Brad Hall
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Hall at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born |
William Brad Hall March 21, 1958 Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, director, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
William Brad Hall (born March 21, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer.[1] He is best known as a Saturday Night Live news anchor on Saturday Night News and for creating the sitcoms The Single Guy and Watching Ellie.
Hall was a producer, writer, and director on the Golden Globe winning sitcom Brooklyn Bridge, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.[2] He has appeared in various motion pictures, most notably the 1986 cult classic Troll and as Nancy Allen's boyfriend in 1990's Limit Up. In 2012, he directed Picture Paris, which appeared at the Tribeca Film Festival.[3] In addition, he has guest-starred on series such as Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.[4]
Personal life
Hall was born in Santa Barbara, California. He was an avid surfer as a child, saying that he "learned how to surf as soon as I could walk."[5]
Hall is married to actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whom he met while both were attending Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[1] They met in a comedy troupe that Hall started, called The Practical Theater.[5] They both performed on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1984 and guest-starred together on two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm. They have two sons, Henry (b. 1992) and Charles (b. 1997).[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Troll | William Daniels | |
| 1989 | Worth Winning | Eric | |
| 1989 | Limit Up | Marty Callahan | |
| 1990 | The Guardian | Ned Runcie | |
| 1998 | Bye Bye Love | Phil | Also writer |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Stanley | Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Love Shack | Dr. Alan Rudnick |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1984 | Saturday Night Live | Himself/ Various characters | Series Regular (39 episodes) |
| 1986 | 9 to 5 | Devlin | Episode: "Even Super Women Get the Blues |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Montanna | Episode: "Mad Avenue" |
| 1989 | Empty Nest | Chuck | Episode: "Full Nest" |
| 1989 | Day by Day | Charlie | Episode: "The Music Man" |
| 1990 | American Dreamer | Writer Episode: "Flight of the Dodo" | |
| 1991–1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Writer - 32 Episodes Supervising Producer - 13 Episodes Director - 1 Episode | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Writer Episode: "Here's Looking at You" | |
| 1995–1997 | The Single Guy | 44 episodes Creator, Writer, and Executive Producer | |
| 2000–2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Watching Ellie | 19 episodes Creator, Writer, and Executive Producer | |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live | Audience Member | Episode: "Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon" |
| 2012 | Parks and Recreation | Wreston St. James | Episode: "Pawnee Commons" |
| 2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | John William Weichselbraun | Episode: "House Mouses" |
| 2016 | Veep | Director; Episode: "C**tgate" |
Recurring characters on SNL
- Mike Phillips, friend of El Dorko (Gary Kroeger)
- The Human Stapler, a superhero who uses his hands to bind his victims (a member of The Interesting Four)
- Larry Rolans, the host of Larry's Corner.
Celebrity impersonations
References
- 1 2 3 Ellis, Cynthia. "Interview: Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Picture Paris". The Huffington Post. AOL-HuffPost Entertainment. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "44th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Interview: Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Picture Paris". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ "Brad Hall-IMDb". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- 1 2 Little, Amanda (1 Aug 2003). "Julia Louis-Dreyfus and husband Brad Hall discuss their eco-friendly hideaway". Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brad Hall. |
- Brad Hall at the Internet Movie Database
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