Brian Austin Green
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| Brian Austin Green | |
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| Date of birth | July 15, 1973 |
| Place of birth | Van Nuys, CA, U.S.A |
| Occupation | Actor, DJ |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Children | Kassius Lijah (with Vanessa Marcil) |
Born to parents Joyce and George Green (who is Brian's manager), Brian Austin Green entered showbiz early in life. One of his first roles was when he played Brian Cunningham for three years (1986-1989) on the primetime soap Knots Landing. He is best known as the character David Silver on Beverly Hills, 90120 (1990-2000), one of the longest-running tv shows of the 1990s. When he had time Brian appeared in a few films. In 1996 he released a rap album called One Stop Carnival, which debuted to a publicly poor reception. The Onion, an online satire site, called the album "one of the least essential albums of the 1990s". His musical inclinations were influenced due to the fact that his father was a Country & Western artist, who took him along to his gigs. Brian can play the piano, drums, and guitar. Brian has a step-bother Keith and step-sister Lorelei. In 2001 he was engaged to his 90210 co-star Vanessa Marcil, whom they had a son named Kassius, born on March 30, 2002. They've since broken off the engagement and Brian started dating Megan Fox. They were in engaged in November 2006. [1] [2] [3]
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Terminator Roles
Appearances
He plays Sarah Connor's brother-in-law (John Connor's uncle), Derek Reese, on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Behind the Scenes
Stuntman Mark Aaron Wagner was Brian Austin Green's stunt double in the episodes: "Vick's Chip" and "What He Beheld".
Brian is friends with Michael Biehn, who portrays the character Kyle Reese in the movie The Terminator (1984). Kyle Reese is also the brother to Brian's character, Derek Reese, in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Michael Shanks, of Stargate fame, almost got Brian's part. Excerpt from interview:
- UGO: If you had your druthers, would you stick with the world of sci-fi?
- MICHAEL: I think sci-fi's a wonderful medium. I've had to read for several parts and come very close to several parts I'd have loved to get - there are certain parts that I read for that I don't really care if I get them or not - but other parts I read for and I go, "why are you so jazzed about this?" It's basically sci-fi stuff. I read for and came really close to getting Brian Austin Green's part on Sarah Connor Chronicles. I went, "I really want this part."
- UGO: He's doing a good job, but I'd have loved to see you in that role.
- MICHAEL: I was so bummed about it too! What a cool thing to do week after week, and I was obviously a big fan of the movie. To go back and play Michael Biehn's character's brother, who's doing the same thing he was doing in a series capacity, involved with the... flashbacks to the future or whatever you want to call them. That would be so cool, to be blowing stuff up and fighting terminators week after week. I guess I just like to be part of the things I like to watch, and those are the things I like to watch. Sci-fi is always going to be far and away some of the most interesting and imaginative stuff. It's exciting to do, because it's what I like to watch. — UnderGroundOnline [4]
Interviews
Since you, as I did, grew up with the Terminator films, did that have you particularly psyched to do this series?
- Dude, I keep reminding people that I had T2 on laser disc. — TVGuide [5]
How cool was it to join the Terminator franchise and to get to play a character so connected to the mythology?
- You know, I didn't even know the character completely that I was going in for. I went in and got the sides [script pages] for the show on a Wednesday night. I went in Thursday morning [to audition] and I started working on set Friday morning, so I hadn't really read anything. I'd read sides with all the character names changed, so I had no idea, really, what was going on. It wasn't until Thursday night that I got the script. But I called all my friends who are Terminator fans like I was, and I was like, "Dude, you will never f**king believe this! I went in this morning for a show…" "What show?" "It's called Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." And my buddy was like, "What?! Dude, they're making a show about it?" I was like, "Yeah, it's awesome." He asked, "Who are you playing?" "Dude… I'm playing Derek Reese." He goes, "What?! F**king bulls**t! You just walked in and in one day you're playing Derek Reese?" I told him, "Yeah… I can't believe it."
- It's awesome. It's really awesome. For anybody that's a fan of the films, I get to be the guy that comes in every episode and is like "Yeah, where are the f**king guns? Who do we have to kill?" I get to be as close to a Terminator without actually being one as anybody. I've lost my brother. I've lost everything I've known and loved in the future, and I get a chance to come back and change it. It's like who wouldn't do absolutely everything you have to do to accomplish that? So he's pretty bad ass! — IGN TV [6]
On Tom Green's internet-based talk show, he was asked: Do you have to cover up the tattoos with flesh colored makeup?
- No, I have to cover up this one [refers to tattoo on his left arm], this is my son's name, and they don't want obviously any names. But no, all the rest I keep, and actually they add one more tattoo. — Tom Green's House Tonight [7]
Acting Roles
Television
After the Terminator series ended, Brian was hired by the CW network. According to TVGuide, "Brian Austin Green has been cast on Smallville as the DC Comics villain Metallo".[8]
A selection of televison series:
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) — Derek Reese
- Freddie (2005-2006) — Chris
- Las Vegas (2004) — Connor Mills
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003) — Gregory Curtwell
- Stacey Stone (2001-2003) — Lorenzo
- The Twilight Zone (2002) — Sean Moore
- Trailer Park Boys (2002) — 2nd Police Officer
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000) — David Silver
- Melrose Place (1992) — David Silver
- Growing Pains (1991) — Rapper in Fresh Kid's Music Group
- Knots Landing (1986-1989) — Brian Cunningham
- Baywatch (1989) — Brian
- Small Wonder (1987) — Gary
- Highway to Heaven (1987) — Matthew Evans
Film
A selection of films:
- Breaking Point (2008) — Holden
- Grace (2006) — Jimmy
- Fish Without a Bicycle (2003) — Ben
- This Time Around (2003) — Drew Hesler
- Southside (2003) — Jack O'Malley
- Bleach (2002) — Zach
- Purgatory Flats (2002) — Randy Mecklin
- Ronnie (2002) — Stanley
- Laws of Deception (1997) — Cal Miller
- Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) — Tommy
- An American Summer (1991) — Charles 'Fin' Findley
- Kid (1990) — Metal Louie
Additional Works
Brian voiced The Human Torch on the animated series Fantastic Four for 13 episodes from 1994-1995.
Awards
For Beverly Hills, 90210 he won the Young Artist Award in 1992 for Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series. In 2004 at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, he won a Special Jury Prize for a feature film directorial debut. The film he directed is called Fish Without a Bicycle (2003).
External links
References
- ↑ allmusic.com Bio
- ↑ IMDB Bio
- ↑ Hollywood.com Bio
- ↑ Michael Shanks, Stargate: Ark of Truth Interview
- ↑ On Sarah Connor, Brian Austin Green Gets into Some Heavy Metal
- ↑ WC 08: Fighting Terminators with Brian Austin Green
- ↑ Tom Green's House Tonight (streaming video)
- ↑ Smallville Casting Exclusive: Brian Austin Green Is Metallo!
