Vincent S. Brand III (born July 6, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian from Middletown, NJ. He is best known for being the club owner of The Stress Factory Comedy Club in New Brunswick, NJ. Brand has also made television and radio appearances on shows, such as Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Last Comic Standing, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Opie and Anthony Show, NickMom Night Out, and Restaurant Stakeout.
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Biography
Vinnie Brand was born and raised in Middletown, NJ. After graduating from Rutgers University, he opened up a flower shop and construction company. When both companies failed, Brand eventually found success in the business field when he opened Stress Factory Comedy Club in 1991. Throughout its business years, Stress Factory has featured comic headliners such as Drew Carey, Gilbert Gottfried, Chris Rock, and Andrew Dice Clay.
Brand has also performed at other comedy venues outside of his own club, including Comic Strip Live and Helium Comedy Club.
Along with the success of his comedy club, Brand has made various of television appearances including Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Last Comic Standing, Dave Attell: Road Work, Restaurant Stakeout, and NickMom Night Out.
He was a frequent radio guest on The Opie and Anthony Show.
NickMom is in development for a "docu-comedy" starring Brand and his family, and has Jim Breuer credited as an executive producer for the project.
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References
External links
- Official website
- Vinnie Brand on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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