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Stephan McKenzie - Actor - Man in Black

Contact: Voicemail 323.769.5887

P.O. Box 2662

Hollywood, Ca. 90078

LA Casting Agency

SAG

The Man:

Stephan was born in Michigan to a single mother of twenty years and whisked to the glorious gates of Los Angeles, at the age of seven.  The story book tale goes a little something like this: mom has son, mom & son move to L.A., mom meets man, man marries mom, man & son don't quite get along, man hits son & son leaves home.  Son now on street moves from city to city, shelter to shelter, to group home & finally from group home to college in beautiful San Diego - only to return to the glorious gates of Los Angeles from whence he came to pursue his dreams.  Is this a TV movie or what?

After supporting himself and completing U.C. San Diego's performing arts programming, he returned to L.A. and fell into casting.  Stephan loved it and intended to cast for only eight months that led to a five-year saga that ended almost three years ago.  He has returned to doing what he loves and why he returned to L.A. originally - to be an artist.  Stephan has devoted himself solely to this goal and building his career.  He has reconnected himself to his path, his passion, his heart, and his dream.  Now that he is back on the path, it will take more than any one man acting alone or all men acting together to get him to turn away again. 

The Myth:

1)    Stephan is Rosemary's Baby.  No he is not.  At times he may have thought he was, but he is clear on that subject now.

2)    Stephan wanted to become an actor because when he was very young one of the first movies he saw was, "Escape from Witch Mountain,"& he stood up in the audience and yelled, "I can do better than that!" Also untrue.  Okay, that one is trueÉ but don't tell anyone.

3)    People were shocked that Stephan possessed a great skill in the form of the written word.  True.  The most common response heard, "Who knew he could write too!"

4)    Stephan prefers drama to comedy.  Stephan PREFERS paying his rent over paying attention to his ego.

5)    Stephan loves chicken and watermelon.  Well yes, he does.  But I don't see what that has to do with anything?! (Besides, Stephan is a Fishitarian anyway.  Huh?)

6)    Stephan doesn't like boxes.  Untrue.  He just doesn't belong in one.

7)    Janet Jackson is Stephan's baby's momma.  No, she is not, but he will tell you differently.  (And no, he doesn't have any kids - at least none we're aware of)

8)    Stephan wrote a book.  Yes he did.  Just nobody's read it.

9)    Stephan thinks he's funny.  WellÉwe all just smile and nod our heads.

THE BEST KEPT SECRET:  That's just it he is the best-kept secret.

 

EXPERIENCE

Title

Role

Company




Film

 

 


Make Me A Pie

Billy (STARRING)

John Castro

Hit or Miss

Reggie Pennington (CO-STARRING)

Steven Winarski

Interviewing Norman

Elvin Lewis (CO-STARRING)

Aaton Cohen-Sitt

Bedazzled

DV8 Bouncer (Principal)

Harold Ramis

The Underdog

Will (STARRING)

Derek Browers

The White Room

Man in Black #1 (CO-STARRING)

Laurie L. Goretski

Muggin in L.A.

Rob (STARRING)

Paul Barranco

America the Beautiful

Martin (STARRING)

Alexandre Kyriakidis

Loss

Shane (STARRING)

Jerald L. Ferrell

Impact Zone

Reese Summers (Principal)

James Nam


Television

 

 


Morals in Questions

Steven (STARRING)

Jeff Mathers


Theater

 

 


Variations Du Jour

Spoofs

UCLA

Crucible

Supporting

San Diego

Streetcar Named Desire

Supporting

San Diego

Inherit the Wind

Hornbeck

Los Angeles

King Lear

King Lear

Los Angeles

Born Yesterday

Lead

Los Angeles

 

 

 

 

TRAINING

Type

Facility

Instructor




Acting

 

 


B.A. in Performance

UCSD / San Diego

 

Scene/Monologue/Cold Reading

 

Elizabeth Gamza

Intensive Scene & Connection Study

 

David Lehman

Scene Study & Exploration (all Classic Techniques)

 

Steven Beauchamp

Commercial Workshop

 

Vicki Goggin

Scene Performance & Script Analysis

UCSD

Masters & Apprentice

Improvisational Workshops

UCSD & Various

Advanced & Progressive

Shakespearean

Various

Festivals & Competition

Advanced Study/Character Portrayal Analysis

UCSD & Various

Stage vs. Film

Choreographer & Instructor

Various

UCSD & Independent Study

Improvisational & Creative Movement

Various

UCSD & Independent Study

 

 

 

 

Resume

Spec Script

Friends  2002

 

Original Pilots

Welcome Home  (drama)

Who's Raising Who  (comedy)

Raising Mark  (comedy)

 

Original Work

There Are No Rules  (book copyright 200)

 

Short Films

Comedians Don't Cry

Nonsense

Published Material

It's Okay To Cry  (1994)

Time Will Tell  (1999)

One Last Time  (1999)

Untitled  (200)

It's All About Me  (2002)

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