What is Josh Brener's Net Worth and Salary?
Josh Brener is an American actor with a net worth of $4 million. He is renowned for his role as Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti on HBO's "Silicon Valley." Besides television, Brener is an accomplished voice actor, featuring in shows like "DuckTales," "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Star Wars Resistance," and "The Mighty Ones." His film appearances include "The Internship," "The Rumperbutts," "What Men Want," and "Bromates."
Early Life and Education
Born on October 1, 1984, in Houston, Texas, Josh Brener grew up in a Jewish family with parents Sharon and Daniel. He attended Bellaire High School before advancing to Harvard University, where he led the Hasty Pudding Theatricals as president. He graduated in 2007.
Television Career
Brener's first significant acting role was in the TBS series "Glory Daze" (2010-2011), where he played Zack Miller. He also made guest appearances on "The Big Bang Theory," "House of Lies," and "Workaholics."
From 2013 to 2015, Brener portrayed Kyle on IFC's "Maron," starring Marc Maron. His breakthrough role came in 2014 as Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti on HBO’s "Silicon Valley," where he starred alongside Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, and Matt Ross. "Silicon Valley" ran for six seasons, concluding in 2019.
During the show's run, Brener expanded into voice acting with roles in "Future-Worm!", "Star Wars Rebels," and "DuckTales." Starting in 2018, he voiced Donatello in "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and Neeku Vozo in "Star Wars Resistance." Both shows ended in 2020.
From 2019 to 2020, Brener voiced Dylan Dalmatian in "101 Dalmatian Street" and appeared in "Love, Death & Robots," "Modern Family," and "The Neighborhood." In 2020, he began voicing characters Twig and Mud Puddle in "The Mighty Ones" and appeared as Young C.W. Longbottom on Apple TV+'s "Mythic Quest." Between 2021 and 2022, he voiced Kyle in "It's Pony" and various characters in the "Rugrats" reboot. In 2023, Brener was seen in "The Last of Us" and started voicing A.C. Aychvak in Disney Channel's "Hailey's On It!"
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Film Career
Brener made his film debut in "The Internship" (2013) alongside Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. He played a Google employee mentoring interns. In 2015, he appeared in "Welcome to Happiness" and "The Rumperbutts."
In 2016, he acted in "The Belko Experiment," "Unleashed," "Baked in Brooklyn," and voiced Steel in "Max Steel." In 2017, he featured in "Where's the Money" and "Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss." In "The Front Runner," he played a policy advisor to US Senator Gary Hart.
In 2019, Brener starred in "What Men Want" with Taraji P. Henson and Aldis Hodge. In 2020, he had a minor role in "All My Life." Recently, he reprised his voice role as Donatello in "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie" and starred in "Bromates" with Lil Rel Howery. His other projects include "Old Dads" and "Carry-On."
Personal Life and Real Estate
In late 2014, Brener married actress Meghan Falcone, star of the romantic comedy series "Foursome." The couple lives in Los Angeles, California, sharing moments on Instagram. In March 2015, they purchased a Hollywood Hills home for $1.2 million. They listed it for sale in April 2018 for $1.425 million and finally sold it in December 2018 for $1.2 million.
