Andrew Briedis is an American writer, comedian, satirist, and actor. He is best known for creating the satirical Internet personality Annoying Actor Friend.Exclusive! Annoying Actor Friend Revealed — "You Don't Need To Be What People Expect" at Playbill He has written for Saturday Night Live and appeared on Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.Andrew Briedis - IMDb at the Internet Movie Database
Early life Briedis grew up in San Diego, CA"@AndrewBriedis" at Annoying Actor Friend and attended La Costa Canyon High School (LCC),The Dead Mom Kid - In high school, I adopted a bizarre identity to help me survive a devastating loss., Andrew Briedis, Autobiographical memory article, Slate (magazine), 2023-08-28 then The Hartt School where he pursued a degree in theatre.BWW In-Depth Exclusive: Andrew Briedis on the Past, Present, and Future of Annoying Actor Friend at BroadwayWorld
Annoying Actor Friend
In 2012, Briedis launched Annoying Actor Friend on Twitter. The account initially operated anonymously and satirized the social media behavior of actors, specifically those who work in the Broadway industry. It immediately caught the attention of the theatrical community, inspiring Briedis to write a book under the pseudonym entitled #SOBLESSED: The Annoying Actor Friend's Guide to Werking in Show Business which debuted on Amazon as the #1 Theater and Parody book in 2013.Annoying Actor Friend on Creating an Alias, ‘Werking’ Hard, and Being ‘#SOBLESSED’ at Backstage Magazine An audiobook benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS was released in 2014 and features a voice cast of Alan Cumming, Megan Hilty, Lesli Margherita, Will Swenson, Keala Settle, Tituss Burgess, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Krysta Rodriguez, and Brian Dennehy.The 10 Theater Stars Bringing ‘#SOBLESSED’ to Life at Backstage Magazine A sequel to #SOBLESSED entitled #GRATEFUL: Everything Happens for a Reason was released in 2015.Cultural Clicks: Tweets from God, the Songs of Summer, and Soccer Art at The New Yorker
Briedis revealed his identity in 2015Exclusive! Annoying Actor Friend Revealed — "You Don't Need To Be What People Expect" at Playbill and was nominated for a Shorty Award honoring excellence in Social Media for his work on Annoying Actor Friend.Shorty Awards 2015: Nominees Include Shonda Rhimes, Chris Pratt, Laverne Cox (Exclusive) at The Hollywood Reporter
Career
Briedis has served as a guest writer for Saturday Night Live.‘SNL’ Writer Shares Story Of How ‘Jurassic Park’ And A Letter To Steven Spielberg Changed His Life at Entertainment Tonight Canada He currently writes and performs on the web series Turning the Tables.BroadwayWorld Will Exclusively Air New Web Series- TURNING THE TABLES at BroadwayWorld
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