Douglas Mark Brochu (born September 29, 1990) is an American actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his role as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series, ''

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'' (2009–2011) and '' So Random!'' (2011–2012).

Early life

Brochu was born in

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, the son of Nita and Michael Brochu. He has an older brother, Chris Brochu, and a younger sister, actress Kaitlyn "Kate" Brochu. When he was 4 years old, Brochu moved to

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, where he spent most of his childhood, before moving to

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, where he started taking acting classes and doing local theater. In August 2006, he moved to

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with his family to pursue acting.

Career

Brochu has appeared in stage productions of ''

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'', ''Smokey Mountain Christmas'', '' The Play's the Thing'' and ''Forever Broadway''. He has also had guest starring roles on

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's ''

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'' and ''

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''. Brochu played the main role as Grady Mitchell in ''

'' and in '' So Random!''. Brochu also played in a special guest role as Oogie in

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's '' Pair of Kings''. In 2011, Brochu was part of '' Disney's Friends for Change Games'', which aired on Disney Channel. After ''So Random!'' was cancelled, Brochu hosted

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's web series ''Shove It'', as well as two episodes of ''How to Be Awesome''. Since then, Brochu has appeared in several short films and theater productions, as well as started the sketch comedy group ''Burnt Quiche'' in 2017. In 2018, he starred in the interactive live show ''Kid Claw'' on Twitch, playing the titular character. In 2021, Brochu reprised his role as Duke Lubberman in the ''

'' reboot.

Personal life

Brochu's hobbies include reading, writing, playing videogames, playing banjo, blacksmithing, leather-crafting and

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. From 2012 to 2013, he co-hosted a podcast called ''Beardomancy 101'' with friend Ryan Moran, where they would discuss adventures, comics, movies and geek culture in general. In 2016, he moved to

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to start a business, All-Wise Meadery, alongside actor Dylan Sprouse. In September 2016, they started an interactive D&D show called ''Pug Crawl'', which went on until March 2017. The premise consisted of weekly D&D games where viewers would choose which characters and scenarios would be featured. In November 2018, Brochu announced he was leaving All-Wise. Brochu lives in

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. He currently works as a live broadcast producer at Esports Engine alongside some of his best friends, including Kid Claw creator Ethan Spencer and Chase Down Podcast co-host Carter Rodriguez.

Filmography

Film

* ''Obituaries'' (2014) as Calvin Roderick * ''Winesburg: Death'' (2015) as Handsome Lover #2 * '' Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?'' (2014) as Senior Jock

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brochu, Doug 1990 births Male actors from North Carolina American male child actors 21st-century American male actors American sketch comedians American male television actors People from Fayetteville, North Carolina Living people Comedians from Tennessee Comedians from North Carolina Male actors from Tennessee