“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt

“Vanessa Rising” is finished and festival bound!

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:55:56 -0500

After a few hiccups and a bit of a delay (longer that we all anticipated I think) the final cut of “Vanessa Rising” finally showed up in my mailbox and all I can say is...it was well worth the wait. An incredible job by all those involved and a very special note of thanks to (double) e.E. for doing

“To join or not to join...SAG is the question.”

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:09:42 -0500

Most days I come home from work only to find my mailbox stuffed full of bills and useless advertisements or perhaps even a detergent sample if it happens to be a particularly good day...but today was different. The sole letter in my mailbox was from the Screen Actors Guild and it was informing me th

UPDATE! ENH “Beaches” spot...

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:12:39 -0500

The :30 second “Beaches” spot I shot for ENH/Northshore University is done! And that’s what you get when working with the pros..fast results! The spot is set to air Monday, September 15th on ABC, NBC, CBS, WGN and FOX (pretty damn cool eh?!) Or you could just click here and see it right now on my Co

I’ve booked a SAG commercial for NorthShore University HealthSystem!!!

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:12:37 -0500

Well it never fails. Every time I get one foot out the door of this crazy business something comes along to give me reason to press on just a little bit longer. And this time it came in the form of my first union gig! Yup, seven lonnnnnnnnnnng years in the making but I’ve finally booked my first SA

More exciting news from the “Dodgeville” camp or “How I learned to stop worrying and love Rory Bolen”

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:37:03 -0500

First of all, it seems as though my mom isn’t the only person who reads my blogs so that right there..well, that’s just neat as hell is what that is. But what’s even cooler is that Rory “Rollin” Bolen, a nickname he received during his pro-bowling years, has just sent word that he has a cut of DODGE