Brendan Hunt was relatively unknown until 2020, when he co-created and co-starred as Coach Beard in the popular Apple TV series, "Ted Lasso." Despite the enormous popularity of "Ted Lasso," Hunt's path to success was far from a straight line. He grew up in Chicago, the child of divorced parents, graduated from Illinois State University's Theater program, and joined an improvisational comedy troupe in Amsterdam.

This week, Hunt returned to his hometown to tell his life story at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater. Brendan drew the title of his one-man show, "The Movement You Need," from a line in the Beatles' hit song, "Hey Jude." Hunt's obsession with the Beatles was a large part of his life and of the stories he told in this show, which I saw Thursday evening.

Some of the actor's stories are happy (he had a chance to meet Paul McCartney); some are tragic (his mother was an alcoholic and his father's Vietnam War experience left him with PTSD); many are relatable (he shared embarassing details of his attempts to meet girls during his awkward high school and college years); and some are bizarre (trying to find his friends while tripping on acid at a discoteque on the outskirts of Amsterdam). But he told them all with a combination of humor and sensitivity.

He enhanced the stories with musical interludes, humorous anecdotes, a bit of ad-libbing, and old photographs.

"The Moment You Need" made us feel joy and sorrow as we listened to an eventful life and the lessons learned from it.