Brent Morin | |
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Alma mater | Columbia College Hollywood |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Brent Morin (born August 31, 1986) [1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician and writer. [2] He was a panelist in the sixth season of Chelsea Lately and played Justin Kearney on the NBC sitcom Undateable, [3] Matt on the Netflix series Merry Happy Whatever, and the agent Hobbs on the sci-fi web-series Crunch Time, on Rooster Teeth. [4] In 2015, Morin released his stand-up comedy show, I'm Brent Morin, exclusively on Netflix. [5]
Morin was born in South Windsor, Connecticut, to two inner city high school English teacher parents. [6] Morin has an older brother, who was a concert pianist, and a younger brother, who is a doctor. He graduated from South Windsor High School. [6] He is of Irish and Italian background. [7]
Morin moved to Los Angeles at 18 to study at a film school at Columbia College Hollywood. [8] Although he graduated with a film degree, Morin started doing stand-up and eventually decided that was what he wanted to do. [6] Morin has said that he was inspired by his idols, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen. [8] After graduation, he worked as a production assistant with Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC and continued with Conan on TBS. [6] [9] He went from being a general office production assistant to becoming the set production assistant/ Andy Richter's stand-in. [10] Morin has appeared regularly as a stand-up comic on shows with The Comedy Store, The Improv and Laugh Factory, [11] as well as on tours throughout the United States. [12] In his network TV debut, Morin co-starred in the Bill Lawrence NBC series Undateable, [13] a multi-camera sitcom with a live audience, which was based on the book Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex by Ellen Rakieten and Anne Coyle. [14]
Morin portrayed Justin Kearney, the owner of Black Eyes Bar and hopeless romantic roommate of Danny (played by Chris D'Elia). Undateable was unique in that it was a cast full of stand-up comedians who were good friends before the show aired. The show often incorporates improv, with Morin playing Felix to D'Elia's grouch Oscar à la The Odd Couple. [15] [16] [17] Lawrence and the cast ( Chris D'Elia, Morin, Ron Funches, and Rick Glassman) went on a series of stand-up tour dates, with an appearance on @midnight to promote the show. [18] [19] In 2016, Morin was cast for the Rooster Teeth web series, Crunch Time. In 2018, he appeared on the second season of Netflix's The Standups, performing a half-hour special. [20]
Morin previously dated actress Angie Simms, confirming their relationship in 2016, [21] [22] and breakup in 2017. [23]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | The Outdoorsman | Jason | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Chelsea Lately | Himself | Guest |
2013 | Adam DeVine's House Party | Himself | Episode: "Foam Party" |
2014 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Gregory Phillips | Episode: "Chocolate Milk" |
2014 | The McCarthys | Tommy O'Gara | Episode: "Why Guys Shouldn't Date Their Sister's Ex" |
2014 | Ground Floor | Jasper McCabe | Episodes: "The Break-Ups" and "Mano-a-Mansifled" |
2015 | I'm Brent Morin [24] | Himself | Television special |
2014–16 | Undateable | Justin Kearney | Main role |
2016 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | Episode: "Brent Morin vs. Chris D'Elia" |
2018 | The Standups | Himself | Episode: "Brent Morin" |
2019 | Merry Happy Whatever | Matt | Main role |
2021–present | Alpha Betas | Stephen (voice) | 3 episodes; recurring role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | On The Spot [25] | Himself | Episode: "Brent Morin" |
2016 | Crunch Time [4] | Special agent Hobbs | Web-series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Comedy Juice [26] | Himself | Stand-up comedy show |
2016 | I'm Brent Morin [27] | Himself | Stand-up comedy show |