Joel Brooks

Joel Brooks is an American actor, known for his roles in Stir Crazy, My Sister Sam, Six Feet Under, The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green and Phil of the Future. Brooks also had a recurring role as a psychologist in Ally McBeal.

Career Brooks was born in New York City, New York. Brooks had a successful career as a character actor in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1976, he won $10,000 on Pyramid; his celebrity partner was Lucie Arnaz. Twelve years later, in 1988, Arnaz and Brooks were both featured as the week's celebrities.

Brooks appeared in an episode of M*A*S*H as a wounded Italian soldier who fell in love with Margaret and refused to be shipped back to his unit because of his undying love for her. He also appeared in two episodes of Three's Company as Dr. Prescott, a psychologist Jack sees to build his self-confidence. In 1980, he played Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor's lawyer in the movie Stir Crazy. Brooks was then featured in two episodes of The Facts of Life as Edna Garrett's son Raymond and reprised that role in the 2001 reunion film. In 1984, he appeared as a movie director in The Dukes Of Hazzard seventh-season episode "The Dukes in Hollywood" and also appeared in an episode in the second season of Night Court as a representative of a cat food and accessories company that wished to reclaim their ostensibly stolen feline mascot. He played gay Secret Service Agent Randy in the short run of Hail To The Chief.

In the 1990s, his career continued in such hit shows as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, where he played Falow in the episode "Move Along Home". In 1998, Brooks played Emperor Larry, the cousin of Sabrina Spellman on the television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

In the early 2000s, he appeared in seven episodes of HBO's hit series Six Feet Under as Robbie, Ruth Fisher's caustic gay co-worker who offers advice on how to accept her son David's homosexuality. In 2008 he appeared in an episode of The Big Bang Theory as a Jewish professor from whom Sheldon seeks advice in the episode "The Jerusalem Duality".

In 2014, he guest-starred on The Young and the Restless as the judge in the trial of Ian Ward v. Nikki Newman. In 2020, he appeared twice in the Full House revival series Fuller House on Netflix as an FBI Agent in the episode "Five Dates with Kimmy Gibbler" and Agent Cooper in the finale episode "Our Very Last Show, Again".

In 2023, Brooks began working on Good Trouble as Morty, a Jewish comedy writer who begins to come out as a gay man.

Personal life Brooks is currently involved in teaching an audition techniques class, Auditions LA, alongside Beth Maitland.

Brooks married his partner, CC Pearce, in 2019. They were featured on Property Brothers Under Pressure Season 1 Episode 6.

Film Year Title RoleNotes2019 The Untold Story Samuel 2018 Mistrust Steve Masterson 2012 Titans of Newark Levi Katz (Short)2009 Basement Jack Officer Geoff Wytynek (Video)2005 The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green Hat Sister 2005 Bound by Lies Raymond Karp (Video)2002 Now You Know Friend of Mr. Victim 2002 The Gatekeeper Vance Johnson 2002 Duty Dating Paul Bartley 2002 Role of a Lifetime Irv Katz 2001 Odessa or Bust The Director (Short)2001 Circuit Married Hotel John (uncredited) 1999 Swallows Pietro 1993 Blue Flame Morgan 1993 Indecent Proposal Realtor 1989 Skin Deep Jake 1984 Protocol Ben 1980 Stir Crazy Len Garber

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