Brody Stevens

Steven James Brody (May 22, 1970 – February 22, 2019), known professionally as Brody Stevens, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in the Comedy Central reality series Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!, and was known for appearances on Chelsea Lately and other comedy shows as well as roles in films such as The Hangover and Due Date (2010).

Early life Stevens was born Steven Brody in Los Angeles, California on May 22, 1970 to Jaqueline Stevens and Harold Morris Brody, a private investigator from Phoenix. His family is originally from New Mexico and Arizona and Stevens has described them as the "pioneering Jews of the southwest". Stevens was raised in Los Angeles, and briefly enrolled in private school until his mother decided he would attend public school. The family moved to Sacramento during Stevens' early childhood. After his parents divorced when Stevens was eight years old, he lived with his mother and older sister in the San Fernando Valley. Stevens did not go to Hebrew School nor read from the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah. In 1982, Stevens attended a nondenominational Christian church with his father, who was dating a member of the choir.

He attended Reseda High School, excelling on the baseball team as a right-handed pitcher. His highs included striking out 10 batters on multiple occasions (he was often clocked on the radar gun at 88 MPH with movement), while his lows included balking in runs in playoff games. Stevens went on to earn a scholarship to play Division I College Baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program, starting in four games, pitching 28, innings and recording 3 saves. He graduated with a 2.52 GPA. The footage was shot by HBO, along with additional material shot by Comedy Central, and was released in 2013 as twelve 21-minute episodes.

Stevens launched another podcast on May 13, 2012 called The Steven Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship on the Feral Audio network. The podcast was a mixture of Stevens talking about his career and personal life, involving his producer Dustin Marshall and interviewing his friends from throughout the comedy world. 69 episodes were released. On November 13, 2013 Stevens launched his latest podcasting venture as the host of Positive Push on the Video Podcast Network YouTube channel, an affiliate of the Jash network.

Stevens was also a frequent podcast guest. He regularly appeared on podcasts produced by Brian Redban's Deathsquad network such as Kill Tony with Tony Hinchcliffe, What Brian Redban Do, and appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience as well as The Naughty Show with Sam Tripoli. Stevens also had a presence in the alternative comedy podcast scene, appearing as a contestant on Doug Loves Movies and guest on Earwolf podcasts such as Who Charted? with Howard Kremer and Kulap Vilaysack. In addition, Stevens regularly appeared as a guest on Jay Mohr's sports radio show Jay Mohr Sports.

Stevens performed in a wide range of comedy clubs across Los Angeles and was famous for his late-night spots at the Comedy Store. On February 27, 2013, Stevens taped a live comedy set at The Royale in Boston for the second season of Comedy Central's The Half Hour. While in Boston, he also recorded a series of interviews with the other 16 comedians appearing on The Half Hour called Push & Believe. It was released on Comedy Central's YouTube channel in December 2013. Through the summer of 2013, he traveled the country performing on the Oddball Comedy Tour headlined by Dave Chappelle.

In 2018, Stevens served as a co-host on the Barstool Sports SiriusXM radio show, Dialed in with Dallas, hosted by former MLB Pitcher Dallas Braden.

Death On February 22, 2019, Stevens was found dead in his Los Angeles home. An autopsy determined that he died by suicide. He was 48 years old. He had been suffering from bipolar disorder at the time of his death.

Stevens' website went offline between April and May 2020.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1999 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown TV series 2000 Knights of the Heights Bull Short Road to Park City Brody Stevens Film 2000–03 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Stand-up / Brody Stevens / Sketch TV series2001 Premium Blend Himself TV series Late Friday Himself TV series 2002 Meet My Folks Delivery Guy TV series The Best Damn Sports Show Period Sketch TV series 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Publicist TV series 2005 Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic Jewish Agent Film 2006 Attack of the Show! Osama TV series 2007 Tim and Eric Nite Live! Uncle Vance TV series I'll Believe You Eldon Endicott, the Hoagie guy Film Stupidface unknown TV series That's My Daughter Hunky Trainer / Rival Gang Leader TV series 2008 Gaytown Mayor Stevens TV series Comedy Gumbo Hank Kern Web seriesBlind Ambition Male Announcer Film 2009 Tosh.0 Himself TV series All-Stars Brody TV series The Hangover Officer Foltz Film Kicking Sand in Your Face 7/11 Guy Short 2009–12 Chelsea Lately Himself / Himself – Round Table TV series 2010 I Am Comic Himself Documentary Due Date Limo Driver Film Cubed Police Officer TV series Funny or Die Presents Announcer TV series Ed Hardy Boyz: The Case of the Missing Sick Belt Buckle Affliction D-bag Short 2011 Tosh.0 Sportscaster TV series Childrens Hospital Father TV series The Hangover Part II Kingsley Guy Film Mad Cop / Gossip Girl Baby / Teddy (voice) TV series 2012 Couchers The Legally Dead Guy Web series First Look: Ultimate Teaser Trailer Trailer Actor Short Alone Up There Himself Documentary The Burn with Jeff Ross Himself TV series Conan Himself – Comic Guest TV series The Naughty Show Himself TV series 2012–15 Comedy Bang! Bang! Referencee / Referee TV series 2013 The Ben Show Himself TV series 2013–14 Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! Himself TV series Kroll Show Steven Dykstra / Lance "Lactic Acid" TV series 2014 Tom Green Live Himself TV series Morgan Murphy: Irish Goodbye Announcer Comedy special The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail Himself TV series The Playboy Morning Show Himself TV series Last Call with Carson Daly Himself TV series @midnight Himself TV series The Half Hour Himself TV series 2015 Adventure Time Guardian of the Mountain (voice) TV series 2016 Those Who Can't Union President Tarkington TV series 2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Brody TV series 2018 American Dad! Priest (voice) TV series; Last role