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Brian Copeland wears many hats: actor, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist and radio personality. But when you ask him to sum up what he does, he keeps it simple.
“I’m an entertainer,” Copeland says. “That’s it in a nutshell. I’m an actor, a writer, a comic, a novelist, a broadcaster. … I do everything entertainment.”
Copeland, who was recently inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, is known for his long-running solo show “Not a Genuine Black Man,” which has become a Bay Area institution. But he’s also an award-nominated mystery novelist and the creator of several acclaimed stage productions that mix comedy with social commentary and deeply personal storytelling.