Alan Brady (Carl Reiner) – Alan is the egocentric, demanding, high maintenance, toupee-wearing star of The Alan Brady Show. Originally an unseen character , then shown only with his back to the camera or only in voice, Brady began to make full-face appearances in season four.

His manic, monomaniacal Alan Brady was one of the most brilliant characters in sit-com history; the episode where Laura reveals that Alan is bald on national TV may be the funniest sit-com episode ever filmed.

Dec 12, 2024 · Notably, Reiner played Alan Brady, boss of Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Though Brady was originally only mentioned (or seen by the back of his head), Reiner's face eventually made an appearance and became a …

Jul 4, 2020 · In “October Eve,” he played an eccentric painter while in “I’m No Henry Walden,” he played a peculiar philosopher. However, he’s perhaps best known on the show as the recurring character Alan Brady, Rob Petrie’s loud, frustrating boss. …

The Alan Brady Show Presents: Directed by Jerry Paris. With Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews. It's the first Christmas presentation of The Alan Brady Show where he turns the spotlight upon his talented staff to entertain the TV public.

The Dick Van Dyke Show chronicles the professional and personal life of Rob Petrie (played by Dick Van Dyke), a young comedy writer for the fictitious Alan Brady Show, a television variety program whose seldom-seen star was played by the series’ creator, Carl Reiner.

Jun 22, 2007 · Totalling 158 episodes and five seasons, the show was also produced by Reiner, who wrote many episodes and played the part of Alan Brady. Reiner based the main character on himself and the Brady character on his former boss Sid Caesar.

The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail: Directed by Jerry Paris. With Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews. The gang from the show agrees to put on a show for Lyle and his fellow inmates in prison.

Starring the legendary Dick Van Dyke and Emmy Award winner Mary Tyler Moore. Stream every episode of the iconic sitcom, free on FilmRise Television. #freetv #thedickvandykeshow … It's the first...

"The Alan Brady Show Presents" is the Christmas episode of the CBS sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show. Widely considered an all-time classic of the genre, it premiered on December 18, 1963, as the thirteenth episode in the show's third season.