Barnhart laughing it up with Gino Michellini and Brad Garrett

Comedian

Hypnotist

Actor Writer Director

TV Host

 

 

AWARD WINNING COMEDIAN

CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST

INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTION

COMEDY BOOKING AGENCY

 
  

 
 
BIO & RESUME

Don Barnhart is an award winning comedian as well as a certified hypnotist.  He is a published author, director and actor. His extensive credits include  numerous tv and film appearances while averaging over 250 days a year on the road headlining the top comedy clubs, colleges and cruise ships around the world. 

Don has his own show in Las Vegas:  The Don Barnhart Comedy & Hypnosis Show, he is also a comedy and improv teacher and he is currently at work on a one man show based on his successful stand up comedy show, "The DeEvolution of Man".  He is prepping his second feature film, "Freeloader" a comedy which he wrote, directs and stars in and Don is also the creator and host of the new syndicated television series, "The Freedom of Speech Comedy Show". 

Barnhart was first introduced to comedy while hanging out on the sets where his father was directing Robin Williams and Jonathan Winters on  "Mork and Mindy".  Out of high school and looking for a job, Don went down to the  world famous Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach where he became a doorman, then manager, talent coordinator and house emcee.   Barnhart perfected his comedy skills as the opening act for such comedy legends as Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Robin Williams, Dennis Miller, Jim Carry, Judd Apatow, Drew Carey, Dana Carvey, Louie Anderson, George Wallace, Tim Allen and  many more.  Seeing the natural talent in Don, these stars encouraged him to take his act on the road and in 1987 Don left his duties to pursue stand up full time and he's worked non-stop ever since.

Don is currently writing, producing and directing several projects but always makes room for his tour dates.

FILM
   
China Dolls Lead Don Barnhart Entertainment
Ocean's 13 PR Guy Steve Soderberg
Lunar Madness Brock Albery Pyun
Apollo 13 Ground Control Imagine Entertainment
Dead Air Cop Fred Walton (II)
Sorority House Masacre Student Carol Frank
Full list available on request...    
     
TELEVISION
   
Freedom of Speech Show  Comedy Series Host Don Barnhart Entertainment
American Idol Underground Comedy Contest Grand Prize Winner Internet
Genisis Wars  (pilot) Capt. Zigaroff Deadfish Productions
Five O'Clock Funnies All Star Show Stand Up Don Barnhart Entertainment
MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour Stand Up MTV Films
Evening At The Improv Stand Up A&E
Comic Slams (pilot) Comedian Levity Entertainment
Star Search - Finalist Stand Up CBS
Friday Night Stand Up NBC
Unsolved Mysteries Sleazy Guy/Dead Guy A&E
American Bandstand Dancer Dick Clark Productions
Full list available on request...    
     
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
   
Nominated 2010 & 2009 "Best Comedian" Las Vegas - LV Review    
2008 Montreal Comedy Festival    
Featured Comedian MySpace 2008    
American Idol Underground Comedy Contest 2007 Grand Prize Winner  
Second City Conservatory Program Graduate  
Certified Hypnotist Hypnosis Motivation Institute  
Full list available on request...    
     

CLUBS / PERSONAL APPEARANCES

Headliner  
The Improv Comedy Clubs All Franchises  
Comedy & Magic Club Hermosa Beach, CA  
The Ice House Pasadena, CA  
Harvey's Portland, OR  
The Punchline Atlanta, GA  
Full list avail on request.    
USO - Celebrity Entertainment World Tours   Japan, Korea, Spain, Bosnia, Egypt,  Jordan, Turkey, France, England, Germany, Greenland, Finland, Iceland...
Comics On Duty - World Tours   Afghanistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Panama, UAE, Qatar, Djibouti, Persian/Arabian Gulf, Carrier Tours and domstic tours...
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Worldwide  
Princess Cruise Lines Worldwide  
Holland American Cruise Lines Worldwide  
NCL Cruise Lines Worldwide  
DARE Corporate Speaker  
Prudential Corporate Speaker  
PartyPoker.Com Corporate Speaker  
ALANON Corporate Speaker  
Recovery Shows:  NA/AA Corporate Speaker  
South Bay Crisis Center Corporate Speaker  
Brea Rotary Club Corporate Speaker  
Orange County Fire Dept. Corporate Speaker  
Colleges-NACA Full list avail  
Full list available on request...    
     
WRITING
   
China Dolls Feature Film  
Freeloader Feature Film  
The DeEvolution of Man Show One Man Show  
What Are The Odds? Short Film  

I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comedians

Contributing Author  
The Simpsons Spec Script  
Seinfeld Spec Script  
Sleepytown Origianl Sitcom  
Moving In Original Sitcom  
The South Bay Boys Sketch Show  
Confidential Joke Writer/Punch Up Several Top Comedians Punch Up Writer  
The Monkey Trials Punch Up Writer  
Numerous Published Articles    
Full list available on request...    
     
SKETCH / STAGE SHOWS
   
The DeEvolution of Man Show Coming Soon  
The South Bay Boys  - TV Show Syndicated Cable  
The South Bay Boys - Stage Show The Improv Clubs  
Beware of Big Whitey Second City/The Improv  
Red Monday Second City/The Improv  
The Mulit-Vitamins The Improv  
The Three Headed Comedian The Improv With Doug Benson and Jim Hope
Tag Team Comedy Show The Improv With Doug Benson and Jim Hope
Full list available on request...    
     
RADIO
   
Bob & Tom Show    
XM    
Sirius    
KLOS    
Full list available on request.    
     
TRAINING
   
Second City Conservatory Graduate Second City Training Center Los Angeles, CA
Improv/Sketch Writing Second City Training Center Los Angeles, CA
Film Acting Mark Lonow Los Angeles, CA
Commercial, Theatre and Film Acting Vince Chase Los Angeles, CA
Full list available on request...    
     
SPECIAL ABLITIES
   

Improv, Hosting, Emcee, Joke Writing, Surfing, Volleyball, Rollerblading, Golf, Fitness Training,

Ice Hockey, Jet Ski, Snow Ski, Water Ski,

Characters, Voices, Dialects...