Brian Harnois

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Brian Joseph Harnois is one of the stars of the Sci-Fi Channel's hit reality show "Ghost Hunters" and "Ghost Hunters International". Harnois originated the catch phrase "Dude, Run!" for Ghost Hunters when he and a camera man ran out of the Eastern State Penitentiary after allegedly witnessing an apparition.

Brian was born and raised an only child in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and served in the United States Air Force Special Security Forces at Minot Air Force Base in Minot, North Dakota. He became interested in the paranormal at the age of 11, when he allegedly witnessed a full body apparition while sleeping over at a childhood friend's home. He has studied the paranormal ever since, including but not limited to the technical and scientific aspects. Having participated in well over 500 paranormal investigations, Brian claims to have witnessed almost every kind of paranormal activity generally accepted as identifiable, including apparitions, shadows, levitation, and even exorcisms. However, he has received criticism from skeptics [http://www.skepticalviewer.com] . For example, a common criticism of Brian is that he typically claims to "feel" the presence of an entity, and later it is found through harder evidence that no paranormal activity was occurring in the area [http://www.skepticalviewer.com/2008/01/16/lucedio-abbey/] .

Harnois is an avid reader of fantasy, science fiction, and horror books, as well as a diehard fan of film, specifically horror and Science-Fiction genres.Fact|date=July 2007 He is a Star Wars fanatic and a collector of Darth Vader memorabilia.Fact|date=July 2007 Brian is an aspiring writer with a few articles to his name,Fact|date=July 2007 and is currently in the process of writing his first book. Brian and his fiancee just welcomed baby girl, Mackenzie Harnois. He currently lives with his family, and collects Star Wars action figures.

Brian was a member of the "Ghost Hunters International" on the SciFi Channel. He announced his departure from GHI on Beware Radio 7/23/2008 [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/BWareRadio/2008/07/24/Beware-Radio] . He left the show on April 12, 2008 to spend more time with his family. He also announced that he has retired from ghost hunting and is pursuing another career path.

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External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/darthwheezy Brian Harnois Official MySpace]
* [http://www.scifi.com/ghosthunters/ "Ghost Hunters" official website] at SciFi.com
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/BWareRadio/ B Ware Radio hosted by Brian Harnois and Donna Lacroix]