- Born
- Birth nameBrian Edward Keith
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Brian Keith is an Actor and Musician. From a very young age, he has been entertaining in some way, shape or form.
As an actor, Brian worked his way up the ranks of low budget or no budget commercials, to nationally recognized Television and Film productions. Ever aspiring to take the "Next Step" in the Film and Television business, Brian decided many years ago to stay local and continue doing what he loved on his terms. Since that decision, he has had the great fortune of working alongside Walton Goggins, Chris Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, Lucas Black, Trace Adkins and Cary Elwes to name a few. Brian has also done Print, Television, and Commercial work for: Price Waterhouse, Lowes, HGTV, Dollywood, Ruby Tuesday's, Sea Ray, Oxygen Channel, ID Network, TVone, and Mattel Toys.
As a musician, drums and percussion are the primary instruments for Brian Keith. From The Coasters, The Shirelles and The Platters, he has worked with some of Motown's greatest performers. From a very youthful beginning, Brian has been playing the drums since the age of four. Growing up in Knoxville Tennessee, he was able to appreciate the sounds of Country music through a family friend that was not only the drummer for Con Hunley, but Brian's first inspiration into performing as a drummer. While working with Contemporary Christian Artists Northcreek from 2000-2005, Brian had the pleasure of playing festivals, clubs, churches and conferences all over the United States as well as sharing the stage with nationally known artists: The Newsboys, Superchic[k], Audio Adrenaline, Reliant K, and Rachael Lampa. A multi-instrumentalist, Mr. Keith's studio credits include 2 albums with Northcreek and playing Drums & Percussion, Guitar, Bass, and Backing Vocals.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Representative
- SpouseCandace(November 15, 1997 - April 1, 2013) (divorced, 2 children)
- Professional Firefighter with the Knoxville Fire Department 1997-2007.
- Grew up in Knoxville Tennessee, where he became friends with Kristian Bush of Country music's Sugarland and his brother, Brandon Bush of pop group 'Train'.
- Brian started out on pots and pans, but has been drumming on the skins since the age of 4 and has played throughout the USA professionally opening for such groups as: Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, Superchik, Audio Adrenaline, The Coasters, The Shirrelles, and The Platters.
- While working on October Sky, Keith was an extra. After seeing firsthand how the life of an extra was very low on the totem pole, Keith positioned himself at the front door of the "Wrangling" are in which the extras were kept. This allowed him to see when they were coming to get more extras for shots. This understanding lead to Keith getting picked for a scene with Chriss Cooper & Jake Gyllenhaal.
- Brian Keith is related to Bill Golden of the Oakridge Boys and David Keith of stage, TV, and film.
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