Brianne Berkson
{{short description|American actress, comedian and producer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_name = Brianne Berkson
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| birth_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actress, comedian, producer
| years active = 2003–present
| alma mater = Columbia University
| website = {{URL|https://www.briguel.com/}}
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Brianne Berkson is an American actress,{{cite web|url= https://www.backstage.com/review/ny-theater/end-of-lines/
|title=End of Lines|author=Karl Levett|date=September 11, 2008|work=Backstage}} comedian and producer known for films Bridge and Tunnel (2014), Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine (2016), Dare (2009), and Exposed (2016).
Early life and education
Brianne Berkson was born in New York to Simon Bergson,[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=5962810&privcapId=4221025&previousCapId=4221025&previousTitle=Manhattan%2520Beer%2520Distributors%2520LLC Simon Bergson: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg], Bloomberg.com the son of Auschwitz survivors,[https://www.nbwa.org/news/president-manhattan-beer-distributors-honored-auschwitz-jewish-center-foundation President of Manhattan Beer Distributors Honored by Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation], NBWA.com and Stefany Dobken Bergson.{{cite web |date=May 22, 2017 |title=Stefany Bergson Theatre credits |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Stefany-Bergson/ |work=Broadway World}} After high school, she went on to attend Columbia University, where she graduated and received a B.A. in English & Comparative Literature.{{cite web |title=LinkedIn profile of Brianne Berkson |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianne-berkson-aa156028/}}[https://www.absoluteclarityplay.com/cast.htm Absolute Clarity Play cast], Absoluteclarity.com
Career
As an actress, Berkson has appeared in various films, live theater{{cite web |date=May 14, 2008 |title=A CurtainUp ReviewEnd of Lines |url=http://www.curtainup.com/endoflines.html |work=Curtain Up}} and TV. She made her acting debut in the film Happy End.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}}
In 2009, she appeared in the film Dare.{{cite web |date=November 10, 2009 |title=Emmy Rossum Stars in High School Theater of Cruelty - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/movies/13dare.html |work=The New York Times}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/dare/Film?oid=2721065|title=Dare St Louis News and Events|author=AO Scott|date=November 12, 2009|work=Riverfront Times}}
In 2011, she started her own production company, Everlasting Films.{{cite web |date=August 28, 2018 |title=Home |url=http://www.teameverlasting.com/ |work=Everlasting Films}}
In 2014, she appeared in a comedy Bridge and Tunnel{{cite web|last1=Guzman|first1=Rafer|title=Long Island International Film Expo 2014 lineup: 'The Historian,' more|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/long-island-international-film-expo-2014-lineup-1.8656913|website=www.newsday.com}} and won a best supporting actress award{{cite web |date=August 23, 2014 |title=2014 maverick Movie Awards |url=https://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008012739/https://www.maverickmovieawards.com/2014.html |archive-date=October 8, 2018 |access-date=August 29, 2018 |work=Maverick Movie Awards}} at the Maverick Movie Awards.
In 2016, she appeared in the film Exposed.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/exposed-film-review-858961|title=Exposed Film Review|author=Frank Scheck|date=January 25, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web|url= https://movieweb.com/exposed-movie-trailer-international-keanu-reeves/|title=ExposedTrailer Has keanu Investigating a miracle|author=Frank Scheck|date=January 25, 2016|work=Movieweb.com}}
In 2017, Berkson produced and co-wrote "Fly Away", a short film part of the Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |date=May 25, 2017 |title=Cannes Film Fest 2017 Spotlight: Kara Jackson; Actress Obsession |url=https://gornoblonde.wordpress.com/2017/05/25/cannes-film-fest-2017-spotlight-kara-jackson/ |work=Go Blonde}}
According to a May 2018 news interview with WPIX Channel 11, she is filming a comedy hip-hop Series named “BriGuel’.{{cite web|url=https://pix11.com/2018/05/31/nyc-couple-turns-their-real-lives-into-a-sitcom/|title=NYC couple turns their real lives into a sitcom|author=Joe Mauceri|date=May 31, 2018|work=WPIX}}
In August 2018, Berkson (as BriGuel) released "LOVE" a song and music video featuring Klept of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Junior Mafia{{cite web|url= https://www.chill.us/entertainment/2018/8/31/watch-klept-back-jewish-beyonce-and-jay-z
|title=WATCH: Klept is Back With "Jewish Beyoncé And Jay-Z"(2018)|author=David Artavia |date=August 28, 2018|work=Chill.us}}
|title=surviving show business with briGuel making your own tv show (2018)|author=Aaron Seals|date=August 24, 2018|work=NYC.casting.com}}
=TV=
Berkson has appeared on a few television series, including Rescue Me, (Season 2009){{cite web|url= https://www.famemoose.com/brianne-berkson/|title=Brianne Berkson tv shows|date=January 15, 2009|work=Fame Moose}} and a TV movie called Oh Be Joyful (2006).{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}}
=Production Work=
In 2011, Berkson started her own production company named Everlasting Films.{{cite web |date=January 25, 2017 |title=Brianne Berkson, Producer, Line Producer, Brooklyn, NY |url=https://www.mandy.com/crew/profile/brianne-berkson# |work=Mandy}}[http://www.teameverlasting.com/projects.html Projects], Teameverlasting.com She produced, cowrote, and starred in the film Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alec-baldwin-blind-trump-woodstock-film-festival-938875 |title=Alec Baldwin Premieres 'Blind,' Takes Dig at Trump at Woodstock Film Festival|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Myers|first=Mitch|date=October 17, 2016|access-date=11 August 2018|quote=[...]and actress Brianne Berkson's comic performance stood out in Bad Vegan and the Teleport Machine.}} released in 2016 at the Woodstock Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3060074/your-creative-calendar-74-things-to-do-see-and-hear-in-june |title=Your Creative Calendar: 74 Things To Do, See, And Hear In June|work=Fast Company|last=Berowitz|first=Joe|date=May 31, 2016 |access-date=11 August 2018}}
=Comedy=
In 2009, Berkson produced, wrote, and starred a one-woman show called "A Longhardt Look at Love with Chad Longhardt."{{cite web |date=April 25, 2015 |title=Longhardt look at love with chad lomnghardt |url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/46c2532ea3/promo-video-for-a-longhardt-look-at-love-with-chad-longhardt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061251/http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/46c2532ea3/promo-video-for-a-longhardt-look-at-love-with-chad-longhardt |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |access-date=August 29, 2018 |work=Funny or Die}} She played 11 characters.{{cite magazine |date=April 25, 2009 |title=east to edinberg festival |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/east-to-edinburgh-festival |magazine=The New Yorker}}
In 2010, the show played at Comix NY{{cite web|url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/BREAK-THROUGH-A-LONGHARDT-LOOK-AT-LOVE-WITH-CHAD-LONGHARDT-AND-EVENI-Plays-Comix-NYC-Opens-1122010-20091216|title=BREAK THROUGH: A LONGHARDT LOOK AT LOVE WITH CHAD LONGHARDT AND EVENI Plays Comix NYC|author=BNW news desk|date=December 16, 2009|work=broadway world}} which restarted Berkson stand-up comedy career.
Berkson voiced a character in Grand Theft Auto IV game.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}}
In 2012, Berkson was involved the viral comedy prank "Mrs. Irrelevant".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcO4ALWGuM4|title=Mrs. Irrelevant - 2012 NFL Draft |author=Brianne Berkson |date=April 23, 2012|work= YouTube}}[http://1045theteam.com/girl-wants-to-be-mrs-irrelevant-of-2012-nfl-draft-video/ girl wants to be mrs irrelevant of 2012 draft],[https://www.nfl.com/news/chandler-harnish-living-the-good-life-as-mr-irrelevant-09000d5d82a4f5e4 Chandler Harnish living the good life as 'Mr. Irrelevant'],{{cite web|url= https://sportsmashup.com/2012/04/30/hot-woman-who-made-offer-to-mr-irrelevant-is-ready-to-pay-up/|title=Hot Woman Who Made Offer To Mr. Irrelevant Is Ready To Pay Up|author=Kevin Graham |date=April 30, 2012|work= Sports Mashup}}{{cite web|url= https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/04/25/would-you-want-to-be-mrs-irrelevant/ |title=Would You Want To Be Mrs. Irrelevant?|author=Mike Stone |date=April 25, 2012|work= CBS Detroit Local}}{{cite web|url= https://brobible.com/guyism/article/mrs-irrelevant-makes-sexy-video/ |title=Mr. Irrelevant meet Mrs. Irrelevant, the woman who will bring you great sexual pleasure|author=A Isaac |date=April 25, 2012|work= Brobible}}{{cite web|url= https://www.thesportsbank.net/nfl/mrs-irrelevant-last-pick-in-nfl-draft-colts-chandler-harnish-gets-creepy-invitation-video/ |title=Mrs. Irrelevant? Last pick in NFL Draft, Colts Chandler Harnish gets creepy invitation (video)|author=Paul Banks |date=April 12, 2012|work= The Sports bank}}
In 2014, Berkson was involved in the comedy project GlobalAmbassador.nyc website, spoofing Taylor Swift's “Welcome to New York” site.{{cite web |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Comedians Lampoon Taylor Swift New York Welcome Videos On .NYC Website |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11/12/comedians-lampoon-taylor-swift-new-york-welcome-videos-on-nyc-website/ |work=CBS New York}}{{cite web|url= https://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2014/47/bn-brooklyn-global-ambassadors-2014-11-21-bk_2014_47.html |title=Parody videos spoof Swift|author=Max Jaeger|date=November 17, 2014|work=Brooklyn Daily}}{{cite web|url= https://bklyner.com/gravesend-native-schools-taylor-swift-real-new-york-hilarious-video-bensonhurst/|title=Gravesend Native Schools Taylor Swift On The *Real* New York In Hilarious Video|author=Rachel Silberstein|date=November 12, 2014|work=bklyner}}
= BriGuel =
BriGuel is an artist duo consisting of Brianne Berkson and Miguel Glückstern.
In 2020, BriGuel premiered “The Difference”,{{cite web |title=BriGuel release empowering new music video for "The Difference" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/12/23/premiere-briguel-difference-andres-gonzalez/ |website=Wonderland |date=23 December 2019}} “No One Really Knows”,{{cite news |title=BriGuel Drop Their Thought-Provoking Tune "No One Really Knows" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/07/10/premiere-briguel-feat-andres-gonzalez-no-one-really-knows/ |work=Wonderland |date=10 July 2020}} and their debut EP "2020 Vision".{{cite web |last1=Howard |first1=Ashton |title=New York City duo, Briguel releases their infectious new EP '2020 Vision' |url=https://earmilk.com/2020/06/20/new-york-city-duo-briguel-releases-their-infectious-new-ep-2020-vision/ |website=Earmilk |date=20 June 2020}} The EP was entirely produced by Matt Chiaravalle and features Andres Gonzalez.{{cite news |title=Briguel Comes With Much Needed EP Titled "2020 Vision" |url=https://www.elevatormag.com/briguel-comes-with-much-needed-ep-titled-2020-vision |work=elevatormag.com |language=en}}
The EP was inspired by a documentary movie "The Difference" that was also produced by BriGuel, Andres Gonzalez and the Baltimore based, Holistic Life Foundation.{{cite news |title=BriGuel: New Noise |url=https://rollacoaster.tv/pages/briguel-new-noise |work=Rollacoaster.tv |language=en}} “The Difference” movie was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival.{{cite news |title=The Difference {{!}} 2020 Tribeca Film Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/difference-2020 |work=Tribeca |access-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120043517/https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/difference-2020 |url-status=dead }}
Personal life
Berkson currently lives in Brooklyn with her fiancée and creative partner Miguel Glückstern.{{cite web |date=August 25, 2018 |title=Briguel cast |url=https://www.briguel.com/cast/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830004838/https://www.briguel.com/cast/ |archive-date=August 30, 2018 |access-date=August 29, 2018 |work=Briguel}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.briguel.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1513297|Brianne berkson}}
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Category:Comedians from Manhattan
Category:Columbia College (New York) alumni
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American film production company founders
Category:American women film producers
Category:Film producers from New York (state)
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:Comedians from Brooklyn
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)