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Brian Austin Green (born July 15, 1973), is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor. He is known for his role as David Silver
David Silver

David Silver is a fictional character from the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, introduced in the Beverly Hills, 90210. He was portrayed by Brian Austin Green....
 on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210

'Beverly Hills, 90210' is a prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world....
, a character he portrayed from 1990 to 2000, and his role as Derek Reese
Derek Reese

Derek Thomas Reese is a fictional character in the science-fiction television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles portrayed by actor Brian Austin Green....
 in the U.S. television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

n was born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California

Van Nuys is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. The TV show Beverly Hills 90210 was filmed on a set in Van Nuys....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, the son of Joyce and George Green, who was a country and western musician.






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Brian Austin Green (born July 15, 1973), is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor. He is known for his role as David Silver
David Silver

David Silver is a fictional character from the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, introduced in the Beverly Hills, 90210. He was portrayed by Brian Austin Green....
 on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210

'Beverly Hills, 90210' is a prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world....
, a character he portrayed from 1990 to 2000, and his role as Derek Reese
Derek Reese

Derek Thomas Reese is a fictional character in the science-fiction television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles portrayed by actor Brian Austin Green....
 in the U.S. television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Early life

Green was born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California

Van Nuys is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. The TV show Beverly Hills 90210 was filmed on a set in Van Nuys....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, the son of Joyce and George Green, who was a country and western musician. His middle name, "Austin," was added to differentiate himself from another actor when he joined the Screen Actor's Guild as a child. Green grew up in North Hollywood, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, and attended North Hollywood High School
North Hollywood High School

North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood, California in Los Angeles, California....
, after attending the Hamilton High School Academy of Music.

Career

Prior to his role on Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210

'Beverly Hills, 90210' is a prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world....
, Green had a recurring role for the three seasons (1987-1989) on the hit CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 prime time soap opera
Soap opera

A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in Serial format on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap....
 Knots Landing
Knots Landing

Knots Landing is an United States primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27 1979 to May 13 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered around the lives of four married couples residing in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle....
, playing the role of Brian Cunningham, the son of Abby Cunningham Ewing (Donna Mills
Donna Mills

Donna Mills is an United States actress, perhaps best known for her role as Abby Cunningham on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing....
). He reprised his role in the 1997 TV mini-series, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac was a miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. It aired in two two-hour parts on May 7 and May 9, 1997....
.

Producer Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling

Aaron Spelling was an United States film producer and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's company holds the record as the most prolific television producer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits....
 has stated that Green was cast in the role of David Silver
David Silver

David Silver is a fictional character from the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, introduced in the Beverly Hills, 90210. He was portrayed by Brian Austin Green....
 much because he felt that Green's own personality resembled the personality they wanted that character to have. The character was often scripted to reflect Green's own interests. As the series progressed the character began to experiment with hip hop music
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 and being a disc jockey or DJ, as did Green himself.

In 1996, Green dropped "Austin" from his professional name and attempted to begin a career as a rapper
Rapping

Rapping is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes, wordplay, and poetry. Rapping is a primary ingredient in Hip Hop music, but the phenomenon predates Hip Hop culture by centuries....
, releasing one album, entitled One Stop Carnival
One Stop Carnival

One Stop Carnival is the debut studio album of United States actor Brian Austin Green. Released in 1996, it is Green's only album. The album was produced by The Pharcyde member Slimkid3....
, produced by The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde is an alternative hip hop group from the West coast of the United States. The group was formed in South Central Los Angeles , where the group's members grew up....
 member Slimkid3
Slimkid3

Slimkid3, also known as "Slim Kid Tre" and "Tre Hardson", was one of the four original members of Los Angeles innovative hip hop group The Pharcyde....
. Allmusic reviewer Jason Ankeny called the album "pallid, uninspired, and insufferably arrogant, with no acknowledgement that its very existence rests solely on Green's limited success as a secondary actor on a fading prime-time drama."

Green appeared briefly in the multiple award-winning Showtime
Showtime

Showtime is a Pay TV brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States....
 drama series Resurrection Blvd.
Resurrection Blvd.

Resurrection Blvd. is an United States dramatic series which aired on Showtime for three seasons from 2000 to 2002....
 as Luke Bonner, a police officer attending law school in 2001-2002. He appeared on the 2005 ABC sitcom Freddie
Freddie

Freddie is a television situation comedy created by, and starring, Freddie Prinze Jr. that aired from October 5 2005 to April 12 2006. Freddie is inspired by Freddie Prinze Jr.'s real life, growing up in a house filled with women....
, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. before the program's cancellation in May 2006.

Green appeared in a horror short called Grace, which was set around a miscarriage gone bad, and features Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls is a Creative Arts Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated, Television in the United States comedy-drama television program created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel....
 actress Liza Weil
Liza Weil

Liza Rebecca Weil is an United States actor. She is known for her role as List of Gilmore Girls characters#Paris Eustace Geller in the television drama Gilmore Girls and has guest-starred on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, ER , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The West Wing ....
 as his love interest. The short premiered at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors
Fangoria (magazine)

Fangoria is an internationally-distributed USA film fan magazine specializing in the genres of horror film, slasher film, splatter film and exploitation films, in regular publication since 1979....
 convention on June 2, 2006, and may possibly be reworked as a full-length feature film depending on demand and financing.

Green appeared in the recurring role of Derek Reese
Derek Reese

Derek Thomas Reese is a fictional character in the science-fiction television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles portrayed by actor Brian Austin Green....
, the uncle of John Connor
John Connor

John Connor is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Terminator science fiction franchise. In a fictional post-apocalyptic future first referred to in The Terminator, powerful, intelligent machines have dedicated themselves to the eradication of humanity, and John Connor is the leader of the human resistance movement...
, in the first season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and beginning with the second season, became a series regular.

Personal life

Green dated Tiffani Amber Thiessen in the early and mid-1990s. After their breakup, he met actress Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil

Vanessa Marcil is an United States actress known for her roles in the long-running soap opera General Hospital, Beverly Hills, 90210 and the television series Las Vegas ....
, also on the set of Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210

'Beverly Hills, 90210' is a prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world....
. Their son, Kassius Lijah, was born March 30, 2002. Green began a relationship with actress Megan Fox
Megan Fox

Megan Denise Fox is an American actress and Model . She is known for her roles on the television series Hope & Faith and in the 2007 in film live action Transformers ....
 in 2004. The couple was engaged, but ended their relationship in February 2009, but were since photographed together again.

Filmography


Film

  • Baby M (1988) Ryan Whitehead
  • Kid (1990) Metal Louie
  • An American Summer (1991) Charles 'Fin' Findley
  • Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
    Kickboxer 2

    Kickboxer 2: The Road Back is a 1991 film as the first in what became a series of sequels to the 1989 in film film Kickboxer Though Jean-Claude Van Damme was in the original as Kurt Sloan, he was not in this sequel as the action follows Kurt Sloan's brother David , who had to fight against Tiger Tong Po, the former Thai Champion....
     (1991) Tommy
  • She Fought Alone
    She Fought Alone

    She Fought Alone is a 1995 in film television film Film director by Christopher Leitch. The film, which is based on a true story, stars Tiffani Thiessen and Brian Austin Green, who were both known for Beverly Hills, 90210 by the time of release....
     (1995) Ethan
  • A Friend's Betrayal (1996) Paul
  • Her Costly Affair (1996) Jeff
  • Laws of Deception (1997) Cal Miller
  • Unwed Father (1997) Jason Kempler
  • Ronnie (2002) Stanley
  • Purgatory Flats (2002) Randy Mecklin
  • Bleach (2002) Zach
  • Southside (2003) Jack O'Malley
  • This Time Around (2003) Drew Hesler
  • Fish Without a Bicycle (2003) Ben
  • Domino
    Domino (film)

    Domino is a 2005 in film Action film inspired by the story of Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a bounty hunter working in Los Angeles....
     (2005) Himself
  • Grace (2006) Jimmy
  • Hollywood Familia (2006) Himself
  • How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)

    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 in film comedy film based upon United Kingdom writer Toby Young's 2001 in literature How to Lose Friends and Alienate People ....
     (2008) Cameo
  • Impact Point (2008) Holden
  • Urgency (2008) Tony West


Director

  • Beverly Hills, 90210 (1 episode:The Final Proof, 2000)
  • Fish Without a Bicycle (2003)
  • The Vines


Television

  • Knots Landing
    Knots Landing

    Knots Landing is an United States primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27 1979 to May 13 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered around the lives of four married couples residing in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle....
     (1987-1989) Brian Cunningham
  • Highway to Heaven
    Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven is an United States television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 in television to 1989 in television.It starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent down to earth, and his human companion Mark Gordon, played by Victor French....
     (1987) Matthew Evans
  • Good Morning, Miss Bliss
    Good Morning, Miss Bliss

    Good Morning, Miss Bliss was an United States teen situation comedy that aired on The Disney Channel from 1988 to 1989 , starring Hayley Mills as a teacher at John F....
     (1987) Adam Montcrief
  • Baywatch
    Baywatch

    Baywatch is an United States television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California....
     (1989) Brian
  • Adventures in Babysitting (TV Pilot)
    Adventures in Babysitting

    Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 comedy film written by David Simkins, directed by Chris Columbus , and starring Elisabeth Shue, Bradley Whitford, Maia Brewton, Anthony Rapp, Penelope Ann Miller, Keith Coogan, and a brief cameo by blues singer/guitarist Albert Collins....
     (1989) -Daryl
  • Beverly Hills, 90210
    Beverly Hills, 90210

    'Beverly Hills, 90210' is a prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world....
     (1990-2000) David Silver
    David Silver

    David Silver is a fictional character from the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, introduced in the Beverly Hills, 90210. He was portrayed by Brian Austin Green....
  • Growing Pains
    Growing Pains

    Growing Pains is an United States television Situation comedy that ran on the American Broadcasting Company network from 1985 to 1992.The show's premise is based around the fictional Seaver family, who reside on Long Island, New York....
     (1991) Rapper in Fresh Kid's Music Group
  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose
    Parker Lewis Can't Lose

    Parker Lewis Can't Lose is an United States teen Situation comedy that originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company network from September 1990 to June 1993 ....
     (1992) Himself
  • Melrose Place
    Melrose Place

    Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network and executive produced by Aaron Spelling for Spelling Television....
     (1992) David Silver
    David Silver

    David Silver is a fictional character from the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, introduced in the Beverly Hills, 90210. He was portrayed by Brian Austin Green....
  • Saved by the Bell: The College Years
    Saved by the Bell: The College Years

    Saved by the Bell: The College Years is a sequel to the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 14, 1993 to February 8, 1994, lasting one season....
     (1993) Himself
  • Fantastic Four
    Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)

    The 1994 Fantastic Four animated television series is the third animated series based on Marvel Comics comic book series Fantastic Four. Airing began in September 24, 1994, until ending on February 24, 1996....
     (1994) The Human Torch
    Human Torch

    The Human Torch is a fictional character and superhero of the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Fantastic Four, making his first appearance in Fantastic Four #1 1961#November....
     (Voice)
  • MADtv
    MADtv

    MADtv is an United States sketch comedy television series. It licenses the name and logo of Mad , but otherwise has no connection with the humor magazine outside of animated Spy vs....
     (1996) White Chocolate
  • Biker Mice from Mars
    Biker Mice from Mars

    Biker Mice from Mars is an list of animated television series created by Rick Ungar that began airing in 1993 in the United States and lasted for three seasons before it was cancelled....
     (1996) Rimfire (Voice)
  • Malibu Shores
    Malibu Shores

    Malibu Shores is a primetime teen drama/soap opera that aired from March to June 1996 for ten episodes on NBC. Created by Aaron Spelling and starring Charisma Carpenter, Keri Russell and Katie Wright, the program followed the exploits of Southern California teens....
     (1996) Sandy Gage
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)

    Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comics comic book Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Its first four seasons aired on ABC from September 27, 1996 to May 5, 2000; the final three seasons ran on The WB Television Network from September 22, 2000 to April 24, 2003....
     (1996) Chad Corey Dylan
  • Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
    Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

    Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac was a miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. It aired in two two-hour parts on May 7 and May 9, 1997....
     (1997) Brian Cunningham
  • Unwed Father (1997)
  • Dead Man's Gun (1998) Joe Dean Bonner
  • Resurrection Blvd.
    Resurrection Blvd.

    Resurrection Blvd. is an United States dramatic series which aired on Showtime for three seasons from 2000 to 2002....
     (2001-2002) Luke Bonner
  • The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone is an United States television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror fiction, often concluding with a macabre or Twist ending....
     (2002) Sean Moore
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American Police procedural television series. CSI premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The ninth season began airing on October 9, 2008 and currently airs in the United States of America on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m....
     (2003) Gregory Curtwell
  • Las Vegas
    Las Vegas (TV series)

    Las Vegas was an American television series that aired on NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working in the fictional Montecito Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada—dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino...
     (2004) Connor Mills
  • Hope & Faith
    Hope & Faith

    Hope & Faith was an American situation comedy that aired for three seasons on American Broadcasting Company from September 26, 2003 to May 2, 2006....
     (2004) Himself
  • Freddie
    Freddie

    Freddie is a television situation comedy created by, and starring, Freddie Prinze Jr. that aired from October 5 2005 to April 12 2006. Freddie is inspired by Freddie Prinze Jr.'s real life, growing up in a house filled with women....
     (2005-2006) Chris
  • George Lopez
    George Lopez (TV series)

    George Lopez is an American sitcom starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company from March 27 2002 to May 8 2007....
     (2006) Chris
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) Derek Reese


Discography

  • One Stop Carnival
    One Stop Carnival

    One Stop Carnival is the debut studio album of United States actor Brian Austin Green. Released in 1996, it is Green's only album. The album was produced by The Pharcyde member Slimkid3....
     (1996) as Brian Green


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