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| Born | June 21, 1967 Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, United States |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Influences | George Carlin, Sam Kinison, Steve Martin, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor[1] |
| Website | jimbreuer.com |
Jim Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and radio host. He is most noted for his time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and starring in the 1998 cult "stoner comedy" Half-Baked, alongside Dave Chappelle.
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Breuer was born and raised on Long Island in New York.[2] He now lives in Chester Township, New Jersey with his wife and three daughters.[3]
Breuer first rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998.[4] On SNL, Breuer's characters included "Goat Boy" (who hosted the fictional MTV program "Hey, Remember the 80s?") and Glen Henderson, the elder brother to Chris Kattan's Todd Henderson/Azrael Abyss character in the "Goth Talk" skits. He has previously guest starred in Home Improvement. That appearance gave way to a television pilot, for the new show Buddies. He was originally scheduled to have been the co-star alongside friend and co-worker Dave Chappelle in the 1996 ill-fated sitcom "Buddies," but was pulled from the role.
Among his impersonations was that of actor Joe Pesci, who hosted his own talk show, often accompanied by Colin Quinn playing fellow actor Robert De Niro. In a 1997 episode of the program, both Pesci and De Niro made surprise appearances to "confront" Breuer.
Jim has also hosted several "Premium Blends" on Comedy Central as well as several appearances on other comedy shows.
Breuer hosted the third season of the VH1 show Web Junk 20. The season began on November 17, 2006. He replaced Patrice Oneal, who hosted the first two seasons of the show.
In 2002, Jim Breuer's first one-hour Comedy Central special, "Hardcore," premiered.
On July 25, 2009, Jim Breuer's second one-hour Comedy Central special, "Let's Clear the Air," premiered and came in as one of the highest rated comedy specials in Comedy Central's history.
Breuer currently appears in Pizza Hut commercials, advertising the cheese crust-filled pizzas using the catch phrase, "Jackpot!"
Breuer was a sit-in comedian on the Opie and Anthony Show for many years during their WNEW tenure. "Breuer Bits" were often played whenever the show was on hiatus[citation needed]. With the XM/Sirius merger complete, Breuer returned to the Opie and Anthony show for the first time in six years on August 8, 2008.[5]
Breuer is the host of Fridays with Jim Breuer, (previously known as "Breuer Unleashed") which can be heard each Friday afternoon from 4-6PM (EST) on the Sirius Satellite Radio channel "Raw Dog Comedy." He credits Joe Pesci with jump starting his career as he mentions in his comedy concert "Hardcore". One show, while Breuer was singing the classic Judas Priest song "Devil's Child," Rob Halford "The Metal God," singer of Judas Priest, entered the studio still with his coat on and sang with him.[6]
He is an occasional guest on the Mancow Show and a frequent guest on the Howard Stern show.
In 2008, Jim went on his first tour in 6 years known as the "Breuniversity Tour" where he toured over 20 colleges and comedy clubs across the country. The footage was used in his documentary "More Than Me," as well as his 4 hour DVD "The Jim Breuer Road Journals," both of which will be released soon on DVD.
Jim Breuer (born 1967-06-21) is an American comedian and actor mostly known for his appearance between 1995 and 1998 on Saturday Night Live.
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