Brad Yoder

Biography

Date of Birth 18 August 1971, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA Birth Name Bradley Howard Yoder Nickname Country Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) Mini Biography Brad Yoder was born in Oklahoma and raised in High Point, North Carolina. He graduated from T. Wingate Andrews High School in 1989 and attended Appalachian State University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Yoder entered graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but chose to trade in his quest of a Master's degree in Sport Psychology for a career in the entertainment industry. After two years in Los Angeles with moderate success as an actor, Five Finger Discount Productions was conceived. Yoder's ambition was to create and develop his own projects and has yet to look back. He has produced several projects including 'Til Death' (2008), the World's 1st 3-D film to compete in The 48 Hour Film Project, Bigger Is Better? (2004) picked up by National Lampoon's "Comedy Night School" (2003), Super Bitchin' Muscle Car (2004), and the television sit-com pilot 'Game On' (2004). Yoder has several national commercials running including Chrysler, IBM, Anheuser-Busch, UPS, Occidental Petroleum, and Mercedes. Five Finger Discount Productions has just finished shooting two commercials for Anheuser-Busch with Yoder at the helm directing. On screen, Brad can be seen playing Ethan Walker, one of the leads in the feature film L.A. Proper (2007), currently on the festival circuit and Detective Marshall in the film Anderson's Cross (2010), which just won "Best Picture" and "Best International Feature Film" at its first two festivals. Keep on the lookout for Brad to star in the upcoming feature film Red Dirt Rising (2010), scheduled for a 2010 release. Yoder's character is stock car racing legend and pioneer, Jimmie Lewallen. Presently, Yoder is producing "Madhouse" - a 13 episode television series with Triage Entertainment for The History Channel. The series documents the lives of several NASCAR Modified Division drivers and the sacrifices made each week enabling them to race. "Madhouse" is scheduled to air in 2010. Following the wrap of "Madhouse," Brad will continue developing "Ocean Drive" - a feature film that chronicles the evolution of beach music and shagging back in the 1940's-50's. IMDb Mini Biography By: FFD