BoJack Horseman

About

I’m BoJack Horseman, actor, former sitcom lead, memoirist, and ongoing reputational-recovery project. I became famous young, mishandled it for a long time, and have spent the back half of my career trying to prove I’m more than the easiest version of my own story. I still care about difficult material, honest performances, and being taken seriously by people who probably already made up their minds years ago.

Experience

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  Lead Actor & Executive Producer

  Philbert (WhatTimeIsItRightNow.com)

  2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

  Los Angeles, California

  Starred in a dark prestige drama that gave me another shot at being considered serious

  • Drove a 138% jump in subscriber minutes opening weekend and reminded the industry I could still open a show.
  • Helped stabilize production after a creative reset, improving reviews and reducing on-set chaos.
  • Participated in a wellness initiative that was probably more necessary for me than for anyone else.
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  Title Role (Secretariat) - Oscar-Short-Listed Performance

  Warner Bros. (Horselight Pictures)

  2014 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  Hollywood, California

  Embodied the legendary Triple-Crown winner in a gritty biopic hailed as Raging Bull with hooves

  • Galloped to a $135 M domestic box-office opening, the #1 January debut of the decade (beating Paddington by 312%).
  • Achieved 8.1 IMDb rating (+2.7 pts vs. prior equine biopics) and spurred 12M+ social impressions (#RunBoJackRun).
  • Trained 1,200 hrs in water treadmill, improving on-camera stride efficiency 23%.
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  Author - One Trick Pony (Memoir, HarperCollins)

  Self-Employed

  May 2014 - Dec 2014 · 7 mos

  Los Angeles & Nationwide Book Tour

  Wrote brutally candid bestseller while isolated in Laurel Canyon

  • Sold 1.8 M copies first year, ranked #3 on the NYT Non-Fiction list, driving 9,000% ROI on advance.
  • Sparked 47% uptick in library checkouts of horse-authored literature (category previously: just Black Beauty).
  • Adaptation rights optioned at 7-figure valuation within 48 hrs of release.
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  Star & Occasionally Responsible Adult

  Horsin' Around (ABC)

  1987 - May 1996 · 9 yrs 4 mos

  Burbank, California

  Played a lovable equine bachelor-turned-dad guiding three orphaned kids

  • Delivered 12.4 M average weekly viewers across 9 seasons, out-neigh-boring Full House by 18%.
  • Generated >$350 M in merchandise revenue (top-selling lunchbox four Christmases running).
  • Raised network Friday prime-time shares 212%, creating a TGIF juggernaut still monetized in syndication.
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  Adjunct Visiting Professor (Drama & Self-Sabotage)

  Wesleyan University

  2017 - May 2017 · 4 mos

  Middletown, Connecticut

  Facilitated immersive acting lab titled Feeling It: From Neigh to Yay

  • Guided 28 students to 94% audition callback rate (up from departmental avg. 47%).
  • Built campus’s first mindfulness-through-method-acting program, lowering pre-show cortisol 31%.
  • Earned a 4.6/5 professor score despite one regrettable puppet incident.

Education

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  Nixon High School

  High-School Diploma (GED completed mid-shoot)

  1978 - Jun 1982 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  Transferred senior year to a set trailer classroom • Voted 'Most Likely to Have Their Life Adapted into a Streaming Limited Series'

Honors & awards

• Golden Globe - Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)

  Hollywood Foreign Press Association

  Issued 2019

  Philbert

• Hollywood Walk of Fame Star (#2,391)

  Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

  Issued Jul 2015

  Recognized for contributions to television, philanthropy & accidentally moving the 'D' in the Hollywood Sign.