Brian Demonbreun obit

Brian Demonbreun Obituary

 

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Brian David Demonbreun died in his home on November 29, 2016 in Hawthorne, California following a year and half battle with cancer. He was 57. Mr. Demonbreun was born on November 19, 1959 to his parents Fred and Aino Demonbreun and was a lifelong resident of Hawthorne, California. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor's Degree in Art in 1983. He worked as an actor and artist until his illness in 2015.

Mr. Demonbreun was a devoted son and friend and is preceded in death by his father Fred and mother Aino. Although he had never married and had no children or siblings, he was always surrounded by close friends and neighbors, who cared and loved him greatly. He is survived by his Uncle Joe, Aunt Rosa and cousins Linda, Dale, Donna, Patricia, and Lesia and long-time friend Joe Patterson. He leaves behind many close friends and his two beloved dogs, Luke and Lucky. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him.

Mr. Demonbreun will be buried in a private ceremony on December 16, 2016. A memorial, to celebrate his life, will take place on December 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Baycities SouthBay, a community church, at 4915 Emerald Street, Torrance, CA. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Mr. Demonbreun's life.

was a graphic artist, videographer, and actor who appeared as a regular background actor throughout the run of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and in three episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He received no credit for his appearances.

Demonbreun was born in Santa Monica, California and grew up in Hawthorne, California, attended the Hawthorne Highschool from 1974 until 1978, and was a member of the Screen Actors Guild between 1987 and 2016. He worked as a graphics artist since 1980 and founded his production company Art Patrol in 1989. He specialized in preparing illustrations for realtors and developers. He was also very compassionate for all animals and rescued/cared for many and did his best to spread the word about animals needing shelter and homes. He also was concerned about the lack of trees and natural habitat in his region and designed and implemented residential landscaping projects that brought back natural wildlife to area neighborhoods.

Outside Star Trek he appeared in a supporting role in The Hanoi Hilton (1987) alongside Star Trek performers David Soul, Stephen Davies, Lawrence Pressman, John Vargas, Rick Fitts, and Bill Cho Lee, was featured as a Cobblepot staffer and banquet guest in Batman Returns (1992, with Lena Banks), and appeared as a bar patron in the Cheers episodes "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" (1992, with Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Paul Willson, Michael Wiseman, Gerard David, Jr., Mark Watson, Eugenie Bondurant, Cameron, and Curt Truman) and "Rebecca's Lover… Not" (1992, with Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Paul Willson, Joel Fredericks, Mark Watson, Gerard David, Jr., Don Bennett, and Holiday Freeman). Demonbreun worked as stand-in for Charles Rocket and background Icarus ranger in Jonathan Frakes' television pilot Star Patrol! (2000, with Robin Morselli, Tom Miller, Michael Bailous, Kathi Cook, Jason Alexander, and Mel Johnson, Jr.) and as stand-in for John C. Reilly in the comedy Year of the Dog (2007, with Josh Pais).

He appeared as a background actor in World Trade Center (2006, with Jude Ciccolella and Susie Stillwell), Even Money (2006, starring Kelsey Grammer), Next (2007, with Jim Beaver, Danny Downey, and Bonita Friedericy), D-War (2007, with Holmes R. Osborne, Matthias Hues, and Derek Mears), and Balls of Fury (2007, with Diedrich Bader and Cary-Hiroyuki).

Demonbreun worked as photo double for actor David Hasselhoff on Ted 2 (2015) which featured Trek performers Seth MacFarlane, Michael Dorn, Bill Smitrovich, and Ron Canada and appeared as a background doctor in the NCIS episode "Cabin Fever" (2015, with Marcelo Tubert).

Demonbreun was the producer and director of the three episodes of Into Thin Air 1 - 3 (1998, 2002, and 2012, respectively). The Sci-Fi adventure was praised for its excellent F/X's and amazing acting and directing, especially where the child actors were used.

Brian's career also included acting work in more than 50 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and also a few episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Other works included The Hanoi Hilton (1987), NCIS (2003), Even Money (2006), Balls of Fury (2007) and Year of the Dog (2007), along with David Hasselhoff photo-double work in Ted 2 (2015).

Brian was also the founder and main artist for "Art Patrol" which specializes in black and white and color renderings of houses as well as real life architectural models. Much of Brian's brilliant work can be seen in Into Thin Air.

 

Actor

Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)

NCIS

7.8

TV Series

Doctor (uncredited)

2015

1 episode

 

David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)

Bones

7.8

TV Series

Doctor (uncredited)

2005

1 episode

 

Paget Brewster in Star Patrol! (2000)

Star Patrol!

7.6

TV Movie

Icarus Ranger (uncredited)

2000

 

Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

8.1

TV Series

Science Division Officer

Starfleet Science Officer

Starfleet Command Officer (uncredited) ...

1993–1999

33 episodes

 

Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.7

TV Series

Andrew Powell

DS9 Science Division Officer (uncredited)

1993–1994

2 episodes

 

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)

Cheers

8.0

TV Series

Bar Patron (uncredited)

1992

7 episodes

 

Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken in Batman Returns (1992)

Batman Returns

7.1

Masquerade Ball Guest (uncredited)

1992

 

The Hanoi Hilton (1987)

The Hanoi Hilton

6.1

P.O.W.

1987

 

Additional Crew

Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane in Ted 2 (2015)

Ted 2

6.3

photo double: David Hasselhoff

2015

 

Molly Shannon in Year of the Dog (2007)

Year of the Dog

6.0

stand-in: Mr. Reilly

2007

 

Paget Brewster in Star Patrol! (2000)

Star Patrol!

7.6

TV Movie

stand-in for Charles Rocket (uncredited)

2000