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Douglas Mark Brochu (born September 29, 1990)[1] is an American actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his role as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011) and So Random! (2011–2012).
Brochu was born in Tennessee,[2] the son of Nita and Michael Brochu. He has an older brother, Chris Brochu, and a younger sister, actress Kaitlyn "Kate" Brochu. When he was 4 years old, Brochu moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he spent most of his childhood, before moving to Tampa, Florida, where he started taking acting classes and doing local theater.[2] In August 2006, he moved to Los Angeles with his family to pursue acting.[1][2]
Brochu has appeared in stage productions of My Fair Lady, Smokey Mountain Christmas, The Play's the Thing and Forever Broadway.[1][2] He has also had guest starring roles on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and iCarly. Brochu played the main role as Grady Mitchell in Sonny with a Chance and in So Random!. Brochu also played in a special guest role as Oogie in Disney XD's Pair of Kings.[3] In 2011, Brochu was part of Disney's Friends for Change Games, which aired on Disney Channel. After So Random! was cancelled, Brochu hosted AwesomenessTV's web series Shove It,[4] as well as two episodes of How to Be Awesome.[5][6]
Since then, Brochu has appeared in several short films[7][8][9][10][11][12] and theater productions,[13][14] as well as started the sketch comedy group Burnt Quiche[15] in 2017. In 2018, he starred in the interactive live show Kid Claw[16] on Twitch, playing the titular character.
In 2021, Brochu reprised his role as Duke Lubberman in the iCarly reboot.[17]
Brochu's hobbies include reading, writing, playing videogames, playing banjo, blacksmithing, leather-crafting and brewing.[2][18][19] From 2012 to 2013, he co-hosted a podcast called Beardomancy 101 with friend Ryan Moran,[20] where they would discuss adventures, comics, movies and geek culture in general.[21]
In 2016, he moved to New York City to start a business, All-Wise Meadery, alongside actor Dylan Sprouse.[22] In September 2016, they started an interactive D&D show called Pug Crawl,[23] which went on until March 2017. The premise consisted of weekly D&D games where viewers would choose which characters and scenarios would be featured. In November 2018, Brochu announced he was leaving All-Wise.[24]
Brochu lives in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a live broadcast producer at Esports Engine alongside some of his best friends, including Kid Claw creator Ethan Spencer and Chase Down Podcast co-host Carter Rodriguez.[25]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Zoey 101 | Blatzberg | Episode: "Wrestling" |
| 2007–2008 | iCarly | Wrestler #1 / Duke Lubberman | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | The Replacements | Terrance | Voice only; episode: "Injustice Is Blind" |
| 2009–2011 | Sonny with a Chance | Grady Mitchell | Main role |
| 2010–2012 | Pair of Kings | Oogie | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Fish Hooks | Lonnie, the Band Leader | Voice only; episode: "Banned Band" |
| 2011–2012 | So Random! | Grady Mitchell | Main role |
| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Abbie | Voice only; 3 episodes | |
| 2012 | Snap | Himself | Disney Channel special |
| Shove It | Himself | Host; 12 episodes | |
| How to Be Awesome | Himself | Host; 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Astrid Clover | Douglas | Episode: "Backyard Restaurant" |
| 2017 | Apple | Kyle | Main role; sketch by David Ebert[26] |
| 2017–2019 | Burnt Quiche | Various characters | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Kid Claw | Kid Claw | Main role; 2 episodes; live web series |
| 2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Uncredited | Background actor, army man; Episode: "Strike Up the Band" |
| 2020 | A Wilderness of Error | Crime Scene Photographer | Episode: "Girl in a Floppy Hat" |
| 2021 | iCarly | Duke Lubberman | Episode: "i'M Cursed" |
| Year | Artist | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lifehouse | "From Where You Are" | |
| 2008 | Demi Lovato | "La La Land" | Benny Beverly |
Duke (Doug Brochu), Freddie's friend from Ridgeway, also returns to attend Carly's birthday party.
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