Audition: “Statefarm” Francene Selkirk Casting.  I think this one went better for me than it did for my partner.  He had the heavy lifting to do and I just had to not overdue it. I think I accomplished that!

Callback: “HP/UPS” @ Ross Lacy Casting.  Hmm.  Not sure how this one went.  They completely changed the character and, honestly, I wasn’t really sure what was going on when I entered the room.  Sometimes that’s fine and I think this was one of those times.  I just played close attention and followed directions.  I think it went pretty well considering.

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Audition: “HP/UPS” @ Ross Lacy Casting.  This interview-style of audition went well today; they don’t always go well because sometimes I think I get caught…acting.

Anyway, I think I look the part.  Callbacks are tomorrow so I’ll know soon if I’m moving on to the next stage in the process…or not.

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Audition/Tape: “The Goldberg’s” @ Leslie Litt Casting.  This was a great time!  I actually walked out of the casting office feeling like I was certainly doing what I was meant to do…instead of filled with self-doubt. 

The Casting Director, Leslie Litt, is the CD who cast me on “FRIENDS”, my first TV job ever.  I wasn’t sure if Leslie would remember me since I haven’t been in her office many times, over the years, since “FRIENDS”.  Turns out she did remember and we had a nice little chat about it.

I would love to book this role!  It would be fun to play and good piece for my demo reel.  If I don’t book this one hopefully I’ll be called into her office more in the future.  The near future.

Audition: “HP/UPS” @ Ross Lacy Casting.  This interview-style of audition went well today; they don’t always go well because sometimes I think I get caught…acting.

Anyway, I think I look the part.  Callbacks are tomorrow so I’ll know soon if I’m moving on to the next stage in the process…or not.

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Audition: “Honda” @ [skirts].  This was quick-fast and I had a ball in the room. I think the direction I went in the room might have been a little risqué, but I had fun nonetheless.

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Last week when I met with my commercial agents about photos my print agent stopped me in the hallway and wanted to meet with me as well. So today I’m sitting down for a quick meeting with her.

About 18 months ago I shot photos specifically for print work, but they did not work for me, at all, like literally I think I had one print go-see in the last year.   Who knows, maybe I can get some print stuff out of this upcoming shoot.  I hate shooting photos…

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Callback: “ABC Talent Showcase” @ Disney.  I think I blew this one.  Terrible.  I didn’t connect with the scene and didn’t execute the redirect.  All of my auditions are very important, but this was really the wrong one to not perform in.  Ouch, ouch, ouch!!!

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Callback “VW” @ RMB Casting.  I’m not sure how this one went, I just didn’t feel all that connected to the creative team.  I had fun with my fellow actors though.

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Yesterday I had a meeting with two of my three commercial agents about my new pictures.  The meeting went really well, I just hope I can translate their instructions and get the pictures that they need.  I do not enjoy shooting headshots. At all; I pretty much hate the whole process of it.  It’s necessary though.

Callback: “Citibank” @ Ross Lacy Casting.  I think I did a really good job in the room. I just have to keep doing that and the bookings will come eventually.

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Audition: “Citibank” @ Ross Lacy Casting.  The usual stuff.  I had fun and I think I’m really right for it.

Callback: “Toyota” @ Francene Selkirk Casting.  I think I did my job well. That’s about all I can do.

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Audition: “Toyota” @ Francene Selkirk Casting.  C’mon!  I’m SO perfect for this one!  It went great, I had fun, when are callbacks?!

Audition: “VW” @ RMB Casting.  Fun, good times.

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Audition: “ABC Talent Showcase” @ ABC/Disney/Jessie Disla Casting Director – I try to get in these showcases that the different networks sponsor every year.  For this one I dropped off my photo & resume about two weeks ago and I got a call for an audition last week, so here I am.

The read went well; I did everything I wanted to do in the room.  It was a lot of fun.  Isn’t that what it’s supposed to be?  Anyway, on the way out, the casting director, spoke to me.  I knew I had met her before, but I couldn’t remember her name. 

She refreshed my memory.

It was Jessie Disla.  She was an assistant at Warner Bros. TV back when they staffed an entire casting department.  Those were the days!  She remembered when I booked my first TV job, FRIENDS, back in 1999.  She thanked me for coming in and said that “she was really glad to see that I was still pursuing it, the dream”.  That was very nice of her to show support and encouragement of my career.

Audition: “FEMA PSA” @ Francene Selkirk Casting.  This was great fun! I even had a wife and two kids to work with…maybe, one day, that’ll happen in my real life!

I got some interesting news at work this afternoon that, I suspect, will result in a very, very significant reduction in earnings.  Not good.  I really have to make this “acting thing” work.  Like seriously. 

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Audition: “Skittles/Starburst” @ Cathi Carlton Casting.  Eh, this went okay.  Funny commercial, but I think I was trying too hard.  I got to go in twice and the two actors did it completely different.  I think I did it better the second time.

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Audition: “Audi” @ Ross Lacy Casting.  It’s great to be back at this office!  It’s been a while.  I was good in the room today.

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Audition/Producers: “Fatal Instinct” @ Jan Glaser/Neely Gurman Casting.

Wow!  This is the first audition I’ve had in 5 weeks and just a handful over the last 3 months.  Hopefully that will change with episodic season starting up over the next several weeks.

I had a great time in the audition room.  I’m not sure what they’re looking for, but hopefully they will consider me for the role and/or other projects in the future. 

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I left Los Angeles yesterday to go home to Virginia Beach for the high school graduation of my niece, Aaleyah.

I didn’t make it in time.

It took me a total of 27 hours to get there.  At least half of that was spent standing in line in Chicago & Baltimore.  Amazing.

On the whole the trip home was, I guess I’d say, bitter-sweet.  My family is so…I don’t even know what to say anymore.  I need to start going somewhere for vacation other than ”home”.  Don’t get me wrong I like going home, but I need some variety. 

I spent a lot of the time, while home, working on things for the family business, BUT I haven’t spoken to my father, the owner, in 10 years.  Yeah, long story.

It seems that I’m the black sheep of the family.  Not sure how or why that happened, but I guess somebody has to hold the crown.

The highlight of the trip was seeing my little sister, Avis, and spending quality time with my 16 month-old niece, Sofia.  That was great!

The second half of the year will soon be upon us and I am hoping to finish it out strong.  I have to.  Working at the restaurant isn’t something I can do forever…or want to do forever.  I still really want to be a successful, professional performer in the entertainment industry…so I continue on my journey.

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Audition: “Time-Warner Cable” @ Joe Blake Casting.  Fun times.  Obviously, my last commercial booking was for TWC as well and I bet this is for the same director, David Shane.  I don’t know if it’s considered a conflict or not, but I went in anyway and didn’t ask questions.  Callbacks are in a few days and I plan to be there.

I kinda hope it’s my last audition before I go home to Virginia Beach for a little, I think, well-deserved break.  I’m not tired of auditioning, it’s just such an anxiety-ridden experience for me to always wonder if I’ll need to change travel plans and/or pay to change plane tickets.  Things usually work out and I think it will this time too.

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Audition: “Hello Ladies” @ Allison Jones Casting.  This audition should’ve been more fun than it ended up being.  There is a guy inside of me that didn’t show up in the room.  

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I’m in an advanced looping/ADR workshop all day today.  It’s not easy stuff to learn, but it seems like a great gig if you can get the work.  I’ll keep trying to learn the craft and eventually get into a loop group eventually.  Gotta diversify as best I can.

Last year was horrible from a financial standpoint. This year, so far, hasn’t been great, but I’ve already earned twice as much as all of last year.  I’m determined to make the second half of this year even more successful.  I have to make it happen…and I will.

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Eighteen years ago today I arrived in NYC from Virginia Beach, VA to further my acting career.  A lot has happened in that time…at the same time a lot hasn’t happened.  But I continue my pursuit.

Audition: “AT&T” @ Craig Colvin Casting.  This audition was fun, but only because I’m such a terrible dancer.  My partner was a woman I had done a play with some years ago and I think she thought I was cooler than I actually am.  I am NOT a very good dancer.  THAT is what made it a fun time.  I don’t know if there is a callback in my future for that one.  If I was a betting man I’d have to say “probably not”.

Audition: “Honda” @ Broad-cast.  I think this one went fairly well, although I may have been “acting” a little too much.  Maybe, we’ll see.  I had a great conversation about personal finance with my audition partner though.

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Wow, I haven’t had a single audition in over 2 weeks.  Pilot season went on without me too!  So it’s been pretty quiet for the last few months, but for some reason I’m not freaked out…maybe I should be though.

BUT!

This weekend, a friend and myself went on a road trip to Las Vegas!  I went to attend the Monster Energy Supercross Finals and she has a close friend that lives there.  I hadn’t been to Sin City in exactly 10 years.

Since I got my new(ish) car a few months ago I’ve been wanting to go on a road trip and Las Vegas was perfect.  We had a great time!  Overall, traffic wasn’t bad other than one complete shut down for an accident on I-15.  It didn’t last too long and I got a chance to vacuum my car and skateboard while traffic was stopped.  That helped to pass the time.  I plan to get out on the road more often in the future.

The perfect time to vacuum my car?  Why not!

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Today I went MX riding at Perris Raceway.  It was a real workout for my body and an absolutely great time.  I had been talking about doing it literally for years and I am so glad that I finally did.  I will be doing it again in the near future.  

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Audition: “McDonald’s/McCafe” @ Alyson Horn Casting.  This was fun.  I was a little surprise I was called in for it, but I was happy to be there.  Not sure if I see a callback in my future for this one, but time will tell.

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Shooting: TIME-WARNER CABLE.  So I worked last night, or rather this morning until about 5:30am.  Got home and slept until 7:45am, left my apartment @ 8:15am to be on set at 9 AM in Sherman Oaks.  A brotha’s gotta do whatta brotha’s gotta do.

The shoot went great.  I was there from 9am, got home at 8pm and went to work at 9pm.  It’s official, I’m tired, but I’ll be fine.  Just a few hours of selling burgers and I’ll be able to get some rest.

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Audition: “Chase” @ Ross Lacy Casting.  Eh, I did okay I think.  Actually, I think I did too much…which is probably not okay.

So I’m at the library working on my screenplay and my commercial calls.  Of course I hope it’s in reference to the avail for the TIME-WARNER CABLER commercial.

As usual, I let the call go to voicemail.

Now I wait and see how long it takes for the message notification to arrive.  If it’s a really short period of time I can usually bet that I’ve been released from my commercial avail.  However, if it takes longer, like 45 seconds or a minute there is a much better chance that it’s great news.

Wow, this one took more than a minute.  My heart started to race as I dialed in to retrieve the message.  The next indication of the outcome is the voice I hear on the other end.  The voice is that of Brooke. 

Great news.  I’ve been booked on the commercial!

The wardrobe fitting is this evening in a few hours in, of course, Santa Monica.

A few moments later production emailed me the call sheet along with my confirmed day of shooting.  I shoot on Sunday which means double pay and there are multiple conflict categories so I’m being paid scale +50%.  Plus, they are planning to shoot B-roll footage so I’ll also be signing an industrial contract.  Could be a very profitable day.

Upon further examination of the call sheet I look to see who was playing “my wife”.  To my delightful surprise it was the actress that I read with at the callback that thought she blew it. I was so happy for her, me and us.

The wardrobe fitting was cool.  I didn’t have to try on too many things.  David Shane, the director, remembered from our chat at lunch when we shot in New York that I was starting to write a little bit.  I told him I was still chipping away at it and had taken a few classes as well. 

I finished up and headed home, missed the bad traffic and went to work @ 9pm.  A really long, fruitful day. 

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Today I already have a commercial audition scheduled in Santa Monica and late this morning I received a call for a callback for a commercial I auditioned for last week.  Fortunately they are both less than a mile from each other because getting in and out of Santa Monica in the afternoon isn’t always the easiest thing to do.

Audition: “Chevy” @ Kathy Knowles Casting.  This audition was a lot of fun with one of my favorite session directors in town.

Callback: “Time-Warner Cable” @ RMB Casting.  This was a case of “hurry up and…wait.”  Yeah, sometimes auditions take a long time for whatever reason.  I don’t usually get too stressed out over that as I’m pretty mellow and can always occupy myself with something constructive.

While I was waiting I recognized David Shane as he walked through the lobby on a call.  He must be the director.  I worked with David 4 years prior in New York on a KY Brand commercial.  Great guy, very, very specific in his direction.  That explained a lot.  He takes his time and really knows what he wants.

When I walked in the room I wasn’t sure that he would actually remember me, but he certainly did.  He shared with the rest of the creative team when and where we had worked together.

I didn’t have a lot to do in the audition; “my wife” had most of the heavy lifting.  In the end she felt as though “she blew it” and was out of there in a hurry.  We chatted and laughed as we walked to our cars together.  The last thing I said to her was “watch, you’ll book it”.

The traffic getting home from Santa Monica took FOREVER. But I was “all smiles” when I got a call from my agency during the drive informing me that I had been placed on avail.  Yes!

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