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Last week, just before all the snow, I did a web video for Cottonelle Toilet Tissue that is related to their current campaign about the "Over-Under" poll.  It should be posted soon, right after the results of the poll are posted.

Just before going away for the week, I did a testimonial commercial for "The Perfect Fit" button.  Then, upon returning, I did a web how-to feature.  Looks like work is picking up!!

The Premiere Screening of "Those People", a dramatic comedy directed by Bonnie Dennis, was held on Jan 2nd at the Anthology Film Theater on Second Ave. in Manhatten.  In this film I play a Phycologist at a homeless shelter, and I have to say I think I was quite funny.  It was vey well attended, the cast and crew, guests and members of the public.  I enjoyed it very much, the film was very good, it is always great to see yourself on the big screen and remember what went into the performance.  It was great to reunite with everybody there.  We also saw a couple of short film by Miki Holiday, who is one of the producers of "Those People",  which were very good.

Shooting on a new feature film called "Van Houten Ave" has been on a hiatus for the Holidays.  We will be startng again in the next few weeks, and I am very anxious to get back to it.  "Van Houten Ave" was written and is directed by Joe Faria, of "Union" fame.  The cast also includes Ryan O'Connor (My grandson).  It shoudl be a lot of fun and good hard work.  So far, I have enjoyed working with the rest of the cast, and working with Joe again is great!  There is one particular scene in which he really helped me stretch myself!!!

I finished my "Commercial On-Camera" class at Weist-Barron in Manhatten.  It was taught by Jerry Coyle, Tod Engle and Bat Johnson.  These guys are good, they gave us lots of insight to the business and some great training.  I have seen improvement on how I handle the camera.  Also, the Teleprompter Class was good.  I feel more confident and able to handle the telprompter now.

I had to go and do some ADR for "Anatomy of The Lonely" and got a chance to see most of the footage from it.  Wow!  it is looking GREAT!  The scenes are good and the editting is awesome.  This is going to be a great film!  According to David Winkfield, the director, the first cut of of the complete production should be ready before the end of the month.  I am really looking forward to seeing it. 

Principal shooting on the feature film "Anatomy of The Lonely" has been completed.  It now moves into the editting stage.  It is five separate stories about 5 differnet people who experience different types of lonelyness, and in the end piece they all come together.  I play "Rocky" a celebrity hunter, who collects autographs and pictures of the stars.  "Davey" is making a documentary about me.   View the preliminary trailer on the Reel page here.

I shot a new commercial for a product called "Pedi-Pistol".  This is a pedicure tool that extends your reach, and has many different attachments so that you can do your own pedicures at home.  This was shot in a home in Nyack with a beautiful view of the Hudson and the Tappan Zee Bridge.  Easy to get to for me!

I also worked on a segment for The Discovery Channel's Science Chronicles!!  It has to do with a pill that can cure all aliments.  I am first shown walking with a oxygen tank and mask and a cane, then later as a healthy athletic man, cured of his illness!!  Should be fun to watch.  I'll let you know when it airs!!

We just shot a new "Snuggie" commercial for this coming autumn!! There are several different scenes!!  One in a movie theatre, another on a porch reading the newspaper (I'm good at that!).  We also have a scene with me and the woman opposite me playing cards, and another of me alone in an office working on the computer.  All with a "Snuggie"  on.  So make sure you look for it!

Filming on the indy feature film I will be in is to start mid August.  It is called "Anatomy of the Lonely", and is a series of five seperate short stories about lonely people.  Then they all converge in the sixth story.  I will be playing the role of "Rocky", a loveable celebrity chaser from Brooklyn!  Davey is going to make a documentary about me.

I worked on Sesame Street!   It was a real blast, lots of fun!!  It is in a segment called "Word On The Street"  I worked with The Muppet Character "Murray Monster".  He asked me the meaning of various different words and then we discussed them.  Things such as me giving examples of the words, or his questioning  if I have ever seen the item!  I had a lot of fun interacting with Murray!  They also shot two scenes of me doing actions describing the words, such as closely inspecting the lens of a camera, for the word "inspect", and sitting on a park bench eating potato chips to describe the word "crunch".  It was a good crew. And it was shot in a great neighborhood in Brooklyn!  Can't wait until I see this on TV!

I also shot a commercial for "Space Blocks" last week, so maybe things are starting to pick up!

My "Snuggie" Commercial has won The 2008 Green Sheet Award for The Best Short Form Production!!!  And The HandiSwitch Commercial won the Green Sheet Award as The Most Innovative Hardware Short Form Production!!

"Boob" has been named the winner of The Best Horror Short Award at The 2009 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, (NYIIFVF).  This film fest, founded in 1993,  is one of the largest independent film fests in the world, and attracts submissions from many different countries.  It is quite an honor to be among the winners at such a high profile event!!

Boob" was shown on April 7th as part of the GenArt Film Fest at the Visual Arts Theater, in New York.  It was again well received, a sold out crowd!!!  Lots of laughs!  Afterwards was a great party at BLVD in SoHo!  Next up is April 24th at the Independent Film Fest of Boston (IFFBoston).

"Boob", the short horror/comedy film in which I played a surgeon, premiered as an Official Selection of the 2009 South By Southwest (SXSW 09) Film Fest.  It is also an Official Selection for The 2009 IFFBoston, The GenArt 2009 Film Fest (here in New York), The 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival, and NYIIFVF 2009!  Great work by the director, producer and cast!

I just finished shooting a new commercial for a motion detector product.  It should start airing soon.

Last week I worked on a medical training video.  I was an injured patient getting prepared for an exam, getting instructions on how to use crutches, and a cane.  Also walking on stairs.

The week before that, I did a shoot called "Dark Knight" for CollegeHumor.com.  It is a take-off of the recent movie but done in the style of the TV show from the sixties.  I play Police Chief O'Hara.  It should prove to be very funny.  I'll get the link up as soon as it is completed in post production.

Check out my picture that was used on the Daily Show on March 11th as part of Lewis Black's routine.  Go to the link page and click on "The Daily Show".  Also, I am in several pictures on the NY Jets website.  Go to the links page, click on The NY Jets web site, then just scroll down to the Coaches Club and the East/West Club.

My "Snuggie" commercial is still running strong.  This thing has taken off!!  It was featured on Oprah!, The Today Show, Good Morning America and Jay Leno.

In February, I worked on a commercial for a kids training video.  I was a very proud grandfather giving testimonials.   Looking forward to seeing it.