Brian Gallivan is an American actor, writer and comedian. He gained significant attention for his Second City Network web series ''Sassy Gay Friend'', based on a character he created in 2004 Second City mainstage revue ''Red Scare''. The series shows events that may have transpired if famous women (and a few men) in literature, film and history had been advised by the titular character.

Career

Gallivan got his start improvising in his hometown of Boston as well as performing at the Bambi Masterpiece Theater, before moving to Chicago in 2003, where he performed at

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between 2003 and 2007, appearing in four mainstage revues, including the long-running ''Between Barack and a Hard Place''. He was twice nominated for

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for his work while there. Gallivan appeared in the

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film ''

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'' and in the

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web series ''Bad Dads'' alongside

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. Gallivan appeared in the feature film '' A Thousand Words''. Gallivan was a writer on the

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sitcom ''

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'' and the

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comedy series ''

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''. For the 2014–15 television season, Gallivan created and produced the CBS television sitcom '' The McCarthys'', which was cancelled in early 2015.

Filmography

Personal life

Gallivan is gay. He is from

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