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name: "Brian Merken"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "3 April 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T02:50:18.755233+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Brian Merken

Editor. Born 3 April 1977 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 3 April 1977, Beverly Hills, California, USA

## Biography

Brian Merken is an American television editor and producer. Born on 3 April 1977 in Beverly Hills, California, he began working in editorial departments on series including *Malcolm in the Middle* and *Ugly Betty* before receiving solo editing credits.

Merken edited 23 episodes of the HBO comedy *Silicon Valley* (2014–2018). He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series in 2015 for the episode “Two Days of the Condor” and received further nominations in the category. He has also edited episodes of *New Girl*, *Girlboss*, *Single Drunk Female*, *Young Sheldon* (63 episodes, 2017–2024) and *Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage*.

A member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE), Merken has additionally worked as a co-producer on several series.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvtechnology.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)

## Also known for

- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Editor
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), Editor
- *Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage* (2024), Editor
- *Girlboss* (2017), Editor
- *Single Drunk Female* (2022), Editor

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