Brennan Lee Mulligan
Brennan Lee Mulligan | |
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 Mulligan (right) with Molly Ostertag in 2015 | |
| Born | 1987/1988 (age 33–34) |
| Alma mater | SUNY Ulster |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Awards | Webby Award (2019) |
| Website | brennanleemulligan |
Brennan Lee Mulligan (born 1987/1988) is a writer, performer, and gamemaster. He has worked with CollegeHumor as a sketch writer and performer, and as gamemaster for their Dungeons & Dragons web series, Dimension 20, as well as writing the superhero webcomic Strong Female Protagonist alongside artist Molly Ostertag.
Personal life[]
Born in 1987 or 1988[1] as the son of Elaine Lee, Brennan Lee Mulligan was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) by his mother at age nine,[2] first gamemastering at age ten.[1] In November 2015, Mulligan was a contestant on the American version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and won $50,000 after incorrectly answering the $100,000-question.[3] By 2020, he was an alumnus of SUNY Ulster (having majored in philosophy/humanities)[1] and lived in Los Angeles.[4] On January 21, 2021, Mulligan announced his engagement to his fiancée—Izzy Roland—via Instagram.[5]
Career[]
Writing[]
For many years in his teens, Mulligan was a lead story writer and performer for the live action role-playing summer camp, The Wayfinder Experience.[1][6] Mulligan and Molly Ostertag co-created the webcomic Strong Female Protagonist, which was named one of io9's Best New and Short Webcomics of 2012.[7]
Performing[]
In his twenties, he performed and taught[1] comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB).[6] It was working at the UCB that led Mulligan to working at CollegeHumor,[1] (premiering on December 14, 2017 with Who's the Real Cop?).[8]
Since 2018,[9] Mulligan has been an executive producer, writer, and gamemaster for Dimension 20 on the streaming platform Dropout (which also hosts his video podcast, The Adventuring Academy).[2] In his capacity as a professional D&D gamemaster, he has been cited by Bleeding Cool,[10] Comic Book Resources,[4] Wired,[11] and Wizards of the Coast's own D&D podcast—Dragon Talk.[1]
Awards[]
He has received an "Excellence in Performance Award" from the New York International Fringe Festival,[12] and won a 2019 Webby Award in the "Comedy: Shortform" category for his CollegeHumor skit, Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods.[13]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble (January 23, 2020). "Brennan Lee Mulligan". Dragon Talk (Podcast). Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mulligan, Brennan Lee (November 20, 2020). "Actor and writer Brennan Lee Mulligan on balancing art and stamina". The Creative Independent (Interview). Interviewed by Lior Phillips. Kickstarter. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
Actor, writer, and Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on the benefit of obstacles and limitations, the intersection of art and commercial products, and the power of world building.
- ^ "The Buccaneer Buddies Reunite". Dimension 20. Season 2. Episode 2. Dropout. Retrieved June 27, 2021.[verification needed]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sowa, Alexander (November 10, 2020). "Dimension 20: Brennan Lee Mulligan Returns to the Unsleeping City". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
Dimension 20's Brennan Lee Mulligan tells CBR about the process of returning to The Unsleeping City, an urban fantasy set in magical New York.
- ^ Mulligan, Brennan Lee [@brennanleemulligan] (January 21, 2021). "True Story: Immediately following my proposal, the one and only Izzy Roland, never to be outdone, wordlessly bolted from her chair and sprinted down the hall, leaving me on bended knee while she recovered a silver Claddagh ring from its hiding place of several months. A counter-proposal for the ages, and I cannot wait until the day I get to turn this ring around. Love you with all my heart, @iz_ball!