Brendan O'Hare is an American writer, humorist, and

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personality. He has written for the Bleacher Report,

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's aborted

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animated series. Raised in

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, O'Hare attended Somerville High School. His short humor piece for ''The New Yorker'', "What I Assume Honore de Balzac Thought After Drinking Each of His Fifty Daily Cups of Coffee" was adapted into a short film for the

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series '' The New Yorker Presents''. The film was titled ''Le Café de Balzac.'' It stars

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as Balzac, and was directed by

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and

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. O'Hare has developed a cult following on Twitter, and has received acclaim for his absurdist quips and flights of fancy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohare, Brendan American humorists American fiction writers Living people People from Branchburg, New Jersey Somerville High School (New Jersey) alumni Writers from Somerset County, New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people)