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'''Brad Stine''' (born [[1960]]<ref name="newyorker">Adam Green, [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/040809fa_fact STANDUP FOR THE LORD] the New Yorker, 2004-08-02</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[Christian]] [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[comedian]] and [[actor]].
==Biography==
===Early life===
Stine was born and raised in [[Bremen, Indiana|Bremen]], [[Indiana]], by Jerry and Nancy Stine.<ref name="newyorker"/> His father was an auto-body repairman and [[front man]] for a local [[combo]] called the Regents and his mother was a housewife. He has three siblings, with him being the second oldest child.
Stine's parents divorced when he was eight, but they later remarried and moved to [[California]], only to divorce once again. He stayed with his father, who briefly left the auto-body business to travel with his brother to carnivals in the Midwest. His father later remarried and returned to his previous work.
===Early career===
Stine started practicing magic tricks at age 13, which later led to his performing magic in Southern California bars and restaurants. Stine also learned to perform [[sideshow]] stunts and began honing his comedy skills.
In the late [[1980]]s, Stine was hired by a manager and toured colleges across the country with comedians [[Craig Anton]] and Emery Emery. His first television appearance was on [[Showtime]]’s "Comedy Club Network."
Stine continued to work in comedy clubs and on TV, and eventually dropped his magic tricks and stunts. He started taking acting lessons and auditioned for movies and television shows. On the advice of a fellow comic, he eventually made his Christian faith and conservatism the focus of his act.
===Personal life===
Stine lives in [[Brentwood, Tennessee]], with his wife Desiree and their two children.<ref name="pbs">Bob Faw, [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week839/profile.html Christian Comedian Brad Stine] PBS' ''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, May 27, 2005</ref>
==Comedic style==
Stine's style has been described by [[Newsweek]] as "aggressive" with a "rat-a-tat delivery"<ref name="godmen"/> and by [[the New Yorker]] as "frantic, aggressive, and caustic, with echoes of [[Robin Williams]], [[Sam Kinison]], and [[George Carlin]]."<ref name="newyorker"/> However, unlike these and a lot of other comedians, Stine does not use curse words or gratuitous sexual references because of his Christian faith.<ref name="npr2">NPR, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3886002 Christian Comedian Brad Stine], ''Fresh Air from WHYY'' audio interview, September 2, 2004</ref>
==Major appearances==
Stine has appeared on several stand-up comedy shows, such as [[A&E Network|A&E]]’s "[[The Improv|Evening at the Improv]]" and [[MTV]]'s "Half Hour Comedy Hour," and has appeared on news programs such as [[FOX News]]' "[[Hannity & Colmes]]<ref name="hannity">FOX News, [http://www.bradstine.com/pr/documents/BSHannityandColmes9-6-04transcript.pdf Transcript (PDF format)], ''Hannity & Colmes'', September 6, 2004</ref>," [[CNN]]'s "[[Paula Zahn|Paula Zahn NOW]]<ref name="zahn">CNN, [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0408/11/pzn.00.html Transcript], ''Paula Zahn NOW'', August 11, 2004</ref>" and "[[Glenn Beck]]<ref name="gbeck">CNN, [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/06/gb.01.html Transcript], ''Glenn Beck'', June 06, 2006</ref>," and the [[NBC Nightly News]]. Stine has also been interviewed on [[National Public Radio]]<ref name="npr1">NPR, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3879235 Live from New York: Comedy at the GOP Convention], ''Talk of the Nation'' audio interview, August 30, 2004</ref><ref name="npr2"/> and has been featured on FOXNews.com<ref name="foxlife">Catherine Donaldson-Evans, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,131021,00.html Growing Group of Comedians Veer Right],FoxNews.com Foxlife, September 01, 2004</ref> and in [[Newsweek]]<ref name="newsweek">Eileen Finan, [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15488905/site/newsweek/ Real Men Talk About God] Newsweek Web Exclusive, Oct 30, 2006</ref>, [[the New Yorker]]<ref name="newyorker"/>, [[USA Today]], and several other newspapers nationwide. He was a featured performer for [[Promise Keepers]] in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Also in 2004, he performed for "R: the Party," a party hosted by [[Jenna Bush|Jenna]] and [[Barbara Pierce Bush|Barbara Bush]] during the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="npr1"/>
==GodMen==
In 2006, Stine founded GodMen, a proposed alternative to Promise Keepers that emphasizes "spiritual masculinity."<ref name="godmen">Anita Wadhwani, [http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061026/NEWS06/610260397/1023/NEWS Spiritual event wants GodMen, not girly men], The Tennessean, 10/26/06</ref> GodMen's inaugural event was held on [[October 28]], [[2006]], in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and drew 200 men.<ref name="latimes">Jenny Jarvie and Stephanie Simon, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-godmen7dec07,0,5040895.story?coll=la-home-headlines Manliness is next to godliness], Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2006</ref> Their second event was held on [[March 10]], 2007,<ref name="crosswalk">Paul Coughlin, [http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/PCoughlin/11530152/ New Male Spirit], Crosswalk.com, Feb 21, 2007</ref> in rented space at a Franklin, Tennessee, mall<ref name="godmenabc">ABC News, [http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2953421 Group Advocates Macho Christianity], March 15, 2007</ref> and drew about 300 men.<ref name="godmenabc2">ABC News, [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2951718&page=1 Christian Men...Too Wimpy?], March 15, 2007</ref> Many more events are scheduled for 2007 and 2008.<ref name="events">[http://www.godmen.org/events.htm Godmen Events]</ref>
==Acting work==
Stine has appeared in minor roles in a handful of big and small screen movies.<ref name="imdb">Brad Stine's page on [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830407/ the Internet Movie Database]</ref>
==Multimedia==
Brad Stine currently has two books and three performance videos/recordings available.
===Books===
*{{cite book
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| title = Being a Christian Without Being an Idiot
| publisher = Word Distribution. (Oct 2004)
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| id = ISBN 5-556-25453-2 }}
*{{cite book
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| title = Live from Middle America: Rants from a Red-State Comedian
| publisher = Hudson Street Press. (Mar 2006)
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| id = ISBN 1-59463-015-1 }}
===Videos/recordings===
*''Brad Stine - Put A Helmet On!'' [DVD, VHS, Audio CD]. Word Distribution. (2003)
*''Brad Stine - Conservative Unleashed'' [DVD, VHS, Audio CD]. Word Entertainment. (Oct 2004)
*''Brad Stine - Tolerate This!'' [ DVD, Audio CD]. Warner Bros. (Aug 2005)
==References==
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</div>
==External links==
* [http://www.bradstine.com/ Brad Stine's official website]<br />
* [http://bradstine.blogware.com/ Brad Stine's Blog Nation]<br />
* [http://www.godmen.org/index.html GodMen website]<br />
* [http://www.godmen.org/blog/blog.html GodMen Blog]
* [http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/02/mike_warnke_and.html Brad mentioned in The History of Christian Stand-up Comedy]
[[Category:1960 births|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:American Christians|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:American comedians|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:American stand-up comedians|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:Living people|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:People from Indiana|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:People from Los Angeles|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee|Stine, Brad]]
==Biography==
===Early life===
Stine was born and raised in [[Bremen, Indiana|Bremen]], [[Indiana]], by Jerry and Nancy Stine.<ref name="newyorker"/> His father was an auto-body repairman and [[front man]] for a local [[combo]] called the Regents and his mother was a housewife. He has three siblings, with him being the second oldest child.
Stine's parents divorced when he was eight, but they later remarried and moved to [[California]], only to divorce once again. He stayed with his father, who briefly left the auto-body business to travel with his brother to carnivals in the Midwest. His father later remarried and returned to his previous work.
===Early career===
Stine started practicing magic tricks at age 13, which later led to his performing magic in Southern California bars and restaurants. Stine also learned to perform [[sideshow]] stunts and began honing his comedy skills.
In the late [[1980]]s, Stine was hired by a manager and toured colleges across the country with comedians [[Craig Anton]] and Emery Emery. His first television appearance was on [[Showtime]]’s "Comedy Club Network."
Stine continued to work in comedy clubs and on TV, and eventually dropped his magic tricks and stunts. He started taking acting lessons and auditioned for movies and television shows. On the advice of a fellow comic, he eventually made his Christian faith and conservatism the focus of his act.
===Personal life===
Stine lives in [[Brentwood, Tennessee]], with his wife Desiree and their two children.<ref name="pbs">Bob Faw, [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week839/profile.html Christian Comedian Brad Stine] PBS' ''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, May 27, 2005</ref>
==Comedic style==
Stine's style has been described by [[Newsweek]] as "aggressive" with a "rat-a-tat delivery"<ref name="godmen"/> and by [[the New Yorker]] as "frantic, aggressive, and caustic, with echoes of [[Robin Williams]], [[Sam Kinison]], and [[George Carlin]]."<ref name="newyorker"/> However, unlike these and a lot of other comedians, Stine does not use curse words or gratuitous sexual references because of his Christian faith.<ref name="npr2">NPR, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3886002 Christian Comedian Brad Stine], ''Fresh Air from WHYY'' audio interview, September 2, 2004</ref>
==Major appearances==
Stine has appeared on several stand-up comedy shows, such as [[A&E Network|A&E]]’s "[[The Improv|Evening at the Improv]]" and [[MTV]]'s "Half Hour Comedy Hour," and has appeared on news programs such as [[FOX News]]' "[[Hannity & Colmes]]<ref name="hannity">FOX News, [http://www.bradstine.com/pr/documents/BSHannityandColmes9-6-04transcript.pdf Transcript (PDF format)], ''Hannity & Colmes'', September 6, 2004</ref>," [[CNN]]'s "[[Paula Zahn|Paula Zahn NOW]]<ref name="zahn">CNN, [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0408/11/pzn.00.html Transcript], ''Paula Zahn NOW'', August 11, 2004</ref>" and "[[Glenn Beck]]<ref name="gbeck">CNN, [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/06/gb.01.html Transcript], ''Glenn Beck'', June 06, 2006</ref>," and the [[NBC Nightly News]]. Stine has also been interviewed on [[National Public Radio]]<ref name="npr1">NPR, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3879235 Live from New York: Comedy at the GOP Convention], ''Talk of the Nation'' audio interview, August 30, 2004</ref><ref name="npr2"/> and has been featured on FOXNews.com<ref name="foxlife">Catherine Donaldson-Evans, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,131021,00.html Growing Group of Comedians Veer Right],FoxNews.com Foxlife, September 01, 2004</ref> and in [[Newsweek]]<ref name="newsweek">Eileen Finan, [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15488905/site/newsweek/ Real Men Talk About God] Newsweek Web Exclusive, Oct 30, 2006</ref>, [[the New Yorker]]<ref name="newyorker"/>, [[USA Today]], and several other newspapers nationwide. He was a featured performer for [[Promise Keepers]] in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Also in 2004, he performed for "R: the Party," a party hosted by [[Jenna Bush|Jenna]] and [[Barbara Pierce Bush|Barbara Bush]] during the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="npr1"/>
==GodMen==
In 2006, Stine founded GodMen, a proposed alternative to Promise Keepers that emphasizes "spiritual masculinity."<ref name="godmen">Anita Wadhwani, [http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061026/NEWS06/610260397/1023/NEWS Spiritual event wants GodMen, not girly men], The Tennessean, 10/26/06</ref> GodMen's inaugural event was held on [[October 28]], [[2006]], in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and drew 200 men.<ref name="latimes">Jenny Jarvie and Stephanie Simon, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-godmen7dec07,0,5040895.story?coll=la-home-headlines Manliness is next to godliness], Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2006</ref> Their second event was held on [[March 10]], 2007,<ref name="crosswalk">Paul Coughlin, [http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/PCoughlin/11530152/ New Male Spirit], Crosswalk.com, Feb 21, 2007</ref> in rented space at a Franklin, Tennessee, mall<ref name="godmenabc">ABC News, [http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2953421 Group Advocates Macho Christianity], March 15, 2007</ref> and drew about 300 men.<ref name="godmenabc2">ABC News, [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2951718&page=1 Christian Men...Too Wimpy?], March 15, 2007</ref> Many more events are scheduled for 2007 and 2008.<ref name="events">[http://www.godmen.org/events.htm Godmen Events]</ref>
==Acting work==
Stine has appeared in minor roles in a handful of big and small screen movies.<ref name="imdb">Brad Stine's page on [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830407/ the Internet Movie Database]</ref>
==Multimedia==
Brad Stine currently has two books and three performance videos/recordings available.
===Books===
*{{cite book
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = Being a Christian Without Being an Idiot
| publisher = Word Distribution. (Oct 2004)
| date =
| location =
| pages =
| url =
| doi =
| id = ISBN 5-556-25453-2 }}
*{{cite book
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = Live from Middle America: Rants from a Red-State Comedian
| publisher = Hudson Street Press. (Mar 2006)
| date =
| location =
| pages =
| url =
| doi =
| id = ISBN 1-59463-015-1 }}
===Videos/recordings===
*''Brad Stine - Put A Helmet On!'' [DVD, VHS, Audio CD]. Word Distribution. (2003)
*''Brad Stine - Conservative Unleashed'' [DVD, VHS, Audio CD]. Word Entertainment. (Oct 2004)
*''Brad Stine - Tolerate This!'' [ DVD, Audio CD]. Warner Bros. (Aug 2005)
==References==
<div class="references-small">
<references/>
</div>
==External links==
* [http://www.bradstine.com/ Brad Stine's official website]<br />
* [http://bradstine.blogware.com/ Brad Stine's Blog Nation]<br />
* [http://www.godmen.org/index.html GodMen website]<br />
* [http://www.godmen.org/blog/blog.html GodMen Blog]
* [http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/02/mike_warnke_and.html Brad mentioned in The History of Christian Stand-up Comedy]
[[Category:1960 births|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:American Christians|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:American comedians|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:American stand-up comedians|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:Living people|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:People from Indiana|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:People from Los Angeles|Stine, Brad]]
[[Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee|Stine, Brad]]