http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor.jpg A Film Blog from a Hollywood Actor Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:56:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know it has been some time since I’ve blogged here on Film Industry Bloggers, and a lot has happened since then.  One thing I want to share with all of you because it seems relevant to me in a blog about film. As mentioned in one of my previous blogs, ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2011/10/13/guest-parking-zita-johann-by-rick-atkins-and-my-published-words/ I realize it has been a little while since I last blogged.  Thus, I wanted to write a quick one and share the exciting news of my dear friend, and fellow actor Chris Chalk, whom I mentioned in my previous blog.  He has landed a role on Broadway, opposite two-time ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2010/02/17/chris-chalk-set-to-hit-broadway-in-%e2%80%9cfences%e2%80%9d-and-my-heart-smiles/ Here I am again, right on schedule, as promised, and home in LA after a nice break back east.  Last week while in NYC, I went to see the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of “Present Laughter,” a Noël Coward play starring Victor Garber, ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2010/01/13/%e2%80%9cpresent-laughter%e2%80%9d-alongside-the-silk-road-in-the-city/ Let me start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year, 2010!!!  I cannot believe that a decade ago I was in one of my favorite countries, Australia, in the middle of the crystal, cyan blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef, ringing in the Millennium with my fabulous family, marking ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2010/01/06/new-year-new-blog/ Let’s see…since I last posted, I have aged, yes that’s right, I’ve entered a new decade of my life known as “Thirty and Flirty!”  Those of you who know me are aware that that transition was weighing on me a wee bit, even though I was told it feels fabulous ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2009/08/26/thirty-and-still-taking-baby-steps/ I thought it was time I check in and give you all a quick update.  I am currently back East for part of the summer, enjoying a brief time in my beloved NYC, a season in which the city truly shines.  While there, I got to see my first game ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2009/07/29/a-little-bit-of-this-a-little-bit-of-that/ I am happy to report that the sun is back out and shining brightly!  Therefore, I think it is safe to say that “June Gloom” is behind us and summer is in full swing, especially since temperatures reached 90 degrees in the valley this past weekend!  Plus, there have been ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2009/07/01/acting-in-back-summer-in-front/ That’s right, the “Top Secret” ballots that I spoke of in an earlier blog are in, and the results are crystal clear.  A year after the former SAG contract expired, Screen Actor’s Guild members overwhelming, 78% to 22%, voted to ratify the 2-year contract that goes into effect today, June ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2009/06/10/sag-top-secret-ballots-are-in/ June gloom, as they refer to it, is in full swing, and so it is super smog filled, cloudy, foggy, gray, and even a bit cooler out at times with on and off drizzle, hence the gloom.  But that won’t keep me from writing a quick update blog for everyone!  ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2009/06/03/quick-update-in-the-midst-of-june-gloom/ This past week T-Mobile celebrated the launch of its new Sidekick LX slide cell phone by throwing a pink carpet, celebrity-filled party at Paramount Studio.  The celebration offered endless entertainment and fabulous fun amongst a sea of musicians, actors, models, socialites, press, and eager partygoers.  In said sea was none ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/theactor/2009/05/20/iphone-user-attends-t-mobile-sidekick-lx-launch-party%e2%80%a6shhh/