K. Brian Gruber

He is a New York native, receiving his theatrical training at Queens College. He has served as a call in-show host at C-SPAN in Washington, D.C., hosting two live call in shows each week with politically prominent guests such as Cesar Chavez, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain and Bill Bradley. He has hosted over 100 cable television programs for Scripps Howard, News Corp / Foxtel, Heritage Communications, Jones Intercable and Disney. Resurrecting his theatrical career ten years ago, after spending two decades as a media executive, he has appeared in a broad range of productions in northern California theaters. Most recently, he played multiple roles in Love & Math, an original production written and performed in Auburn; Astrov in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, King Henry II in The Lion In Winter, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, The Man (Lloyd, John, Conrad) in Veronica's Room in Sacramento; and Grumio and The Merchant in Taming of the Shrew in San Francisco. He has trained locally at the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco and B Street Theatre Conservatory in Sacramento.