If you look to your left, you will see part of one of my headshots. It's the main commercial headshot I use. For the uninitiated, this means that my commercial agents were using that as their main picture when submitting me for commercial auditions. They picked it, they loved it, and frankly, I love it too. It's goofy and fun, and very me. Well, I figured something was up when I checked my records and I hadn't been on a commercial audition in over three months. Y'all, I haven't had a dry period like that for commercial auditions since I lived in Chicago. So, after exchanging some phone messages with my commercial agents (and them leaving a very lengthy and heartfelt apology on my answering machine), we're changing tactics. For quirky guys, the market used to dictate being very quirky. Now, the market is looking for slightly quirky. A bit quirky. Un peu de quirk. So, here's one of ones I'm trying out:
Like it? I do. Man, Greg does great work. Go to his site, and look under Men, and you'll see the full photo of my little logo over to the left. Fun, huh? Hopefully the ratcheting down of the quirk will result in some commercial auditions. I have been averaging one theatrical (that's TV/film, in LA-Biz-talk) audition a week for the past month or so. I read for my first big studio film this week -- a comedy... and really don't want to say any more than that. Anyhow, my audition rocked. The casting director said "That was perfect. Thanks!" I know they say these things in order to get you out of the room so they can get the other actors in, but I'll take praise in whatever form I can get it. So, cross fingers, guys. I know I am.
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