James Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998 and starred in the film Half Baked (1998).
Career Breuer was a member of the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998, playing characters such as Joe Pesci and Goat Boy. He went on to host The Jim Breuer Show after leaving SNL.
Breuer regularly tours as a comedian. Footage of his 2008 tour was used in his documentary More Than Me and in his four-hour DVD program The Jim Breuer Road Journals. In September 2021, he cancelled shows at venues requiring COVID-19 vaccination in New Jersey and Michigan and has stated that he will not perform at venues with such requirements.
In 2023, Breuer appeared as a featured speaker on the ReAwaken America Tour. During one appearance, Breuer received backlash for mocking the collapse of football player Damar Hamlin; he suggested the collapse was caused by COVID-19 vaccines, echoing conspiracy theories in anti-vaccine circles.
Personal life Breuer was born in Valley Stream, New York, and graduated in 1985 from Valley Stream Central High School.Weiner, Iris. "Jim Breuer comes home", Long Island Herlad, September 24, 2009. Accessed March 29, 2024. "Breuer’s uniquely dazed look combined with his goofy humor used to make his teachers at Valley Stream Central High School laugh… followed by the writing of detention slips. If he could talk to the teachers who helped him to graduation in 1985, he would give them one big fat, 'Told you so!'"
From 2005 to 2021, he lived in Chester Township, New Jersey, with his wife Dee, whom he married in 1992, and their three daughters. In August 2021, Breuer and his family moved to Naples, Florida, after selling their home in New Jersey.https://www.facebook.com/JimBreuer/videos/1890336124459466
Breuer is a cousin of actress Nancy Allen through her mother and his father.
Discography Jim Breuer and the Loud & Rowdy – Songs from the Garage (2016; Metal Blade Records)
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1992–1994 Uptown Comedy Club Various 1995–1998 Saturday Night Live Various Cast Member1995 Home Improvement Jim Episode: "Talk to Me"1995 Clerks: The TV Show Randal Graves TV pilot1996 Buddies Jim Unaired Pilot1998 Half Baked Brian 1999 Dick John Dean 2000 Titan A.E. The Cook Voice2000 Once in the Life Pizzaman 2001 One Eyed King Patrick 'Paddy' O'Donahue 2002 American Dummy Tony Metropolis Short2003 Crooked Lines Chris 2003 MTV Icon Himself Special; Episode: "Metallica"2006 Beer League Football Guy 2010 More than Me Himself 2010 The Jim Breuer Road Journals Himself 2011 Zookeeper Crow Voice2012–2013 Motorcity Tooley Voice, 11 episodes2013 The English Teacher Narcissist Man 2013 Wonder Pets Strawman (voice) Episode: "In The land of Oz!"2014 Family Guy Joe Pesci (voice) Episode: "Brian's a Bad Father"2014 School Dance Officer Lagney 2015 Quitters 2016 Bling Mr. Glump Voice2016 Rock and a Hard Place Pastor Darren 2016–2017 Kevin Can Wait Father Phillip 4 episodes2017 Liv & Maddie Himself Episode: "Big Break-A-Rooney"2023 Jingle Smells Blake Ashton
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