Bradley Sherwood (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor, singer, comedian, game show host and writer. He is best known for his work on the British and American versions of comedy improvisation show ''

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''.

Career

His first acting job was a recurring role on ''

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'' as Ned Barron, which lasted for six episodes from 1991 to 1992. Sherwood was introduced to improv after being encouraged to attend a comedy class in Los Angeles, and he joined the cast of the syndicated sketch-comedy series '' The Newz'' in 1994. In 1992, Sherwood appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of the British

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television show ''

''. He was the only actor from that year's Los Angeles auditions to make it to the cast. In 1997 he returned to the show, becoming a regular performer during the last two seasons. He then joined the American version of ''

'' which began after the British version ended and originally aired on the American broadcaster ABC. The American version was hosted by comedian

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. Sherwood later made a guest appearance in three episodes of Carey's sitcom ''

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''. He was also a producer and performer on '' Drew Carey's Green Screen Show'' (2005) and a performer on '' Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza'' (2011). In 2013, the American broadcast network

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revived ''Whose Line?'', on which Sherwood has made occasional appearances. Sherwood hosted ''

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'' from 1996 to 1997 and '' The Big Moment'' in 1999, and was a guest host on ''

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''. He has also been a regular panelist on ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He regularly appears on numerous VH-1 series, including ''I Love the 70s'', '' I Love the 80s'', '' I Love the 90s'', ''100 One-Hit Wonders of The 80s'', ''100 Greatest Rock Ballads'', '' I Love Toys'', and ''Greatest Game Show Moments''. He was a guest on ''

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'' and a regular panelist on ''

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''.

Other work

In 2003, Sherwood teamed up with fellow ''Whose Line?'' performer

Colin Mochrie Colin Andrew Mochrie (; born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer and improvisational comedian, best known for his appearances on the British and American versions of the improvisational TV show ''Whose Line ...

for a two-man improv show titled ''An Evening With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood''. On March 28, 2007, Sherwood and Mochrie performed at the Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. In 2010–11, Sherwood was one of a rotating group of guest announcers on American TV show ''

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'' before George Gray was chosen as the next permanent announcer.

Filmography

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References

External links

An Evening with Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
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