Growing up, I never contemplated getting into show business.
Sure I did some elementry school plays, but as early as
the third grade, I wanted to be an Aerospace engineer.
I can remember my Dad giving me a Guillow's
Fokker D-VII flying model aeroplane to build. That was
my imtroduction into model airplanes.
As a kid during the 60's, the Space Race continued to
fuel my desire to get into the biz.
By time high school came around, I took the entrance
exam for Brooklyn
Technical High School. My major was aerospace engineering.
We affectionately called Tech, "da Big House".
Then I went to Polytechnic
Institute of New York, We named it, "da joint".
Now it's called Polytechnic University. Good old P.U.
After getting my B.S. in Aerospace Engineering I entered
the work force for
Vought Aircraft in Dallas Texas.. I hired into the
Structures and Systems test labs. While there I aided
in testing of various aircraft and missle systems. Then
the urge to go on the road hit. So I was assigned to places
like
Peebles, Ohio. Then I went to Boston to work on some
cold weather tests on the Orange
Line.
Returning to Dallas, I transfered into Field Engineering
working on A-7 aircraft. It was during this time by fluke
I attended an audition for a local cable show. After seeing
all the women at the audition I figured I needed to take
an acting class!
A sleazy Dallas agent ( I won't mention any names as
he's now a sleazy manager in Hollywood) represented me.
I booked my first commercial for Hardy's and worked several
days on "Born on the 4th of July". Oliver Stone
was interesting to work for. I quite enjoyed it myself.
If you're looking for me in the movie, I wound up on the
cutting room floor. I appeared in a number of plays in
the DFW area from "Harvey". playing Mr. Wilson,
to "The Odd Couple" playing Speed.
While attending the play version of "Young Frankenstein"
at the Onstage
theatre, I was seated next to a good looking blonde
who had a great personality, we dated and eventually got
married.
One day my boss approached me and asked if I wanted to
go out to Los Angeles, I said sure, "for how long".
He said "forever".
That's how I wound up out here in Hollywood. I've since
quit my day job to pursue acting full time. I'm still
involved in nerd things like Ham
Radio.and Biodiesel
and of course aerospace.
And belive it or not, I'm an avid knitter. You can check
out some of my knit wear at Flickr
spot
.
