Brandon Allan Hardesty (born April 13, 1987) is an American comedic
performer and actor Hardesty posts original comedy videos as well as
"uncanny" recreations of scenes from movies, playing every part
himself. The Village Voice writer Julian Dibbell has called his works
"web culture at its finest."Hardesty was born in Baltimore, Maryland,
the youngest child in the family. He is the son of Susan and Brent
Hardesty, who is a pianist. Hardesty's mother collected silly hats and
placed a suit of armor in the dining room "just for fun;" his father
wrote jingles in addition to teaching music and directing the church
choir. Hardesty's parents described him as sweet-natured, funny, and
introverted. His parents withdrew him from his small Christian
elementary school in second grade, fearing that the attending was too
rigid for their son. Instead, he was home-schooled until middle
school.While at Baltimore Lutheran School, a teacher convinced
Hardesty into acting in the school's theater productions, though he
was too self-conscious to allow his family to attend his performances.
He practiced his social skills while working as a cashier at Weis
Markets, a nearby grocery store where he worked on weekends and after
school.In college, Hardesty majored in film, while making YouTube
videos on the side. After attracting attention with his video, Strange
Faces and Noises I Can Make III, a producer, Edwin Marshall, expressed
interest in professionally representing Hardesty. The same video got
national attention from a popular Geico commercial in 2007 and 2008.
In late 2007, Hardesty auditioned for a role in the film Bart Got a
Room. Shortly thereafter, Beverly Strong of Strong Management took
over as Hardesty's manager, and represents him to this day, along with
Nic De Armendi of JLA Talent. Hardesty no longer resides in Los
Angeles. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland where he makes
videos for IMDb and his film/TV commentary YouTube Channel "The Back
Focus."
performer and actor Hardesty posts original comedy videos as well as
"uncanny" recreations of scenes from movies, playing every part
himself. The Village Voice writer Julian Dibbell has called his works
"web culture at its finest."Hardesty was born in Baltimore, Maryland,
the youngest child in the family. He is the son of Susan and Brent
Hardesty, who is a pianist. Hardesty's mother collected silly hats and
placed a suit of armor in the dining room "just for fun;" his father
wrote jingles in addition to teaching music and directing the church
choir. Hardesty's parents described him as sweet-natured, funny, and
introverted. His parents withdrew him from his small Christian
elementary school in second grade, fearing that the attending was too
rigid for their son. Instead, he was home-schooled until middle
school.While at Baltimore Lutheran School, a teacher convinced
Hardesty into acting in the school's theater productions, though he
was too self-conscious to allow his family to attend his performances.
He practiced his social skills while working as a cashier at Weis
Markets, a nearby grocery store where he worked on weekends and after
school.In college, Hardesty majored in film, while making YouTube
videos on the side. After attracting attention with his video, Strange
Faces and Noises I Can Make III, a producer, Edwin Marshall, expressed
interest in professionally representing Hardesty. The same video got
national attention from a popular Geico commercial in 2007 and 2008.
In late 2007, Hardesty auditioned for a role in the film Bart Got a
Room. Shortly thereafter, Beverly Strong of Strong Management took
over as Hardesty's manager, and represents him to this day, along with
Nic De Armendi of JLA Talent. Hardesty no longer resides in Los
Angeles. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland where he makes
videos for IMDb and his film/TV commentary YouTube Channel "The Back
Focus."
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