Brett Goldstein
English actor and writer (born 1980)
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- Brett Goldstein (born 17 July 1980) is an English actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, and writer.
- He is also the co-creator of the comedy-drama series Shrinking (2023–present).
- He was educated at Sevenoaks School.
- Soon afterwards, he briefly relocated to Marbella, Spain, to work at a strip club which his father purchased during a "midlife crisis".
- While there, he began writing scripts that he later took to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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WikipediaBrett Goldstein (born 17 July 1980) is an English actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, and writer. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy-drama series Ted Lasso (2020–present), he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for each of the first two seasons. He is also the co-creator of the comedy-drama series Shrinking (2023–present).
Goldstein was born in 1980 in the London suburb of Sutton, to a British Jewish family.
He was educated at Sevenoaks School. After secondary school he attended the University of Warwick, where he graduated with a degree in film studies.
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