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Steven James Brody (May 22, 1970 – February 22, 2019), known professionally as Brody Stevens, was an American
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and actor. He starred in the
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reality series '' Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!'', and was known for appearances on ''
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'' and other comedy shows as well as roles in films such as ''
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'' (2009) and ''
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'' (2010).


Early life

Stevens was born Steven Brody in Los Angeles, California on May 22, 1970. Stevens' family is from New Mexico and Arizona. His grandmother was born in New Mexico on May 2, 1909. His father, Harold Morris Brody, was born in Phoenix and worked as a
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. Stevens described his family as the "pioneering
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of the southwest". Stevens was raised in Los Angeles, and briefly enrolled in
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until his mother decided he would attend public school. The family moved to
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during Stevens' early childhood. After his parents divorced when Stevens was eight years old, he lived with his mother and older sister in the San Fernando Valley. Stevens did not go to Hebrew School nor read from the
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for his Bar Mitzvah. In 1982, Stevens attended a
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church with his father, who was dating a member of the choir. He attended
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, excelling on the baseball team as a right-handed pitcher. His highs included
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10 batters on multiple occasions (he was often clocked on the radar gun at 88MPH with movement), while his lows included
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ing in runs in playoff games. Stevens went on to earn a scholarship to play Division I College Baseball for the
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program, starting in four games, pitching 28 innings and recording 3 saves. He graduated with a 2.52 GPA.


Career

Stevens first tried stand-up in Los Angeles, before moving to Seattle, where he began developing an act, in addition to co-creating and co-starring in a
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show with Teina Manu called ''Brody and Teina'' that garnered a cult following. His career continued for a three-year stint in New York City, before he found a home on the Los Angeles comedy scene. Stevens appeared on the television shows ''
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''. He was also a regular panelist on ''
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''. In 2010, Stevens launched his own
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''The Brody Stevens Experiment''. Only three episodes were released. On October 7, 2011 Stevens began co-hosting ''Brode & Esther'', a podcast for the Deathsquad network with fellow stand-up comedians
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and Brian Redban. 15 episodes have been released. In 2011, Stevens starred in and produced a documentary comedy series for
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called ''Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!''.
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was an executive producer on the project. It was released in 2012 as six 15-minute episodes on HBO's digital platform
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and received positive reviews. Following the popularity of his HBO program it was picked up by Comedy Central as '' Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!''. The footage was shot by HBO, along with additional material shot by Comedy Central, and was released in 2013 as twelve 21-minute episodes. Stevens was also an experienced audience warm-up performer and did warm-up on ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', Rob Dyrdek's '' Ridiculousness'', '' Who Gets the Last Laugh?'', ''
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''. Stevens also appeared in the films ''Road to Park City'', '' Jesus Is Magic'' (2005), ''
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'' (2009), ''
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'' (2010), ''
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'' (2010), and ''
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'' (2011). He also appeared in a minor role in ''
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'' (2009), but his scenes were ultimately cut from the film. Stevens launched another podcast on May 13, 2012 called ''The Steven Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship'' on the Feral Audio network. The podcast was a mixture of Stevens talking about his career and personal life, involving his producer Dustin Marshall and interviewing his friends from throughout the comedy world. 69 episodes were released. On November 13, 2013 Stevens launched his latest podcasting venture as the host of ''Positive Push'' on the Video Podcast Network YouTube channel, an affiliate of the Jash network. Stevens was also a frequent podcast guest. He regularly appeared on Deathsquad podcasts and appeared on ''
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'' as well as ''The Naughty Show'' with Sam Tripoli. Stevens also had a presence in the
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podcast scene, appearing as a contestant on ''
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'' and guest on
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podcasts such as ''Who Charted?'' with
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and
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. In addition, Stevens regularly appeared as a guest on Jay Mohr's
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show ''Jay Mohr Sports''. Stevens performed in a wide range of comedy clubs across Los Angeles and was famous for his late-night spots at the
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. On February 27, 2013, Stevens taped a live comedy set at The Royale in Boston for the second season of Comedy Central's ''
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''. While in Boston, he also recorded a series of interviews with the other 16 comedians appearing on ''The Half Hour'' called ''Push & Believe''. It was released on Comedy Central's YouTube channel in December 2013. Through the summer of 2013, he traveled the country performing on the Oddball Comedy Tour headlined by
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. Roughly a year prior to his death, starting in 2018, Stevens served as a co-host on the
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radio show, ''Dialed in with Dallas'', hosted by former
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Pitcher
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.


Death

On February 22, 2019, Stevens was found dead in his Los Angeles home. An autopsy determined that he died by
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. He was 48 years old. He had been suffering from
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and depression at the time of his death.


Filmography


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