Breuer, Jim 1967–

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Breuer, Jim 1967–

PERSONAL

Full name, James Breuer; born June 21, 1967, in Valley Stream, NY; cousin of Nancy Allen (an actress); married Dee 1992 (some sources cite 1993); children: three daughters. Education: Attended college. Avocational Interests: Baseball, softball, wiffle ball, watching the New York Mets.

Addresses: Agent—The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor and writer. Stand-up comedian at various venues. Participated in stand-up comedy tours, including the Heavy Metal Comedy Tour, beginning 2000, and Comedy Central Presents: Jim Breuer—The Lighten Up Tour (also known as the Lighten Up Comedy Tour), c. 2002. Appeared in advertisements. Affiliated with various charities, including the Chris Farley Foundation, VH1 MusiCares, and local police and fire departments. Has merchandise from his radio show Breuer Unleashed.

Awards, Honors: Named one of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, Comedy Central, 2004.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Various characters, Uptown Comedy Club, syndicated, c. 1992–94.

Various characters, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1995–98.

Various characters, The Jim Breuer Show, MTV, 1998.

Host, Premium Blend (also known as Comedy Central's "Premium Blend"), Comedy Central, 1998–99.

Host, Web Junk 20, VH1, beginning 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(In archive footage) Himself, Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004.

Himself, My Coolest Years, VH1, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Comedy: Coast to Coast, syndicated, 1994.

Host, Honda Presents: Comedy Del Sol, Comedy Central, 1995.

Reporter, Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1995.

NBC's New Year's Eve with "Friday Night," NBC, 1995.

Himself, Pulp Comics: Jim Breuer, Comedy Central, 1997.

Canned Ham: Half-Baked, Comedy Central, 1998.

Comedy Central's Hi-Fi Party, Comedy Central, 1998.

Comedian, Comics Come Home (also known as Comedy Rx: Comics Come Home), Comedy Central, 1999.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock, NBC, 1999.

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999.

Himself, Jim Breuer: Hardcore, Comedy Central, 2002.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell, NBC, 2002.

Himself, Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, Comedy Central, 2003.

Himself, mtvICON: Metallica (also known as MTV Icon: Metallica), MTV, 2003.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan, NBC, 2003.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri, NBC, 2004.

Himself, When Metallica Ruled the World, VH1, 2005.

Host, Comics Come Home (also known as Comedy Rx: Comics Come Home), Comedy Central, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

VH1 Rock Honors, VH1, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ambiguous bully, "Bullies," Welcome Freshmen, Nickelodeon, 1992.

Guest host, Later (also known as Later with Bob Costas, Later with Cynthia Garrett, and Later with Greg Kinnear), NBC, 1994.

Jim, "Talk to Me," Home Improvement, ABC, 1995.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997, 1998, 2000.

Himself, "Final Show," The Colin Quinn Show, NBC, 2002.

Himself, Saturday Night Live: TV Tales, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Brian, Chappelle's Show (also known as Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes), Comedy Central, 2003, 2004.

Himself, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004 (multiple episodes).

Himself, Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Show), E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Appeared in other programs, including Stand-Up Spotlight, VH1.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Pied pioneer, Hardball (also known as Bullpen), Fox, 1994.

Buddies, ABC, c. 1995.

Randal Graves, Clerks., ABC, 1995.

Appeared as Vince Pressley in Those Who Can, NBC; and associated with other pilots.

Television Producer; Specials:

Jim Breuer: Hardcore, Comedy Central, 2002.

Film Appearances:

Brian, Half Baked, Universal, 1998.

John Dean, Dick (also known as Dick, les coulisses de la presidence), Columbia, 1999.

Himself, Open Mic (documentary), Miami Entertainment, 2000.

Pizza man, Once in the Life, Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Voice of the cook, Titan A.E. (animated; also known as Planet Earth, Titan A.E.: After Earth, and Titan: After Earth), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Paddy O'Donahue, One Eyed King (also known as One Eyed Kings), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Himself, Heavy Metal Comedy, Music Video Distributors, 2002.

Himself, Quien es Alejandro Chomski? (documentary; also known as Who Is Alejandro Chomski?), 2002.

Tony Metropolis, American Dummy (short film), Celluloid Construction Company, 2002.

Chris, Crooked Lines, Crooked Lines Productions/Esquire Films, 2003.

Football guy, Beer League (also known as Artie Lange's "Beer League"), Freestyle Releasing/Echo Bridge Entertainment, 2006.

Film Executive Producer; with Others:

American Dummy (short film), Celluloid Construction Company, 2002.

Heavy Metal Comedy, Music Video Distributors, 2002.

Radio Appearances; Series:

Host, Breuer Unleashed, RawDog 104 (Sirius Satellite Radio), beginning 2004.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Radio Show and The Howard Stern Show), 2005.

Contributed "Breuer Bits" to episodes of The Opie & Anthony Show, WNEW-FM (New York City) and XM Satellite Radio. Appeared in other episodes of Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Radio Show and The Howard Stern Show).

RECORDINGS

Albums:

(Contributor) Chris Rock, Roll with the New, DreamWorks, 1997.

Jim Breuer, Smoke 'n' Breu, Comedy Central, 2002.

Videos:

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers, 1998.

The Making of "Dick" (short), Columbia, 1999.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2004.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; with Others; Series:

The Jim Breuer Show, MTV, 1998.

Premium Blend (also known as Comedy Central's "Premium Blend"), Comedy Central, 1998–99.

Teleplays; Specials:

Pulp Comics: Jim Breuer, Comedy Central, 1997.

Jim Breuer: Hardcore, Comedy Central, 2002.

Author of comedy material that appeared in various television programs, films, radio programs, and videos.

Screenplays:

Heavy Metal Comedy, Music Video Distributors, 2002.

Author of the screenplay Love Shack, Universal.

Radio Scripts:

Host, Breuer Unleashed (series), RawDog 104 (Sirius Satellite Radio), beginning 2004.

Contributed "Breuer Bits" to episodes of The Opie & Anthony Show, WNEW-FM (New York City) and XM Satellite Radio. Contributed to other episodes of Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Radio Show and The Howard Stern Show).