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Brad Garrett (born April 14, 1960) is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Robert Barone in the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," which earned him multiple Emmy nominations. The brother of fellow comedian Ray Romano, Garrett began his career in stand-up comedy at age 19. He has appeared in numerous films including "Dumb and Dumber" and provided voice work for animated features such as "The Nutty Professor." Garrett has performed extensively as a stand-up comedian in Las Vegas and released several comedy albums. He continues to be active in television and film, maintaining his status as one of America's prominent comedy performers.

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“You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.”

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“I think I'm better wired for television. I love variety as far as a project. I'm easily bored and the schedule of a television show, it just keeps you going. I love theater and I think doing a sitcom in front of a live audience is the closest you can get to theater, and it's really the best mix of like standup and theater, is really a sitcom. I started as a standup and I still continue to do that as well, so I think I'm just a TV guy and happy for it. I think my movie career is kind of like my social life, I'm picky and not in demand. So it perhaps is working out.”

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“Anyone can cook but only the fearless can be great.”

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“I think we love watching people that are flawed because we're all flawed.”

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“It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle.”

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“I love strong women, not only in life but in craft.”

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“I would probably be a teacher if I weren't a comedian.”

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“Broadway was without doubt the hardest I ever worked in my life and the highest highs I've ever had as an actor. The unadulterated fear was on a level that was hard to explain.”

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“But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict.”

Want Believe I Believe Rooms Family Conflict Garden Tables Pool Scrapbooking Pool Table

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“Without having some kind of parameters placed on a coach, the reality is they could all have a different vision of what a kid's limit is in the heat, ... The policy itself that was adopted by the OSAA executive board gives the coaches some parameters as to how to structure their practices and guidelines to follow.”

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“My whole life, I've been telling jokes.”

Whole Jokes Whole Life

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“I believe it's a real tedious hostage negotiation to have a marriage be what it is.”

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“It's fun to play people who are flawed.”

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“I was very, very large as a kid and never athletic, and my home life was a little upside down and I never felt comfortable.”

Children Littles Home Kids Felt Comfortable Down And Athletic Upside Down Home Life

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“There's a black man inside of me just trying to make bail.”

Men Trying Black Bail

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“Actually, I have my own charity that I started that helps supplement families with terminal children.”

Children Helping My Own Charity Supplements Terminal

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“I come from the world of improv; I love any show or any vehicle that gives me an opportunity to be in the moment.”

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“I think as any artist you always want to grow; you always want to get better.”

Thinking Want Artist Grows Get Better

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“I'm the type of guy that feels pressure when I have to order dinner. I'm just that type of guy but that's my fuel. I work well with pressure.”

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“I feel very, very grateful. I'm a lucky guy, you need a lot of luck, and then when the cameras roll, you have to have this group of writers, directors, and actors that just gel, and it seems to literally be happening more and more.”

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“I think I'm better wired for television. I love variety as far as a project. I'm easily bored and the schedule of a television show, it just keeps you going.”

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Born: April 14, 1960
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