BA #191: Brendan O’Brien
On the one-hundred and ninty-first Box Angeles writer Brendan O’Brien (The House, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) stops by Studio 309. He discusses playing basketball, attending Georgetown, being an assistant, and more!
the BA #191 breakdown
– Box rants poker chip values.
– Drinking and rituals and hacks.
– Growing up in Scarsdale, NY and watching movies he shouldn’t have been.
– Playing basketball and doing a bunch of creative writing.
– School in the city, summer on the beach and attending Georgetown.
– Starting in accounting, but switching to English and having a tough professor.
– Meeting the wife and moving to Los Angeles.
– PA on Bette and working as a waiter.
– Landing an assistant gig on The 40 Year Old Virgin and making a short film.
– Getting a manager and selling scripts.
– Co-producing Funny People and pitching to Seth Rogen / Evan Goldberg.
For more Brendan, catch Neighbors which he wrote and follow him on Twitter @BrendanOBrien77.
STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Narcissus Kumquat IPA
