Bryan Callen

Bryan Christopher Callen (born January 26, 1967) is a Romanian-Jewish American actor and comedian. Callen is notable for being one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv. --- Callen was born in the Philippines and later moved to India where his sister was born. His family then moved to Beirut, Lebanon where they lived for almost 3 years. This was followed by stints in Pakistan, and then back to Lebanon for another 2 years until the Lebanese Civil War broke out and the family was evacuated to Greece. Bryan's father, Michael Callen, worked for a time as an executive for Citibank. After 3 years in Greece, the family moved again to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The schools in Saudi Arabia only go to the 9th grade for foreigners; Bryan attended Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts. After graduating, Callen attended American University in Washington, D.C., where he earned his B.A. in History. Callen was one of the eight original cast members when MADtv debuted in 1995. Callen's most popular characters included Pool Boy from Cabana Chat with Dixie Wetsworth, motivational speaker Al Casdy, and "relationship-challenged" death row inmate Jeremy Anderson. Callen also performed impersonations of Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Al Gore, Luke Perry, Steven Seagal, Sammy Hagar, Kevin Bacon, Jim Carrey, Ted Knight, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Astin, and Frank Gifford. --- Callen has lived in Venice, California since 1995.