American actor Bryan Christopher Callen was born in Manila, Philippines on January 26, 1967. He was raised in the South Bronx of New York City and graduated from Morris High School. He later attended American University and majored in drama. He was soon discovered by producers while he was performing at a comedy club. He landed a spot on MADtv, debuting in 1995. He played characters like Pool Boy and Al Casdy, in addition to impersonating Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Al Gore, Steven Seagal, Kevin Bacon, Jim Carrey and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Bryan Callen’s other appearances on television include those in Entourage, Oz, and NYPD Blue. He later starred on Sex & the City, How I Met Your Mother and the Showtime series Fat Actress. He then landed a part on The Secret Life of an American Teenager. He was next seen on Chelsea Lately before getting cast on the MTV series Death Valley.