Brett Baer

Birth Name:

Brett Baer

Birth Place:

United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack, Music department

Nominated for numerous Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on several series including "30 Rock" and "New Girl"
Quote: "Dave [Finkel] and I got our first paying gig writing cartoons․ It was a major deal to get paig․ Our first job was an 'Animaniacs' cartoon for Steven Spielberg․ It has been downhill ever since․"
Began writing for animated series including "The Animaniacs" and "Pinky and the Brain" before transitioning to primetime network series including "Just Shoot Me!" and "New Girl"
Initially planned to become an actor, but would transition to writing after making only a few small appearances, one of which includes 1983's "Risky Business"

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