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John Brent

American comedic actor, Second City Alumnus (1938-1985)
Person human Q16011161

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
March 14, 1938
Date of death
August 16, 1985
Place of birth
Madison
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
actor, poet
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Family name
Brent[10]
Given name
John[11]
Native language
English[8]
P14750
C8C1-9DEF-9B92-71F2-55FB[14]
Writing language
English[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Brent ar جون برينت fa جان برنت ko 존 브렌트 ru Джон Брент
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
307172921
Library of Congress authority ID
no2014022412
Discogs artist ID
635347
Film.ru person ID
john-brent
Freebase ID
/m/01py2gj
IMDb ID
nm0107581
Kinobox person ID
841526
MusicBrainz artist ID
b9840b89-f40c-4b71-af8c-ba281e58500f
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000170545
TMDB person ID
1804407
Yale LUX ID
person/baf85be9-051c-4df5-a6f6-65ec07d9747c

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
actor, poet
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
The Second City
Mb:performer of 1
How to Speak Hip
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Madison
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
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Summary

John Brent was born on March 14, 1938[1], in Madison[2]. He died on August 16, 1985[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as an actor[5] and poet[6].

FAQs

Where was John Brent born?

John Brent was born in Madison[2].

Where did John Brent die?

John Brent passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did John Brent do for work?

John Brent worked as an actor[5] and poet[6].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Family name → Brent
    Place of death → Los Angeles
    P14750 → C8C1-9DEF-9B92-71F2-55FB
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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