Gregory Paul "Greg" Behrendt
(born July 21, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and author.
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Biography
Greg Behrendt graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from the
University of Oregon in 1991 . He came up as a performer alongside such comics as
David Cross (with whom he roomed for years) and
Patton Oswalt.
He is married to Amiira Ruotula. They have two daughters, Mighty and True
[1].
In his early years, he performed
stand-up comedy and
improv in
San Francisco, California. He was a member of the improv troupe Crash and Burn, whose members included
Margaret Cho.
He is a recovering alcoholic, and as of late 2008 has been sober for 12 years
[2]. He plays guitar in his own surf/rockabilly instrumental band, The Reigning Monarchs
[3].
Career
He went on to appear on
The Tonight Show
and
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
. His stand-up special,
Greg Behrendt is Uncool
, debuted on
Comedy Central in January 2006.
In June 2006, he appeared on
Celebrity Poker Showdown
, playing for a domestic violence charity. Behrendt was a consultant for the
HBO sitcom Sex and the City
.
With
Liz Tuccillo, Behrendt co-wrote the 2004
self-help book He's Just Not That Into You
. It was adapted as by
Drew Barrymore's
Flower Films/
Warner Bros. as a
movie of the same name, premiering February 6, 2009.
With his wife Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt, he co-wrote both
It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken
.
He released the book
It's Just a Date!
[4] in the U.K. .
His daily daytime talk show,
The Greg Behrendt Show
, premiered September 12, 2006.
Sony Pictures Television announced in January 2007 that the series would not have a second season, and the show aired its last new episodes in February 2007.
He also did a mid-season program for the 2006-07 television season,
Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call
, for
ABC, which never aired on the network. The program began airing in January 2009 on ABC's sister cable network
SoapNet [5].
References
- http://www.ocregister.com/articles/behrendt-says-people-2225719-guy-candy Daughters Mighty,True
- Interview, KUPD morning show ''Holmberg's Morning Sickness'', September 25, 2008
- MySpace: The Reigning Monarchs
- http://www.amazon.com/Its-Just-F-ing-Date/dp/0007228325/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243715536&sr
- Reuters