Brian Klugman
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Brian Klugman | |
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| Born | September 15, 1975 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Klugger |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, film director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Brian Klugman (born September 15, 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. In 2012 he debuted as a co-director with Lee Sternthal on the film The Words, which they both co-wrote as well.
Early life
[edit]Klugman was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Gerald, is a real estate broker, and his mother, Helen, is a school teacher.[1] He has an older brother, Jeffrey, a younger sister, Laurie, and a younger brother, Michael. His paternal grandfather, Reuben, is actor Jack Klugman's brother.[2] He graduated from Germantown Academy and attended Carnegie Mellon University for two years.
Career
[edit]His most recent role has been Dr. Oliver Wells in Bones. He appeared in Cloverfield, The Bogus Witch Project, Dreamland, Joan of Arcadia, Can't Hardly Wait, and National Lampoon's Adam & Eve. He also played Kirby Gardner, a student, in several episodes of Frasier and activist Macleod Sinclair in s5:E15 of Psych.
Klugman appeared in the 2009 horror/thriller Vacancy 2: The First Cut in the role of "Reece".
Klugman is also credited with the story for 2010's Tron: Legacy with Lee Sternthal, and Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the duo who wrote the screenplay.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Fly by Night | Long Island teen #1 | |
| 1997 | Wishmaster | Medical student | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Stoner guy | |
| Suicide, the Comedy | |||
| 1999 | Random Acts of Violence | Johnathan | |
| Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Student | Uncredited | |
| 2000 | The Bogus Witch Project | Joshua | Direct-to-video Segment: "The Bel Air Witch Project" |
| 2004 | Burning Annie | Charles | |
| The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Military Guard | ||
| 2005 | Adam and Eve | Munch | |
| 2006 | Griffin & Phoenix | Beach stud | |
| Dreamland | Abraham | ||
| 2008 | Cloverfield | Charlie | |
| Damn You Stephen Hawking | The K Man | Direct-to-video | |
| Vacancy 2: The First Cut | Reece | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Jack the Reaper | Teddy | Short film |
| 2010 | The Words | Jason Rosen | Also director and writer |
| Tron: Legacy | — | Story by | |
| 2012 | I'm Coming Over | Todd Trumball | Short film |
| 2015 | Baby, Baby, Baby | Sydney Greenbaum | Also director and writer |
| 2023 | Maestro | Aaron Copland |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Baywatch Nights | Episode: "Zargtha" | |
| The Pretender | Tiimothy | Episode: "Over the Edge" | |
| Jenny | Jason | Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls" | |
| 1997–1998 | The Parent 'Hood | Big Mo | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | ER | Russell | Episode: "Of Past Regret and Future Fear" |
| American Express – Virtual Reality | Store employee | Commercial | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Engineer | Episode: "The Plane, The Gun, The Portrait, The Pass & The Caller" | |
| 1998–1999 | Felicity | Guy | 7 episodes |
| 1999 | The '60s | Wahoo | Television miniseries |
| Good vs Evil | White Chocolate | Episode: "Choose Your Own Evil" | |
| 2000 | Ladies Man | Noodle | Episode: "Jimmy Dot Com" |
| 2000–2001 | Frasier | Kirby Gardner | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Jerry Gaviola | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Monster Makers | Brent Corman | Television film |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Cashier God | Episode: "Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray" |
| The Dave Sheridan Show | Frank | Television film | |
| 2006 | Misconceptions | Episode: "Got to Get You Out of My Life" | |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | P.J. Turner | Episode: "Law of Gravity" |
| Mad Men | Judd | Episode: "The Hobo Code" | |
| House | Stark | Episode: "97 Seconds" | |
| Life | Sean | Episode: "Dig a Hole" | |
| 2008–2009 | Head Case | Hardwood floor guy | 2 episodes Also writer of episode: "Live and Let Diet" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Josh Haber | Episode: "Hard Landing" |
| 2010 | Castle | Paul McCardle | Episode: "3XK" |
| Psych | Macleod Sinclaire | Dead Bear Walking | |
| 2013–2016 | Bones | Dr. Oliver Wells | 8 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Klugman Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Reuben Klugman Obituary (2005) the Philadelphia Inquirer". Legacy.com.
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