Brendan Leonard
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Brendan Leonard (born February 6th, 1984) is a filmmaker best known for his hit series on ABC Family, The Brendan Leonard Show.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Brendan Patrick Leonard was born on February 6th, 1984, in Winnetka, Illinois, to Mike and Cathy Leonard. He has three older siblings named Matt, Megan, and Kerry. Brendan is currently attending college at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, after transferring from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He has an avid interest in indie music, hockey, and video editing.
[edit] Career
Around the age of fifteen, Brendan picked up an interest in video editing, most likely sparked by his father, an NBC Today correspondent and producer. Before long, Brendan took his creativity and editing skills to a whole new level and put together a local cable access show, "The Brendan Leonard Show," starring himself and his high school friends. Four years later, his long-running local production was to be picked up on national television.
On Brendan's 19th birthday, he received a telephone call from an ABC Family spokesperson and learned that his show was going to be hosted and aired on ABC Family. On May 26, 2003, The Brendan Leonard Show made its national debut.
The first show to be produced, directed, and written entirely by teens, The Brendan Leonard Show became an instant summer hit. Frequently compared to popular shows such as The Real World, Jackass, and The Tom Green Show, the show was quick to gain a large and dedicated fan-base. Some skits feature playing in mud while wearing suits, exploring their old high school while trying avoiding the janitor, videos of Brendan when he was a little kid, playing baseball left handed, showing all the uses for spatulas, and making their own kung-fu movies. Cast and crew members included Brendan Leonard, Kevin Carlson, Michael Carney, Paul Detjen, Robbie Karver, Patrick Mohr, Ryan Turner, Kevin Sheehan, James Fleischel, Megan Fleischel, Kerry Leonard, Mike Leonard, Cathy Leonard, Margarita Leonard, and Matt Leonard. The Brendan Leonard Show ran a total of 40 episodes during the summer of 2003 before it was cut from the ABC Family network in August. The Brendan Leonard Show featured different artists each episode such as Built to Spill and The Oranges Band.
Brendan Leonard is currently taking part with his family on, Camp Jinx, a blog featuring comedic skits and family updates.
