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Greg Behrendt

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Greg Behrendt
Greg Behrendt appearing for The Meltdown in 2011
Greg Behrendt appearing forThe Meltdownin 2011
BornGregory Paul Behrendt
(1963-07-21)July 21, 1963(age 60)
San Francisco,California,U.S.
OccupationComedian, host, writer, author, musician
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
GenreComedy,Podcasts,Rock,Self-improvement,Dating
Notable worksWalking the Room
The Reigning Monarchs
He's Just Not That Into You
The Greg Behrendt Show
SpouseAmiira Ruotola
Children2

Gregory Behrendt(born July 21, 1963) is an American comedian and author. His work as a script consultant to theHBOsitcomSex and the Citypaved the way for co-authoring of theNew York TimesbestsellerHe's Just Not That Into You(2004), later adapted into a film by thesame name.[1]Apart from that he also hosted two short-lived television shows,The Greg Behrendt Show(2006) andGreg Behrendt's Wake Up Call(2009).[2][3]

Early life and education

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Greg Behrendt graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from theUniversity of Oregonin 1991, though initially he had enrolled to be a business major and to play rugby.[4]

Career

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After graduation, Behrendt moved to San Francisco, where he joined an improvisational troupe, and met fellow comic Margaret Cho. In his early years, he performed comedy andimprovin San Francisco. He was a member of the improv troupe Crash and Burn, whose members includedMargaret Cho.He came up as a performer alongside such comics asDavid Cross(with whom he roomed for years) andPatton Oswalt.[5]

He went on to appear onThe Tonight ShowandLate Night with Conan O'Brien.His stand-up special,Greg Behrendt is Uncool,debuted onComedy Centralin January 2006.

In June 2006, he appeared onCelebrity Poker Showdown,playing for a domestic violence charity. Behrendt was a script consultant for theHBOsitcomSex and the City,"offering script notes from the perspective of a straight man to the writing team, composed of women and gay men".[6]

WithLiz Tuccillo,Behrendt co-wrote the 2004self-help bookHe's Just Not That Into You.It was adapted byDrew Barrymore'sFlower Films/Warner Bros.as amovie of the same name,premiering February 6, 2009.

With his wife Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt, he co-wroteIt's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken.

He released the bookIt's Just a Date![7]in the UK.

His daily daytime "self-help" talk show,The Greg Behrendt Show,premiered September 12, 2006, four months laterSony Pictures Televisionannounced, in January 2007 that the series would not have a second season, and the show aired its last new episodes in February 2007.[8]

He also did a mid-season program for the 2006–07 television seasonGreg Behrendt's Wake-Up CallforABC,which never aired on the network. The program began airing in January 2009 on ABC's sister cable networkSoapNet.[9]He also appeared on the Great Debate at the 2010Melbourne Comedy Festival,in which he argued as the third speaker for the negative team on the debate "Food Is Better Than Sex". Behrendt's team, made up ofNew ZealandcomedianCal Wilson,English comedianRussell Kaneand Behrendt himself, won the comedy event.

He started thepodcastWalking the Roomwith his friendDave Anthony.

Personal life

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He is married to Amiira Ruotola. They have two daughters, Mighty Luna and Bella True.[5]He is a recovering alcoholic.[6][10]He plays guitar in his own surf/rockabilly instrumental band,The Reigning Monarchs.[11]

In June 2015, Behrendt announced[12]via hisFacebookFan Page that he was battling cancer, and had undertaken three rounds of chemotherapy. He discussed his diagnosis on episode 16TF of Jimmy Pardo's podcast "Never Not Funny", as well as Wil Anderson's podcast "Wilosophy" on July 9, 2015. He stated that he had a form oflymphoma.His cancer is in remission as of late 2015.

Literary works

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  • Pocket Guide to He's Just Not That into You: The No-excuses Truth to Understanding Guys,with Liz Tuccillo. Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 2005.ISBN1593599900.
  • Greg Behrendt; Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt (September 5, 2006).It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy.Broadway.ISBN978-0-7679-2196-1.
  • Greg Behrendt; Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt (July 1, 2008).It's Just a Date: How to Get 'em, How to Read 'em, and How to Rock 'em.HarperElement.ISBN9780007228324.
  • Greg Behrendt; Liz Tuccillo (January 6, 2009).He's Just Not That into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys.Gallery Books.ISBN978-1-4169-0977-4.

Comedy albums

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  • Greg Behrendt Is Uncool(2006)
  • That Guy From That Thing(2009)
  • Original Uncool(2011)
    • (contains much of the same material asGreg Behrendt Is Uncool)
  • Why Are You In Here?(2018)

References

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  1. ^Lee, Veronica (August 13, 2009)."Greg Behrendt: why Sex and the City needed me".The Telegraph.London.
  2. ^Caramanica, Jon (February 8, 2009)."'He's Just Not That Into You' and 'Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call ".Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^"'If I'm the Last Stop, You're in Trouble.'".Washington Post.February 15, 2009.
  4. ^Chagollan, Steve (July 12, 2001)."Greg Behrendt: Masculinity given new dimensions".Variety.
  5. ^abJust who is Greg Behrendt?OC Register,November 11, 2008
  6. ^ab"'Greg Behrendt' Wants to Fix You Up ".Zap2it.July 12, 2008.
  7. ^It's Just a Dateamazon.com.
  8. ^"The Greg Behrendt Show: Syndicated Self-Help Cancelled".TVseriesfinale. January 25, 2007.
  9. ^"Comic Behrendt to star in SoapNet reality show".Reuters.November 11, 2008.
  10. ^Interview,KUPDmorning showHolmberg's Morning Sickness,September 25, 2008
  11. ^MySpace: The Reigning Monarchs
  12. ^Behrendt, Greg."Quick update on HOW TO KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE FROM SUCKING".Greg Behrendt FB Fan Page.Facebook. Archived fromthe originalon February 26, 2022.RetrievedJune 9,2015.
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