Brandon Gale

In 1987, while stationed with the National Guard in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Davenport, Iowa-natives Rick and Lisa Gale gave birth to Brandon Lee Gale. In 1989, the small family moved back to Davenport. Shortly after, his sister, Vanessa Gale, was born. Brandon had a happy childhood, often jumping to attention whenever a family member had a camera or camcorder available. He was always ready to entertain anyone that would let him. Brandon graduated from Central High School in Davenport, Iowa in 2005. Shortly before graduating, he got involved in the world of professional wrestling, via the independent wrestling company, SCW (Scott County Wrestling), ran out of Donahue, Iowa. On his 18th birthday, he made his debut under the character name "Boris Schmirrnoff", a Russian foreign exchange wrestler out of Primorski Krai, Russia. In 2010, longtime friend and promoter, Chris Starman, gave Brandon a call and asked him to help him out with a charity event. The event was called "Comedy For A Cause", and it was put on to help raise money for the Junior Diabetes Research Fund. The event was set to be a mixture of amateur comedians and professional comedians. Chris Starman wanted Brandon to try his luck at stand up comedy. On April 27th, 2010, Brandon did his first set as an amateur stand up comedian. He was hooked.