Bryan Callen

Bryan Christopher Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Callen initiated his career as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv. Callen is co-host of the podcast The Fighter and the Kid, alongside Brendan Schaub.\n', ' Callen was born on a military base in Manila, Philippines to American parents Michael Callen and Toni McBride. He is of Irish, Italian and Native American descent. His father was an international banker, so Callen lived in various countries until he was 14 years old, including the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Greece, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Chad. He graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon High School in Gill, Massachusetts in 1985.\n', ' Callen was one of the eight original cast members when MADtv debuted in 1995. Callen\'s characters included Pool Boy from Cabana Chat with Dixie Wetsworth, motivational speaker Al Casdy, and "relationship-challenged" death row inmate Jeremy Anderson. Callen also performed impressions of Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Al Gore, Luke Perry, Steven Seagal, Sammy Hagar, Kevin Bacon, Jim Carrey, Ted Knight and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others.\n', '