Brad Garrett

Brad has been nominated for nine SAG awards. He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. He won the award in 2003. He was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2004. All these nominations were for Everybody Loves Raymond. In 2003 he was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Televison Miniseries or Movie for Gleason.

Brad and wife Jill Diven finalized their divorce in November, 2007.

Brads favourite comedian is Gallagher.

Brad says that is favourite actor and actress his Danny Most and Esther Rolle.

Brad's father was a hearing aid specialist working in geriatrics and his mother was a housewife.

Brad studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.

Brad is going to be the voice Charlee in the upcoming movie "Christmas Is Here Again". He is also going to voice Auguste Gusteau in the other upcoming film "Ratatouille".

Brad made his first television appearance on the 1978 show "The Comedy Shop."

Brad played Mamma aiuto boss in the 2005 film "Porco Rosso".

Brad has headlined at Bally's Park Place and co-headlined with The Temptations at Trump Plaza.

Brad recently split with his wife, Jill Diven

Brad has sometimes struggled for acting work due to his large size

Brad turned down a spin-off show with his character Robert Barone from "Everybody Loves Raymond."

He has two children, Maxwell Bradley Garrett born 14 October 1998, Daughter Hope born January 2000

Brad was a waiter at TGI,Fridays in the early 1980s.

Brad graduated from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California in 1978.

Brad attended Hale Jr. High School in Woodland Hills, California.

Brad became the first $100,000 grand champion winner in the comedy category of "Star Search" in 1984.

Brad spent six weeks at U.C.L.A before going into stand-up comedy full time.

His favorite food is corn dogs

Brad played Lou Montana in the 1999 film "Clubland" .

Brad played Wally in the 2005 film "The Moguls".

Brad played Jackie Gleason in the 2002 film "Martin and Lewis".

Brad played Fred Bedderhead in the 2002 movie The Country Bears.

Brad played Henry in the 2000 movie "Facade".

Brad played Oren Starks in the 1998 film Postal Worker.

Brad played Vice Principal Murney in the 2005 film The Pacifier.

Brad played Jeckyll in the 1997 film Suicide Kings.

Brad played the Security Guard in the 1997 movie George B.

Brad played Sheldon Lutz in the 1996 film A Delicatessen Story.

Brad played Joe Bedloe in the 1999 film Sweet and Lowdown.

Brad Garrett is 6' 8 1/2"

In 1998, Garrett proposed to his then girlfriend Jill Diven on the set of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and they were married on May 18, 1999.

Brad occassionally does voice overs for cartoons. He's been on the animated series 2 Stupid Dogs, A Bug's Life, and Finding Nemo. He also provided the voice of Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation Rock 'N' Wrestling cartoons of the 1980s. He also did the voice of Uto in the film Tarzan II. Brad also voiced the character Bertie Furbelow in the film Jetsons: The Movie, Trypticon in the tv series "Transformers", the character Luca from the 2004 film "Garfield" And Lobo On Superman: The Animated Series And Justice League.

Brad was one of the youngest comedians to ever perfrom on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

In 1984, he became the first $100,000 grand champion winner in the comedy category of the TV show Star Search.

Brad won the 2005 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on Everybody Loves Raymond. He also won in 2002 and 2003.