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Brian Haley

ACTOR · BORN 1963

Brian Haley

Born
12 February 1963

14 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026

11 Interesting Facts About Brian Haley

  1. #001

    Brian Haley served in the United States Army Special Forces (the Green Berets).

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  2. #002

    He bought several items at the auction of Chasin's restaurant, including a bar and a Frank Sinatra stool.

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  3. #003

    His former jobs include farmhand, hay baler and logger.

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  4. #004

    As a young teenager, while walking around downtown Seattle, he came across the set of Scorchy (1976). After watching part of the film being shot and jumping into a few background shots, he met its star, Connie Stevens. He has said this was where he decided to pursue a career in films.

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    His unit was deployed to Grenada three days after he was discharged from the army.

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  6. #007

    He won the 1988 People's Choice San Francisco Stand Up Comedy Competition and placed second overall. Past second-place winners include Robin Williams, Kevin Pollock and Ellen Degeneres.

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  7. #009

    He once worked as a waiter.

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  8. #010

    He was replaced by Chris Penn in the pilot for The Polish Brotherhood New Hampshire (2003). The episode was not broadcast and was eventually scrapped.

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  9. #011

    He was the winner of United Cerebral Palsy Stand-up Comics' Take a Stand (1988) (TV) (the search for Hollywood's newest new comic).

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  10. #012

    He is the fifth of six children.

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  11. #014

    While in the army (1983), he appeared in a production of Guys and Dolls starring Joe Namath at the Ft. Bragg Theatre.

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Sources & editorial notes

Reference databases

  • Wikipedia English Wikipedia article
  • IMDb Filmography and credits
  • TMDB The Movie Database profile

Sources for the entries on this page

  1. IMDb IMDbDatabase · accessed 18 Sep 2026

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