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Brendan Hunt

Actor
Ted Lasso

Originally from Chicago, Brendan is an actor-writer who has come to call Los Angeles home. His first professional gig was in Amsterdam with the notorious sketch/improv theater Boom Chicago. That life-changing experience was depicted in his successful solo show Five Years In Amsterdam. He wrote and starred in the play Absolutely Filthy at Sacred Fools Theater Company, which went on to win both the LA and NY Fringe Festivals, and his next play The Art Couple will go up at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles in summer 2022. He is a co-creator and co-star of the Emmy-winning Ted Lasso on Apple TV+, and has also appeared on Key & Peele, Community, Parks and Recreation and more.

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Events featuring Brendan Hunt
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