- published: 31 Aug 2015
- views: 954
Brian Doyle-Murray (born Brian Murray; October 31, 1945) is an American comedian, screenwriter, actor and voice artist. He is the older brother of actor/comedian Bill Murray and has acted together with him in several films, including Caddyshack, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, The Razor's Edge and Groundhog Day. He currently appears with a recurring role as Don Ehlert on the ABC sitcom The Middle.
Murray, one of nine children, was born in Chicago, the son of Lucille (née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a lumber salesman. His parents were Irish American and Catholic. He is the older brother of actors Bill Murray, Joel Murray and John Murray. A sister, Nancy, who is an Adrian Dominican Sister in Michigan, travels around the country portraying St. Catherine of Siena. Doyle-Murray uses his hyphenated name (Doyle is his grandmother's maiden name) because there is another actor with the same name. Brian attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California in the late 1960s.
Brian Scolaro (born October 18, 1973 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor and producer. He first established himself as a stand up comedian in Manhattan and appeared in Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in 1999. He moved to Hollywood to be a regular cast member on NBC's Three Sisters, but is most known for his two seasons on Fox's "Stacked" as Stuart Miller. His half-hour special "Comedy Central Presents: Brian Scolaro" premiered in January 2009. He has acted on AMC's "Mad Men", TNT's "Men of a Certain Age", Showtime's "Dexter", ABC's "Grey's Anatomy", Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place", HBO's :The Life and Times of Tim", and two network pilots. His production company, Voodoowop Pictures, was formed in Brooklyn in 1996 with his college friends and their short films "See That Guy" and "Something" were featured respectively at Chicago's Angelciti and Hollywood's Show Off Your Short Film Festivals. His production company is available on Youtube.