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Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in

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's horror-supernatural series '' Stranger Things'' and as Martin on the

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''. Gelman began his career as a comedian in the 2000s, gaining notability the following decade for his involvement in numerous

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shows, notably '' Eagleheart'' and comedy specials in 2014 and 2015. During this time, he also was part of the main casts of the

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sitcom ''

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'', the

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series '' Another Period'', and the FX comedy series '' Married.'' Gelman became prominent in the late 2010s for his critically acclaimed supporting roles in ''Fleabag'' and ''Stranger Things'', in addition to those on ''

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and Mr. Mercedes''. As a voice actor, he has contributed to television series '' Jeff & Some Aliens'' and '' TripTank'' on Comedy Central and, more recently, ''

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'' and ''

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'' on Netflix, among others. He is set to start in the upcoming drama series '' Lady in the Lake''.

Early life

Gelman was born and raised in Highland Park,

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. Gelman's father was a photo salesman. He was raised

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and has a younger sister who is a speech pathologist. Gelman graduated from Highland Park High School. He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he received classical training in theater.

Career

After college, Gelman moved to

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with a fellow schoolmate, actor Jon Daly. While in New York, Gelman was a regular performer at the

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, as part of the duo Cracked Out and sketch group Mr. A$$. A popular

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commercial funded his work for a while. Gelman did a one-man show called ''1,000 Cats'', which he workshopped at many venues. Gelman has appeared in the films '' The Other Guys'' and ''

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''. He has co-starred as Chris Elliott's sidekick Brett Mobley in the live-action

series '' Eagleheart'' and is a regular sketch performer on HBO's ''

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'' and

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''. He has had recurring roles on ''

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'' and '' The Inbetweeners'', as well as making guest appearances on comedy programs such as '' Bored to Death'', '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', '' The Office'', '' Happy Endings'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Gelman has also written for the MTV sketch series ''

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'' and the

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& B. J. Porter created sketch pilot '' The Right Now! Show''. In 2010, Gelman appeared as a cast member on the Comedy Central sketch comedy special ''This Show Will Get You High'', created by

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. Gelman co-starred as "Mr. K" on the

comedy series ''

'' starring

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, and as A.J. on the FX comedy series ''

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''. In 2014, Gelman hosted a dinner party special, called '' Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends'', which aired on Adult Swim. In 2015, Gelman was also a consulting writer on season two of the entertainment news parody series '' Hot Package'' on Adult Swim and also recurs as Hamish on the Comedy Central series '' Another Period'' and as Ronnie on the Starz series ''

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''. Also in 2015, Gelman appeared in the series finale of ''

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''. In July 2016, Gelman starred in the special '' Dinner in America with Brett Gelman'', a sequel to ''Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends'', which focused on racism. In November 2016, Gelman said that he had left

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and Adult Swim due to the network's alleged poor treatment of female employees and the promotion of controversial '' Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace''. In 2017, Gelman starred in and co-wrote ''

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'', opposite

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and

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, directed by

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. It had its world premiere at the

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on January 22, 2017. In 2017, it was announced that Gelman was cast in the second season of the hit

science-fiction web series '' Stranger Things'' as Murray Bauman, a conspiracy theorist and former journalist. He was promoted to the main cast for the fourth season. In 2018, he starred in the independent feature film '' Room for Rent'', opposite Mark Little,

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, and

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. Gunpowder & Sky released the film in the US on all major VOD platforms November 2, 2018.

Other work

Gelman and frequent writing partner and collaborator

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performed for many years as the comedy rap duo "Cracked Out". Gelman has gained recognition for appearing as the "Little Bit Of Luck" character in the "Take 5"

ad campaign that ran from 2008 through 2011. Gelman has said that the inspiration for the character is rocker

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. Gelman makes frequent appearances on the ''

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, as well as other podcasts on the

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podcasting network. In 2011, he began his own podcast, '' Gelmania'', also available on the Earwolf network. Gelman has said he wanted his podcast to "reflect a lot of the fears and anger and sadness of the world, but do that through a really stupid lens." In 2014, ''Gelmania'' began its second season but is no longer on the Earwolf network.

Personal life

In December 2015, Gelman married

. The pair met in New York City while working on a New York Lotto commercial. They divorced in 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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