Biography
A ubiquitous "offbeat" supporting player in teen comedies like "Clueless" (1995) and "Roadtrip" (2000) and a frequent collaborator with best friend Seth Green, Breckin Meyer outgrew his "slacker sidekick" persona and eventually found lasting success on television. Meyer starred in several short-lived sitcoms but fared better with his recurring voice role on "King of the Hill" (Fox, 1997-2009) and his many comic characterizations on the Green's …
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Career Milestones
| Began career appearing in TV commercials | ||
| Moved with family to Los Angeles at age two | ||
1988 | Early TV credit, a guest appearance on "The Wonder Years" (ABC) | |
1989 | Had recurring role as Lynn Redgrave's nephew on the ABC sitcom "Chicken Soup" | |
1991 | Feature acting debut "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" | |
1992 | Played recurring role of Chas Walker, an actor playing the son of Jackie Thomas (Tom Arnold) on "The Jackie Thomas Show" (ABC) | |
1995 | Breakthrough screen role as the skateboarding stoner in "Clueless" | |
1995 | Had regular role of Mike Solomon on the NBC sitcom "Home Court" | |
1997 | Appeared as the best friend of Olympic hopeful Steve "Prefontaine" | |
1997 | Cast opposite Skeet Ulrich and Tom Arnold in "Touch" | |
1998 | Cast as a sexy busboy married to the coat check girl (Salma Hayek) in "54" | |
1998 | Co-starred in the ensemble drama "Dancer, Texas Pop. 81" | |
2000 | Appeared in the teen comedy "Road Trip" | |
2000 | Voiced Joseph Gribble in the FOX animated series, "King of the Hill" | |
2001 | Co-starred as Meg Ryan's brother in "Kate & Leopold" | |
2001 | Featured as a straight-laced lawyer in "Rat Race" | |
2001 | Played the lead role in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Inside Schwartz" | |
2003 | Starred in the short lived ABC series "Married to the Kellys" | |
2004 | Starred as Jon, Garfield's owner in the comedy "Garfield: The Movie" | |
2005 | Cast opposite Lindsay Lohan in the Disney feature "Herbie: Fully Loaded" | |
2005 | Voiced several characters in the animated series, "Robot Chicken" on the Cartoon Network; earned an Emmy nomination for writing the episode "Robot Chicken: Star Wars" | |
2006 | Reprised role as Garfield's owner in the seguel, "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties" | |
2009 | Played Matthew McConaughey's brother in the romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" | |
Awards
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) in Robot Chicken |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) in Robot Chicken |