Brent Morin

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Brent Morin
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Morin in 2014
Born (1986-08-31) August 31, 1986 (age 37)
South Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater Columbia College Hollywood
Occupations
  • stand-up comedian
  • actor
  • musician
  • writer
Years active2011–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]

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Early life

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]

Career

Morin (left) with the cast of Undateable, in 2015. Brent Morin, Bill Lawrence, Bridgit Mendler, Rick Glassman from NBC Undateable.jpg
Morin (left) with the cast of Undateable , in 2015.

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]

Personal life

Morin previously dated actress Angie Simms, confirming their relationship in 2016, [21] [22] and breakup in 2017. [23]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017The OutdoorsmanJasonPost-production
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Chelsea Lately HimselfGuest
2013 Adam DeVine's House Party HimselfEpisode: "Foam Party"
2014 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gregory PhillipsEpisode: "Chocolate Milk"
2014 The McCarthys Tommy O'GaraEpisode: "Why Guys Shouldn't Date Their Sister's Ex"
2014 Ground Floor Jasper McCabeEpisodes: "The Break-Ups" and "Mano-a-Mansifled"
2015I'm Brent Morin [24] HimselfTelevision special
2014–16 Undateable Justin KearneyMain role
2016 Lip Sync Battle HimselfEpisode: "Brent Morin vs. Chris D'Elia"
2018 The Standups HimselfEpisode: "Brent Morin"
2019 Merry Happy Whatever MattMain role
2021–presentAlpha BetasStephen (voice)3 episodes; recurring role
Web
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016On The Spot [25] HimselfEpisode: "Brent Morin"
2016 Crunch Time [4] Special agent HobbsWeb-series

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Comedy Juice [26] Himself Stand-up comedy show
2016I'm Brent Morin [27] Himself Stand-up comedy show

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