Brian O'Halloran
Birthday: Born in 1969-12-20 in New York City, New York, USA
Deathday: Alive
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Christopher O'Halloran (born December 20, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films, notably as Dante Hicks in Smith's debut film Clerks and its 2006 sequel, Clerks II. Aside from this, he has made small appearances in most of Smith's films, either as his Clerks character Dante Hicks or one of Dante's cousins. O'Halloran was born in Manhattan, New York City, and lived in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey since the age of 13. A first-generation American, both his parents emigrated from Ireland. His father died when O'Halloran was 15 years old. O'Halloran is the lead actor in Vulgar (2000), an obscure movie about a small town clown who is traumatized after he is attacked during one of his performances. He has worked on theatre productions since high school. He has said on the subject of doing theatre: “ Oh, yeah. It's the best training you can do, as an actor. To be in front of a live audience. There's no 'Stop, wait, oh geez, what was that line again?' It just sharpens your reflexes. It sharpens your interaction. And it definitely sharpens your memory because you have to know an entire show from beginning to end. ” Since Clerks, O'Halloran has primarily been a stage actor, working with the Boomerang Theatre Company, the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Tri-State Actors Theatre, among others. He is currently a resident of Staten Island. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian O'Halloran, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Clerks
Character: Dante Hicks (voice)
The continuing adventures of store clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob....
Comic Book Men
Character: Self
A show for Fanboys by Fanboys. Set in uber-geek Kevin Smith's iconic comic shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the show explores every nook and cranny of Fanboy culture from A to Z. Endless circular debates about the technical accuracy of the USS Enterprise's warp-core schematics? Snarky comic aficionados with an encyclopedic knowledge of every Marvel back issue? You bet....
Icons
Character: Self
Icons was a documentary TV show on G4 that originally focused on significant people, companies, products, history, and milestones in world of video games. It was relaunched in 2006 and focused entirely on pop culture. It was cancelled soon afterwards. On May 10, 2006, it was announced that Icons was relaunching on June 3 with an episode focusing on J.J. Abrams. The show will feature a broader scope on things and people "men 18–34 care about, admire and emulate." Future episodes would focus on M...
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Chasing Amy
Character: Jim Hicks
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian....
Clerks
Character: Dante
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives....
Clerks II
Character: Dante
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire....
Mallrats
Character: Gill
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses....
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Character: Dante Hicks
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production....
Dogma
Character: Grant Hicks
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven....
Hooking Up
Character: Dr. Jordan
After "hooking up" with a series of guys at a house party, April is the talk of her high school....
Clerk
Character: Self
A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Theater, with a flock of famous folks testifying on Silent Bob's behalf!...
Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks
Character: Self
A feature-length documentary about the making of Kevin Smith's "Clerks" and the commercial success that followed....
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Character: Jay
Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture. Brutal Massacre becomes just that, as the cast and crew find themselves battling one mishap after another as Harry struggles to keep his sanity against overwhelming resistance to finish the p...
Vulgar
Character: Will Carlson / Flappy / Vulgar
Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a nagging mother who lives in a nursing home, and his best friend is a moocher. One day he comes up with the idea to become a bachelor clown....
We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks
Character:
A documentary covering 3 decades of Clerks films...
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Character: Self
The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."...
The Flying Car
Character: Dante Hicks
Stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal discuss the prospect of a flying car....
Flea
Character: Scavenger
FLEA tells the story of an eclectic tribe of mystical forest dwellers known as the Shadow Clan, led by it's counsel of three wise souls, The Tribal leader, Raven (Suza Lambert Bowser), Marsh Man (Barry Williams) & Poet (Josef Cannon) they meet the mysterious boy, Flea (Westleigh Davies) whose arrival was foretold to them. Time works against them as evil forces, Badger (Bruce Cole) become aware of his existence and soon began hunting him down with the help of Scavenger (Brian O'Halloran) who play...
Miss December
Character: The Director
A dark romantic comedy about Ari, a young woman whose poor taste in men may be the death of her when she tries to find love with her would-be killer. The elusive Miss December killer has been terrorizing the city of Philadelphia, stalking and killing a different women each month in order to complete his morose calendar full of unwilling pin-ups....
Drop Dead Roses
Character: Shawn
Everyguy Shawn and his buddy Jason have tapped into a unique market and figured out how to turn it into a successful business: They get revenge on your ex by delivering dead roses or mistreated chocolates, accompanied by a nasty message. But things get complicated when Shawn must make a delivery to Kayla -- a woman he's been infatuated with....
'Clerks' 10th Anniversary Q&A
Character: Self
A question-and-answer session featuring the director, producer, and stars of the indie comedy hit "Clerks"....
Mr. Hush
Character: Vinny
What is the ultimate horror? For Holland Price, it is losing everything he loves. Holland is a devoted family man whose life is turned upside-down by a horrifying figure one Halloween night. Holland spends ten years searching the country, filled with self-torment and suffering, as he is haunted by his nightmares of that terrible night. He is drawn back to the small town of Layton, PA where he finds work in a restaurant owned by his friend, Mac. There he meets Debbie and begins to regain stabili...
Wit’s End
Character: Tom Stevens
A man vs. nature epic about how far a man will push himself to be with his loved ones again. Jeffrey Stevens is a wonderful father, friend and husband. But sadly, he must fight for his very survival after being stranded. With his own mortality staring him in the face, Jeff finds strength in the power of love....
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Character: Self
Directed by the wife of 'That Kevin Smith', Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, a feature length documentary looking at the behind the scenes making of JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK....
Shooting Clerks
Character: Elis Heimermann
The biopic of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994....
The Junior Defenders
Character: Mitch Stone
The Junior Defenders is a quirky comedy about the cast of a 1970s TV superhero show. With a fan base that rivals Star Trek's, The Junior Defenders is one of the top hits of its era. Twenty-five years after the show's sudden cancellation, a crazed fan named Norman Nields goes on a cross-country mission to kidnap the show's four washed-up ex-child stars, take them back to Hollywood, and then force them at gunpoint to act in his brand-new episode of The Junior Defenders....
The Clerks 3 Documentary
Character:
Documentary on the making of Clerks 3...
Clerks: The Animated Series
Character: Dante Hicks
The continuing adventures of clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob....
The 4:30 Movie
Character:
In the summer of 1986, three sixteen year old friends spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens learn more about life and love....
The Twelve Steps of Jason Mewes: Get Greedo
Character: Brian O'Halloran
Actor Jason Mewes and filmmaker Kevin Smith set out on a quest to hunt down a rare Star Wars figure, as way of distracting Jason from his drug withdrawals....
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
Character: Self / Dante
Feature-length documentary about the making of Clerks II....
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
Character: Dante Hicks (voice)
When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay and Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman and Chronic, smashing the super-villains they accidentally create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey 'burbs from their new arch enemies, The League of Shitters? While clearly not the comic book movie the world wants, GROOVY MOVIE is the comic book movie the world needs!...
Bad Frank
Character: Donny Shakes
Frank Pierce leads a seemingly normal life, but when a disturbing past reemerges & something precious is taken from him, his mask of sanity loosens & unearths the urge to be violent once again....
Madness in the Method
Character: Brian
Jason wants to be taken more seriously as an actor, so he asks his friend Kevin Smith for advice, and decides to become a method actor. Trouble is, being a method actor drives him mad and he slowly becomes a serial killer....
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Character: Cast Member of Clerks / Dante Hicks / Grant Hicks
Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting a film based on their comic book characters Bluntman and Chronic....
The Happening
Character: Jeep Driver
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?...
Clerks III
Character: Dante Hicks
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all....
Shooting Heroin
Character: Logan
A small town community comes together to eradicate the heroin epidemic from its midst by whatever means necessary....
Right Before Your Eyes
Character: John
A newly recovering alcoholic, (Ethan Rengepis) embarks on a train ride home to visit his young Autistic son he has not seen since birth, sharing his story with a stranger (Ambrose)....
Monsters Anonymous
Character: Dracula
A short film comedy about the classic monsters in a group therapy session coming to terms with the fact that they aren't scary anymore....
Rushed
Character: Parish Priest
Barbara O’Brien, an Irish Catholic mother, has her life turned upside-down when her son, a freshman in college, is involved in a tragic hazing incident. Taking justice into her own hands, she travels across the country recording mothers who have lost sons to hazing in an effort to prove the university’s liability. When she is confronted by corruption and cover ups, she seeks revenge on the one person she finds truly responsible, proving that hell hath no fury like a mother scorned....
The Retaliators
Character: Christmas Tree Lot Jerk
An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter's brutal murder....
We Never Smiled in the 90’s
Character:
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of CLERKS, “We Never Smiled in the 90’s” is a short film cut from never-before-seen footage showing - for the first time ever - the making of the black and white cult comedy classic! The music is by Bear McCreary, from his score for The 4:30 Movie. Edited by Kevin Smith. Restoration by Stephen Frezza....