Brad Hall

Birth Name:

William Brad Hall

Birth Place:

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack

Graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Theater
Is married to actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played Elaine on "Seinfeld" and was also a "Saturday Night Live" cast member
After "Saturday Night Live," he began his writing career as a story editor on "American Dreamer" and writer on "Brooklyn Bridge" and "Frasier․"
Started out doing stage work at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and co-founded the Practical Theatre Company in 1979
Quote: "(On his critics): "You know what? I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I have an unbelievably beautiful, well-known wife․ And the people who criticize me don't․""
Best known as a writer and cast member on "Saturday Night Live" and creator of "The Single Guy" and "Watching Ellie․"
Created the original "Saturday Night Live" characters Larry Rolans, Mike Phillips, and the Human Stapler and also did impersonations of John Hinckley, Pete Best, Noel Stookey, and Walter Mondale
He and the three other Practical Theatre Company's improv team, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Gary Kroeger, and Paul Barrosse, joined "Saturday Night Live" at the same time in 1982

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