Brett Rice
- Actor
Brett Rice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the oldest of four
children. He attended a number of schools until finally, he was sent to
Marist Military Academy in Atlanta, after which he had a short spell in
the Army. One day Brett went with a friend to the theater building to
wait as he auditioned for a show. While he waited the director asked
him if he wanted to audition. He landed a role and from that moment on
lived, ate and drank the theater. For the next five years he went to
every theater in Atlanta and auditioned for almost everything that came
along. This included a TV pilot for The Catlins (1982) which led to a two year
contract. He got a part in The Bear (1984), with Gary Busey and then a
role in a TV movie called Poison Ivy (1985), with 'Michael J. Fox', 'Adam
Baldwin' and Nancy McKeon. Work dried up until Brett
started a fantastic run of luck in which he worked solidly thru the
90s. He played in due TV shows such as I'll Fly Away (1991), In the Heat of the Night (1988), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), and
many more. Theatrical Films included Forrest Gump (1994), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Kalifornia (1993),
Passenger 57 (1992), From the Earth to the Moon (1998), The Waterboy (1998) and most recently as a co-star in Remember the Titans (2000) in
which he played Coach Tyrell opposite Denzel Washington and
'Will Patton'. Brett has a guest appearance on the television
show, Sheena (2000). The episode, 'Stranded in the Jungle' will be shown in
2002. Brett has over 75 credits for TV and Film, and at least that many
credits for the stage. He has become a Councilor at Large with SAG to
get more closely involved with the unusual politics and negotiations
with producers in LA and NY.