Joey Bragg

Joey Bragg
Bragg in 2013
Born
Joey Franklin Bragg

(1996-07-20) July 20, 1996 (age 28)
Union City, California, U.S.[1]
EducationJames Logan High School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2012–present

Joey Franklin Bragg[2] (born July 20, 1996[3][4]) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role as Joey Rooney in the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie (2013–2017).

Early life and education

Bragg was born on July 20, 1996 in Union City, California. He went to James Logan High School and graduated in 2014. He is Jewish.[5]

Career

Bragg has a successful stand-up comedy career.[1] He made his feature film debut in the comedy film Fred 3: Camp Fred directed by Jonathan Judge, which was released on July 28, 2012. On the same year, he played the role of Karl in the Disney XD film Gulliver Quinn. He made his television debut in the sketch-comedy reality series AwesomenessTV in the episode "Random Thoughts by JoJo", based on the YouTube channel of the same name and is created by Brian Robbins.[6]

Bragg was cast to play the main role in the Disney Channel comedy series Liv and Maddie with Dove Cameron, in which he played the main role of Joey Rooney, which aired from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, Bragg starred alongside Sean Giambrone in the Disney XD film Mark & Russell's Wild Ride, in which he played the lead character as Mark.[7] On the same year, he starred Nash Grier and Cameron Dallas in the sports comedy-drama film The Outfield, where he played the lead role of Austin York.[8] In 2018, Bragg played the role of Richard in the comedy drama film Reach starring Garrett Clayton. On the same year, he was cast in the comedy film Father of the Year with David Spade, Nat Faxon and Matt Shively, which was released on July 20, 2018 by Netflix.[9]

In 2021, Bragg was cast to play the main role in the sitcom Call Your Mother alongside Kyra Sedgwick, Rachel Sennott, Austin Crute, Emma Caymares and Patrick Brammall, in which he played the main role of Freddie Raines, which was aired from January 13 to May 19, 2021 on ABC.[10]

In 2023, Bragg starred in the comedy drama movie Sid is Dead alongside Mary Stuart Masterson, Carla Gallo, G Hannelius and Jack Griffo, which was released on April 28, 2023.[11][12]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Fred 3: Camp Fred Magoo Television film
The OD Peculiar Boy Short film
Gulliver Quinn Karl Unsold television pilot (Disney XD)[13][14]
Bits and Pieces Sticky Television film
2013 AwesomenessTV N/A Episode: "Random Thoughts by JoJo"
2013–2017 Liv and Maddie Joey Rooney Main role
2014 Jessie Joey Rooney Episode: "Jessie's Aloha-holidays with Parker and Joey"
2015 The Hotwives of Las Vegas Teenager Episode: "Labor of Love"
Mark & Russell's Wild Ride Mark Wellner Television film (Disney XD)
The Outfield Austin York Direct-to-video film
2016 Criminal Minds Kyle Ecklund Episode: "The Anti-Terror Squad"
Foursome Stan Episode: "After Shocker"
2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Seth 3 episodes
2017–2019 Betch Various 5 episodes
2018 Hacking High School Jake Episode: "Sex Issues"
Love Daily Ben Episode: "Soulmate Psychic"
The Thundermans Balfour/The Gamer Episode: "The Thunder Games"
Father of the Year Ben originally titled Who Do You Think Would Win?[15]
Reach Richard Post-production film[16][17]
2020 4/20 Josh Kaleesian the Comweedian
2021 Call Your Mother Freddie Raines Main role[18][19]
2022 That Girl Lay Lay Phone Repair Guy 2 episodes
The Storyteller Series Sam Kelly Episode: "A Thing of Beauty"; Podcast series
2023 Sid is Dead Sid Sandagger

References

  1. ^ a b Tara McNamara (September 13, 2012). "Joey Bragg: Teen comic on fast track". Variety. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  2. ^ Joey Bragg [@JoeyBragg] (December 20, 2014). "Smooth is my middle name. JUST KIDDING IT'S FRANKLIN!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-01-28 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Radio Disney". Retrieved September 15, 2017 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ Joey Bragg (July 21, 2017). "Thanks for all your birthday wishes!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2020-01-28 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Exclusive Interview with Liv and Maddie's Joey Bragg". TalkNerdyWithUs. May 15, 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. ^ "AwesomenessTV's Go90 'Love Daily' Series: Here's How You Know The Cast". ibtimes.com. International Business Times. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  7. ^ Denise Petski (September 1, 2015). "Joey Bragg & Sean Giambrone On 'Wild Ride' For Disney XD — First Photo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  8. ^ Crooks, Amy (January 28, 2015). "Joey Bragg & Caroline Sunshine Working On "The Outfield" January 28, 2015". Dis411.net. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  9. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (May 3, 2017). "David Spade, Bridgit Mendler & More Co-Star In 'Who Do You Think Would Win?' For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  10. ^ "'Call Your Mother': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  11. ^ "Sid Is Dead". Yahoo. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  12. ^ "'Sid is Dead': American High movie shot in Syracuse to finally be released". Syracuse.com. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  13. ^ Nellie Andreeva (September 13, 2012). "Disney XD Greenlights Comedy Pilot Starring & Produced By Jon Heder". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  14. ^ Vincent Terrace (March 1, 2013). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012. McFarland. ISBN 9781476602493. Retrieved 2017-09-15 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ Amanda N'Duka (May 3, 2017). "David Spade, Bridgit Mendler, Nat Faxon, & More Co-Star In 'Who Do You Think Would Win?' For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  16. ^ Dave McNary (April 5, 2017). "Garrett Clayton, Joey Bragg, Jordan Doww to Star in High School Dramedy 'Reach'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  17. ^ Patrick Hipes (April 5, 2017). "Trio To Topline High School Bully Dramedy 'Reach'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  18. ^ Denise Petski (March 6, 2020). "'My Village': Rachel Sennott, Joey Bragg, Emma Caymares, Austin Crute Join ABC Comedy Pilot; Pam Fryman To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 21, 2020). "David E. Kelley's 'Big Sky' & Kari Lizer's 'Call Your Mother' Get ABC Series Orders, Other Pilots Still In Play". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2020-05-21.


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