Brett Cullen Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Support Role: Prime Time in 1988 for his performance in "Falcon Crest․"
• Met one of the greatest influences on his acting, Cecil Pickett, while attending the University of Houston
• For four seasons, he performed with the Houston Shakespeare Festival
• On the stage, he has acted in "Much Ado About Nothing," "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and "Macbeth," among numerous other plays
• A competitive fencer during his college years, his fencing skills paid off in such films as "By the Sword" and the "Legacy" episode of "Just Kissed․"
• Prefers Coke to Pepsi, potatoes to stuffing and white meat to dark meat
• Sang backup vocals on "Life is a Lemon (and I want my money back)" by Meat Loaf for the singer's "Bat Out of Hell II" album