Brianne Berkson is an American actress, comedian and producer known for films ''Bridge and Tunnel'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016), ''Dare'' (2009), and ''Exposed'' (2016).

Early life and education

Brianne Berkson was born in New York to Simon Bergson, the son of Auschwitz survivors, and Stefany Dobken Bergson. After high school, she went on to attend

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, where she graduated and received a

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in English & Comparative Literature.

Career

As an actress, Berkson has appeared in various films, live theater and TV. She made her acting debut in the film ''Happy End.'' In 2009, she appeared in the film ''Dare''. In 2011, she started her own production company, Everlasting Films. In 2014, she appeared in a comedy ''Bridge and Tunnel'' and won a best supporting actress award at the Maverick Movie Awards. In 2016, she appeared in the film ''Exposed''. In 2017, Berkson produced and co-wrote "Fly Away", a short film part of the Cannes Film Festival. According to a May 2018 news interview with

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Channel 11, she is filming a comedy hip-hop Series named “BriGuel’. In August 2018, Berkson (as BriGuel) released "LOVE" a song and music video featuring Klept of

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's Junior Mafia

TV

Berkson has appeared on a few television series, including '' Rescue Me'', (Season 2009) and a TV movie called ''Oh Be Joyful'' (2006).

Production Work

In 2011, Berkson started her own production company named Everlasting Films. She produced, cowrote, and starred in the film ''

,'' released in 2016 at the

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Comedy

In 2009, Berkson produced, wrote, and starred a one-woman show called "A Longhardt Look at Love with Chad Longhardt." She played 11 characters. In 2010, the show played at Comix NY which restarted Berkson

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career. Berkson voiced a character in

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game. In 2012, Berkson was involved the viral comedy prank "Mrs. Irrelevant". In 2014, Berkson was involved in the comedy project GlobalAmbassador.nyc website, spoofing

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's “Welcome to New York” site.

BriGuel

BriGuel is an artist duo consisting of Brianne Berkson and Miguel Glückstern. In 2020, BriGuel premiered “The Difference”, “No One Really Knows”, and their debut EP "2020 Vision". The EP was entirely produced by Matt Chiaravalle and features Andres Gonzalez. The EP was inspired by a documentary movie "The Difference" that was also produced by BriGuel, Andres Gonzalez and the Baltimore based, Holistic Life Foundation. “The Difference” movie was featured at the

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Personal life

Berkson currently lives in

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with her fiancée and creative partner Miguel Glückstern.

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