Brad Slaight (born March 31, 1964), is an American comedian and television actor best known for starring in ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

''. Some of his other credits include roles on ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

'', ''That's Funny'', ''

Love Chronicles ''Love Chronicles'' is the second studio album of Scottish folk artist Al Stewart, released in September 1969. It was his first album to be released in the US (and was also the only one of his first four albums). Among the supporting musicians ...

'', ''Second Cousin'', ''Once Removed'', ''

Unsolved Mysteries ''Unsolved Mysteries'' is an American mystery documentary television show, created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. Documenting cold cases and paranormal phenomena, it began as a series of seven specials, presented by Raymond Burr, Karl ...

'' (as psychic George Anderson), ''

Freshman Dorm ''Freshman Dorm'' is an American drama television series which debuted in the summer of 1992 and aired 5 episodes on CBS. It is based on the young adult fiction series of the same name written by Linda Alper Cooney. Plot The series followed t ...

'', ''Haywire'' and ''Hellbent''. Slaight grew up in

Cedar Springs, Michigan Cedar Springs is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,509 at the 2010 census. Cedar Springs is a northern city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is about north of Grand Rapids. History The area wa ...

. He graduated from

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...

with a teaching degree and taught speech, drama, and English at

Brandywine High School Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located near Talleys Corner in unincorporated area, unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, with a Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington postal address. Although the school is not within the Wilmi ...

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for two years before moving out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. After arriving in California, Brad soon became a performer in local comedy clubs

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The Improv The Improv is a comedy club franchise. It was founded as a single venue in the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City in 1963, and expanded into a chain of venues in the late 1970s. History Originally, it was a ...

, L.A. Cabaret, and Ice House as a standup and group performer. In 2014, Brad's play ''Copies'' was adapted at the American Conservatory Theater and starred a young Marcus Orelias as one of the leading characters.

References

External links

Slaight's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slaight, Brad 1964 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors People from Cedar Springs, Michigan 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians Comedians from Michigan Place of birth missing (living people)