All About Brooke
Yankee-born and Southern-bred, Brooke Baumer is a working LA actress who has graced the small and big screens numerous times since launching her professional career in 1999. Comedy is this gal’s bread and butter, having appeared on hit shows such as Parks & Recreation (recurring role), Cougar Town, Suburgatory, Will & Grace, and Monk. She is most proud of her hilarious, critically acclaimed, one-woman show, ‘Maid to Love, which chronicles her escapades as a 10-time bridesmaid (sad, but true).
Brooke began working in regional theatre in 1996, appearing in shows such as Steel Magnolias, Crimes of the Heart, Hay Fever, Stonewall Jackson’s House, Durang! Durang!, and Return Engagements. Meanwhile, she put her journalism degree from The University of Texas at Austin to good use, working as a PR & marketing professional for companies throughout Houston. To this day, she still provides freelance writing services to one of the city’s top-ranked communications firms.
When not in front of the camera or on stage, Brooke enjoys her other career as a full-time mom, which is crazier than being an actress. (Click here to visit her blog and experience the madness yourself). She and her fellow actor-husband, Thomas Crawford, welcomed daughter, Emory, in June 2008, and daughter, Lauren, in September 2010. It’s been a wild and wacky ride full of diapers, sippy cups and relentless musical toys. She’s certain it’s fodder for a future sitcom…fingers crossed!
