I've worked as an actor for a good many years - on stage it was mostly black box theatre, and, I've always managed to find roles in films (usually outside of mainstream). Mostly, I have enjoyed every outing. Here's a shot of a character I played back in the nineties in a feature length movie titled Happy Hour. It was shot in Michigan by an upstart company made up of mostly Northern Michigan graduates. The director was this German fellow (Soren Shumaker) who's resemblance to Arnold Schwarzenegger was uncanny. This film also featured a bunch of my favorite Michigan actors... (Dan Jarslow, Harry Wetzle, Jim Porterfield, Ed Oldoni, Michale Talon, just to name a few). Happy Hour also gave me the opportunity to work with Mr. John DiFusco - of Tracer's fame, which was great. Above is one of my personal favorite still shots from my work as an actor. I also enjoyed working on Kenneth Guertin's movie The Incorporated (Alan Freeling, pictured below). Both movies were shot in Michigan within the same year, which, I always considered a fantastic run since these two characters are quite different, and the movies were different as well. One film is a dark comedy, the second a thriller. A year previous to the shooting these lead characters I was given the opportunity to play Ranger Tony in Gary Jones' cult classic Mosquito. It was a small role in which I avoided giant mosquitoes for a bit, but, eventually, two of the bastards pinned me to an oak tree and sucked me dry! I got to perform some cool action scenes, it was tons of fun to work on, with, yet again, some of my favorite Michigan actors (Tim, Ron, Rachel...)... Admittedly, much of my work as an actor in film projects has been lost to oblivion for what ever reason (Happy Hour is on a lonely shelf in Germany, The Incorporated
is on a dusty shelf in Burbank), and it is said that success is all about "Timing" - well, after producing my own work I now really appreciate how difficult making and getting an audience interested in a movie can truly be. Also the number of elements that come in to play is simply amazing. Regardless, since I am at the beginning of my latest production, I thought it would be nice to give credit to some of the hometown filmmakers who have both provided me with an opportunity to work (thank you guys), and, have given me insight into the production aspects of movie making. I would also like to mention that
Ken Guertin is having a premier for his new movie "Antisocial Behavior." It is a thriller that one reviewer called "A
truly twisted journey into a reality bending smorgasbord of surrealism
body horror and nightmare inducing hallucinatory imagery..." Antisocial Behavior at the Laemmle Music Hall on Dec 12th. I'm sure to be there if I can find a way out of working that night.
is on a dusty shelf in Burbank), and it is said that success is all about "Timing" - well, after producing my own work I now really appreciate how difficult making and getting an audience interested in a movie can truly be. Also the number of elements that come in to play is simply amazing. Regardless, since I am at the beginning of my latest production, I thought it would be nice to give credit to some of the hometown filmmakers who have both provided me with an opportunity to work (thank you guys), and, have given me insight into the production aspects of movie making. I would also like to mention that Ken Guertin is having a premier for his new movie "Antisocial Behavior." It is a thriller that one reviewer called "A
truly twisted journey into a reality bending smorgasbord of surrealism
body horror and nightmare inducing hallucinatory imagery..." Antisocial Behavior at the Laemmle Music Hall on Dec 12th. I'm sure to be there if I can find a way out of working that night.