Jim Breuer
(born June 21, 1967) is an American comedian and actor, largely known for his appearance between 1995 and 1998 on Saturday Night Live
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Personal life
Breuer was born and raised in
Long Island, New York.
[1] He now lives in
Chester Township, New Jersey.
[2]
Television career
Breuer first rose to fame as a cast member of
Saturday Night Live
from 1995 to 1998.
[3] On SNL, Breuer's characters included "
Goat Boy" (who hosted the fictional
MTV program "Hey, Remember the 80s?") and Glen Henderson, the elder brother to
Chris Kattan's Todd Henderson/Azrael Abyss character in the "
Goth Talk" skits. He was originally scheduled to have been the co-star alongside friend and co-worker
Dave Chappelle in the 1996 ill-fated sitcom "Buddies," but was pulled from the role.
Among his impersonations was that of actor
Joe Pesci, who hosted his own talk show, often accompanied by
Colin Quinn playing fellow actor
Robert De Niro. In a 1997 episode of the program, both Pesci and De Niro made surprise appearances to "confront" Breuer.
Breuer hosted the third season of the
VH1 show
Web Junk 20
. The season began on
November 17,
2006. He replaces
Patrice Oneal, who hosted the first two seasons of the show.
In 2002, Jim Breuer's first one-hour Comedy Central special, "Hardcore," premiered.
On July 25, 2009, Jim Breuer's second one-hour Comedy Central special, "Let's Clear the Air," premiered.
Breuer currently appears in Pizza Hut commercials, advertising the cheese crust-filled pizzas.
Radio career
Breuer was a sit-in comedian on the
Opie and Anthony Show for many years during their
WNEW tenure. "Breuer Bits" were often played whenever the show was on hiatus. With the
XM/Sirius merger complete, Breuer returned to the Opie and Anthony show for the first time in six years on August 8, 2008.
[4]
Breuer is the host of
Fridays with Jim Breuer,
which can be heard each Friday afternoon from 4-6PM (EST) on the
Sirius Satellite Radio channel "Raw Dog Comedy." He credits
Joe Pesci with jump starting his career as he mentions in his comedy concert "Hardcore". One show, while Breuer was singing the classic
Judas Priest song "Devil's Child,"
Rob Halford "The Metal God," singer of Judas Priest, entered the studio still with his coat on and sang with him.
[5]
He is an occasional guest on the
Mancow Show and a frequent guest on the
Howard Stern show. He has previously guest starred in
Home Improvement.
On stage
On July 17, Breuer performed his Brian Johnson signature "Hokey Pokey" with the actual
Brian Johnson from
AC/DC. Jim then went on to sing "Hey, Hey, Who Phoned The Law" right after the two went back and forth singing the Hokey Pokey.
[6]
On August 2, 2008, at the
2008 Opie and Anthony Traveling Virus Tour, Jim Breuer was the special surprise guest for the show, finally able to appear with
Opie and Anthony again after 6 years, thanks to the merger between
XM Satellite Radio and
Sirius Satellite Radio going through. Breuer planned on doing ten minutes as a quick "hello" to the fans, but ended up doing about 25 minutes to a huge ovation.
Filmography
- ''Home Improvement (1995)
- Buddies
(replaced after pilot) (1997)
- Half Baked
(1998)
- Dick
(1999)
- Titan A.E.
(2000)
- Once in the Life
(2000)
- One Eyed King
(2001)
- American Dummy
(2002)
- Crooked Lines
(2003)
- Beer League
(2006)
References
- http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Breuer,_Jim/Biography/
- IN PERSON; Mr. Breuer's Neighborhood
- http://comedians.comedycentral.com/jim-breuer
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- YouTube - Breuer and Halford Duet
- You tube video of performance