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Brian Klugman
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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Klugman was born and raised in <a href="/facts/Philadelphia/2bFFCCTU">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/facts/Pennsylvania/HGqC5bBm">Pennsylvania</a>. His father, Gerald, is a <a href="/facts/Real_estate_broker/sDJTrlzC">real estate broker</a>, and his mother, Helen, is a <a href="/facts/School_teacher/5zkjcWo8">school teacher</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> He has an older brother, Jeffrey, a younger sister, Laurie, and a younger brother, Michael. His paternal grandfather, Reuben, is actor <a href="/facts/Jack_Klugman/LzuJeaSn">Jack Klugman</a>'s brother.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> He graduated from <a href="/facts/Germantown_Academy/xm95PrIW">Germantown Academy</a> and attended <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Mellon_University/XKd7L2KA">Carnegie Mellon University</a> for two years. </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>His most recent role has been Dr. <a href="/facts/List_of_Bones_characters/6XqDXrlp">Oliver Wells</a> in <a href="/facts/Bones_(TV_series)/sLyDVL6c"><i>Bones</i></a>. He appeared in <i><a href="/facts/Cloverfield/eUD70KKH">Cloverfield</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/The_Bogus_Witch_Project/FffqjPI9">The Bogus Witch Project</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Dreamland_(2006_film)/hs3HeyPX">Dreamland</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Joan_of_Arcadia/T2GIyRHA">Joan of Arcadia</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Can%27t_Hardly_Wait/fx9Nay8H">Can't Hardly Wait</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/National_Lampoon%27s_Adam_%26_Eve/HthIwNeA">National Lampoon's Adam & Eve</a></i>. He also played Kirby Gardner, a student, in several episodes of <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i> and activist Macleod Sinclair in s5:E15 of <i><a href="/facts/Psych/IH6k1IyN">Psych</a></i>. </p><p>Klugman appeared in the 2009 horror/thriller <i><a href="/facts/Vacancy_2:_The_First_Cut/tandqKFz">Vacancy 2: The First Cut</a></i> in the role of "Reece". </p><p>Klugman is also credited with the story for 2010's <i><a href="/facts/Tron:_Legacy/qRUvuAzd">Tron: Legacy</a></i> with Lee Sternthal, and <a href="/facts/Edward_Kitsis/phAJ8CpV">Edward Kitsis</a> and <a href="/facts/Adam_Horowitz/fnfusMnj">Adam Horowitz</a>, the duo who wrote the screenplay. </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Film</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td><i>Fly by Night</i></td><td>Long Island teen #1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Wishmaster_(film)/lg4t2Q1S">Wishmaster</a></i></td><td>Medical student</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Can%27t_Hardly_Wait/fx9Nay8H">Can't Hardly Wait</a></i></td><td>Stoner guy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Suicide, the Comedy</i></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1999</td><td><i>Random Acts of Violence</i></td><td>Johnathan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Teaching_Mrs._Tingle/BWFEXknK">Teaching Mrs. Tingle</a></i></td><td>Student</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Bogus_Witch_Project/FffqjPI9">The Bogus Witch Project</a></i></td><td>Joshua</td><td>Direct-to-videoSegment: "The Bel Air Witch Project"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2004</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Burning_Annie/gz4rCEFF">Burning Annie</a></i></td><td>Charles</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Princess_Diaries_2:_Royal_Engagement/75wb8a3t">The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement</a></i></td><td>Military Guard</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i>Adam and Eve</i></td><td>Munch</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Griffin_%26_Phoenix_(2006_film)/JUaVcqjA">Griffin & Phoenix</a></i></td><td>Beach stud</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Dreamland_(2006_film)/hs3HeyPX">Dreamland</a></i></td><td>Abraham</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2008</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Cloverfield/eUD70KKH">Cloverfield</a></i></td><td>Charlie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Damn You Stephen Hawking</i></td><td>The K Man</td><td>Direct-to-video</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Vacancy_2:_The_First_Cut/tandqKFz">Vacancy 2: The First Cut</a></i></td><td>Reece</td><td>Direct-to-video</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i>Jack the Reaper</i></td><td>Teddy</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Words_(film)/elb93b1c">The Words</a></i></td><td>Jason Rosen</td><td>Also director and writer</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Tron:_Legacy/qRUvuAzd">Tron: Legacy</a></i></td><td>—</td><td>Story by</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i>I'm Coming Over</i></td><td>Todd Trumball</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i>Baby, Baby, Baby</i></td><td>Sydney Greenbaum</td><td>Also director and writer</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Maestro_(2023_film)/YwvhS4Vh">Maestro</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Aaron_Copland/mGWY3jEm">Aaron Copland</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Television</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1997</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Baywatch_Nights/oLIjqno5">Baywatch Nights</a></i></td><td></td><td>Episode: "Zargtha"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Pretender_(TV_series)/nyhz099d">The Pretender</a></i></td><td>Tiimothy</td><td>Episode: "Over the Edge"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Jenny_(TV_series)/VSfLA4YH">Jenny</a></i></td><td>Jason</td><td>Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls"</td></tr><tr><td>1997–1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Parent_%27Hood/glCnFa7L">The Parent 'Hood</a></i></td><td>Big Mo</td><td>3 episodes</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/ER_(TV_series)/CJa39EBx">ER</a></i></td><td>Russell</td><td>Episode: "Of Past Regret and Future Fear"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/American_Express_%E2%80%93_Virtual_Reality/lBXSfyEp">American Express – Virtual Reality</a></i></td><td>Store employee</td><td>Commercial</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Beyond_Belief:_Fact_or_Fiction/4X5KPl3f">Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction</a></i></td><td>Engineer</td><td>Episode: "The Plane, The Gun, The Portrait, The Pass & The Caller"</td></tr><tr><td>1998–1999</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Felicity_(TV_series)/kAhrujoR">Felicity</a></i></td><td>Guy</td><td>7 episodes</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1999</td><td><i>The '60s</i></td><td>Wahoo</td><td>Television miniseries</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/G_vs_E/Ct1nW3BW">Good vs Evil</a></i></td><td>White Chocolate</td><td>Episode: "Choose Your Own Evil"</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ladies_Man_(1999_TV_series)/g322jtsX">Ladies Man</a></i></td><td>Noodle</td><td>Episode: "Jimmy Dot Com"</td></tr><tr><td>2000–2001</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i></td><td>Kirby Gardner</td><td>6 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/NYPD_Blue/KgTnTgHN">NYPD Blue</a></i></td><td>Jerry Gaviola</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i>Monster Makers</i></td><td>Brent Corman</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2004</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Joan_of_Arcadia/T2GIyRHA">Joan of Arcadia</a></i></td><td>Cashier God</td><td>Episode: "Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray"</td></tr><tr><td><i>The Dave Sheridan Show</i></td><td>Frank</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i>Misconceptions</i></td><td></td><td>Episode: "Got to Get You Out of My Life"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">2007</td><td><i><a href="/facts/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation/U3q52GDI">CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</a></i></td><td>P.J. Turner</td><td>Episode: "Law of Gravity"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Mad_Men/cBqzm2p6">Mad Men</a></i></td><td>Judd</td><td>Episode: "<a href="/facts/The_Hobo_Code/uCvvMRhm">The Hobo Code</a>"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/House_(TV_series)/BBuQRdQ8">House</a></i></td><td>Stark</td><td>Episode: "97 Seconds"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Life_(American_TV_series)/gpymqxVS">Life</a></i></td><td>Sean</td><td>Episode: "Dig a Hole"</td></tr><tr><td>2008–2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Head_Case/vWk1U6H0">Head Case</a></i></td><td>Hardwood floor guy</td><td>2 episodesAlso writer of episode: "Live and Let Diet"</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Without_a_Trace/QN09q8WU">Without a Trace</a></i></td><td>Josh Haber</td><td>Episode: "Hard Landing"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Castle_(TV_series)/9wsYh9E8">Castle</a></i></td><td>Paul McCardle</td><td>Episode: "3XK"</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Psych/IH6k1IyN">Psych</a></i></td><td>Macleod Sinclaire</td><td>Dead Bear Walking</td></tr><tr><td>2013–2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Bones_(TV_series)/sLyDVL6c">Bones</a></i></td><td>Dr. <a href="/facts/List_of_Bones_characters/6XqDXrlp">Oliver Wells</a></td><td>8 episodes</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460206/">Brian Klugman</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Brian Klugman Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017. <a href="http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/Brian-Klugman.html" target="_blank">http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/Brian-Klugman.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Reuben Klugman Obituary (2005) the Philadelphia Inquirer". Legacy.com. <a href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/reuben-klugman-obituary?pid=14401999" target="_blank">https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/reuben-klugman-obituary?pid=14401999</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>