Tom Dheere
Sep 15, 20082 min
Hello, my peeps! What up, yo?
First off I’d like to say thanks for all of the kind birthday wishes many of you sent my way. I was overwhelmed! Saturday was my 37th Birthday and I had a great time at Arthur’s Steakhouse in Morris Plains, NJ with some dear friends. Onion soup and ribs, BOOYAH!!!
Let’s get right into the fun stuff!
Last week I did an online spot for Pushpocket courtesy of Monsoon Interactive. They’ve hired me to do many online tutorials. I just added OnLetterhead, OnMarketer, and Monsoon Interactive samples to my website. Check ’em out! To see the the first two, click on “Let us show you how!”
We now have a Project TERRA teaser! A huge thank you goes out to fellow GKN member Kara Edwards for providing her immeasurable talent!
Last week I was an extra for “30 Rock”! I haven’t done background actor work in a long time and it was a blast. I was one of the many White Haven High School alumni attending Liz Lemon’s high school reunion. I met some really wonderful people including Meredith Jacobs, a very talented & fun person who has her own sketch-comedy troupe “The Polite Society”. I was right next to Alec Baldwin, special guests Janel Maloney (West Wing) and Diane Neal (Law & Order SVU) and I got to talk to Tina Fey! I think it will air Thursday, November 20. I’m exhausted but it was worth it!
TIP OF THE WEEK: One thing that really impressed me on the shoot of “30 Rock” was the level of talent & quality of technique among the principals, Alec Baldwin especially. I never realized what a good actor and how damn funny he is! I’ve said before that nobody thinks they can pick up a violin and start playing it well, but every yutz with minimal training and no experience thinks they can become a star immediately. Regardless of your opinion of him, prolific stars like Alec Baldwin are very talented, have a rock-solid technique, and have worked very hard over a long period of time to get where they are. So keep taking your classes, refine your technique, and network network network!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Don’t make your problem my problem!
Alec Baldwin yelling into his cell phone on the set of “30 Rock”
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: What have you done lately to improve the quality of your work?
Have a great week!