Biography
Breckin Meyer is an American actor, writer and podcaster. Born on 7 May 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was raised in Los Angeles and attended Beverly Hills High School. He began his career in commercials after being introduced to an agent by Drew Barrymore, with whom he attended elementary school.
Meyer gained early notice for supporting roles in the films Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Clueless (1995) and The Craft (1996), and for regular parts in the sitcoms The Jackie Thomas Show (1992–1993) and The Home Court (1995–1996). His breakout came with the lead in the comedy Road Trip (2000). Subsequent film roles include Rat Race (2001), Garfield: The Movie (2004) and its sequel, Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009).
On television he has voiced Joseph Gribble in King of the Hill (2000–2010) and contributed to Robot Chicken (2005–), for which he has received Annie Awards and Primetime Emmy nominations. He created the sitcom Men at Work (2012–2014) and starred as Jared Franklin in Franklin & Bash (2011–2014).
