Brently Heilbron

Brently Heilbron, a native Texan, has twice collaborated with director Robert Rodriguez on We Can Be Heroes and the experimental $7,000 film project, Red 11. As a musician and songwriter, Brently performed a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR with the world's only emo puppet band Fragile Rock. began his career performing stand-up comedy at the age of 15 and has emceed nationwide including events for Paul McCartney and George Takei. He has appeared on television in The Leftovers and Friday Night Lights and served as producer and host for the PBS comedy series Stand Up Empire.