Lights, Camera, Jaclyn!

The River Within Won!

2009-10-05T22:23:00.001-05:00

The distributor of The River Within ran a contest asking fans to vote for their favorite movie that Cloud 10 Pictures distributes. The River Within came in first place! CLICK HERE to check it out!

Nightmare: Vampires

2009-09-14T19:43:00.001-05:00

I will be in New York City for the next month acting! Come see me in Nightmare: Vampires. CLICK HERE for tickets!

Contest

2009-09-02T20:02:00.000-05:00

Please rate this animated video 5 stars. It is for a contest at FOX. You have to register your name and e-mail address, but it only takes a second. http://www.aniboom.com/animation-video/390412/My-Life-Plus-Animals----Thanksgiving/

Movie Theaters Near You

2009-08-28T14:50:00.003-05:00

CLICK HERE to see if "The River Within" is playing at a theater near you! Once you get to the home page, click on the find a theater tab at the top.

My Life Plus Animals

2009-08-19T15:51:00.001-05:00

This is the newest episode of the animated web series My Life Plus Animals. I voice the mom. CLICK HERE to watch.

The River Within

2009-08-04T15:41:00.003-05:00

The River Within's theatrical release has begun! Between now and the end of September the movie will be playing at movie theaters in Nebraska, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana. If you will be in any of those states and want specific information on what theaters to see it in, e-mail me!

Last night I went to a meet and greet event for the 'whose who' of the Internet TV world. I ran into a couple actor friends of mine and I met several people who have successful Internet shows. It was at a cool little bar in Hollywood and it was a really fun evening.

Second Episode

2009-07-27T14:27:00.002-05:00

Friday I recorded another voice over line for the web series My Life Plus Animals. The fun thing about voice over is playing different characters in different episodes of the same show! It is also great because you can go into the studio and record at any time and then they use the lines whenever they need it for the episodes.

Yesterday I spent the day being a tour guide in Los Angeles. Cousins of mine were in town for the day, visiting from England. We went to Venice, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills. We walked on the beach, looked in shops, went to a really neat vegan restaurant and looked around the aquarium in Santa Monica. It was really nice to just spend a day with family, especially since it is family that I don't see very often.

Southwest Airlines

2009-07-21T11:50:00.002-05:00

I had an audition on Thursday for a Southwest Airlines commercial. I had auditioned for a different Southwest campaign about a month ago, so I have my fingers crossed to book this one. I should know by the end of the week about callbacks.

Saturday night I went with 20 friends to a Pirate Dinner Theatre adventure. It was kind of like Medieval Times but instead of horses and jousting it was water and sword fighting. We took a limo from a house in Burbank down to Orange County and back, which made the experience even more fun. When we got back, more people came over and we had a big house party.

Weekend

2009-07-13T16:33:00.003-05:00

I had a really great, really busy weekend. I had an audition on Friday for a Kohl's commercial so I'm waiting to hear back about that. Friday night I went to a friend's birthday party and then I got up early on Saturday morning to go to a screening of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.' I really enjoyed it and can't wait until the next one comes out!

After the screening I went to a pool party and then to a theme party that was called the Governor's Ball. The picture above is from the ball. I went to junior high school with most of these people in Chicago, and now we all live in Los Angeles:)

Yesterday I went to see a friend's play and then I watched the second episode of Hung with some friends. Also, I was able to add my episode of "My Life Plus Animals" to my website. CLICK HERE and then watch the third video to check it out!

Oleanna/4th of July

2009-07-08T16:26:00.003-05:00

My 4th of July weekend was super busy and a lot of fun. My cousin from England came to visit and we started each morning on the beach doing yoga! We went to Santa Monica/Venice Beach on Friday and to Paradise Cove in Malibu on Sunday. I spent Saturday BBQ hopping.

Last night I went to see the play Oleanna at the Mark Taper Forum downtown and it was fantastic! Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles are the two actors in it and they both did a wonderful job. It is such a great play and I really enjoyed it.

Voice Over Work!

2009-07-01T01:00:00.003-05:00

CLICK HERE to watch a minute long episode of a webseries that I did voice over work for. The series is brand new and it is called My Life Plus Animals. This is episode two of the series and in this episods I am the voice of the cow!

More auditions:)

2009-06-27T01:24:00.003-05:00

Friday morning I had to go and get a tetanus shot because last night I cut my foot really badly on a nail that was sticking out of the carpet in the middle of one of my stairs. That was not fun, but right after that I had an audition for a Hodgkin's Disease Public Service Announcement. The audition went well, so I'm hoping to hear about callbacks later this week!

Movie Weekend

2009-06-22T01:57:00.002-05:00

Friday morning I went and saw Year One for free since I'm a member of SAG. It was really funny. Then in the evening I went with a huge group of people to a different theatre to see The Proposal. I usually am not big on romantic comedies, but I enjoyed it. It had humor and heart and a great story.

Saturday during the day I was invited to read a character of a new indie feature film at the very first table read of the script! It was a lot of fun and the script was great! After hearing it read aloud the writer will be making changes and hopefully I will be cast in the film when it starts shooting.

Saturday evening I went with a group of friends to see a free outdoor screening of the original Muppet's movie. It was a special event that was part of the LA Film Festival that is being held near the UCLA campus. The movie was different than I remembered it and it was fun to watch it with my friends whispering commentary to each other.

Today I didn't watch any movies but I did have my first rehearsal for the play I'm doing. It went well and it was nice to meet the rest of the cast and start right in on blocking after reading through the script. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Commercial Shoot

2009-06-11T15:28:00.003-05:00

I had so much fun on set yesterday! I got there a little before my 9AM call time and went to have my hair and make-up done. I changed into my wardrobe and then hung around for a few hours in the make-up trailer while I waited to be called to set.

Once I got to set, I met Geordie, the director, and Bryan, the actor I was going to be working with. We spent about an hour and a half shooting different variations of the dialogue and re-shooting with different adjustments that Geordie gave us.

Then we broke for an hour lunch and Bryan, the other three actors in the commercial and I ate and then hung out in the trailer talking and listening to music.

After lunch we shot a different part of the commercial and then I had to record some "wild track" dialogue. That means they had me in a room with a microphone just recording dialogue over and over that will be edited into the commercial. It is amazing how long it takes for a 30 or 60 second spot to get made!

The whole day was a lot of fun and I can't wait to see which parts of what we shot end up in the final commercial:)

Amazing

2009-06-09T12:48:00.002-05:00

This past weekend was a lot of fun. I went to see the movie 'UP' at the El Capitan theatre in Hollywood. It was in 3-D and there was a live Disney pre-show beforehand. The movie itself was really cute. Then on Sunday I co-hosted a Tony Awards party. We played theatre trivia games and everyone dressed up as their favorite theatre character.

Yesterday I had a wardrobe fitting for my commercial. The three wardrobe girls were really nice and I officially met the director. At the fitting they had me try on 10 outfits and then took a bunch of pictures so the producers and ad agency people can decide what they want me to wear. My shoot date is Wednesday and I can't wait!

After my fitting I went to visit my friend, Joe at work, who works on the show Californication. They had just wrapped shooting for the day and so we went on an impromptu trip to the beach! Nothing beats living in Los Angeles and being able to work some and play some all in the same day:)

Commercial Booking!

2009-06-04T14:10:00.002-05:00

My agent just called and said that I booked the Old Country Buffet Commercial:) That means that I have a fitting next week and then will be on set shooting for a day! I'm so excited:) :) :)

Callbacks!

2009-05-31T22:23:00.002-05:00

I had a callback on Friday for the Old Country Buffet commercial I auditioned for last week and it went really well. Callbacks are the best because you have to wear the same outfit and usually do the same thing you did at the first audition. You know what to expect and they already like you, there are just more people in the room. The director and people from the ad agency usually attend the callbacks.

In the commercial my character just reacts to what's going on and as I was doing my reactions, everyone from the ad agency was laughing. Then when I finished the director said "You are really funny. You win." That could mean everything, or nothing, you never know. He really seemed to like me, though, and I am hoping to get it. Fingers crossed!

Update

2009-05-26T13:37:00.002-05:00

I've had a busy few days. I had an Old Country Buffet commercial audition that I'm waiting to hear back from and the rest of my week was filled with productive meetings and events.

I spent most of Memorial Day weekend a little under the weather but I still made it to a few BBQs. Several of my friends had people visiting from out of town, so I hung out with some new friends. Sunday I went to a BBQ and then snuck out for a little while to see a friend's improv show. When I got back, the BBQing was done but a backyard bonfire was going strong. The next day I went to a BBQ in the park and learned how to play Bocce Ball. In the evening I went to a friend's surprise birthday party and now its back to work:)

I have an audition tonight for a play, so we shall see!

Website

2009-05-17T20:12:00.002-05:00

My website has been totally updated! New photos, posted videos, new links! CLICK HERE to check it out!

Zombo

2009-05-11T01:06:00.002-05:00

This evening I went to a friend's short film debut at a screening for the USC Masters program. He was the title character in a movie called Zombo, which is musical about a zombie who dreams of being a theater actor. There were two other films shown at the screening, one called My Inner Fat Kid and the other called Get Some. All of the films were good and my friend did an excellent job. Zombo was really funny and it made fun of musicals, horror films and life in general all in a 15 minute short. After the screening there was a little reception in the courtyard with food and wine.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Mother's Day!

Youtube

2009-05-07T03:40:00.001-05:00

CLICK HERE to watch the newest video of me on Youtube :)

Showcase

2009-05-06T10:52:00.002-05:00

Last night was the final evening of my scene study class. A few casting directors came to watch and so did a few of my friends. Everyone did really well and my scene went the best it has ever gone! After the scenes we went out as a class with the audience to a bar down the street to celebrate the end of class and Cinco de Mayo. It was a very productive, fun evening.

My auditions on Saturday went well. I am still waiting to hear back from the producers of 'Babes and Brides'. I think my audition went well and I REALLY want to be in the show.

Socially I have been going to a lot of BBQs. The weather in LA has been perfect these past few days. It is not too hot but not chilly and the sun has been out. I think this weekend has more BBQs and a potential pool party in store!

Bummer

2009-04-30T13:25:00.001-05:00

Last night I got a call from my agent that I got a callback for my Southwest Airlines commercial! The callback was supposed to be at 4:40 today but then this morning just after 11 I got a call that they had already found what they wanted and were cancelling the afternoon session:( Oh well, more to come...

Auditions!

2009-04-29T11:36:00.002-05:00

My Saturday is filling up with auditions, which is great! Three friends of mine are in the process of producing two different plays, and both of them have invited me to come audition! One production is of Steve Martin's 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile' and the other is of two one act plays.

Also, last night was my last official scene study class. We have one more "class" next week but it is actually the class where we do our scenes with minimal props and invite different industry guests and friends. My scene went well last night and I'm really looking forward to next week!

Boo Jury Duty

2009-04-24T21:40:00.003-05:00

So Jury Duty took 8 days and I was NOT pleased with the results of the trial. Yesterday when we finished deliberating and were released I went to visit my agent and her daughter was in the office. She is 4 so it is always a treat to play with her:)

Today I had a commercial audition and it was with a casting director who I've auditioned for 5 or 6 times. Hopefully I will book with this office soon, because they obviously like me if they keep having me back to audition! I will be flying to Dallas for 5 days if I get this spot! Fingers crossed!

Jury Duty

2009-04-17T13:22:00.002-05:00

This has been a crazy week for me! I was summonsed for jury duty and fully expected to go in on Tuesday, wait in a room for a day and then go home, as that has been the experience of a lot of my friends who have had jury duty in California. By luck of the draw, I was called to be questioned to serve on the jury of a trial and I managed to get selected! It is a 4-6 day case, so I will hopefully be done by Wednesday.

It is actually pretty interesting to see the justice process and it is only 4 hours in the afternoon so I still made it to my acting class Tuesday night and a free cold reading workshop at SAG last night.

Audition

2009-04-07T23:53:00.001-05:00

April has been quite an exciting month for me so far! I found a website today that tells how well movies do at the box office and The River Within is listed! Click Here if you don't believe that we grossed $9,811 dollars in our first weekend at the box office!

Last night I auditioned for a production of Oklahoma at the Glendale Centre Theatre. I think it went really well and everyone in the room seemed to like me. I am out of town one of the weekends of the show because it runs for several months, so I'm not sure if I will get cast or not unless they use understudies. If I don't get cast in this show, I have a feeling I will be in one of their next shows because I did well and I just felt good energy from the experience.

Tonight I had my acting class. We moved to a different theater space that is SOOOO much nicer than where we had been meeting. There are a few more classes left and then May 5th is our "showcase" where other actors, casting directors, agents etc will come to watch. My scene is from a play called Split and it is coming along really well.

Photos

2009-04-05T02:43:00.002-05:00

The autograph signing last night was a lot of fun. It was really interesting to hear what people thought of the movie. We were asked lots of questions about shooting and our characters and other people said how much they enjoyed it. The River Within beat Fast and the Furious at the Paragould Cinema 8 Box Office by 99 tickets Friday night! We were sold out for three of the four shows yesterday and the Sunday matinee is sold out from pre-sales!

The pictures above are from the red carpet premier. The first photo is of fellow actors Craig Morris and Maurice Mejia posing in front of the Limo that took us to the premier. The second photo is before the movie opened. It is a photo of the coming soon display at the theater. The third photo is me posing on the red carpet.

PREMIER

2009-04-03T15:13:00.002-05:00

Last night was the cast and crew screening of The River Within and it was so much fun. The cast and crew rode to the theater in a limo and when we arrived there was a red carpet. We all walked the red carpet and a bunch of people were talking pictures.

The final cut of the movie is REALLY good and after the screening they called the lead actors and the director down front and introduced us. Then they presented us with roses. The mayor of Paragould, Arkansas presented the director, Zac Heath with a plaque and declared April 2nd Official River Within Day in Arkansas.

After the premier there was a party which lasted until 4 AM. At the party, the cast was interviewed for the behind scenes features for the DVDs. This morning we all got up and promoted the movie on a radio talk show. The movie officially opens at the Paragould Cinema 8 today and this evening the cast and crew is going to be at the theater signing movie posters! It has been an AMAZING week!

Check back on Sunday for an update on how the autograph signing went and photos from the red carpet!

Official Website

2009-03-30T23:53:00.003-05:00

The River Within's official website is up and running. CLICK HERE to check it out.

The River Within

2009-03-30T00:37:00.002-05:00

The River Within premiered the other night at the Ozark Foothills Film Festival and the director said it was very well received. I leave on Tuesday to go to the red carpet cast and crew screening and I can't wait. I am going to be wearing a dress designed by Trina Turk and I'm still picking out jewelry and shoes. Friday the movie opens for its one week theatrical release. Check out the updated IMDB page by CLICKING HERE

Tapings

2009-03-27T01:46:00.003-05:00

I went to a taping of the new Ricky Blitt pilot at Warner Brothers last night and it was very funny. James Burrows was the director of this pilot as well. Apparently he directed 4 shows this pilot season! I really enjoy going to sit-com tapings because one of my goals is to be a series regular on a show and I learn a lot by watching. It is also fun since I have friends who work on the shows so I am in the VIP section and then I am given a wrist band to hang out for the celebration after.

Absolutely Fabulous Photo

2009-03-16T17:47:00.002-05:00

As promised, here is the photo from immediately after the taping of the pilot episode of Absolutely Fabulous. My friend, Courtney is the girl on the left and Joe, my friend who worked on the show is in the middle. We are sitting on the couch on a sound stage in the "living room" of main characters!

Absolutely Fabulous

2009-03-13T14:22:00.002-05:00

Last night I went to a live taping of a new pilot for Fox called 'Absolutely Fabulous'. It is based on the BBC version of the show and it was really funny. The director of the pilot was JAMES BURROWS who directed 'Friends', 'Will and Grace,' 'Cheers' and played the director on the TV show, 'The Comeback'. It was very cool to see him direct in person.

The show stars KRISTEN JOHNSTON, who was so funny, even between takes. She plays opposite KATHRYN HAHN and ZOSIA MAMET plays Hahn's daughter. All of the actors were great and the show is really cute. I hope the pilot gets picked up and the show goes to series.

I have a picture on the couch from the set with my friends, and as soon as I get a copy of it I will post it here!

My Audition

2009-03-11T19:35:00.001-05:00

My audition for the AFI short film went really well. They called me in to read for one role and they had me read for the lead too! I hope I get a part in the film, the director and producer seem really nice! It will be a four day shoot in about a week. Fingers crossed!

Auditions

2009-03-10T13:01:00.003-05:00

Last week was a little slow in the audition department, but yesterday I had an audition for a play. It went well, but it is an original work that I have not read, so if I am offered the role, I will have to read the script before I decide if it is a project I want to work on.

I also have an upcoming audition on Wednesday for a supporting role in a film for the American Film Institute. I've worked on some of their film projects in the past and they are always really good. The script is a 12 page short and it is an interesting idea. Fingers crossed!

The River Within Trailer

2009-03-02T23:32:00.002-05:00

The official trailer for "The River Within" is now posted. CLICK HERE to see it. I'm getting more and more excited for the April premier every day :)

The River Update

2009-02-26T13:13:00.003-05:00

The River has officially been renamed "The River Within". There is a write-up about the movie and the lead actors on pages 2-4 of an Arkansas magazine. CLICK HERE to read it:)

More Auditions!

2009-02-20T12:26:00.002-05:00

My commercial agent is really fantastic and she has been getting me out on auditions about twice a week. I had a really fun audition yesterday for a T-Mobile commercial. I booked T-Mobile once, hopefully I will do it again!

Audition/Class

2009-02-18T12:25:00.003-05:00

Yesterday was a really productive day for me. I had an audition for a Chase Bank commercial in the early afternoon. It was an easy audition and one of those spots that is almost totally looks based because there is no dialogue. Hopefully I am what they are looking for!

Afterward I went to my friend's house and we worked on a screenplay. We have unofficially become writing partners and we are currently in the middle of two screenplays, one that was based on an idea that I had, the other based on his idea.

Then I had acting class. I am in a 12 week scene study that is 4 weeks of Meisner (method acting) and 8 weeks of preparing a scene. The plan is that the last few weeks some industry professionals will come and give feedback on the scenes and hopefully hire some of us for projects they are working on. My teacher is FANTASTIC and I learn something new every week!

Valentine's Day

2009-02-16T02:04:00.006-05:00

This year was the best Valentine's Day ever! My friends planned a "girls night" to see the movie 'He's Just Not That Into You'. My friend Leah and I didn't want to see it so we stayed home while the other girls went and we cooked dinner for everyone. When dinner was over we played girly games like M.A.S.H. that we used to play in high school and college. We talked and chatted and cut opened every chocolate in a huge box of candy to find the good ones.

Right in the middle of a round of M.A.S.H., we heard a noise in the courtyard. It sounded like singing and guitar playing and it was getting louder and closer. We looked out the window and realized it was 6 of our guy friends dressed in suits and ties singing a Beatles song while one of the guys played the guitar! They had red roses with chocolate hearts attached for each of us girls! When they were done serenading us they sprayed us with silly string, yelled 'CRASH' and came into the apartment. (as if we would have turned them away after the serenading)

They also brought several game ideas so we played games and told stories all night. Girls night was fun for a few hours and then the surprise of being sung to and showered with flowers and candy made the night even better. The picture above is the group right after the boys showed up.

The Doctors

2009-02-13T19:36:00.002-05:00

I went to a live taping of the TV show The Doctors this morning. They filmed two episodes from 9AM until 1PM. It is a really interesting show with a lot of helpful health information. The audience give away was a free bottle of mouthwash! The warm up guy who gets the crowd laughing and cheering before the show gave me a The Doctors coffee mug, which was really cool! I love it when they have little prizes with the show logo on them!

What a Weekend

2009-02-09T03:16:00.005-05:00

Friday was a really productive day for me. I went to visit my agent and we had a great chat. She always manages to help me re-focus. In the evening I want to a going away party at a piano bar called Howl at the Moon. It was a really fun place and I met a friend of a friend who might have a REALLY flexible part-time job for me! We shall see what happens.

Saturday I did laundry, went to yoga and then went to my friend Joe's birthday party at a bar called Residuals. After the party (at 2:00AM) when the bar closed, 16 of us went to my friend Clint's house to play games. We left around 4:30 in the morning.

Sunday I hung out with some friends in Pasadena and then stopped by my friend Todd's for a backyard fire. We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. Then I left my car at Todd's and carpooled with my girls to see our friend Kellen's improv show. After the show when we went back to Todd's to get my car, I realized I was missing my jacket. I ran in and asked if he had found it, to which he replied, "check the lost and found". That just goes to show how many parties this guy has all the time, when he actually has to have a lost and found, as if his house is a place of business. I did in fact find my jacket. It was a busy weekend full of lots of socializing and little sleep, but it was also one of the more productive weekends I've had so far this year. I have a feeling this is going to be a GREAT week!

The pictures above are from Saturday. The first one is of me and two of my friends, Carl and Courtney at the bar portion of Joe's birthday. We were obviously looking toward another picture.

The second picture was taken on a self timer at 4:30 in the morning as everyone was leaving games night.

Audition

2009-02-04T15:51:00.002-05:00

I had an audition for a cell phone company the other day that I think went well. It is always hard to read the people running the audition camera and there is little to no feedback. I ran into two people at the audition, which was cool. One is a guy that I know from acting classes I took when I first moved to Los Angeles. The other guy I ran into is an actor that I knew from my intern days in New York City! It is such a HUGE community because there are so many actors in Los Angeles, yet it is such a small world and it seems like I run into friends and acquaintances at every audition these days. It is a cool way to keep up with people who I wouldn't see very often otherwise.

New Credit

2009-02-03T14:36:00.002-05:00

A movie project that I worked on months ago just showed up on IMDB! It is called Untitled Sketch group and I'm even in one of the photos on their page! Go to my imdb page and then click on Untitled Sketch group to check it out! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2261202/

Super Bowl

2009-02-02T13:28:00.002-05:00

I went to a Super Bowl BBQ yesterday that was a lot of fun. My friend is renting a house in the valley, so between him and his roommates, there were about 40 people at their house yesterday. They have a TV in the living room and also a TV in my friend's bedroom. The catch about the bedroom TV is that it is a high definition projector screen. I was watching from the bedroom, and it felt like the crowd of us in there were right at the game. The TV in the living room was about a minute ahead of the high definition stream, so we had to keep the door closed because we knew what the next play was by the living room crowd's reaction! It was a really good time, as his parties usually are, and I saw a lot of people who I only see when he has people get together.

After the game, a handful of people went from the party to watch a friend of ours do improv. There were two shows, and they were both really funny. It's cool being on the west coast because sporting events and awards shows are in the afternoon and then the evening is still free for additional events/gatherings!

Crazy

2009-02-01T05:02:00.002-05:00

My friend Joe's birthday is next weekend so another friend of mine decided to throw him a surprise birthday party this weekend. After he had agreed to go to dinner with the person who was supposed to bring him to his party, he ended up getting a job and having to work late. When she found that out, she told Joe that the evening was supposed to be a surprise party for him, and then she told all the guests that it would be a generic games evening. Joe got out of work early and came late to the party so we yelled surprise even though we didn't have his presents or anything since we thought he wasn't coming. Despite all of the "is he coming is he not coming" drama, it turned out to be a really fun evening.

Also, I attended my second red carpet event this evening. It was a charity silent auction to raise money for Life Through the Arts Foundation. There were a lot of kids from the Disney Channel there, and there were some big celebrities on the guest list like Candice Cameron Bure, George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston. It was a fun, productive way to end the week!

Beach Day

2009-01-26T11:04:00.003-05:00

Being able to go to the beach in January is awesome! It is great since it is too cold to swim or surf, it is not usually very crowded in the winter. I went to a beach in Orange County yesterday that is a tide pool preserve. That basically means you can't touch anything in it and you can't take anything with you, but there are a lot of sea creatures to look at up close, in little tide pools between rocks.

I saw sea stars, urchins, several different kids of crabs and all sorts of muscles. There are tide pool rangers who walk up and down the beach looking for active tide pools to show beach visitors. They are really knowledgeable about what is living in the are and they also ensure that nature is undisturbed. While it is a peaceful beach with plenty of places to sun bathe, it can be very educational as a natural aquarium!

The picture is of two large crabs that I found next to a sea urchin.

Update

2009-01-22T23:47:00.003-05:00

My internet has been patchy all week, so here is an update on the whole week, now that it is working again.

I went on a hike on Tuesday with some friends and we saw several actors from TV shows hiking with their friends and dogs. The park that we went to has outdoor yoga for free every morning so we stayed for that. I love yoga to begin with but it is AMAZING to stretch up and see the sky!

Yesterday I went to a friend's house to watch LOST. He has a high definition projector screen so it is like being right there on the island with Lock and Sawyer. It's the one show I watch on a regular basis and it looks like it will be a good season.

I've had two commercial auditions this week, one for a promo for the Bravo channel and one for a Pizza Hut commercial, so we shall see! The Bravo one was fun because I ran into several people I knew. Now I just need book one of these and get a new theatrical agent and I will be all set!

Premier!

2009-01-17T16:22:00.002-05:00

So there is an official date set in April for the premier of the movie I was in. It looks like the title will be changing from "The River" but I don't know what the new title is yet. It is a dress up event and I will be flying back to Arkansas so I will see everyone I worked with again, which will be so great! I haven't heard back on any of my commercial auditions from last week but I feel good about this upcoming week! It is time to book something else!

Last night I went to a friend's birthday party and I ran into a bunch of people who went to the high school I would have gone to in Chicago if my family hadn't moved. One of them I had actually met before, four years ago on a visit to Illinois! It is such a small world!

Park!

2009-01-15T19:59:00.002-05:00

So far it has been a slow week for auditions but I found an awesome park that has EVERYTHING! Basketball courts, a playground, tennis courts, a baseball diamond, a walking track, a field for Frisbee/football etc. The last two days I have spent several hours during the day with friends playing any and all sports. The weather in Los Angeles is AMAZING right now, not too hot but warm and sunny:)

Screening/Weekend

2009-01-12T12:55:00.003-05:00

The first screening of The River went really well. It is very interesting to watch a movie you are in with a bunch of people who just come to see the movie! I think people enjoyed it and there was a lot of laughing and crying at the appropriate moments throughout. Afterward, I got feedback from a few friends who came to see it and I also talked with some people who I didn't know that came up and introduced themselves and shook my hand!

This weekend I spent a lot of time with some friends in Pasadena. Two of my friends have out of town visitors here so we took them to Santa Monica and dipped our feet in the freezing cold ocean. Yesterday I went and played Mini Golf with 22 of my closest friends (see picture above) for our friend Phil's birthday. We got a round of Mini Golf and 10 tokens for the arcade for $6.50 per person, which is a steal! It was a lot of fun and the weekend ended with dinner at Outback Steakhouse.

I'm waiting to hear back about an audition I had on Friday for a Subway commercial starring a football player that will (hopefully)be a Superbowl commercial. I have always wanted to be in a commercial for the Superbowl.

Movie Poster!

2009-01-08T23:49:00.004-05:00

It has been a wonderful first week of the New Year back in LA. I have another audition tomorrow. It is for Subway. Also, tomorrow is the first public screening of The River. The movie poster is at the top of today's blog. That's me in the fourth picture from the left. I think the poster looks great!

Verizon Audition

2009-01-08T16:46:00.002-05:00

I had a great audition for a Verizon commercial the other day. I got there and ran into a friend of mine. We got paired up to do the audition together, which was fantastic. It went really well because we could banter without being uncomfortable with a random stranger. Hopefully I will have a call back. I think they are tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

Cousin!

2009-01-05T13:12:00.003-05:00

My cousin Marcus is in Los Angeles visiting from England so last night a bunch of his friends and a few of my friends went to a bar in Culver City called Father's Office. It was a cool place that had the tap behind the bar where the bottles usually are so people can watch their beers being poured. It was great to see my cousin! We caught up on the past year and looked at pictures of our other cousins that we both had in our cell phones... ah technology:) The picture above is of Marcus and me!

New Year!

2009-01-03T12:31:00.003-05:00

Happy 2009! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday filled with food and family and fun!
2009 has already started out well for me. I got upgraded to first class for free on my flight back to LA, which was AWESOME!

Today I'm getting together with some friends to see the movie Bedtime Stories. Next week is going to be the first public screening of the movie I'm in so I'm REALLY looking forward to that. I'm hoping to get a new theatrical agent early this year and book lots of commercials. Also, my cousin from England is going to be here tomorrow, back visiting Los Angeles for the second January in a row! It's going to be an exciting year, I can feel it! :)

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-22T02:40:00.002-05:00

I wish all of my readers peace and joy and happiness this holiday season! Check back for more blogs the first week of 2009!:)

Weekend Update

2008-12-14T13:16:00.002-05:00

My Saturday was crazy busy, just the way I like it! In the late afternoon I went to a Holiday Choir Concert that four of my friends were singing in and it was a really nice presentation. Then I had dinner at one of their houses and snuck out during an intense Rock Band competition to attend a friend's screening. She is graduating from the American Film Institute and she was screening her Masters Thesis film. It turned out really well. I stayed for a little bit of the reception before hitting my next stop, which was a birthday party for one of the guys in my "group" of friends. It was at Residuals, the same place I spent my Halloween evening. They had a pirate band playing and all of our friends showed up. I had to decline two other offers for Holiday Parties to make my 3 appearances last night. December weekends are always filled with activities in LA:)

Click Clack Jack

2008-12-12T13:07:00.002-05:00

I went to a screening last night of a movie my friend, Mike Muscat was in. I'm not 100% sure if it is a made for TV movie or if it is a television pilot but the project is called Click Clack Jack. It kind of reminded me of that old PBS show, Shining Time Station. Mike did a really good job as the narrator giving a the tour of the train museum to a field trip of elementary school students. The most interesting part of the movie was the fact that half of it took place in modern day and the other half took place in the past during the gold rush. The screening was a lot of fun and I can't wait until The River has a movie theater screening!

Jay Leno

2008-12-09T02:26:00.002-05:00

I went to a live taping of Jay Leno this afternoon and it was so much fun! Will Smith was the guest and he was really funny. At the "commercial breaks" he got up on the stage and rapped to entertain the audience. It was a cool experience but since it is live, it is very similar to see it live and to watch it on TV. Jay Leno looks the same in real life as he does on TV and he has the same funny, cool personality.

Then I went with a friend of mine who works at Dreamworks to the Universal Studios lot because he had to do some paperwork. I got a private tour of the set of the TV show 'Life' and I saw where Hasbro has their production company. They have a life size Mr. Potato Head outside of their office holding up with Hasbro sign. It was a really productive day!

The River Screening

2008-12-04T17:51:00.002-05:00

I just got invited to a cast and crew only screening of "The River!" It will be the first time I've seen the whole 101 minute movie. It is on Saturday at the director's home and it will be nice to get together with the people that I worked with who live in LA. Even though there are 7 people who were involved with the project in LA, I hardly ever see them because everyone, myself included, is so busy with their upcoming projects. When the movie is out on DVD, I will post where copies are available.

Update

2008-11-30T19:56:00.002-05:00

I just got back to LA from being with my family for the holiday. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Right before I left I auditioned for a fast food chain commercial and I have my fingers crossed for callbacks this week.

Screen Actors Guild has put the 'to strike or not to strike' question to a membership vote (finally!) One way or the other, we are hoping to have the contract issue resolved sooner rather than later. There is not an official timeline yet as to when we will be voting and if there is a strike, not working, but as new happenings develop I will keep posting.

In between auditioning, I'm involved with several side projects and as soon as I sign contracts on one or more, I will post details!

Lunch

2008-11-22T00:35:00.002-05:00

Yesterday I was at a restaurant in Santa Monica having lunch with the director of The River and Christian Bale was having lunch with his daughter two tables away. Zac, the director who I was having lunch with, said that now he only has 3 more Batmans to see. Ah Hollywood.

Day Off

2008-11-19T03:08:00.002-05:00

Today was the first day in a long time that I did not have any auditions or meetings or both. My friend Billy and I drove to Malibu for lunch. We ate at a seafood restaurant on the ocean while we looked out at the beach. It was a very relaxing, stress free day off. Tomorrow it is right back to meetings.

The picture above is the of Billy watching the sunset over the ocean. I love that there is still 80 degree weather in California in November!

TGI Friday's

2008-11-14T14:17:00.002-05:00

Yesterday I had an audition for a TGI Friday's commercial. Commercial auditions are so hard because they see hundreds of different people, all shapes and sizes and then ultimately randomly pick one. I really thought I would hear back from LG because the audition went really well and the casting director seemed to be pleased with me. The TGI Friday's audition was simple and the character that I auditioned for is in the 30 second spot for maybe 4 seconds. Fingers crossed:)

Other than auditions, things have been pretty slow in the industry because of the still impending SAG Strike. In the mean time, I've been having a lot of productive meetings about several projects that I'm in the middle of. I will post more about these projects when contracts are signed and they are more concrete.

Flat

2008-11-07T12:08:00.003-05:00

My friend Ellen wrote a one woman show called Flat and last night was opening night of her 3 year long process. It is a funny show with a wonderful message and she has two "helpers" who assist in telling her stories. She deserves a lot of credit for putting her show together in the first place because it is said over and over that the best way to get work in Los Angeles is to make your own. The message of the show is "if you are clothed, fed, sheltered and loved, then love yourself and you will find happiness."

I highly recommend Flat. It is playing at The Cavern Club tonight and tomorrow at 8:00. Tickets are $15.

Great News!

2008-11-05T11:42:00.004-05:00

I just found out that The River has been accepted into one of the first festivals our director submitted it to! I believe that our director has submitted it to 3 so far, but to already be accepted makes me even more anxious to see the finished movie!

Also, I had an audition yesterday for the new cell phone. Apparently the commercial is starring Brody Jenner from "The Hills" and if I book the spot I will play the "cute, quirky" store clerk. Fingers crossed!

Tale of Two Cities, The Musical

2008-11-04T19:29:00.000-05:00

"A Tale of Two Cities, The Musical" on Broadway is fantastic! The story is based on the Charles Dickens classic about two men who strongly resemble each other who are in love with the same woman. The story takes place partly in France during revolutionary times and partly in London.
The novel was adapted for the stage by Jill Santoriello. She is one of two women who have written the book, music and lyrics for a show on Broadway, the one was in 1978. She did a tremendous job of bringing the story to life. While the story makes you laugh and cry, the music stays with you and you find yourself singing on the ride home.

The love story in "A Tale of Two Cities, The Musical" is fitting because the show’s producers have a real life love story. Ron Sharpe and Barbra Russell met and fell in love while playing Marius and Cosette respectively in Les Miserables on Broadway. They have done a superb job bringing this story to life on the stage.

The cast of this show really fits together well and every actor brings such life to their character. James Barbour in particular gives an exceptionally moving performance and he has a phenomenal voice.

Natalie Toro has an amazing voice and while her character sits onstage knitting, you can’t take your eyes off of her.

Warren Carlyle has done a fabulous job staging and choreographing this show on a multi-level set.

The backstage tour of the show features 30 miles of wiring, the elevator lift that is used during the show and the costumes with shoes that are specially form fitted to make walking and dancing easier for the actors. A featured stunt in this show is the execution of a 27-foot high fall at the beginning of the second act. It is in the Guinness Book of World Records for ‘high fall in a Broadway Musical.’

I highly recommend this show to mature audiences. Ticket information is available at http://talemusical.com. If you order group tickets, you will get a backstage tour and have the chance to meet the producers and some of the cast. School field trips are also available.

Halloween Continued

2008-11-02T02:07:00.004-05:00

I spent most of Saturday catching up from my trip. It is the first day in almost 3 weeks that I did not have meetings or auditions. In the evening I went to my friend Josh Sussman's house to watch some episodes of "Wizards of Waverly Place" that he guest starred in since I don't get the Disney channel and he has TiVo.

Then I went to a Halloween party at a really cool house with a huge back pool area. There was a hutch for drinks, a big screen TV for playing Rock Band and the place was decorated with spider webs and strobe lights. The photo above is of several of my friends dressed as Guy Smiley (the Muppet game show host), Michael Phelps, me as a puppy and Indiana Jones respectively.

Picture

2008-11-01T02:54:00.004-05:00

The Pizza Hut audition was quick and easy. I have a good feeling about it because it was at the same studio where I booked my T-Mobile commercial. Also, it is a really creative, cute spot.

After the audition I had a meeting and then after the meeting I got dressed for Halloween. I went to the NoHo Arts Center and saw their Halloween special. It was really good. The stories were very creative and the actors were all good. The set was a two-story castle and it looked AMAZING.

After the play I ended up going with a group of friends to a bar called Maeve's Residuals. It is aptly named because the owner's name is Maeve and she allows actors to post residual checks for under a dollar on a particular wall in the bar. When a TV show or movie runs and runs and runs or your part is small and you only make a percentage of a percent on DVD sales, often times residual checks are for 28 cents or less. Those are the checks that go on the wall.

The picture above is of me dressed as a puppy and my friend Vinnie Donadio dressed as Slash from Guns 'N Roses.

Pizza Hut

2008-10-31T11:27:00.003-05:00

I have an audition today for a Pizza Hut commercial! The best part is that they have asked everyone auditioning for the delivery person role to wear red, and that is my favorite color to wear to auditions anyway.

This evening for Halloween I'm going to see a play at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood and then to a party.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Broadway

2008-10-28T12:24:00.002-05:00

The rest of my trip was fantastic! I had a few more meetings and I saw several more Broadway shows. I saw "A Tale of Two Cities The Musical," "Bowing-Bowing" and "August: Osage County". They were all very different, but very good. I have written a review of "A Tale of Two Cities The Musical" which will hopefully run in the Daily Record soon. When it does I will post a link.

I'm back in Los Angeles and I have had several productive meetings already. It is great to be busy and have some projects in the works in between auditions.

Rumor has it that "The River" will be screening in Malibu sometime in November and then it will be on DVD in 2009 for all to see.

Joey Reynolds Show

2008-10-23T11:17:00.002-05:00

Check out the podcast of my first radio appearance! CLICK HERE and then scroll down to the October 23rd show :)

So far...

2008-10-20T17:18:00.002-05:00

New York City is great this time of year! It is not too cold but it feels like the fall. Leaves are changing colors and Starbucks is serving Pumpkin Spice Lattes:) On the 18th my dad was in town so we went and watched the Ohio State game in Times Square at an OSU alumni bar. Then we went to dinner with my best friend from high school, his fiance, and my cousin. My friend Justin is a server at the restaurant we went to, so he waited on us which added an extra dimension to dinner:)

Sunday we drove to Connecticut for a meeting about a potential film project. The meeting went really well and the leaves and fall sights to see in Connecticut were Amazing. When we got back into the city, my dad went to the airport and I got a rush ticket to see Spamalot on Broadway. It was so funny!

I have more meetings this week and I will be on Joey Reynold's radio show on WOR710 on Wednesday. I will post the link to the web archive of the broadcast after it airs.

New York City!

2008-10-16T11:44:00.002-05:00

I leave tomorrow after work to go to New York City for a week. I have some business meetings set up and I will also be hitting some of my old favorite hang-outs. I plan to see a Broadway show or two and visit friends while I'm in town. It is always nice to leave Los Angeles for a little bit in the fall because out here there are no leaves changing colors and it is still 103 degrees in the middle of October!

Safeway

2008-10-07T11:27:00.002-05:00

I had an audition yesterday for Safeway. It is for a holiday commercial, so I had to dress in winter attire. That is one of the things that I love about acting. It can be any time and any place on a moments notice. I got the call at 2:30 that I had a 5:00 audition so I had to run home in the 80 degree California weather and grab a green sweater! The audition was really simple and fun so we shall see!:) Fingers crossed!

400th Blog!

2008-09-29T11:30:00.002-05:00

Last night I went to my friend Vinnie's house for a Cold Case screening party because he was in the episode! He is a voice over actor so he was the voice of the announcer during the college football game at the beginning of the episode. About 14 people who all work in different facets of the business were over at his house so there were some really funny comments made about the cinematography, editing, acting and even the voice over work. It is totally different watching TV with friends who work in the business as opposed to watching with friends who don't.

Social Saturday

2008-09-28T11:26:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I went to watch my friends who work on Pushing Daisies play primetime softball. Unfortunately, they lost to CSI: NY. I ran into a friend of mine who used to work on The Riches during the game, so that was cool. He was playing second base for the CSI team. This is the second game I've attended this season, and I think I'm going to try to make it to more games. There are a few "regular fans" for Pushing Daisies so I'm becoming friends with them and the weather is always nice so it is a lot of fun. It is crazy to me that in California you can play outdoor sports year round because the coldest I've ever seen it get is around 30 degrees and that is usually in the evening when the sun goes down.

After softball, my friend Joe and I went to a BBQ that a friend of his from college threw. I didn't know the host or his couple of friends, but I ran into a lot of people that I'm friends with. It was really low key and a lot of fun. As it got late, everyone dispersed to a bar and I made my way to stop #3.

My friend Anthony was having a birthday party at his awesome 2 story apartment in Silverlake. I didn't know very many people there but the few I did know I hadn't seen in awhile so it was good to catch up. I played a few games of pool and watched some Guitar Hero.

Hamlet 2

2008-09-25T11:28:00.003-05:00

Last night I went to see the movie Hamlet 2 and I thought it was really funny. There were definitely parts in it that could be considered offensive but overall it was good. I must not have done that well in the theaters because it never came to a theater that was very close to where I live and when I finally found it last night, it was at a cheap theater that has shows for 2 dollars during the day and 3 dollars in the evening. One night a week they have a special, 2 tickets, 2 pop corns and 2 drinks for 10 bucks! That is one thing that LA certainly has a lot of, little interesting theaters, drive ins, silent movies etc.

Honda Commercial

2008-09-23T11:01:00.002-05:00

Yesterday I auditioned for a Honda commercial. The premise was really cool and the style of the commercial is similar to the T-Mobile commercial that I did last year. They took us into the audition in a group of 5, and nobody else in my group was under 6'1" tall! I am 5'2" tall and even though I know I'm short, I have never felt short before that moment. Sometimes being "different" than most of what they see in a day works to your advantage because even though everyone who was at the audition was tall, I'm sure Honda is not trying to say "ONLY tall people drive Civics". Anyway, I have my fingers crossed and despite the height factor, which is something that I can't change, I think the audition went well. :)

The River

2008-09-18T12:36:00.002-05:00

The River, the movie that I went to Arkansas to act in this summer is now up on IMDB. It is still a new posting so there is only a partial cast listing right now but it has shown up on my page:) Take a look! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2261202/

Sick:(

2008-09-14T01:10:00.002-05:00

Last night my roommate's friend had people over to his apartment complex because he bought a 12 foot blow up movie screen and a projector. We watched Shrek the Third drive in style in the courtyard of their complex. It was really cool! Unfortunately, last night when we got home, I had an asthma attack and I've been sick ever since.

I wanted to go and try to get last minute tickets to the USC/OSU game but I ended up watching it from a Lay-Z-Boy chair in my apartment. My team didn't do that well, so I guess I didn't miss much. I rested most of the day and hopefully I will be better tomorrow.

Fantastic

2008-09-11T11:47:00.002-05:00

It felt so great to be out auditioning yesterday! My audition went really well. The director of the promo was in the room and I think he really liked me. There was one line and he said "that was a good read" when I was done:) Fingers crossed that I book it!

Audition!

2008-09-10T11:30:00.003-05:00

Last night I went to see a friend of mine in a production of John Patrick Shanley's 'Four Dogs and a Bone'. It was AMAZING. The director had triple cast the show, had all of the actors learn the entire role and then had the actors rotate in an out. It was like tag team acting and it totally worked!

Today I have an audition for an NBC promo! I will post more details tomorrow!

Prime-time Softball

2008-09-08T11:59:00.002-05:00

Saturday night I went to a screening party for a web series that my friend is involved with. They screened the first four episodes of a series called Hollywoodland that will be online sometime this fall. The party was in an awesome 3 story apartment in the valley that had private roof access.

Sunday afternoon I went and watched prime-time softball. It is a Warner Brothers softball league where cast and crews from different television shows play against each other. This week, my friends from Pushing Daisies played the cast and crew of Rules of Engagement. Rules of Engagement won, but Pushing Daisies put up a good fight. After the game several of us went swimming at my friend, Joe's, pool, ate some Taco Bell and then I went home. It was a really fun weekend.

Chewties

2008-09-04T14:44:00.003-05:00

Last night I went to IO West Theater for the first time. It is the Los Angeles companion to Chicago's Improv Olympic. My friend Carrie, is in an improv group called Chewties and they were REALLY funny. Tomorrow I'm going to the LA County Fair whilst I wait for auditions.

Vegas!

2008-09-02T13:48:00.003-05:00

I had a great weekend with my family in Las Vegas. When I first got to the strip, a friend of mine from New York City, who lives in Vegas now came to see me. We went and had coffee at Planet Hollywood Hotel until my parents got there. I went to lunch at Treasure Island with my family and then we walked around and shopped and played a few slots here and there.

On Sunday night my friend Jared from LA was in town with a few of his friends so four of us went to the Treasure Island club. The club scene in Las Vegas is very similar to the club scene in Los Angeles. There was a VIP section, REALLY loud music and the occasional celebrity.

Monday we went to check out more of the hotels and see the sites until I had to fly home. Now it is back to work. Hopefully auditions will pick up since the holiday weekend is over.

LAS VEGAS

2008-08-29T22:42:00.000-05:00

I'm going to Las Vegas this weekend with my family! New blog on Tuesday:)

IMDB

2008-08-27T11:12:00.002-05:00

Things have been pretty slow in LA lately for two reasons. One reason is because there is still the potential for a theatrical SAG strike as we are currently working without a contract and the SAG commercial contract is expired in October. The second reason is the holiday weekend that is coming up. It seems that people have been on vacation for about a week already.

I have updated my IMDB page photos, so you can check that out by CLICKING HERE. If you click on the individual pictures, the whole thing opens up:) Enjoy!

Support Weekend

2008-08-25T11:33:00.003-05:00

Saturday night I went to a really nice dinner at McCormick and Schmick's with some friends. Then on Sunday I went to a screening of an indie feature film that my friend Josh Sussman was in. It was an interesting movie about an Amish man who moved to Hollywood to be a missionary and then got cast as Satan in a television show. It was cute and silly and there were a lot of random celebrities who had cameos in the movie.

Last night I went to support a band called Subvrosa that my friend Dayna Wade is the lead singer in. She was my roommate in New York City and she now lives in LA. It was fun to see her and catch up. Her band is really good and she has an AMAZING voice. It was a great weekend and I have my fingers crossed for some auditions this week!

Pushing Daisies

2008-08-21T12:00:00.002-05:00

Yesterday I spent most of the day on the Warner Brothers lot. I watched several scenes of Pushing Daisies being filmed and I went on some delivery runs with my friends who work there. The coolest thing was that in one of the more empty ally ways on the lot they had a carnival set up for the shooting of one of the WB shows. It was kind of creepy because it was all set up, but nothing was going on. It looked like a ghost carnival. I almost was able to see the Central Perk set from Friends, but the girl who works in that building was gone for the day by the time I made it over there. I ran into several people that I knew and I was able to get my headshots to several casting departments on the lot. It was a fun and productive day:)

Party Crashers

2008-08-18T12:31:00.004-05:00

Yesterday my friend and I went to a park that has a stroll garden to walk around and look at flowers and wildlife. When we got there, it was closed for construction! We noticed big signs and balloons at another area in the park and it looked like a big carnival/festival so we went to check it out. When we got closer, we noticed everyone had wrist bands and we saw a family leaving. We asked them what it was and how it was and it was apparently a corporation picnic. They offered us their wrist bands so we took them and went over to the booths. A lot of the activities were finishing up for the day but we made some tie-dyed crafts, little beaded bracelets and got free snow cones!

Then I went to see Tropic Thunder, which was interesting. It had some pretty funny moments but the group I went with was not too enthusiastic about it. I'm in the final stages of headshot reproductions right now, so hopefully this week will start auditions/bookings!

PICTURES!

2008-08-15T12:57:00.003-05:00

As promised, here are a few of my new headshots :)

Dancing

2008-08-13T12:29:00.003-05:00

I went to a bar in the valley called Skinny's last night to swing dance. There was a west coast swing dance lesson at 8:00 and then a lot of people showed around 10:00 to dance. It was a lot of fun and the bar was really cool. There was the general bar section, the dance floor and then a VIP area. Skinny's also has a camera in the dance area and a monitor in the bar so people in the bar can watch the dancing on closed circuit TV! It was a really fun evening.

I am supposed to get my headshots back today so pictures will be posted here tomorrow or the next day:)

New Headshots

2008-08-07T12:37:00.002-05:00

I got my new headshots back and I am in the middle of the selection process. Once I have it narrowed down, I will post some of them here.

Yesterday after work I went to lunch with Sean Finn, a friend of mine from high school who now lives in LA. After lunch we went for a swim in the pool at the house he lives in. The water was pretty warm from the sun and it was a perfect swimming day. I felt like I was back in high school. It was a really fun afternoon!

Girl Talk

2008-08-05T21:25:00.002-05:00

My friend, Tommy Phillips in New York, is the writer of a cool podcast show called "Girl Talk". The link below is to the first four episodes. CLICK HEREto check it out.

Screening

2008-08-01T00:27:00.003-05:00

I went to a screening of a movie called Dakota Skye tonight. My friend, Jeff, was the editor and the movie was really good! I ran into two people I know while I was there, so that was pretty cool. Also, Andrew Keegan was there and so was the actor who played Pedro in Napleon Dynamite. It was at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills and it was a really cool event.

EARTHQUAKE

2008-07-30T01:57:00.002-05:00

I experienced my first earthquake today. I was in my agent's office and suddenly there was a loud noise and the whole building began shaking. Everyone panicked a little bit and ran to stand in the office doorways. When the shaking stopped after about 30 seconds, the building felt like it was swaying on a boat for about another 25 seconds. It was very scary and I was quite shaken up. Within 5 minutes it was on the news and the Internet that it was a 5.6 Earthquake!

When I got home to my apartment a few hours later, it looked like a scene from a bad horror movie. The books on the shelves were right to the edge and some had fallen off. All of the pictures in the apartment had fallen off the walls. My jewelry box was halfway across the room and the jewelry was strewn about the floor and a few potted plants were smashed to bits with dirt everywhere.

Fortunately, nobody seems to have been badly hurt and as far as I've heard, there was not much structural damage in the LA area.

Mt. Hollywood

2008-07-29T01:05:00.004-05:00

Jody and Me below the Hollywood Sign
Maurice, Madison, Miles and Jody in front of the Batman Batcave.
The River goes Hollywood! Madison, our Art Director, Me aka Layla and Maurice aka Marcus at the top of Mt. Hollywood.
The Hollywood sign from the top of the hill from the backside.

Today my friend Jody, Maurice, Madison, Madison's brother, Miles and I hiked up the hill where the Hollywood sign is. It is a 5 mile hike and it is so inspiring when you get to the top. You can see all of LA, Griffith Observatory and the infamous Hollywood Sign.

We also hiked up a short path to the "Bat Cave" where the Batmobile used to speed out of in the old Batman Movies. That is also the best front view of the sign so we took a bunch of pictures.

Warner Brothers Lot Tour

2008-07-27T02:46:00.003-05:00

Maurice and me on the same ladder that Spiderman was on when he gave Mary Jane the famous upside down kiss.
The gazebo from the Gilmore Girls and the final episode of Seinfeld where the guy got mugged and the group stood by and watched.
Outside of the only stage on the lot that is named after a show. Stage 24, the Friends stage.
Maurice, Joe and Phil in front of a "courthouse". They are just sitting in the golf cart that Joe was touring us around in.

My friend Maurice, who is a fellow cast member from "The River" flew into town today from Texas. He is staying with me for a week. My friend Joe, who works at Warner Brothers, took us on a private tour of the lot. We saw where they film scenes in that take place in NYC, where they film part of ER and the sound stage where they filmed seasons 2-10 of Friends. It was a really fun tour but Maurice said that it made him a little bit disillusioned to see where they filmed shows he sees on television all shot in one place and not in the least bit real. Many of the production offices on the lot are built to look like houses or hotels so that they can be used as exteriors while people are inside working.

After the tour we took quick naps and then went to a birthday party that my friend Todd threw. The rumor in LA before every party is always about which famous person is friends with somebody and is going to attend. Burt Reynolds was supposed to come tonight, but he never made it. The party was still a lot of fun. Todd and several roommates rent a house so each room of the house has a different activity like Rockband or Karaoke and then there is always a BBQ in the backyard.