Tell us about your background:
I started as a Board Member in Theater. The ‘Loft’ with founder/Director Wendy Leigh. She encouraged me to audition for a role in an up-coming production. I did so, booked two rolls. A then (very tough) Tampa Tribune Theater critic wrote a most glowing review of my performance. Wendy then suggested I make an attempt to perform as Talent in TV commercials. I have never had professional training in either Theater of TV….so, with my total ignorance in tow, I got a head shot, an agent and ‘went to work’. The timing must have been right, or the ‘acting gods’ were with me…I booked 28 TV commercials in my first year. 560 bookings in Radio, TV and other performance venues. This industry has brought me personal rewards beyond description. I could write, tell you so very much that you’d soon be bored or felt me to be a braggart.
What is the worst job you have ever had:
In the Industry or out?
In the industry: I’ve never had a ‘worst’ job.
Out of the industry: Doorman / greeter at Wolfson’s Deli in South Beach, Miami, FL.
What would be your dream acting job:
Working with one of the greats in the industry: Al Pachino, Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Robert Dinero, Johnny Depp. (I don’t know if I have spelled their names correctly!)
Who are some of your acting influences:
See above! I’ve found I’m a combination Technical & Method actor.
Comedic Inspirations:
Robin Williams, Tim Conway, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Peter Sellers, Jonathon Winters
Favorite Film and why:
Blazing Saddles: It possess every thing I want in a ‘slap stick’ film!
Favorite TV series and why:
I do not watch ‘Television Series’. Never have….never will.
What were your first thoughts (and be honest) when you read the script:
I saw humor where most did not. Buried, at time deep with the dialogue. My kind of humor. Maybe I might be classified as a bit ‘sick’….but there are those here with me!
How do you feel about your character:
Haven’t quite ‘found’ him as of yet. Though I am not ‘worried’ about that statement. ‘He’ will come to me in total and in time. I don’t want him to ‘fit the role’…explanation; he should not be some redneck type…that is not where the humor resides.
What is the best part about working on this sitcom:
My fellow talent. The creative crew that (most likely) will never be seen on-camera. I love the teamwork. The single-mindedness of a common goal. I am honored to be accepted as but one ‘player’ in this slice of weirdness. (A compliment in my thinking.)
Why should people watch this show:
Better yet? Why not? With so much of the same spread across the available band width….one should cry out for something other than what might be considered the norm. How many times can one sit through a scripted scene when your actually watching the same plot ‘re-tuned’ to match only that moment. I’d rather watch a coin-toss’. (Actually…History, Nature, Cooking programs are among my favorites. One can do more with a potato than one can with a sit-com.
Any final comments on Access Denied:
Is a “Thank You!” allowed?