After spending the first 14 years of his life overseas in countries like India, Pakistan, Greece, and Lebanon,
Bryan Callen finally moved to the United States. He went to high school in Massachusetts and earned his Bachelor of Arts in History, at American University in Washington DC.
Callen made his television debut as a series regular on
MADtv and the HBO prison series
Oz. He has appeared on several television series including
Fat Actress,
Sex and the City,
7th Heaven,
Stacked,
The King of Queens,
Las Vegas,
Significant Others,
The West Wing,
CSI: Miami,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,
NYPD Blue,
Suddenly Susan,
Frasier,
NewsRadio, and most recently, as
Rob Rubino in the HBO series
Entourage. He also appears regularly as
Bilson, Neil Patrick Harris’ boss, in
How I Met Your Mother.
In addition, Callen has appeared in feature films such as
Bad Santa,
Old School, and
Scary Movie 4. In 2009, he appeared alongside Will Ferrell and Jeremy Piven in the film
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, as well as with Bradley Cooper and Heather Graham in
The Hangover.
Callen has performed stand up comedy on several television shows, including Comedy Central’s
Live at Gotham and CBS’
Late Show with David Letterman.
He hopes to make a lot of money someday so he can have a helicopter, servants, and a large entourage, which is to include a giant, acrobats, and a pet eagle.
