Hey folks!
As some of you know I'm quite excited as the last 5 months I have been working on the Golden Globe winning TV show Madmen created by Matthew Weiner, I play a secretary on the show, not a huge part, but it's definitely a full time job, shooting 3-6 days a week anywhere from 12-18 hours a day for 6 months straight, and I love it! Not only do I love it because I'm grateful for getting to do what I love-acting, but with the show taking place in the 60's it's been so much fun arriving on set everyday to get ready, my on set hairstylist and makeup artist give me some awesome hair do's (as you can see from my set photos in my Madmen album) and my costume dresser puts me in some snazzy retro threads, along with rhinestone cat eye glasses on occasion too! :)
I feel very fortunate as I couldn't have asked for a better cast/crew/director to work with, everyone from the AD to the lead actor to the sound guy are all amazing and were a small tight bunch, it's rare to hang outside so much of a set with your cast and crew like we do, so it makes it fun to be so close with everyone and even throw the occasional office party when we wrap a days shoot (literally) since were shooting in our actual set office.
Last seasons shows come out on DVD this week and later this month all our shows will be airing on the American Movie Chanel, so check it out! It's an amazing show and the art direction as far as detail and costumes will blow your mind, my favorite part is they use only all original retro props and costumes, no replicas, even the stapler and typewriter at my desk for my secretary role is all original!
I included some more info about the show below in case you haven't seen it or are familiar with the show!
I also just finished performing a week with Lucha Vavoom in LA and SF, and all our shows sold out, thanks to everyone who came out!
In the last handful of months some other projects I completed work on include a music video for the Zutons, a Bare Minerals commercial, Amino Genesis skin care line infomercial, a role as a friend to Sarah on the Sarah Silverman show, a Dr. Pepper commercial, a comedy skit on the Chelsea Handler show, a spring break college student for Deal or no Deal, a print job for 27 Dresses premiere and Entertainment Tonight, voice over for Adult Swim cartoon, a dancer/ model for the Spanish station Telemundo: Descontrol, Walk Hard, Boston Legal, Dexter, a print job for the London Royal Opera, Beauty and the Geek, as a cancer survivor for the Lifetime show; Life on the Side, and I also completed an 8 week class at my favorite comedy theater, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and had my first performance there a few weeks ago! That was a dream come true as I have always been a huge fan of UCB!
Thank you all for your support and encouragement along the way and for coming to my shows and watching my shows (especially Becca for catching my cameos on America's Next Top Model' :D
Next on my plate, is something different....I'm heading to Cambodia July 16th for 3 weeks for a volunteer program teaching English and art therapy to those who are victims of Human Trafficking, I'm very excited and nervous about this, but it's an issue that's been weighing on my heart for over a year now, and well, you gotta follow your heart in life! So please keep me and the people of Cambodia in your thoughts and prayers, I'm not sure exactly what to expect until I get there, but I know God has a plan for me there and I need to go, and again a big thank you to those who have supported me in my efforts to get there. My life has been so crazy and hectic since moving to LA and especially the last 6 months, so this will be a good break for me, well, the world has it's ways to quiet us down, and this will be a good quiet time for me while in Cambodia and Bangkok
Besides all my crazy adventures and endeavors, I have also been very active in swing dancing, roller skating, yoga, weight lifting, swimming, going to the beach once a week, learning to surf, turbo kick boxing (I'M ADDICTED to it! Next I'm joining the fight club in LA...for reals...there's something about waking up the next day with bruises and in pain that's exciting and rewarding. Just know if I'm with you in a dark alley I've got your back! I'm also super happy I had an opportunity to go to Hawaii a few months ago to see my family, nieces and friends out there, I love Hawaii to no end, and am hoping to move out there a few months in the winter!
If anyone is EVER in LA for work, a show, touring whatever....please let me know! I love visitors!!!
Siiigh....okay...so life is good, life is hectic, I need more sleep...one day I'll become sensible and slow down and get married and have a family and maybe my blogs will entail things like recipe's for casseroles and apple pies and photos of my kids birthday parties or something...hmmm...til then....I guess this is me and my life..it's missing a few things...but hey I guess I can't complain for the most part...okay off to throw some punches in my kick boxing class!!! YAY!
gumdrops and lollipops;
Ambot!
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"Mad Men is . . . must-see TV"
"Television's best new drama"
"Mad Men is out of this world"
". . . sumptuously filmed, you could turn down the volume and just watch the suits . . . "
– NEWSWEEK
American Movie Chanel officially announces the premiere of Mad Men Season 2: Sunday, July 27 @ 10PM | 9C. To get you ready for the second season, AMC will have a Mad Men marathon of all 13 episodes of Season One on Sunday, July 20 starting at 12PM | 11C.
Want to do your homework even sooner? The first season of the series will be released on DVD July 1 and is available for pre-order for $10 off the retail price in the AMC Store. Fans can also look forward to the release of the compact disc Mad Men: Music from the Series, Vol. 1 on June 24 and a 2009 calendar soon thereafter.
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About the Show:
Set in 1960s New York, the sexy, stylized and provocative AMC drama Mad Men follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, an ego-driven world where key players make an art of the sell.
Returning for its second season, the Golden Globe(R)-winning series for Best TV drama and actor will continue to blur the lines between truth and lies, perception and reality. The world of Mad Men is moving in a new direction -- can Sterling Cooper keep up? Meanwhile the private life of Don Draper becomes complicated in a new way. What is the cost of his secret identity?
Created, executive produced and written by Weiner, this drama series stars Jon Hamm (We Were Soldiers), Elisabeth Moss (The West Wing), Vincent Kartheiser (Angel), John Slattery (Desperate Housewives), Christina Hendricks (Kevin Hill), and January Jones (We Are Marshall) along with guest star (and stage/screen legend) Robert Morse (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying). Michael Gladis (Third Watch), Aaron Staton (The Nanny Diaries), Rich Sommer (The Devil Wears Prada), and Bryan Batt (La Cage Aux Folles") round out the cast.
The Premise: The series revolves around the conflicted world of Don Draper (Hamm), the biggest ad man (and ladies man) in the business, and his colleagues at the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. As Don makes the plays in the boardroom and the bedroom, he struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels. The series also depicts authentically the roles of men and women in this era while exploring the true human nature beneath the guise of 1960s traditional family values.
Check out the new series of thirteen video featurettes that will get you up to speed on all the lies, scandal and intrigue behind the show. Watch The Best of Mad Men Season 1.
Here's the show intro and a clip of last seasons episode:
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