Jim Brochu (born August 16, 1946) is an American actor, writer, director, and playwright.
Born in Brooklyn, he studied at Carnegie-Mellon University and received his B.A.
from St.
Francis College.
His stage debut was in a production of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.
A friend of Lucille Ball, he is known as the author of the unauthorized biography Lucy in the Afternoon, and in this capacity, appeared on an episode of MythBusters.
He co-wrote the musical The Big Voice: God or Merman with Steve Schalchlin.Brochu wrote and starred Off-Broadway in Zero Hour in 2009-2010, a one-person play about the life and career of actor and comedian Zero Mostel.
He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for this performance.