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David Brenner(1936-2014)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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David Brenner circa 1970s
David Brenner was born on 4 February 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Worth Winning (1989), Modern Family (2009) and Theory of a Deadman: Not Meant to Be (2009). He was previously married to Ruth Davey, Elizabeth Slater and Geraldine (Geri) Judith Leno. He died on 15 March 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 4, 1936
DiedMarch 15, 2014(78)
BornFebruary 4, 1936
DiedMarch 15, 2014(78)
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David Brenner in Modern Family (2009)
David Brenner in Modern Family (2009)
David Brenner
David Brenner circa 1970s
Tai Babilonia and David Brenner at an event for Miracle (2004)

Known for

Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Mark Harmon, and Maria Holvoe in Worth Winning (1989)
Worth Winning
5.7
  • Celebrity Auctioneer
  • 1989
Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
Modern Family
8.5
TV Series
  • David Brenner
Theory of a Deadman: Not Meant to Be
Music Video
  • Writer
  • 2009
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TV Series
  • David

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Actor

  • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    • David Brenner
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time
    • Self #53 - Panelist
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2004
  • Michael Boatman, Sandra Oh, Jim Turner, and Robert Wuhl in Arli$$ (1996)
    Arli$$
    • David Brenner
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Chickboxin' Underground (1999)
    Chickboxin' Underground
    • Spectator
    • Video
    • 1999
  • Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Mark Harmon, and Maria Holvoe in Worth Winning (1989)
    Worth Winning
    • Celebrity Auctioneer
    • 1989
  • Snip
    • David
    • TV Series
    • 1976

Writer

  • Theory of a Deadman: Not Meant to Be
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • David Brenner: Back with a Vengeance! (2000)
    David Brenner: Back with a Vengeance!
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2000
  • Nightlife (1986)
    Nightlife
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1987

Producer

  • David Brenner: Back with a Vengeance! (2000)
    David Brenner: Back with a Vengeance!
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2000

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Former Official Site - no longer active as of March 2014
  • Alternative name
    • Theory of a Deadman
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • February 4, 1936
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 2014
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Ruth DaveyMarch 7, 2011 - March 15, 2014 (his death)
  • Other works
    Guest on the talk program "Tom Cottle: Up Close".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

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    In 1976, he was to co-star as a divorced hairdresser in the beautician comedy series "Snip", a TV takeoff of the Warren Beatty movie Shampoo (1975). Just before its scheduled September 30th debut, NBC abruptly canceled the show -- so fast in fact that TV Guide did not even have time to remove a special feature on the show in its Fall Preview of September 18-24. Why? One of the show's supporting characters, a fellow hairdresser named Michael, was openly gay and NBC got cold feet at the last minute. Had "Snip" premiered, it would have been a first on American series TV. Instead, Billy Crystal went on to receive that honor with his gay character a year later on the popular series Soap (1977). Seven episodes of "Snip" were completed when it got the ax. The only place the series ended up airing was in Australia, and it became the highest rated show in Australian history at that time.
  • Quotes
    You know you're getting old when... you start to dress in more than six colors.

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