- More than any other actor, Brett has portrayed President John F. Kennedy, in four films: Watchmen (2009), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Kill the Dictator (2013), and Parkland (2013).
- Turned down the opportunity to be the star of an international cigarette campaign. He has never even had one drag on a cigarette.
- Has never tasted coffee.
- A devoted animal lover, he has a dog [Titan] and he used to have two, almost six foot long iguanas [Iggy and Gumby]. "The iguanas used to scare the sh.. out of the girls.".
- He has been the spokesperson for Western Dental since 2003.
- His father is a former WWII Air Force Captain and a pilot of the B-29.
- Became a private pilot at age 16.
- With his appearance in the Warner Brothers motion picture Watchmen (2009), directed by Zack Snyder & produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Deborah Snyder, Brett became the fifth actor to play President John F. Kennedy in the movies.
- He is active in many organizations, including the Olive Crest Homes and Services for Abused Children, the Airport Marina Counseling Service, The Good News Foundation, The Roar Foundation Shambala Preserve, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica, My Friend's Place and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- Member of the Academy of Magical Arts.
- Is an avid horseman.
- In his first on-screen role, only Brett's hands appeared in the American commercial for "Skipper's Seafood 'N Chowder House" fish-n-chips [1980].
- Also trained in Dentistry, Outboard Motors, and Colored Gem Stones.
- Is of Swedish, English, and Swiss descent.
- He was raised in Connecticut, Minnesota and Washington State.
- He replaced Phil Morris in the 1995 TV series pilot of High Society.
- He did his first nude scene in the series Red Shoe Diaries: Laundrymat [1995 Season 4, Episode 12].
- Hand-picked by director Dwight H. Little to star in the motion picture Bloodstone (1988) which was shot entirely in India.
- He has a sister and a brother: family planner Sheri Hall, and Salvage/Diver/Harbor Master Lance Stimely.
- His mother, Merle Stimely, died on 10 May 2004, from lung cancer at the age of 80.
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