Bradley Sherwood is an American actor, singer, comedian, game show host and writer.

Career

His first acting job was a recurring role on ''

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'' as Ned Barron, which lasted for six episodes from 1991 to 1992. Sherwood was introduced to improv after being encouraged to attend a comedy class in Los Angeles, and he joined the cast of the syndicated sketch-comedy series '' The Newz'' in 1994. In 1992, Sherwood became a recurring performer for three seasons of the British

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television show ''

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''. He was the only actor from the Los Angeles auditions to make it to the cast. He then joined the American version of ''

'' which originally aired on the American broadcaster

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. The American version was hosted by comedian

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. Sherwood later made a guest appearance in three episodes of Carey's sitcom ''

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''. He was also a producer and performer on ''

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'' (2005) and a performer on ''

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'' (2011). In 2013, the American broadcast network

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revived ''Whose Line?'', on which Sherwood has made occasional appearances. Sherwood hosted ''

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'' from 1996 to 1997 and ''

The Big Moment ''The Big Moment'' is an American television game show based on the original Japanese version called ''Happy Family Plan''. It aired on ABC in 1999 and was hosted by Brad Sherwood. John Cramer served as announcer. It was originally an hour-long ...

'' in 1999, and was a guest host on ''

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''. He has also been a regular panelist on '' To Tell The Truth'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He regularly appears on numerous

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series, including ''I Love The 70s'', '' I Love The 80s'', '' I Love The 90s'', ''100 One-Hit Wonders of The 80s'', ''100 Greatest Rock Ballads'', ''

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'', and ''Greatest Game Show Moments''. He was a guest on ''

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'' and a regular panelist on ''

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''.

Other work

In 2003, Sherwood teamed up with fellow ''Whose Line?'' performer

Colin Mochrie Colin Andrew Mochrie (; born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer and improvisational comedian, best known for his appearances on the British and US versions of the improvisational TV show ''Whose Line Is It A ...

for a two-man improv show titled ''An Evening With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood''. On March 28, 2007, Sherwood and Mochrie performed at the Congressional

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'' before George Gray was chosen as the next permanent announcer.

Filmography

Filmography courtesy of

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References

External links

An Evening with Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
official site * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherwood, Brad Living people American male comedians American game show hosts American male television actors Wright State University alumni Male actors from Chicago Male actors from Santa Fe, New Mexico Comedians from Illinois 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians 1964 births