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BOBBY HENLINE
SSG BOBBY HENLINE (RET.)
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER * COMEDIAN * ACTOR * SONGWRITER
Bobby Henline is a 4-tour Iraqi War Veteran, Retired Staff Sergeant, and Purple Heart Warrior.
A veteran of Desert Storm by age 19, Henline was inspired to re-enlist in the Army after the attacks on America on September 11, 2001. He deployed to Iraq three times, twice with the 82nd Airborne Division and once with the 3rd Armored Calvary regiment. He spent 13 years in the Army. While on his fourth tour in Iraq, three weeks after his arrival, an IED blast blew up his Humvee – April 7, 2007 is a day he will never forget. Of the five men in the vehicle, Bobby was the only survivor. He stumbled out of the wreck, a human torch. Extinguished by the soldier he had replaced in the Humvee, burns covered 40% of his body, bones in his face and shoulders were fractured, and his head was burned to the skull. Put into a medically induced coma for two weeks, Henline was flown back to the States.
During his initial six-month hospital stay, Bobby remained upbeat, positive, and relied on humor to get him through each day. Putting nurses in headlocks, trying to keep other wounded soldiers’ spirits up by telling them jokes, and singing a ditty over and over garnered the attention of his occupational therapist. She challenged him to go to an open mic night and try his hand at comedy.
Henline is one of those rare individuals you meet in life that at once can make you laugh hysterically and at the same time remind you to be the best person you can be.
Today, Henline continues his quest to make people laugh in a variety of venues. The open mic night provided him an opportunity to perform professionally as the “WellDone Comedian” at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club (Las Vegas, NV), Laugh Factory (Chicago, IL), and Hollywood Improv (Los Angeles, CA) to name a few.
Henline presents at various military and military-related organizations to inspire soldiers, veterans, and their families, spreading his message of life, love, and joy. He visits high schools across the country; speaks at mental health and other healthcare organizations, military and veteran associations, as well as a host of other venues, sharing his story of resiliency, hope, and healing.
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Songwriter
Songwriter
"Shameless"
Episode 12 Season 8
Sleepwalking
Bobby plays Pyro Paulie, "the best firebug on the South Side" according to Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy)
Songwriter
Songwriter
Songwriter
"Not A Day Goes By"
Written by Bobby Henline
Sung by Isaac Lord
All purchases benefit Forging Forward, the non-profit foundation Bobby created.
Actor
Songwriter
Actor
"Man's Best Friend" on Amazon Prime
An engaging tale that shows the parallels between the treatment of wounded military veterans and 'last chance' shelter dogs.
Bobby is Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt Harold Reeves.
Actor
Documentary
Actor
"Sophie and the Rising Sun"
Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, the film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history.
Bobby is wounded soldier
John Jeffers.
Documentary
Documentary
Documentary
"Surviving Home"
They survived war, yet over the years, U.S. military veterans from four generations must find their own unique bridge of connection in order to survive and thrive back home.
Filmed over 8 years, Bobby is one of five military combat veterans followed.
Documentary
Documentary
Documentary
"Comedy Warriors:
Healing Through Humor"
Bobby is one of five severely wounded Iraq/Afghanistan veterans given the opportunity to explore their experiences through the healing power of humor. This film follows their journey as they work with professional comedy writers, and
A-List comedians: Zach Galifianakis, Lewis Black, Bob Saget, and B.J. Novak.