Brian Gallivan is an American actor, writer and comedian. He gained significant attention for his Second City Network web series Sassy Gay Friend, based on a character he created in 2004 Second City mainstage revue Red Scare. The series shows events that may have transpired if famous women (and a few men) in literature, film, and history had been advised by the titular character.
Career Gallivan got his start improvising in his hometown of Boston as well as performing at the Bambi Masterpiece Theater, before moving to Chicago in 2003, where he performed at The Second City between 2003 and 2007, appearing in four mainstage revues, including the long-running Between Barack and a Hard Place. He was twice nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards for his work while there.
Gallivan appeared in the Matt Damon film The Informant! and in the Derek Westerman web series Bad Dads alongside Michael Cera. Gallivan appeared in the feature film A Thousand Words.
Gallivan was a writer on the NBC sitcom Are You There, Chelsea? and the ABC comedy series Happy Endings.
For the 2014–15 television season, Gallivan created and produced the CBS television sitcom The McCarthys,"‘The McCarthys’ Creator Brian Gallivan on the ‘Huge Gap Between Homosexuality and Professional Sports’". The Wrap, October 30, 2014. which was cancelled in early 2015.
Personal life Gallivan is gay. He is from Dedham, Massachusetts.
Filmography + Film / Television Year Title Role Notes2004Disturbing Leonard Intimidating Man At Urinal 2(Short film)2008The PromotionBanjo Player #1 (voice role)(Film)2009The Informant!Ron Henkoff(Film)2010Sassy Gay Friend: Hamlet Sassy Gay Friend(Short film)AIDS: We Did It!Unnamed role(Short film)2011Childrens Hospital Reporter 1(TV Series), 1 episode: "The '70s Episode"Bad DadsJessica's Boyfriend(Short film)Funny or Die PresentsAbraham Lincoln (segment "The Amazing Adventures of David and Jennie")(TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #2.3"2012The InternBrian(Short film)The Last SupperUnnamed role(Short film)A Taste of MagicMagician(Short film)A Thousand WordsTony(Film)2013The Caterpillar's KimonoDuncan(Film)2015Marry Me Flight Attendant(TV Series), 1 episode: "Wake Me"2016The Boys at the BarCuddle Bear(Film)2020The Big Show Show Principal Crowley(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Big Surprise"Outmatched Sebastian(TV Series), 1 episode: "Royal Rumble"2024ShrinkingStuart(TV Series), 5 episodes2026 Office Romance(Film)
+ Other Notable Works Year Title Role Notes2010–2012Second City Sassy Gay Friend
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