- (March 19, 2022 - March 20, 2022) Ballet: Don Quixote - playing Sancho Panza, a simple farmer in the Festival Ballet Theatre production of the Spanish literary classic, Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine, CA. Choreographers & co-directors: Salwa Rizkalla, Sayat Asatryan & Elizabeth Farmen
- (June 2, 2019) Ballet: Don Quixote - Played Sancho Panza, in an Encinitas Ballet production, Carlsbad, CA. Internationally renowned choreographers & co-directors, Sayat Asatryan and Olga Tchekachova.
- (October 2018) Main cast member/Scare actor - Pinhead/Penny (from "American Horror Story" and the 1932 "Freaks" movie), in the "Horror Made Here" Halloween attraction on the Warner Bros. studios back-lot.
- (March 2020) Audio podcast: "Marilyn: Behind the Icon." Voiced Marilyn Monroe's stepfather, Albert Wayne Bolender (S1/EP5). Produced by Life Bites Global, Nina Boski.
- (March 2018) Featured on the game show, "Snap Decision" (Game Show Network/GSN), hosted by comic, David Allen Grier. I'm one of three people featured on the show that contestants have to guess correctly about to win prizes.
- (2019) Played a stroke patient in an instructional video for USC physical therapy students.
- (August 17, 2019) Photo shoot. Featured in a "1984"-style picture book by photographer, Collin Erie.
- (July 2020) UCLA student project, "Misfortune" (short). Played the lead character, Mr. Lowe, an eccentric, arrogant billionaire who hires a fortuneteller to see his beloved bunny. Director: David Tyler-Carpenter
- (July 10, 2020) Spin scooter Covid-19 Instagram commercial. Role: Bus Driver (featured) Director: Jacob Fischer, Muus Media
- (1984 - 2011) Within that span, had a 15-year radio career primarily in news-talk radio as: Host, producer, news anchor, assignment desk editor, managing news editor, reporter and board operator. Stations he's worked at: Sirius/XM satellite radio, traffic reporter, Las Vegas; KDUS (sports)/"Chuck & Vince Live," traffic reporter; KFNN (financial news)/Phoenix, morning news anchor/managing editor; KFYI (news-talk)/Phoenix, weekend news anchor/reporter/fill-in producer; KTAR (news-talk)/Phoenix, afternoon/morning drive producer; KVBC (talk)/Las Vegas. Afternoon drive show sidekick; KNEWS (news)/Las Vegas. Position: anchor/reporter/writer; KHYT (top 40), Tucson. Position: Created, produced & hosted a 30-minute local music show on Sunday nights, "Tunes of Tucson." Also a weekend board operator; KAIR-KJOY (oldies/easy listening), Tucson, AZ. Position: Overnight board operator (first radio station I ever worked at, 1984).
- (July 2012) Eli Roth's Goretorium video promo. Role: Barber shop customer (co-star). Casting: Uprising Creative. Promo was shown inside Eli Roth's (now defunct) Las Vegas Strip haunted attraction, "Goretorium."
- (February 2019) Project: Straightaway Health Careers CNA Training Videos. Role: Played Shawn, an intransigent patient (had a stroke, got multiple blood tests, received blood pressure checks, gave urine samples ... and ate some pretty damn tasty fast food in the medical room with my (video) wife, Karen.
- (2/8/18) WTF-Lesque show, Canby Bar, Reseda, CA. Role: Dancing mime (Note: First stage performance as a mime!).
- (November 2020) Project: Puffco commercial. Role: Vape pen user (featured). Director: Jacob Fischer, Muus Media.
- (Spring 2021) Lenovo Ideapad commercial. Role: Professor (featured). Agency: Woo Agency.
- (Summer 2021) Infomercial: MicroTouch Titanium MAX (ear hair trimmer). Role: Model. Director: Bill Bouse.
- (Spring 2022) Industrial: RAYCOM. Role: Refrigerator repairman (featured). Director: Keith Salmon (Green Glow Films).
- (Summer 2022) Commercial (Jourdan Curry Insurance). Role: Homeowner (who burns a pizza in his backyard brick oven). Director: Robert Sutton. Aired on Spectrum TV.
- (October 2020) Defendant on the syndicated TV court show, "Justice For All with Judge Cristina Perez." (Aired 10/19/20 on KCAL9, Los Angeles). Role: Play a homeowner who's neighbor's kid breaks his arm while he and his friends skateboard in my empty pool. My neighbor sues me saying I should've had more secure fencing around my pool (yeah, good try!). Happy to report Judge Perez ruled in my favor! Produced by Entertainment Studios (a.k.a., Allen Media Group).
- (Ongoing May 2010-February 2011) inlingua language school video series: In various videos and roles. Video series used in language schools in Italy and other countries. Students use video - in tandem with workbook - to learn English via depiction of American business customs. Directed by John Haymes. Produced by Joe Nicolia.
- (October 31, 2018) Escape Hotel - Hollywood. Role: Scare actor/Psycho clown with chainsaw for special Halloween event. Did three performances and lost my voice, which would take two (scary) months to get back! The 1930s-themed Escape Hotel, by the way, is the largest escape room venue in the world!
- (July 2022) Show: AFV's "Fail Center." Role: Fake Gene (Simmons) impersonator (featured). Aired: Thurs., July 22nd, 2022, Pluto TV's - Always Funny Videos Channel (494). Director: Jeff Tully, Vin Di Bona Productions.
- (August 2022) OfferUp (spec commercial). ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA. Role: Detective (featured) Director: Andres Nuno Storyline: A detective sees a body at a crime scene, but instead of investigating, sells the victim's items on the OfferUp app.
- (June 2022) Motion-capture actor for new VR technology. Company: Crucial Casting, Burbank, CA.
- (May 2010) Always & Forever (short). Role: Father (featured). Director, Shandi Pedone, Art Institute of Phoenix.
- (November 2022) Project: Nu Grob 2 (mock commercial). Role: Testimonial. Director: Davy Force.
- (February 2019) Role: A non-traditional mall Santa busted for cheating on his cancer-ridden wife of 28 years. Project: A spoof on Dateline NBC Chris Hansen's segment, "To Catch a Predator." Filmed: Mid-December 2018. Released: Feb. 11th, 2019 on Youtube channel, To Catch A Cheater.
- (1990s) David worked in many conventions in Las Vegas, primarily as costumed characters greeting attendees at booths such as: Garfield, Popeye, Fred Flintstone, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Donatello), the Penguin, and even an oversized red car wash brush! Some of the conventions he's worked: COMDEX, CES, NAB, NAPTE and MAGIC.
- (May 5, 2014) Articles published in the book, "Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades: Vol. 1: 1950s through 1985" (310 pages). Publisher: Bob Zucker, BZB Publishing, Inc. (August 27, 2015) Articles published in the book, "Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades: Vol. 2: 1986 through 1989" (224 pages). Publisher: Bob Zucker, BZB Publishing, Inc.
- (Fall 2022) Project: Upwork (freelancer app) online ads. Role: Data Analytics Guy (featured print model). Art Director: Jeff Dryer. Photographer: Emily Shur.
- (Dec, 17, 2022) Music video: The Breathing Effect (comprised of two childhood friends, Eli and Harry) - "Fool." Role: Mime (supporting). Directors: Jordan Hahn and Ryan Bender. Released: June 14, 2023 (YouTube).
- (January 2023) Project: McCune Law Group YouTube commercial - "Fight Overdraft Fees." Role: Disgruntled overdraft fee customer. Director: Samy Pioneer.
- (March 2023) Website commercial: California Center For Reproductive Medicine. Role: Husband seeking a surrogate (featured). Director: Alex Mehra. Ad agency: Sunny Creative
- (March 9, 2023) Music video: Doo Hwan (K-pop group) - I Remember Me. Role: Mall Patron. Production company: Flip Evil Corporation. Released: TBD Summer 2023 (YouTube)
- (4/5/23) Project: Bank of America Industrial (STRIVR app) Role: Call Center Rep Director: Kris Hsu MKGXR Productions, LLC Released: TBD 2023
- (4/23/23) Streaming series pilot: Tenure Kids. Role: Jewish Guy. Director: Edgar Pevsner. Production Co.: Ark Bros. Productions. Released: TBD 2023.
- (June 16, 2023) Music Video: Hail the Sun - "Under the Floor." Role: John Wayne Gacy (featured). Director: Orie McGinness
- (6/23/23) Student project @ ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena. David plays Min who throws up (after eating Chipotle) in the most ghetto elevator you've ever seen! The scene: Min enters a tiny, grungy and run down elevator with Hayoon inside. The doors close and the elevator shakes uncontrollably as it ascends. Min desperately tries to contain his mouth and body spasms causing Hayoon to lose his mind. Directed & written by Junsang Yoo. Released August 2023.
- (6/15/23) Project: Anime-style trailer for the legendary book, Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. Role: Nefarious 50s-era banker Eugene Lawson (Supporting). Director: Victoria Hil. Released: TBD 2023
- (August 2023) Project: Zhong (30 million YouTube followers). Role: Contestant #9. Director: Jason Zavaleta.
- (Thurs., July 27, 2023) Promo: SkyScape's new Buzz medical app. Role: Doctor. Director: Alex Sonny Mehra. Ad agency: Sunny Creative. Released: TBD 2023 online.
- (Wed., July 26, 2023) Music Video: Adam Kranowski - "Amber." Role: Carefree grandfather. Director: Zane. Released: October 2023 (YouTube)
- (Tues., July 25, 2023) Music Video: Loveless -Drag Me Down. Role: Strict father. Director: Jack Johnston. Released: August 8, 2023 (YouTube).
- (Sat., Aug. 5, 2023) Music video: "Bad at Sex" from comedian Bill Posley's new album, Trappin' in My 30s. Role: Lip sync to a very dirty rap song (ensemble). Director: Bill Posley. Released: TBD 2023 (YouTube)
- (August 30, 2023) Project: Nelk Boys prank YouTube video - "Restaurant Attention." Role: Restaurant Patron (featured background). Director: Austin Ermes. Released: TBD Fall 2023.
- (October 2023) Music Video: I See Stars - Damage. Role: NYC Subway Rider. Director: Jensen Noen. Released: TBD November/December 2023 (YouTube).
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