | Trypticon (voice) | Direct to video |
| 1990 | Jetsons: The Movie | Bertie Furbelow (voice) | |
| 1995 | Casper | Fatso (voice)[21] | |
| 1996 | Spy Hard | Short Rancor Guard (voice) | |
| Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off | Grin | Voice, direct to video | |
| A Delicatessen Story | Sheldon Lutz | Short film | |
| 1997 | George B. | Security Guard | |
| Suicide Kings | Jeckyll | ||
| Sea World and Busch Gardens Adventures: Alien Vacation! | Robert | ||
| 1998 | Postal Worker | Oren Starks | |
| Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | Uttamatomakkin | Voice, direct to video | |
| A Bug's Life | Dim | Voice[21] | |
| 1999 | Façade | Henry | |
| Sweet and Lowdown | Joe Bedloe | ||
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Tank | Voice, direct to video[21] |
| 2001 | Bleacher Bums | Marvin | |
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Fred Bedderhead | Voice[21] |
| Stuart Little 2 | Rob the Plumber | ||
| 2003 | The Trailer | Victim | Short film |
| Finding Nemo | Bloat | Voice[21] | |
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie | Luca | |
| 2005 | The Amateurs | Wally | |
| Porco Rosso | Mamma Aiuto Boss | Voice, English dub | |
| The Pacifier | Vice Principal Dwayne Murney | ||
| Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars | Commander Bristle, Martian Guard #3 | Voice, direct to video[21] | |
| Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days | Additional Voices | Direct to video | |
| Tarzan II | Uto | Voice, direct to video[21] | |
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings | Obelix | Voice, English dub[21] |
| Night at the Museum | Easter Island Head | Voice[21] | |
| 2007 | Music and Lyrics | Chris Riley | |
| Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage | Bloat | Voice, short film[21] | |
| Ratatouille | Auguste Gusteau | Voice[21] | |
| Underdog | Riff Raff | ||
| Christmas Is Here Again | Charlee | Voice, direct to video[21] | |
| 2008 | 3 Pigs and a Baby | Mason Pig | Voice[21] |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Easter Island Head | |
| 2010 | Tangled | Hook Hand Thug | |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | The Giant | |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Jerry Ragovoy | |
| Delhi Safari | Bagga | Voice, English dub[21] | |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Dominic 'Dom', Burt's Lawyer | |
| Planes | Chug | Voice[21][22] | |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | ||
| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Easter Island Head | ||
| The Clockwork Girl | T-Bolt | ||
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Krang | |
| Finding Dory | Bloat | ||
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Eeyore | |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Voice, cameo[23][21] | ||
| Gloria Bell | Dustin | ||
| 2019 | Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates | Stu Westen | Voice, direct to video |
| 2022 | Cha Cha Real Smooth | Stepdad Greg | |
| Wildflower | Earl | ||
| 2024 | Saturday Night | Borscht Belt comedian | |
| 2025 | Magic Hour | ||
| Elio | Lord Grigon | Voice[24] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–1984 | Star Search | As himself | Grand Champion in Comedy category |
| 1985–1986 | Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Hulk Hogan | Voice, 23 episodes |
| 1986 | The Transformers | Trypticon | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 1987 | The Real Ghostbusters | Arzuun, Tolay | Voice, episode: "Egon's Ghost" |
| 1988 | First Impressions | Frank Dutton | 8 episodes |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | Rosinante | Voice, main role |
| 1991 | Where's Wally? | Wizard Whitebeard | |
| Roseanne | Doug | Episode: "The Pied Piper of Lanford" | |
| Tom & Jerry Kids | Sir Butch-a-Lot | Voice, episode: "Catch That Mouse/Good Knight Droopy/Birthday Surprise" | |
| 1992 | Goof Troop | Big Boy Bandit | Voice, episode: "To Catch a Goof" |
| 1992–1996 | Eek! The Cat | Thuggo, additional voices | 21 episodes |
| 1993 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | King Aaron Goth | Voice, episode: "The Eyes of the Serpent" |
| Mighty Max | Spike | Voice, episode: "Norman's Conquest" | |
| Biker Mice from Mars | Greasepit | Voice[21] | |
| Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa | Longhorn Silver | Voice, episode: "Cow Pirates of Swampy Cove" | |
| Problem Child | Additional voices | ||
| Bonkers | Louse, Babyface, Wolf, Fireball Frank | 4 episodes | |
| Marsupilami | Santa Claus | Voice, episode: "Jingle Bells, Something Smells" | |
| Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby | Big Rock | Voice, television film | |
| 1993–1995 | 2 Stupid Dogs | Big Dog | Voice, main cast |
| 1993–1996 | Biker Mice from Mars | Greasepit | |
| 1994 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | John "Fingers" O'Neill | Episode: "Fresh Prince: The Movie" |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Goliath | Voice, episode: "Sideshow"[21] | |
| Bump in the Night | Big Mike | Voice, episode: "Baby Jail"[21] | |
| The Bears Who Saved Christmas | Black Bart | Voice[21] | |
| Bobby's World | Anthony, Anthony's Dad | Voice, episode: "Rebel Without a Clue" | |
| 1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Fufu Gauche | Voice, episode: "The Earth Heist/Attack of the Tacky" |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | Alex Chosek | 7 episodes | |
| The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show | Commissioner Stress, Wrongo, Super Water Buffalo, Shirley Pimple, Santa Claus, Additional voices | Main role | |
| What a Cartoon! | Harley | Voice, episode: "Hard Luck Duck"[21] | |
| Dumb and Dumber | Stump, Cop | Voice, episode: "Dixie Dolts"[21] | |
| Fantastic Four | Hydro-Man | Voice, episode: "Inhumans Saga: Part 1: And the Wind Cries Medusa" | |
| 1995–1996 | Timon & Pumbaa | Boss Beaver | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Reverend Bob | Episode: "I Now Pronounce You..." |
| Mad About You | The Nurse | Episode: "The Sample" | |
| Seinfeld | Tony | Episode: "The Bottle Deposit" | |
| Tales from the Crypt | Drinky | Voice, episode: "The Third Pig"[21] | |
| The Tick | Jim Rage | Voice, episode: "That Mustache Feeling"[21] | |
| Earthworm Jim | The Lord of Nightmares | Voice, episode: "Evil in Love" | |
| Quack Pack | Beef Jerky | Voice, episode: "Ducks by Nature" | |
| Project G.e.e.K.e.R. | Noah | Voice, 5 episodes | |
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Fatso | Voice, 22 episodes | |
| 1996–1997 | Mighty Ducks | Grin Hardwing | Voice, main role |
| 1996–1999 | Superman: The Animated Series | Lobo,Bibbo Bibbowski | Voice, recurring role (10 episodes)[21] |
| 1996 | Dexter's Laboratory | Magmanamus, Driver, Man #1 | Voice, episode: "Magmanamus"[21] |
| 1996–2005 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Robert Barone | Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2002, 2003 & 2005) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2003) Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2000, 2004) Prism Award for Performance in a TV Comedy Series (2006) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (2004) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004–06) Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2003) TV Guide Award for Supporting Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series (2001) Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (1997–2000) |
| 1997 | Don King: Only in America | Assassin | TV film |
| 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Buttons | Voice, episode: "Shake, Rattle and Woof/Cadpig Behind Bars" | |
| One Saturday Morning | Jelly Roll the Elephant | Voice | |
| Nightmare Ned | Ed | Voice, main role | |
| 1998 | Murphy Brown | SWAT Team Captain | Episode: "Wee Small Hours" |
| The King of Queens | Robert Barone | Episode: "Road Rayge" | |
| Voltron: The Third Dimension | Bull Max #7 | Voice, episode: "A Rift in the Force"[21] | |
| Mad Jack the Pirate | Darsh the Dragon, Biclops, Frank Sinatra | Voice, 13 episodes | |
| Toonsylvania | Phil | Voice, main role | |
| 1998–1999 | Hercules | Midas Guards,Otus,Orthrus (mohawk head),Gegenees | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 1999 | Mickey Mouse Works | Muncey, additional voices | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Torque | Voice, 5 episodes[21] |
| 2001 | Club Land | Lou Montana | Television film |
| Bleacher Bums | Marvin | ||
| 2001–2002 | House of Mouse | Muncey, additional voices | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Big Mike | Voice, episode: "Tick-Tick-Tick" |
| Gleason | Jackie Gleason | Television film; Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | |
| Ozzy & Drix | Ernst Strepfinger | Voice, 2 episodes[21] | |
| Robbie the Reindeer | Prancer, Viking #3 | Voice, English dub[21] | |
| Bear in the Big Blue House | Small Possum | Voice, episode: "Welcome to Woodland Valley" | |
| 2003 | Justice League | Lobo | Voice, episode: "Hereafter"[21] |
| 2006–2007 | Eloise: The Animated Series | Diamond Jim Johnson | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2006–2010 | 'Til Death | Eddie Stark | 82 episodes; also producer (23 episodes), executive producer (40 episodes) and supervising producer (19 episodes) |
| 2008 | Monk | "Honest" Jake Phillips | Episode: "Mr. Monk Buys a House" |
| 2009 | Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers | Himself / Roaster | Special |
| 2010 | Glory Daze | Jerry Harrington | 2 episodes |
| Special Agent Oso | Professor Buffo | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Himself | 1 Episode, "Getting My House in Order" | |
| 2011 | I Kid with Brad Garrett | Himself | 5 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2013 | How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) | Max Green | 13 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Crazy Ones | Gordon Lewis | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Writers Guild Awards | Himself / Host | Special |
| 2015 | Fargo | Joe Bulo | 5 episodes |
| Manhattan | Eli Isaacs | Episode: "Human Error" | |
| 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gary Munson | 2 episodes |
| This Is Us | Wes Manning | Episode: "The Big Three" | |
| 2017 | Bull | Ron Getman | Episode: "The Illusion of Control" |
| The Get | Bill | Television film | |
| Michael Jackson's Halloween | Bubbles | Voice, television film[21] | |
| 2018–2019 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Fish Monger, Hook Hand | Voice, 2 episodes[21] |
| 2018 | I'm Dying Up Here | Roy Martin | 9 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Single Parents | Douglas Fogerty | 45 episodes |
| 2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Benny Berman | 3 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | To Tell the Truth | Himself | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Big Shot | Creator and executive producer | |
| 2021–2022 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | TheKraken | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "A Game Show from Hell" |
| Bubble Guppies | Tall Punyan | Voice, episode: "A Giant Harvest Day!" | |
| Amphibia | Robert Otto | Voice, episode: "Spider-Sprig" | |
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants | The Kraken | Voice, episode: "Abandon Twits" |
| High Desert | Bruce | Main role | |
| 2024 | Not Dead Yet | Duncan Rhodes[25] | Main role (season 2) |
| WondLa | Otto | Voice, main role[21] | |
| Bookie | Rob | Episode: "Mahnanga" | |
| TBA | Descendants: Magical Wishes Adventure | Ord | Voice, television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Disney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Eeyore | |
| 1996 | Casper Brainy Book | Fatso | [21] |
| 1997 | Ready to Read with Pooh | Eeyore | |
| Fallout | Harry | [21] | |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Dim | [21] |
| 2000 | Sacrifice | James | |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Torque | [21] | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Bloat | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Auguste Gusteau | |
| 2014 | Puzzle Charms | Additional voices |
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