Acting
1994-1995 - This is a record of my brief acting
career. |
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Acting Experience
Background San Diego
4705 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA. 92123
619-974-8970 - general information - Melinda, Laurie
619-974-8988 - front desk - Stu Segall
619-898-2405 - Mary's pager
S.A.G. - 278-7695
Open call - October 5, 1994
Production: Silk Stalkings - "Vengeance"
Location: Dream Girls - 4805 Convoy, San Diego. Park in the K-mart parking lot.
Ask for Randy (wrangler).
Date: 10/26/94
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 A.M.
Wardrobe: Bring three business suits and three upscale outfits.
Parts: Numerous club scenes both sitting and walk through. Action alley scene.
End of the show scene with police.
Production: Running Dragon - "Birds of Paradise"
Location: 15 north, exit El Norte Parkway. Go east three miles to La Honda then
turn left. Go to the end of the street past the house and barns and through the
gate. Crew parking is on the left.
Date: 10/28/94
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Wardrobe: Black shoes, black socks, black belt, white crew neck tee shirt.
Parts: Texas state trooper. Drove up as a passenger in the patrol car. Got out
of the car at which time the lead actor talks to me and sends me off to right
(camera).
Production: Running Dragon - "Birds of Paradise"
Location: El Cajon Jail. El Cajon California.
Date:
Time:
Wardrobe: Business Suits
Parts: Onlooker on the steps of the courthouse. Walk through parts in the county
jail.
Production: Running Dragon - "Birds of Paradise"
Location: The Abbey - 2825 5th Avenue
Date:
Time:
Wardrobe: Business suits
Parts: Walk up part on the stairs. Onlooker in the courtroom including a close
up shot.
Production: Running Dragon (Vanishing Son) - "Two men with a gun"
Location: Aunt Emma's Restaurant. 1253 East Main Street El Cajon, Ca.
Date: 1/24/95
Time: 9:00 A.M.
Wardrobe: Black shoes, black socks, black belt, white crew neck tee shirt.
Parts: New York State Police Officer. Outside shot of me getting out of the
passenger side of the patrol car. Outside shot of me running in the rain in
front of window. Inside shot of me coming in through the rear kitchen door and
following Russell Wong into the scene.
Synopsis: It started out like most days on the set. It was overcast and the most
recent weather prognostication was for intermittant heavy rain. I found the
wrangler du jour (Rodney) and got signed in to start my day as a "moving prop".
The set was already working when I got there. There, in this case, was a small
truck stop known as "Aunt Emma's Pancake house". Not a bad little place if
you're in the middle of nowhere with no other place to eat. As I walked through
the door I heard someone call my name and much to my surprise was my friend
Robert from the fitness center I frequent. "What in the world are you doing
here" I inquired knowing all too well that he couldn't possibly be here for the
food. He replied, "the same thing you're here for man .... I'm an extra. No
sooner had we started to talk when Wrangler Rodney gave me his first executive
command to report to wardrobe for my officer uniform. Today I was being
transformed into a New York State Trooper. The wardrobe crew asked the usual
questions ie: waist size, whether or not I had the required items with me which
in this case consisted of black shoes, a white crew neck tee shirt, black belt
and black socks. Everything was fine except for the shoes I brought which they
said were a bit too "clubbish" for a police officer. They rectified the problem
by fitting me with a pair of very worn, obviously cheap, police officer shoes.
These shoes coupled with the falling hems of my wardrobe "police pants" were
definitely a sight to behold, however, as I have learned from past experiences,
the cameras can do wonders. Next stop, props. As usual, I had to give up my
drivers license in trade for the rights to a complete police uniform provided by
the "props" trailer. I was given a metal badge, a plastic gun and a belt with
small clips which were used to attach the police belt to my black belt. One
small note about the gun. It was obviously some type of squirt gun puchased at a
toy store but as always the camera does wonders.
Production: Running Dragon (Vanishing Son) - "Jersey Girl"
Location: Pacific Beach - crystal pier
Date:
Time:
Wardrobe: Winter clothes and jackets, fishing equipment
Parts: Fisherman, bum
Production: Renegade -
Location: Alpine - Alpine Inn - 2225 Alpine Blvd.
Date:
Time:
Wardrobe: Casual clothes, frisbee
Parts: Frisbee guy, not used in any of the scenes
Production: Beastmaster 3 - Movie
Location: El Capitan Reservoir, Lakeside, Ca. 92040
Date: 7/6/95
Time: 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Wardrobe: Loin cloth, facial mud.
Weather: Cool in the morning but then it warmed up and bacame a little too warm.
Previous contacts: On 6/21/95 I was called to show up the next day at 5:50 P.M.
for an interview with the director of "beastmaster". On 6/22/95 I went to the
interview with about 100 other guys. We all had to take our shirts off for
poleroid pictures. We had a few minute group interview with one of the directors
(Sam) from the movie "Pulp Fiction" who would be the director of this film. The
producer is a woman named Gabriella. On 6/29/95 I was called by background San
Diego and was told that I was one of 15 people chosen to be on the movie. On
Wednesday 7/5/95 I was called in the morning and told to report the next day
with a tank top, shorts, beach chair, flannel shirt and jeans for the night
time. Later that day, they called to tell me my repporting time of 6:00 the next
day. Little did I know that when I got there the next day I would be looking at
a wardrobe rack of loin clothes. We were supposed to take off our underwear
which really wasn't a problem because the loin cloth wrapped between your legs
and pretty much covered everything. I ended up keeping my underwear on by using
a piece of burlap from wardrobe to cover the sides of the underwear. The back of
the underwear couldn't really be covered so I pushed in the middle of my butt
and kept it there the whole day. Nobody noticed. I also had to have some
darkening lotion put on my white thighs and butt to give me a more even tan. The
girl putting the lotion on me was really cute so I didn't mind too much.
Parts: Mud Warrior. Shot of me and other mud warriors jumping up and down with
spear in hand yelling "ooga booga, ooga booga". Front and/or side shot of me
facing "Tony" and Marc Singer, both lead actors getting out of the canoe. We are
tribal people and the two stars were supposed to be dinner. The black guy says
something that makes us laugh and then something that makes us mad. We all jump
up and down all pissed off and haul them off into the jungle. By that time, the
sand was extremely hot and actually burned the bottom of my feet.
When we got there, they gave us pamphlets about poison oak and bottles of lotion
to protect us from the harmful oils produced by these plants. We also had gobs
of sun screen lotion put all over us. The last substance we had rubbed on us was
the cosmetic mud that people use for facials. They used this to resemble war
paint. I have a lot of hair on my body so the mud kept flaking and they were
continuously reappling it. One of the girls said it was the wrong day for me to
grow hair. As usual, the food was great. Prin the hairstylist said I looked like
Paul Riser.
The scenes were shot on an island in the middle of the lake. There were two oxen
on the mainland and a trained hawk or eagle that was intermittenly released and
retreved.
Two major events on the set. One of the more arrogant extras ends up (with
cameras rolling) falling into the lake and taking the totem pole that was bolted
to the pier along with him. Another one of the extras cut his foot on one of the
stakes put in the sand to hold one of the floating tiki huts. The word is that
he needed 6-7 stitches. The adage "the show must go on" was very apparent on
this day of shooting.
Production: Silk Stalkings - "Lonely Hunter" or "Pulp Addiction"
Location: Rancho Santa Fe - 3-4 million dollar house - 3145 Paseo Delicia - ask
for Jennifer (Rob Estes sister)
Date: 7/21/95
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Wardrobe: Suit coat and tie
Weather: Cool in the morning but then it warmed up and bacame a little too warm.
Parts: Detective - incharge of fingerprinting. As usual this show is pretty much
the most fun to be on. The food was great. They had an outdoor barbecue with
hugh steaks and vegetables. For dessert there was apple pie and rocky road ice
cream. I got to meet the star (Rob Estes). We talked for a few minutes and it
seemed like he's a pretty nice guy. I also found out later that the casting
coordinator on set (Jennifer) was his sister. I guess Rob is married to some
actress on Melrose Place and apparently his sister dosen't like her too much.
Anyway, I had a great part this time. I had to have make up (powder) put on my
face for the main scene since I was going to be right in the camera. I started
the scene camera left with those surgical gloves on. Rob Estes walks to camera
center with a bloody knife in a plastic bag. He hands the bag to me and says
take care of this for me. I nod and move off camera right. I then cross back
over to camera left and open up the fingerprinting kit I am carrying. I set it
on the couch, open it up and start rummaging through it. After that I'm in a
scene that shows me walking to the detective car. Most likely this will be a
pretty good close up scene. After that they filmed the back of me walking to the
police car.
Production: Beastmaster 3 - Movie
Location: El Capitan Reservoir, Lakeside, Ca. 92040
Date: 7/24/95
Time: 6:00 A.M. - 6:30 P.M.
Wardrobe: Loin cloth, facial mud.
Weather: Cool in the morning but then it warmed up and bacame a little too warm.
Parts: Mud Warrior. Shot of me and other mud warriors jumping up and running
behind the main actors (Marc and Tony) in the middle of brush on the side of a
slow running stream. The next scene was of me and some other mud warriors poking
our spears at a real line in a net which was hung from a crane. The lion was a
one-year-old and not too well trained. Everyone was cleared off the set and put
behind a "safe zone" except for me and a few other mud warriors. I guess we
really are expendible. The lion was obviously quite upset about being stuck in a
net and was thrashing back and forth towards me. As it moved closer in the net,
I had to move back and then forward as it moved forward. We were told that if
the lion were to get out of the net that we should stay perfectly still because
if we ran, the lion would come after us. As soon as they shot a couple of takes,
they let the lion out and everyone came back on set. They took additional shots
of us stabing at the net with a stunt man in a lion costume stuck in the net.
Additional close up shots through the net were also taken. During these close
ups one of the extras, actually a new guy, stabbed one of the other extras three
times with the spear. It was not really that bad but it was bad enough to
require medical attention for the one guy and enough to get the other guy who
did it sent home.
Later that day, another older lion was brought on the set. This one was looking
at the mud warriors and licking its mouth so they had to clear us off the set.
Obviously nothing happened but it was a fairly tense moment.
I ended up really dirty that day. The dirt was sticking to me more than usual
because of all the lotions they put on me that day which included: poison oak
lotion, suntan lotion, off bug spray, facial mud for war paint and some kind of
make-up compund to make my thighs and butt look darker. As usual the food was
great and the 12 1/2 hour day went by quickly.
When we got there, they gave us pamphlets about poison oak and bottles of lotion
to protect us from the harmful oils produced by these plants. We also had gobs
of sun screen lotion put all over us. The last substance we had rubbed on us was
the cosmetic mud that people use for facials. They used this to resemble war
paint. I have a lot of hair on my body so the mud kept flaking and they were
continuously reappling it. One of the girls said it was the wrong day for me to
grow hair. As usual, the food was great. Prin the hairstylist said I looked like
Paul Riser.
The scenes were shot on an island in the middle of the lake. There were two oxen
on the mainland and a trained hawk or eagle that was intermittenly released and
retreved.
Two major events on the set. One of the more arrogant extras ends up (with
cameras rolling) falling into the lake and taking the totem pole that was bolted
to the pier along with him. Another one of the extras cut his foot on one of the
stakes put in the sand to hold one of the floating tiki huts. The word is that
he needed 6-7 stitches. The adage "the show must go on" was very apparent on
this day of shooting.
Production: Renegade - "D.B. Cooper"
Location: Pine Valley - across from Major's coffee shop - ask for Jim the
wrangler
Date: 8/3/95
Time: 10:45 -
Wardrobe: Everyday clothes
Weather: Cool in the morning but then it warmed up and bacame a little too warm.
Parts: Towns person in the crowd. Got to meet Max Gail who played "Woj" on
Barney Miller.
Production: Silk Stalkings - "Partners"
Location: Mission Valley Marriot - 8757 Rio San Diego Drive - ask for Jennifer
Date: 9/13/95
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Wardrobe: Attorney suit, club clothes
Weather: Cool in the morning but then it warmed up and bacame a little too warm.
Parts: Attorney for one of the main characters accused of killing a girl. Had to
lead the man (real jerk) out of the Marriot Entrance, AKA the Palm Beach police
station. Lots of reporters, camera dudes and cops. During the rehearsal, Mr.
jerk is hit by another actor and when he goes to hit the other actor back, he
elbows me in the jaw. He said not to hold back the next time and really try to
restrain him. The next time the cameras were rolling and I didn't hold back. He
probably weighed about 200 pounds and this time I really hauled him off to the
car and pushed him in. He said shit under his breath. Afterwards he said nice
job. The director was very happy and it only took one take. There was a seminar
being conducted at the hotel at the same time and the participants were very
curious. Later that day were the club scenes and most of it was spent dancing.
The music (playback) would be on and then turned off so everyone had to dance
with no music because it had to be quiet so the actors dialog could be heard.
There was also slow dancing at the end of the day. One girl asked if the police
department sign was there all the time. duh. duh. |
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