David Andrew Brent

David Andrew Brent (born May 28, 1981) is a Canadian-born comedian, actor, voice actor and producer.

David Andrew Brent
David Andrew Brent at the Second City
Born	(1981-05-28) May 28, 1981 (age 44) Thornhill, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actor

Early life

Brent was born in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. His father is a retired police officer and his mother is a retired manager of a textile company. His elder brother is an academic. He graduated from Thornlea Secondary School in 1999.^[1]

Career

Brent's worked in the entertainment industry as a Battle and Rave DJ, where he performed as The Dirt Bike Kid from 1999 until 2009. Based out of Toronto and Vancouver, he began working as a comic in 2000. He presented regular shows at The Second City,^[2] Absolute Comedy, Comedy Bar and The LOT Comedy Club.^[3] In 2010 he created a comedy show called NBA Comics, in which he performed a group of Canadian comics.^[4]

In October 2013, Brent performed at the Brantford Comedy Festival.^[1] Muscle and Fitness magazine and the Huffington Post^[5] printed very positive reviews of Brent's impression of Arnold Schwarzenegger^[6] which is part of the routine he performs in comedy clubs.^[7][8] Brent's work was acknowledged by Schwarzenegger via Twitter,^[9] after which Brent was featured in a number of news stories.^{[10][11][12][13]} Brent was also interviewed about his comedy routine on Breakfast Television Vancouver.^[14]

Brent is also a winner of the Brantford Comedy Festival's Rising Star Challenge in 2013.^[2][15][16]

In 2014, he toured Canada with his one-man show "Ricky Gervais".^[1][17]