Brandon Hardesty
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Brandon Hardesty was born in Baltimore, MD on April 13th, 1987. He
attended Baltimore Lutheran School and in his 6th year he was asked by
his English teacher to be in the school play. He performed in two
plays: The Crucible and George Washington Slept Here.
After graduating, he attended Stevenson University and Towson
University, majoring in film. In 2006, when YouTube first gained
popularity, Hardesty made videos in his parents' basement. The videos
depicted Hardesty reenacting his favorite scenes from movies. They
quickly grew in popularity, and in 2007, Hardesty had one of his videos
featured in a Geico commercial.
In late 2007, Hardesty was contacted by a film producer who had seen
one of his videos. He asked him to audition for an independent film:
Bart Got A Room, starring William H. Macy and Cheryl Hines. Hardesty
got the part, and subsequently got representation.
In early 2008, Hardesty made five consecutive appearances on Jimmy
Kimmel Live featuring his own reenactments of the five Best Picture
nominees that year. After that, stayed on the east coast and worked in
a grocery store until he got a lead role in American Pie Presents: The
Book Of Love, as well as a supporting role in Bucky Larson: Born To Be
A Star. Hardesty has lived bicoastally in Los Angeles, CA and
Baltimore, MD ever since. He continues to make YouTube videos, but his
focus has mostly been on auditioning for roles in feature films and
television shows.
attended Baltimore Lutheran School and in his 6th year he was asked by
his English teacher to be in the school play. He performed in two
plays: The Crucible and George Washington Slept Here.
After graduating, he attended Stevenson University and Towson
University, majoring in film. In 2006, when YouTube first gained
popularity, Hardesty made videos in his parents' basement. The videos
depicted Hardesty reenacting his favorite scenes from movies. They
quickly grew in popularity, and in 2007, Hardesty had one of his videos
featured in a Geico commercial.
In late 2007, Hardesty was contacted by a film producer who had seen
one of his videos. He asked him to audition for an independent film:
Bart Got A Room, starring William H. Macy and Cheryl Hines. Hardesty
got the part, and subsequently got representation.
In early 2008, Hardesty made five consecutive appearances on Jimmy
Kimmel Live featuring his own reenactments of the five Best Picture
nominees that year. After that, stayed on the east coast and worked in
a grocery store until he got a lead role in American Pie Presents: The
Book Of Love, as well as a supporting role in Bucky Larson: Born To Be
A Star. Hardesty has lived bicoastally in Los Angeles, CA and
Baltimore, MD ever since. He continues to make YouTube videos, but his
focus has mostly been on auditioning for roles in feature films and
television shows.