Attended Hale Jr. High School in Woodland Hills, Ca.
Graduated from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Ca in 1978
Was once suspended from Jr. High for several days for Launching a Paper Clip from a rubber band in to the chest of another student named Richard O.
In 1977 and 1978 Brad was the DJ over the Senior Lawn at ECR.
In the early 1980s Brad was a waiter at TGI Fridays in Woodland Hills, Ca.
Got his start when he won first prize on Star Search.
Fiancee of Jill Diven [1998]
Son Maxwell Bradley Garrett born to fiancee Jill Diven [14 October 1998]
January 2000 - Daughter, Hope, born.
He's heavily valued as an actor for his towering physical stature, as well as a voice-over actor for his loud, thundering and threatening voice.
Has sometimes struggled for acting work due to his large size. In order to play the title role in the TV movie Gleason (2002) (TV) (the real Jackie Gleason being only about 6 feet tall), the other actors were often either also tall or wearing huge lifts.
Studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute
He guest-starred in episode "Road Rayge" (episode # 1.9) of "The King of Queens" (1998) as Robert Barone, his character from "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
Brad Garrett Detailed Biography
Brad Garrett's roots are in standup comedy. He has headlined at Bally's Park Place and co-headlined with the Temptations at Trump Plaza. He has also worked at the Sands with Frank Sinatra, Caesar's Palace with David Copperfield, Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson, Harrah's with Sammy Davis Jr. and the Beach Boys, and Radio City Music Hall with Julio Iglesias.
Garrett's television credits include a regular role in the CBS series First Impressions, and The Pursuit of Happiness. He has also appeared on Seinfeld, Mad About You, Roseanne and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Arsenio Hall Show. For the feature film Casper, he provided the voice of Fatso.
Garrett's film credits include the Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown, George B, and Suicide Kings. He also appeared in the HBO movie Only in America: Don King.
He was born in Woodland Hills, California, but currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. His birthdate is April 14.
