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About Me

Preparing For The Role

My mother raised us watching old movies every weekend. I come from a family of film buffs but am the first to venture into showbiz. As first generation immigrants all we knew was survival on meager incomes just trying to figure things out week to week. A chance encounter at a coffee shop with Renee Zellwegger led me to believe that becoming an actor could actually be a thing. As I trained in classes I performed stand up comedy which really prepared me to be fearless in front of an audience. Falling flat on my face, figuratively, at the Latin Quarter in NYC was painful. However, it prepared me to have the thick skin needed to not get caught up in what others think but rather be fearless to be private in public. Exposing your soul is what we actors do through the characters we represent.

WRITING IS A PASSION

I have yet to sell a script or tv show but when I'm not acting I spend time writing. I began writing in an effort to stay creative when I'm not actually on set acting and its been a wonderful journey. I'm looking forward to sharing some of these projects soon.