Brian Edward O'Connor (born February 14, 1953), known professionally as Brian Brucker O'Connor or Brian O'Connor, is an American actor, comedian and guidance counselor. His best known roles include Biddle in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and Schemer on Shining Time Station (1989–1993). O’Connor briefly reprised his role as Schemer in a 2020 parody of Thomas and the Magic Railroad entitled “The Magic Railroad Parody” which aired exclusively on YouTube.
In 1989, O'Connor was cast as Horace Schemer on Shining Time Station (1989–1993); the character, known commonly as "Schemer", proved to be his signature role. The roguish and clumsy, but still caring, character quickly grew in popularity with audiences. Since the show's cancellation, O'Connor has made numerous public appearances as Schemer.[8][9][10]
Following his appearance in the indie comedy film Terrorists (2004), Mr. O'Connor performed in the 2005 Geva Theatre Center production of the solo play The Race of the Ark Tattoo.[11][12][13][14] Shortly thereafter, he went back to school to become certified as a children's guidance counselor.[15]
In 2016, O'Connor became the vocalist and co-guitarist for independent band The 6660s.[16]
Personal life
O'Connor was born into a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent, the third of five children. He was married for seven years to actress Jane Brucker, best known for portraying Lisa Houseman in Dirty Dancing (1987); they have a daughter, Sally (born 1989).[9] O'Connor and Brucker appeared in the same 1986 episode of Miami Vice ("Baby Blues"), although their characters did not share scenes.[17]
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For the visual artist see Brian O Connor artist Brian Edward O Connor born February 14 1953 known professionally as Brian Brucker O Connor or Brian O Connor is an American actor comedian and guidance counselor His best known roles include Biddle in Beverly Hills Cop II 1987 and Schemer on Shining Time Station 1989 1993 O Connor briefly reprised his role as Schemer in a 2020 parody of Thomas and the Magic Railroad entitled The Magic Railroad Parody which aired exclusively on YouTube Brian O ConnorBornBrian Edward O Connor 1953 02 14 February 14 1953 age 69 Lynnfield Massachusetts U S Other namesBrian Brucker O ConnorOccupationsActorcomedianguidance counselorYears active1986 presentSpouseJane Brucker m 1986 div 1993 wbr Children1 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditO Connor graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1975 to pursue a career in acting Arriving in Boston he co founded the comedy troupe Slap Happy along with fellow UMass alum Allan Jacobs 1 Joined by Jeff Ernstoff and Jan Kirschner the group toured the nation and reached over 200 universities 2 receiving critical praise for performances in Boston Cambridge and New York City 3 4 During the Slap Happy tour O Connor participated in a Ford s Theatre production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 5 6 O Connor made his onscreen debut with the recorded live sketch comedy special National Lampoon s Class of 86 1986 He followed this with a guest appearance on Miami Vice and his feature film debut in Beverly Hills Cop II 1987 as Biddle He returned to New York in 1988 to perform a one man show One Hour Out of Your Life at the Judith Anderson Theatre earning praise from The New York Times Stephen Holden 7 In 1989 O Connor was cast as Horace Schemer on Shining Time Station 1989 1993 the character known commonly as Schemer proved to be his signature role The roguish and clumsy but still caring character quickly grew in popularity with audiences Since the show s cancellation O Connor has made numerous public appearances as Schemer 8 9 10 Following his appearance in the indie comedy film Terrorists 2004 Mr O Connor performed in the 2005 Geva Theatre Center production of the solo play The Race of the Ark Tattoo 11 12 13 14 Shortly thereafter he went back to school to become certified as a children s guidance counselor 15 In 2016 O Connor became the vocalist and co guitarist for independent band The 6660s 16 Personal life EditO Connor was born into a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent the third of five children He was married for seven years to actress Jane Brucker best known for portraying Lisa Houseman in Dirty Dancing 1987 they have a daughter Sally born 1989 9 O Connor and Brucker appeared in the same 1986 episode of Miami Vice Baby Blues although their characters did not share scenes 17 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1986 Class of 86 Various characters Direct to video1987 Beverly Hills Cop II BiddleDeadly Prey SoldierMankillers Special CIA Agen1988 Death Chase Game PlayerNight Wars Trent Matthews1989 Order of the Eagle Robert LoganFuture Force Attacker 22004 Terrorists ButchTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1986 Miami Vice Detective Patterson Episode Baby Blues 1987 Mike s Talent Show Stubby Malone Television film1988 Tattinger s Episode Two Men and a Baby 1989 Starting Now Bing Taylor Television film1989 1993 Shining Time Station Horace Schemer Jebediah Schemer 64 episodesAlso writer1990 Random Acts of Variety Host various roles 1 episodeShining Time Station Tis a Gift Schemer Television film1991 Real Mature Various characters1993 1994 Schemer Presents Schemer 10 episodes1994 Schemer Presents The World According to Me Direct to video1995 Shining Time Station Once Upon a Time Television filmShining Time Station Second ChancesShining Time Station One of the FamilyShining Time Station Queen for a DayThe Weinerville Chanukah Special Antidorkus1997 Sports Kabob Various characters TV series shortAlso directorReferences Edit Quad City Herald stparchive com October 29 1998 Retrieved October 30 2016 BWW News Desk La Mirada Theatre to Present THE GIZMO GUYS 12 8 broadwayworld com Retrieved October 30 2016 1983 Tanglewood oclc org accessed February 25 2018 REVUE SLAP HAPPY The New York Times January 26 1983 Retrieved October 30 2016 Brian O Connor Theatre Credits and Profile abouttheartists com Retrieved October 30 2016 1978 1987 Ford s Theatre fords org Retrieved October 30 2016 Review Comedy A Whimsical Grab Bag nytimes com March 22 1988 Shining Time Station Character Guide sodor island net Retrieved October 30 2016 a b Lovable Churl Vol 40 No 11 people com September 13 1993 Retrieved October 30 2016 Gripe TV Articles chicagotribune com 1995 01 03 Retrieved 2016 10 30 Simpson Herbert M Expectations overturned in a triumph of the old rochestercitynewspaper com Retrieved October 30 2016 Willis John Hodges Ben February 26 2007 Theatre World Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 9781557836854 Retrieved October 30 2016 via Google Books Improv Geva Comedy March 12 2005 GCI An evening with BRIAN O CONNOR gevacomedyimprov blogspot com Retrieved October 30 2016 WBER The Only Station That Matters monroe edu Archived from the original on 26 February 2018 Retrieved 30 October 2016 Rick Sigglekow sodor island net Retrieved October 30 2016 The 6660s The6660s com Retrieved 30 April 2018 Baby Blues nbc com November 21 1986 Retrieved October 30 2016 External links EditBrian O Connor at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian O 27Connor actor amp oldid 1093928923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
