Born Brad H. Gerstenfeld, his first success came as a stand-up comedian during the 1980s. Garrett's distinctive deep voice has landed him notable work as a voice actor, such as on the animated series 2 Stupid Dogs, ''A Bug's Life, and Finding Nemo. His role in Everybody Loves Raymond has earned him five Emmy nominations and the 2002, 2003 and 2005 Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. In 2003, he was also nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Gleason. With his Raymond castmates, he won the 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He won the fifth season championship of Celebrity Poker Showdown. Garrett currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and two children.

Partial Filmography
The Pacifier (2005) The Moguls (2005) Garfield (2004) (voice) Finding Nemo (2003) (voice) The Country Bears (2002) (voice) Stuart Little 2 (2002) House of Mouse (2001) (TV series) (voice) An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) (V) (voice) Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Mickey Mouse Works (1999) (TV series) (voice) A Bug's Life (1998) (voice) Suicide Kings (1997) One Saturday Morning (1997) (TV series) (voice) Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) (TV series) Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996) (TV) (voice) Spy Hard (1996) (voice) Project G.e.e.K.e.R. (1996) (TV series) (voice) Casper (1995) (voice) 2 Stupid Dogs (1993) (TV series) (voice) Bonkers (1993) (TV series) (voice) Biker Mice From Mars (1993) (TV series) (voice) Eek! The Cat (1992) (TV series) (voice) Porco Rosso (1992) (voice) Where's Waldo? (1991) (TV series) (voice) Jetsons: The Movie (1990) (voice) The Transformers series'' (1984) (TV series) (voice)