Location:
New York City
About Me:
I'm a veteran entertainer whose career began in the 1970s. A few of my distinctions are:
The World's Loudest Drummer
Creator of the dance music genre known today as "Freestyle"
Most Famous Bear Drummer
I backed 2006 OutMusician of the Year Robert Urban on drums at the 2006 OutMusic Awards in New York City
One of my movies, "Real Magic" (2006), where I played the pot smoking biker, Brian, won Best Picture and my co-star, Diana Masi, the Jury Award for Best Actress at the NYC Home Film Festival in America, then went on to win Best Cinematography for our DP, Boaz Freund, at another festival in Canada
The Ray-Ban "Never Hide" commercial, where I appeared as the naked bear fixing his car, won great notices at the Cannes Film Festival, 2007, in France
Nominated "Best Musician" at the 2007 Bear Music Awards in Nashville
Second screen actor to portray Zangief
"Street Fighter: The Later Years" was nominated for Best Series at the 2008 YouTube Awards
I worked as a stand-up comic for years before I did music full time. I'd always acted on stage, on film and in television so, when my music career cooled off, I went into acting more aggressively and was, by then, playing mainly bad guys but also edgy father figures.
I became most famous this decade as Drummer Bear, the popular nude model for the bear community worldwide of which I am also a member. DrummerBear.com has held its own list of distinctions since then.
Today, my biggest claim to fame is that I star as the hairy Russian Wrestler and Street Fighter legend, Zangief, in the phenomenally successful hit series, "Street Fighter: The Later Years" (CHTV). My fame as Drummer Bear has now been completely overshadowed by Zangief! On the streets I am addressed mainly as Zangief now. I am slated to reprise the role in its new TV spin-off, "Street Fighter Reunion", which is currently in production.
Favorite Genres:
Action-Adventure, Action
Music:
Elvis, The Ventures, The Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, The Mamas & The Papas, Chicago, Three Dog Night, Morrisey, The Stones, Mathis, Jefferson Starship, Earth, Wind & Fire, Elton John, David Bowie, Wings
Movies:
"Horror Hotel", "The Black Sabbath", "The Creeping Unknown", "Session 9", "Iron Man", "Jaws", "The Omen" (1976), "Mommie Dearest", "Blood on Satan's Claw", "Night of Dark Shadows", "That's the Way it Is", "Elvis on Tour", Yellow Submarine"
TV:
"The Green Hornet", Stingray", "Dark Shadows", "Star Trek", "The Mary Tyler-Moore Show", "Spider-man", "Archie's Funhouse", "Fantastic Voyage", "Frazier", "Seinfeld", "Midnight Special"
Books:
"Cher", "La Bas", "Back to the Batcave", "My Scrapbook Memories of Dark Shadows", "Elvis: Recording Sessions", "The Beatles: Recording Sessions", "Tales to Tremble By", "Tomorrow Midnight", "Ghost Story"
Likes:
Sports (participating, not watching), comedy, horror, toys, superheroes, spaceships, science fiction, entomology, loud rock music, intersting and funny people, creative people, compassionate people, okay, people in general. Good sense of humor, sense of fair play, open mindedness, positive outlook, anything chocolate, milk
Dislikes:
Double standards, unfriendly behavior, onions and vegetables in general, lack of empathy
Hobbies:
Frisbee, horror anthologies, horror records, action/adventure records, audio drama, model building, drawing, reading, Captain Action (I'm a big fan)
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What's up Mike? I loved your performance as Zangief in SF:TLY, and I hope SF:Reunion starts can bring the cast back together for TV soon!
Sune11:19 PM CST