I Finally Landed One...

Just got a phone call a few hours ago, just landed that Jack Nicholson dad role in something called "Subdivisions"...guess I'm shooting on July 2nd (Sunday) during the day...

Oooohhhh!!! A Callback...

I have a callback today for something called...shit, I don't remember what it's called...but, I play a Jack Nicholson type father and of course the movie doesn't pay Jack (pun intended), then another audition for another movie that doesn't pay shit on Monday...gee, I guess I'm the best actor no money can buy!!!!! What a messed up business...I guess Tom Cruise took all the money I was supposed to get...am I a bitter actor???

Holy Shit!!!

I went and read for the role of Governor Bumgartner (see previous post) for a film called "Mannsfield 12" on Wednesday. Now, I didn't think I was even right for a governor to begin with. But after I read the script, it seems he, like my real self, is a little rough around the edges...fair enough...then, after thoroughly reading through the sides I was given, there lies another layer to this governor...he is a native of Germany with a touch of his motherland accent still...HOLY SHIT!!!!
So I practiced, and practiced...I can do a decent German accent, but had to take it down a few notches, as I believe this character speaks English well (he has to, he's the governor, right?), but just a bit of that German accent with him still. So I worked on it, and worked on it, and worked on it, and worked on it, and worked on it, and worked on it, and worked on it til I felt I was prepared...and I went to that audition, and I fuckin' kicked ass!!! I tore that audition up!!! Well, it's Friday now (albeit it's early still), and I still haven't heard back from them yet. Now I know that they may still be looking, but they start filming this thing on Monday the 19th!! The only problem that I can forsee getting this gig is that fact that I looked younger than most of the guys that were at the audition, as I was really smooth shaved (I shaved the night before), and got a haircut right before the audition (which knocks some years off too). I can't imagine anybody reading this part better than I did, but who knows?? Anything can happen in this biz...the important thing is I felt great about it, and it was one of the more memorable auditions I've had in awhile...in fact, I'm thinking about taking some acting classes with my old coach again, just to brush up (I'll probably never follow through)...ANYWAY, ANYBODY READING THIS, PRAY FOR ME, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PLAY THIS ROLE!!!!!

Nothing too exciting...

Had an audition yesterday for a Credit PSA, one for a commercial on Friday (which I was terribly late to and the casting director was not too pleased), and this upcoming Wednesday for a feature playing the role of a governor...I would have been more suited for the prison warden, but what the hell...otherwise just work and messing around with my new editing software...

ADR Session For "The Last Bad Neighborhood"...

So, went to my ADR session, here is a photo from the session...

ADR at the Studios...

Tomorrow (Thursday), I'm going on down to and do some ADR for a movie I shot in 2004 called "The Last Bad Neighborhood" (see pic below). It is a comic book style movie where I play "Bishop", the leader of Dockland, a part of town that "The Shineys" (corporations) are trying to take over. Before that, I have an audition playing a detective in a short film for some project called "Women Of The DGA" which sounds pretty exciting and may be somewhat high profile...wish me luck!!!

Howl At The Moon!!!

Wow, went to a party last night at Howl At The Moon, a piano bar where you can do karaoke and play an instrument if you know how...my co-worker Joseph is going to be leaving the job for the summer to do his own show, and nobody showed up!!! What a disappointment!!! I did learn that Joe plays a mean piano and can sing though, and I sang "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin, which was great fun...I still can't believe nobody showed up, though...

My Kitties!!

Here are all my kitties!! I now have five cats. Snookums is the oldest, 11 years old, Mysti is 10, Bowncer and Whyner are almost 4. The fifth, which is named Number 5, is an outdoor cat which kind of adopted herself...don't know how old she is...















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Callback for 3 Blinks!!!

I have a callback for this project today at 2pm, playing one of the detectives (Bill/Travis)...I need to break a leg!!!


Friday, May. 19, 2006, 5:13 PM Pacific

3 BLINKS
Feature Film
NON-UNION
Urban Action Film With Distribution


Casting Director: K. Coda
Producer: Kandice Cota, Robert Cota
Director: La Monte Edwards
Writer: La Monte Edwards, Robert Cota
Exec. Producer: Daciena Sellers
Prod. Dates: June 2-17
Interview Dates: 5/23- 5/25
Shoot/Start Date: 6/2/06
Pay Rate: SAG Ultra Low
Location: L.A.

SUBMIT HARDCOPY

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY DOWNTOWN FILMWORKS
5205 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
STE. 211
LOS FELIZ, CA 90027

SUBMISSIONS BY 5 PM, TUES., 5/23

NOTE: ALSO INCLUDE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS OR ACTOR SLATES IF AVAILABLE. DO NOT SEND DEMO TAPES.

[ LEE FULLER ]
AFRICAN-AMERICAN (LEAD), 20s to mid 30s. Marine who
returns home seeking revenge. Athletic build, physical.

[ DONOVAN CHARLES ]
AFRICAN-AMERICAN (LEAD), Mid to Late twenties.
Businessman/ Investment banker. Head of a Drug Cartel. Very smart. Clean cut.

[ KING ETHNIC ]
(LEAD), Early to Mid twenties. Very street. Stone-Cold Killer. Donovan's Henchman.

[ STACEY ]
ETHNIC, Early Twenties. Very pretty. Very artistic and smart. Filmmaker. Donovan's girlfriend.

[ PAULIE ]
CAUCASIAN, Early Twenties. College student. Looks like he just stepped out of a Boy Band.

[ CRYSTAL ]
ETHNIC, 20s-30s

[ HOPE ]
Any Ethnicity, 17-22

[ REVEREND ]
MOSELY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 50s-60s

[ TELLY ]
Any Ethnicity, mid to late 20's

[ TANK ]
ETHNIC, mid 20s to 30s quirky

[ BILL & TRAVIS ]
Any ethnicity, late 30s to 40s. Detectives

New Poster From "Awaken The Dead"

Yeah, check out the new poster from "Awaken The Dead"!!!!

Cannon Go Boom!!!

I was taking pictures from my SD card in my video camera yesterday and transferring the pics to my new computer, I thought these pics were interesting...I came across this while I was driving on the 10 freeway one day a few months back, traffic was slow and I happened to have my trusty mini-dv/camera with me, so I just started clicking...looks like this cannon belongs to some museum display or something like that...

Nothing...

Wow, I really did nothing today (now yesterday)...for some reason I felt really cruddy and just ended up staying in bed most of the day...I didn't go take my Pai-Gow Poker test (see pic above), I blew off the audition I had (I am justifiable in this. I really took a look at the script, and found nothing challenging or exciting about it), and didn't leave my house all day. Ordered pizza from Pizza Hut and then slept some more. Then I woke back up around midnight...I think I was awoken (awakened, woken up??) by a troup of motorcycle riders going by (it sounded like a pack of about forty, I live on a really busy street). I tried to snatch my video camera and tape them going by, but missed it. Then onto my computer to mess around with my blog here, and got a notification for an audition on Saturday, for the role of a paranormal reseacher (no script, all improv). So I printed up a few articles on paranormal stuff (poltergeists, residual hauntings, portal hauntings, intelligent hauntings, etc.) and I am going to study that now...and damn it, I'm now wide awake!!! The good news is that I feel much better than I've felt all day. The bad news is I'll probably be up all night!! Naw, I'm gonna force myself to go back to bed...after I have some more pizza!!