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'''Andy Comeau''' (born October 19, 1970 in [[New Boston, New Hampshire]]<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173688/</ref>) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Theodore "Teddy" Huffstodt, the mentally unbalanced brother of lead character Dr. Craig Huffstodt ([[Hank Azaria]]) on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]''. He also appeared in the series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' as Travis Brennan, an [[epidemiologist]] who was one of several doctors vying for a position working under the lead character, [[Gregory House]].
'''Andy Comeau''' (born October 19, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Theodore "Teddy" Huffstodt on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]'' (2004–2006). He was also featured in the fourth season of the series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' as Dr. Travis Brennan in 2007.


==Life and career==
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He has also appeared in the films ''[[8 Heads in a Duffel Bag]]'' and ''[[One Hour Photo]]''. He appeared in the fourth episode of the second season of [[Will and Grace]] as Andy Fellner, Grace's childhood friend whom Grace's mom fixes up with Will. He also guest-starred in Criminal Minds in the Season 1 episode, "Charm and Harm" where he played a serial killer named Mark Gregory who abducted random women before holding them prisoner for several days while also subjecting them to torture and then drowning them.
Comeau's resemblance to [[Tom Hanks]] helped him gain the role of [[Forrest Gump (character)|Forrest Gump]] in the 1996 music video for the [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] song "Gump". Shortly after his breakthrough with "Gump", Comeau appeared as Charlie in ''[[8 Heads in a Duffel Bag]]'' (1997) alongside [[Joe Pesci]], [[David Spade]] and [[Kristy Swanson]]. The following year he played Tim Connors in ''[[Blackout Effect]]'' (1998) and Tom Inman in ''[[Virtual Obsession]]'' (1998).


In 1999, he appeared in the fourth episode of the second season of ''[[Will & Grace|Will and Grace]]'' as Andy Fellner, Grace's childhood friend whom Grace's mom fixes up with Will. Back on the silver screen, Comeau had a brief but pivotal role in the [[Robin Williams]] thriller ''[[One Hour Photo]]'' (2002).
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Comeau’s diverse theater credits include ''The Cherry Orchard'', ''Biloxi Blues'', ''The Tempest'' and ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream''.


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He also guest-starred in ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' in the season 1 episode "Charm and Harm" where he played a serial killer named Mark Gregory who abducted random women before holding them prisoner for several days while subjecting them to torture before drowning them.
He is in the music video for [[Gump (song)|Gump]] by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] where he plays [[Forrest Gump]]. He created and plays in the Los Angeles based band, ''Vaud & the Villains'', an 18 piece New Orleans, 1930s themed musical act with dancers and spoken words.


In 2004, the actor came back to cinema with ''My Tiny Universe'' (2004), a dark comedy.
In 2010, Comeau portrayed a plastic-surgery patient in the final season of ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' and appeared in a [[Progressive Corporation|Progressive Auto Insurance]] advertisement.

Comeau portrayed Teddy Huffstodt, the mentally unbalanced brother of [[Hank Azaria]]'s Dr. Craig Huffstodt, for the duration of the series ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]'' (2004-2006) until the series was cancelled due to low ratings.

Not long after that program's conclusion, he appeared in several 2007 episodes of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. His character, Dr. Travis Brennan, was an [[epidemiologist]] who was one of several doctors vying to work under [[Hugh Laurie]]'s protagonist, [[Gregory House]]. In 2010, Comeau portrayed a [[plastic surgery]] patient in the final season of ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' and appeared in a [[Progressive Corporation|Progressive Auto Insurance]] advertisement.

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Comeau's theater credits include ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'', ''[[Biloxi Blues]]'', ''[[The Tempest]]'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.

He is the [[bandleader]] and [[saxophonist]] for the [[Los Angeles]]-based band [[Vaud and the Villains]], a 19-piece [[New Orleans]] 1930s themed musical act with dancers and [[spoken word]] artists. His stage name with the group is Vaud Overstreet.<ref>[http://staging.vaudandthevillains.com//?page_id=1200 Vaud Overstreet Bio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403212757/http://staging.vaudandthevillains.com/ |date=April 3, 2016 }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:44, 27 June 2024

Andy Comeau
Comeau in 2005
Born (1970-10-19) October 19, 1970 (age 53)
New Boston, New Hampshire, U.S.
OccupationActor
SpouseDawn Lewis (2007-present)
Children1

Andy Comeau (born October 19, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Theodore "Teddy" Huffstodt on the Showtime series Huff (2004–2006). He was also featured in the fourth season of the series House as Dr. Travis Brennan in 2007.

Life and career

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Comeau's resemblance to Tom Hanks helped him gain the role of Forrest Gump in the 1996 music video for the "Weird Al" Yankovic song "Gump". Shortly after his breakthrough with "Gump", Comeau appeared as Charlie in 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) alongside Joe Pesci, David Spade and Kristy Swanson. The following year he played Tim Connors in Blackout Effect (1998) and Tom Inman in Virtual Obsession (1998).

In 1999, he appeared in the fourth episode of the second season of Will and Grace as Andy Fellner, Grace's childhood friend whom Grace's mom fixes up with Will. Back on the silver screen, Comeau had a brief but pivotal role in the Robin Williams thriller One Hour Photo (2002).

He also guest-starred in Criminal Minds in the season 1 episode "Charm and Harm" where he played a serial killer named Mark Gregory who abducted random women before holding them prisoner for several days while subjecting them to torture before drowning them.

In 2004, the actor came back to cinema with My Tiny Universe (2004), a dark comedy.

Comeau portrayed Teddy Huffstodt, the mentally unbalanced brother of Hank Azaria's Dr. Craig Huffstodt, for the duration of the series Huff (2004-2006) until the series was cancelled due to low ratings.

Not long after that program's conclusion, he appeared in several 2007 episodes of House. His character, Dr. Travis Brennan, was an epidemiologist who was one of several doctors vying to work under Hugh Laurie's protagonist, Gregory House. In 2010, Comeau portrayed a plastic surgery patient in the final season of Nip/Tuck and appeared in a Progressive Auto Insurance advertisement.

Comeau's theater credits include The Cherry Orchard, Biloxi Blues, The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

He is the bandleader and saxophonist for the Los Angeles-based band Vaud and the Villains, a 19-piece New Orleans 1930s themed musical act with dancers and spoken word artists. His stage name with the group is Vaud Overstreet.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Vaud Overstreet Bio Archived April 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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