Marina del Rey, California. Hey gang! Sorry for my recent absence - things have been BUSY!! The Writer's Strike ended and television production is now in full swing. Since my last posting I have worked as a Presbyterian churchgoer on
Desperate Housewives, a strip club goer and a mug shot suspect on
CSI Miami, a tenant escaping from a burning building on
CSI New York and a NASCAR pit crew member on
Shark. All of these were fun and
James Woods is quite the character and lady's man... Aside from the television shows, I also worked three movies during this time. The first was as a bank patron on
Armored directed by
Nimród Antal, a feature film with
Matt Dillon and
Laurence Fishburne. Next, I worked on a confidential project in a confidential location, in a scene with
Paris Hilton,
Simon Rex and
Kevin P. Farley. Finally, this past monday, I was a beach bicyclist in
Bedtime Stories, an
Adam Shankman film staring
Adam Sandler and
Keri Russell. The fun
Allen Covert, who seems to be in all Adam Sandler
movies, was also on set. This was a great set to work on, basically consisting of 12 hours of riding a bike on the Santa Monica boardwalk, riding circles around Adam and Keri. The cast and crew were a blast to work with and Adam and Allen, who are both big basketball fans, had a mobile tent complete with a flatscreen tv so they wouldn't miss the game between takes.
In other news, Laura Bauman came down from Santa Cruz a weekend ago along with her friend, Kristi Hoffman. The three of us took the day to explore
Malibu Creek State Park. This place is amazing! Only a 15-20 minute drive from Los Angeles, this is truly another world and a fantastic natural area. To get there, you drive through the Malibu Canyon, a dramatic and rugged geologic feature that washes away any thought of the nearby metropolis. The park itself is littered with steep rock monoliths - the Goat Buttes - reminescent of southern Thailand. This wonderful and highly accessible wilderness has been the filming location of many well known films and television shows, including
M*A*S*H and
Planet of the Apes! Take a look a the video montage from our hiking day, along with a silly M*A*S*H spoof I put together.
in which I reported on performing as a Roman Centurion for a History Channel documentary? Well, nearly five months later and the documentary is here. Tonight, the two hour Crucifixion airs on the History Channel at 8pm. If you miss it this evening, you will have another chance at midnight. Additionally, the DVD can be purchased on line by clicking the image below.
