Performing

CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING—2017

CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING

Some of my favorite work, it's live, raw, and meaningful. I portray people dealing with mental ilness and/or other conditions or situations that put them in crisis. One law enforcement officer is on the hot seat for each scenario, working to deescalate the situation and get me help. Here I have paranoid delusions and am squeezing the information our of my power cords and dumping them because I'm convinced the Russians are spying on me through them.

VOICEOVERS

I've done voiceovers for everything from home furnishings to health insurance to a high-end cruise line to government agencies to a chain of adult entertainment stores. My voice is very versatile (hey...that's not a bad vocal warm-up line!), I'm easy to direct, and I know the difference between 27.5 and 28.5 seconds.

VOICE OF FURNITURE ROW—2004 TO 2014

COMMERCIALS

Ever wear a full-body white leotard all day? I did once for a commercial shoot. Then the ad got pulled before it was ever shown because another very similar concept aired first. We still got paid, and the public never had to see me in a full-body white leotard. Win-win!

COMMERCIAL—QUADRANT HOMES—2006

IMPROV

I started performing improv in 1985 when no one really knew what improv was, then moved to Denver to start ComedySportz of Denver (later named Impulse Theater) in 1987. Over the course of the next 20 years, I did thousands of public and private shows, taught hundreds of workshops, worked with some amazingly talented people, and had more fun than most humans will have the pleasure of experiencing.

IMPROV PERFORMANCES IN 1987 & 2006

HOSTING/PRACTICAL JOKES

Need a fun, high-energy someone for a hosting gig or to add a little spice to a boring corporate event? No worries. I've had a room of 500 singing the Star Trek theme song and convinced another large crowd that I was an efficiency expert who needed them to chant "hakuna matata."

PREPPING WITH THE CLIENT—2016

SAYING YES

Every so often, an unusual opportunity pops up. Saying yes has led me to some fun, out-of-the-ordinary experiences such as:

• Singing backup on a song on Jerry Harrison's solo album. (He's a Talking Head.)

• Playing an upset groupie backstage at a Phil Collins concert who confronted a member of the road staff and told him he impregnated me.

• Portraying the ex-girlfriend as a practical joke at a wedding. I got progressively drunker and sadder until I wept my way through a toast before fleeing the room in tears. Grandma was very nice.

• Being a contestant on $100,000 Pyramid. I won $7,500 and a trip. More importantly, I got to snuggle Ken Jeong in my bosom.

SNUGGLING KEN JEONG—2018