Published: 10 September 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
One of them: The British actor briefly moved to Spain to work at a strip club his father bought and turned the experience into a stand-up comedy show
Brett Goldstein, the actor behind AFC Richmond’s gruff captain Roy Kent in TV’s Ted Lasso, is as funny as he is charming.
As we enjoy Season 2, here are 18 things to know about Brett Goldstein:
- Brett Goldstein was born in 1980 to a British Jewish family.
- He has a sister named Tara Goldstein Carr, who co-founded School of Comedy in England. She has also made him an uncle a few times over.
- Brett became a bar mitzvah at The Wimbledon Synagogue.
- He attended the University of Warwick and received a degree in Film and Feminism.
- After graduating from university, Goldstein briefly relocated to Marbella, Spain to work at a strip club his father bought during “a midlife crisis.” Brett later turned this experience into a stand-up show for the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival called, “Brett Goldstein Grew Up in A Strip Club.”
FULL STORY 18 things to know about Brett Goldstein (Hey Alma)
Photo: Brett Goldstein (screen capture from Ted Lasso/Apple)
