{{Short description|American actor, comedian and voice actor (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Doug Brochu | image = | image_size = 300px | alt = | caption = Brochu (second to the left) with the main cast of ''Sonny with a Chance'': Tiffany Thornton, Sterling Knight, Demi Lovato, Allisyn Ashley Arm and Brandon Mychal Smith in 2009.| birth_name = Douglas Mark Brochu | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|29}} | birth_place = Tennessee, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Actor * comedian * producer}} | years_active = 2007–present | relatives = Chris Brochu (brother) }}
'''Douglas Mark Brochu''' (born September 29, 1990)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2011-10-12 |title=Disney Channel Winter Press Tour 2009 |url=http://www.disneyabctv.com/specials/wpt09/shows/sonny/brochu.shtml |access-date=2022-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012222226/http://www.disneyabctv.com/specials/wpt09/shows/sonny/brochu.shtml |archive-date=2011-10-12 }}</ref> is an American actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his role as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series, ''Sonny with a Chance'' (2009–2011) and ''So Random!'' (2011–2012).
==Early life== Brochu was born in Tennessee,<ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=John Moschitta |title=The Brothers "Not-So" Grim |date=2010 |url=http://archive.org/details/httpshref.lihttpwww.latfthemagazine.commagazine002brochu1.html |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref> the son of Nita and Michael Brochu. He has an older brother, Chris Brochu, and a younger sister, actress Kaitlyn "Kate" Brochu. When he was 4 years old, Brochu moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he spent most of his childhood, before moving to Tampa, Florida, where he started taking acting classes and doing local theater.<ref name=":1" /> In August 2006, he moved to Los Angeles with his family to pursue acting.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
==Career== Brochu has appeared in stage productions of ''My Fair Lady'', ''Smokey Mountain Christmas'', ''The Play's the Thing'' and ''Forever Broadway''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He has also had guest starring roles on Nickelodeon's ''Zoey 101'' and ''iCarly''. Brochu played the main role as Grady Mitchell in ''Sonny with a Chance'' and in ''So Random!''. Brochu also played in a special guest role as Oogie in Disney XD's ''Pair of Kings''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doug Brochu: Pair of Kings Guest Star |url=https://anythingdiz.livejournal.com/3653744.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=anythingdiz.livejournal.com}}</ref> In 2011, Brochu was part of ''Disney's Friends for Change Games'', which aired on Disney Channel. After ''So Random!'' was cancelled, Brochu hosted AwesomenessTV's web series ''Shove It'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fanmania |first=Mundo |title=Mundo Fanmania: Doug Brochu anfitrion de "Shove It" en AwesomenessTV |url=https://mundo-fanmania.blogspot.com/2012/06/doug-brochu-anfitrion-de-shove-it-en.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Mundo Fanmania}}</ref> as well as two episodes of ''How to Be Awesome''.<ref>{{Citation |title=How to Ride the Matrix with Pro EnduroX Racer Justin Soule - How To Be Awesome Ep. 23 | date=18 November 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnIU-D65hrY |language=en |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=How to Shoot a 3-Pointer with NBA Pro Kevin Love - How To Be Awesome Ep. 14 | date=23 September 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0jB1TI0Plc |language=en |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref>
Since then, Brochu has appeared in several short films<ref name="Obituaries">{{Citation |last=Moody |first=Ryan |title=Obituaries |date=2016-06-06 |url=https://vimeo.com/169500536 |access-date=2022-11-09}}{{dead link|date=February 2025}}</ref><ref name="Winesburg">{{Citation |title=Death {{!}} Winesburg {{!}} JamesFrancoTV | date=21 December 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBdspiBLRs |language=en |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Alix |first=Griffin |title=B L A C K B I L E |date=2019-12-14 |url=https://vimeo.com/379468879 |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Could Have Been Worse | date=13 April 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCYUCvS_SYA |language=en |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TV |first=Sofy |title=Jump |url=https://sofy.tv/viewer/film/jump-1 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Sofy TV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Hello! I'm Dave Trailer | date=August 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyC3Olvkvgs |language=en |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref> and theater productions,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "First NYC musical and it's VERY on brand. Ticket link in bio. I'll be hanging around after come say hi!" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4dWNoTHj11/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "The Immersive Nutcracker Cocktail Fete is still running! Every weekend for the next three weeks we'll be serving up booze, laughs, fun and dreams at the American Irish Historical Society! If you enjoy "Drunk Shakespeare" or "The Play that Goes Wrong" this is for you." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_XkkWnFEI/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> as well as started the sketch comedy group ''Burnt Quiche''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burnt Quiche - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6J2ovdIhg3a9p-ItSq0V4Q/about |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=YouTube}}</ref> in 2017. In 2018, he starred in the interactive live show ''Kid Claw''<ref>{{Citation |title=ClawDynamics - Twitch |url=https://www.twitch.tv/clawdynamics |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref> on Twitch, playing the titular character.
In 2021, Brochu reprised his role as Duke Lubberman in the ''iCarly'' reboot.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=August 24 |first1=Rachel Yang Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2021 at 07:38 PM |title=Every original 'iCarly' character who's popped up in the revival and what they're up to now |url=https://ew.com/tv/icarly-original-characters-revival/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |quote=Duke (Doug Brochu), Freddie's friend from Ridgeway, also returns to attend Carly's birthday party.}}</ref>
==Personal life== Brochu's hobbies include reading, writing, playing videogames, playing banjo, blacksmithing, leather-crafting and brewing.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "Latest mug by Doug. I think I've finally mastered the design and lining. #leather #handmade" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/3CKdK3C0Up/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "Let the brew stew until it becomes something new." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/uy6MufC0Vm/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> From 2012 to 2013, he co-hosted a podcast called ''Beardomancy 101'' with friend Ryan Moran,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beardomancy 101 on Stitcher |url=https://www.stitcher.com/show/beardomancy-101 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Stitcher}}</ref> where they would discuss adventures, comics, movies and geek culture in general.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beardomancy 101 |url=https://soundcloud.com/beardomancy |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=SoundCloud |language=en}}</ref>
In 2016, he moved to New York City to start a business, All-Wise Meadery, alongside actor Dylan Sprouse.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-24 |title=Dylan Sprouse and All-Wise Meadery Bring Out Their First Brew |url=https://t2conline.com/dylan-sprouse-and-all-wise-meadery-bring-out-their-first-brew/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Times Square Chronicles |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2016, they started an interactive D&D show called ''Pug Crawl'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pug Crawl - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJR-Levf4pU4m8WY29T-_6w/featured |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=YouTube}}</ref> which went on until March 2017. The premise consisted of weekly D&D games where viewers would choose which characters and scenarios would be featured. In November 2018, Brochu announced he was leaving All-Wise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Brochu on Instagram: "Hard work doesn't just disappear. It stays with you and you learn from it. Almost three years ago I moved to New York City, worked my ass off and co-founded a business. I'm grateful for what it taught me." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BqvbKg-Fesh/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>
Brochu lives in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a live broadcast producer at Esports Engine alongside some of his best friends, including Kid Claw creator Ethan Spencer and Chase Down Podcast co-host Carter Rodriguez.<ref>{{cite web |title=I am so SO pleased to announce that I am now a Live Producer at @EsportsEng ! Very excited for the future of this industry and to keep growing with it! |url=https://x.com/dugyfresh/status/1480644791360704512 |website=twitter.com}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== * ''Obituaries'' (2014) as Calvin Roderick<ref name="Obituaries"/> * ''Winesburg: Death'' (2015) as Handsome Lover #2<ref name="Winesburg"/> * ''Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?'' (2014) as Senior Jock
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2007 | ''Zoey 101'' | Blatzberg | Episode: "Wrestling" |- | 2007–2008 | ''iCarly'' | Wrestler #1 / Duke Lubberman | 3 episodes |- | 2009 | ''The Replacements'' | Terrance | Voice only; episode: "Injustice Is Blind" |- | 2009–2011 | ''Sonny with a Chance'' | Grady Mitchell | Main role |- | 2010–2012 | ''Pair of Kings'' | Oogie | 3 episodes |- | 2011 | ''Fish Hooks'' | Lonnie, the Band Leader | Voice only; episode: "Banned Band" |- | rowspan="2"|2011–2012 | ''So Random!'' | Grady Mitchell | Main role |- | ''Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' | Abbie | Voice only; 3 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | ''Snap'' | rowspan="3"|Himself | Disney Channel special |- | ''Shove It'' | Host; 12 episodes |- | ''How to Be Awesome'' | Host; 2 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Astrid Clover'' | Douglas | Episode: "Backyard Restaurant" |- | 2017 | ''Apple'' | Kyle | Main role; sketch by David Ebert<ref>{{Citation |title=Apple |date=13 November 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FODOJnKkRE |website=YouTube |language=en |access-date=2022-11-09}}</ref> |- | 2017–2019 | ''Burnt Quiche'' | Various characters | 5 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Kid Claw'' | Kid Claw | Main role; 2 episodes; live web series |- | 2019 | ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' | Uncredited | Background actor, army man; Episode: "Strike Up the Band" |- | 2020 | ''A Wilderness of Error'' | Crime Scene Photographer | Episode: "Girl in a Floppy Hat" |- | 2021 | ''iCarly'' | Duke Lubberman | Episode: "i'M Cursed" |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Artist !! Title !! Role |- | 2007 | Lifehouse | "From Where You Are" | |- | 2008 | Demi Lovato | "La La Land" | Benny Beverly |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|2377821}}
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