AUDITION-- project "Telecom" Friday July 31

Another initiative from the Rog(ers) aka "rahj" Mahal, this time for Parental Control on the TV remote---a channel blocker.

"Dad" blocks (XYZ) and son enters a moment later trying to view only to be denied. Dang!

standing by.....

AUDITION-- Project HELP --a 1 hour TV fund raiser for poverty stricken childen living with disabilities

What an amazing story of Duke and Scott who've traveled to Africa, seen the devastation that a child living with a disability must endure in this region, and then compound that by having to live in poverty. incredible that these gentlemen are compelled to make changes. It's a small gesture to be a part of their efforts, but humbling at the same time.

Whoever gets the role as host will be a better person for it.

AUDITION-- Centrum Multivitamins July 30 for a TV campaign

As "Dad" this role is admiring the ever so healthy Mom doing cartwheels.

We're hoping for a call.....please stand by

Audition---FLASHPOINT---CBS/CTV Prime time TV series---episode Behind the Blue Line as SIU Officer---Tuesday July 28

What an exciting opportunity.

Google "Flashpoint TV series" if you're unfamiliar...you can watch episode online if you haven't seen it....it's an awesome show, great talent, very high production values and this particular script is the season finale....so you know it's a cliff hanger! I read the script and it's truly got pretty heavy stuff for regular viewers who will no doubt be surprised.

Hopefully...hoping....cuz without hope, what have we got....

Audition---Digital Photo Frames Monday July 27

As the Uncle in the military, a moment captured and played back in these new digital photo frames where the owner can upload photos and create a slide show, even add music etc....very cool.

Stay tuned....

Audition---Rogers Home Phone---Monday July 27

Kind of a fun campaign....

stay tuned

"AFTERMATH--No Spin" - Shoot Wrapped

...has just wrapped day 5 of filming "AFTERMATH: The Day the Earth Stood Still." aka "No Spin." and is spent! Fantastic production, great week, hard work, high energy, tons of laughs, great crew....just an awesome awesome week.

Stay tuned for news about airing and trailers and photos. Add me to your Facebook friends too!

AFTERMATH - No Spin--- wrapped Day 4---now Chicago Dad is saving lives from flooding! Sweet.

Da Bears!

Chicago comes to the rescue. Flooded streets with high on the food chain sea life now penetrating the safe zone....people are forced to evacuate in hip high water struggling to get to higher ground for safety. Stormy, choppy waters to contend with, but I endure and save as many as possible.

Bad news.....only one more day of filming left to go.

the crew has been so high spirited and wonderful to be around. It's been a long 2 weeks for them (one for me) and the long days have NOT detracted from the vision and end goal.

THIS WILL ROCK when completed.

Stay tuned...

AFTERMATH-No Spin --wrapped Day 3 of 5---so awesome this is

Chicago Dad and Father Denver just don't get along. For a host of reasons, and the intense rivalry and bitterness culminates in a brawl. Love it.

The heat is getting to everyone (the show's heat not the 'real' environment)...sleep, over heated, starved, soon to be hopelessly committed to certain doom, we press on eeking out a meagre survival while trying to maintain some sense of decorum and a family setting.

This show is so cool.

More news on filming as it happens and news of airdates will be posted eventually. Discovery and National geographic channels to start...?

stand by for news of Day 4 shortly.

MR Submarine CALLBACK Wednesday----Good news bad news ??? Cuz I'll currently be on set.Arrrgggghhhh!!!!

While filming AFTERMATH this week, I've been notified of my breakdown and call sheet for day 3 of 5 for me, and wouldn't ya just know it.....I've been invited back for a Mr. Sub TV commercial, but I can't get away from set/location to do it....just too busy! Dammit!

It's good to be working, nice to be in demand, better when ya can do it all....and it's such a great campaign too...

Alas....perhaps I may get cast without the callback...ya just never know. Fingers and toes crossed on that one! Shoots July 27.

Standing by.......

"AFTERMATH 2: No Spin" (as it is correctly called--now wrapped Day 2 of 5!

Today we shot the insanity that has taken over the city caused by sleep deprivation resulting in endless car crashes and certain death. We're living in a virtual zombie like environment now and I drove upon an accident scene and hopelessly & lethargically offered assistance. WTF is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? Must ......get........ sleep..........

Back at it tomorrow for more exciting stuff, Day 3, now living in in what is believed to be our final sanctuary ....we've been reduced to harvesting rainwater, working in the deadly sun and so on....is there anyone out there?

Off to Seneca College in King City for our shooting location Day 3.

AFTERMATH: The Day the Earth Stood Still ~~ wrapped Day 1 of 5

This show is gonna be soooooooo cool.

Discovery and National Geograpghic channels at some point in the future stay tuned for updates, google searches etc all good ideas.

Synopsis: once the Earth stops rotating....let's take a look-see at what exactly the aftermath may be upon the environment and humanity itself.

Nice. Very cool. It's hot!

IKEA -- Recall Audition on Friday 17th.

Awesome, and hoping to land this one!

Break my leg.

Thanks me.

Stand by for good news hopefully.

Sunday July 19, 8pm HISTORY CHANNEL---Zero Hour

See me keep cool with nerves of steel as disaster looms in 'Zero Hour - 'Falling Star Columbia' on Sunday, July 19 at 8 PM on History TV.

As Leroy Cain, Mission Control Flight Director, and last person in contact with the crew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, Zero Hour counts down the final hour of one of the most catastrophic events in the history of space aviation when that very space shuttle, the most advanced vehicle ever built, disintegrates in a fireball in the sky over Texas.

Tragic yet edutaining at the same time.

Audition: "IKEA" --- Monday July 13th

will be auditioning for an "IKEA" television spot on Monday.

Stay tuned for news on this one. Very clever campaign from the inspiring work behind this client's every campaign.

Audition: MR SUB --- Monday July 13th

I've been invited to audition for a "Mr. Sub" TV commercial on Monday. VERY FUNNY campaign. SO would love to be cast as part of this agencies work for this client!

RECALL audition for "BREAKOUT: Texas 7"

got recalled for "BREAKOUT: Texas 7" TV series, and will be auditioning on Monday July 13th.

"AFTERMATH" the docudrama---Cast and start filming July 20

I've accepted the role of "Chicago Dad" in the docudrama 'AFTERMATH' planning to film 5 days starting July 20, and thanks James Rait, Crystal Kramer, Gary Lang and Cream Productions. It's an awesome concept, fantastic script and am really looking forward this one!

No audition required. Nice.

Audition for Project HOGS -- July 8

Manufacturer of "HOGS" can only mean Air Hogs to me. That's fun!

stand by....we'll see after Wednesday.

audition for Project "ENERGY" on July 8

What does Hank from King of the Hill and this campaign have in common?

Haven't seen the script, but I surmise its about propane and propane supplies, possibly!!

Stand by for news

Toshiba Laptops---RECALL---July 6

Performed again with Isabella who I also auditioned with the first time.

Went pretty well even though I cannot do the Russian squat dance!

there were 4 other guys there, who all amazingly looked similar to one another and unlike me altogether, making me wonder why I was the odd duckling....they were a lot shorter than I at 6'2" (probably they were 5'9" at most) and all were showing definite receding hairlines, but all showing slightly less around the middle than I.

My thinking is, I am too big for the picture frame; me dancing hip hop thinking I am sooooooo cool and happenin' whereas the daughter slouching in her loveseat/couch/recliner continues to focus on MTV show and occasionally shoots me the "yeah right Dad, what planet are you from?" looks......so I am very high in relation and proximity to her eyelines, and thus it creates a fair gap or amount of space/distance between us to connect....but I know I over analyze things....cuz......well cuz.......

ya just never know now do ya!

It was fun, I did my best, made em smile and enjoy my work which is what I think they wanted as a reaction.

So we shall see. Break a leg to me (and to you Isabella). Or whomever gets cast, we'll be watching!

Audition for FORCE hockey equipment manufacturer

On Monday July 6....having seen the script, featuring several NHL stars...possibly linked to the Olympics or start of new NHL season in the Fall '09/Winter 2010.

Be a real nice gig....hoping....waiting....

Audition for Toshiba--July 3

fun spot of "hipster Dad" NOT!!!

standing by hoping to be cast.

SHOOT "Project C"

From June 16.....Pharmaceutical corporate video series for anti depressant treatment.

Nice and fun one day gig.
Thanks to all.

Audition for BREAK OUT ---TV series recountiung real prison breaks

From June 5

Audition for NIKE TV spot

From June 4th

Break Out audition---TV series recountiung real prison breaks

from June 1st

TV Show pilot taping....AWESOME AWESOME DAY...OMG am I hurtin'

from.......Wednesday, June 3, 2009

I cannot imagine bootcamp.
I have seen hell and it's name is "me trying to be a dumbass."

I refuse to grow up, and further refuse to act my age!

OK enough. The day was a lot of fun. The 2 days afterwards? not so much.

Go team Blue, Booooooo Yellow and Boooo Red.

We kicked ass in the Growler event, bull dogging our way to the finish line. Hauling 600 lbs of dead weight behind me on a grid iron...on a hosed down flooded and bloody saoking and slippery wet, impossible to gain any any footing, on hand and feet only (no knees)....right after my dog had to do the same stunt but on DRY LAND, and only hauling 2 lbs....... but like that dumb ass hound dog at the end of its rope on Bugs Bunny, when it strangles itself and flips upside down landing on its back, so too did Bub, dammit and they weren't rolling tape.....too bad....now THAT would made some awesome you tube out takes, or legal matter on the disclaimer "no animals were hurt during the filming of this program! But hey Bub is a scrappy little doo! But she did get shy after that 'round-the world' toss. Too funny.

Moving along....to the Dirty Dog event.....Bub was the best in class...top notch performance....highly skilled and ran the obstacle course in the best time by far, inluding, around the pylons, up the ramp, down the ramp, across the balance beam, into the pool, fetch the ball, over the steeple chase hurdles, around the horm, through the tunnel, leaping over the mud, and uponto the podium. Fantastic!

then uh oh...I had to repeat that stunt, but made harder....crawl up over and across while eating ju-jubes off the planks....on all fours through the water, fetch in a bob-for-the-toy fashion, then abs down prone across the rolling barrels, and burst through the wall and crawl thru the tunnel filled with feathers and high speed fanning action, then craawl thru the mud under 18 inch tarp and finally onto podium.

OMG...doesn't reading that just make u exhausted....try doing in the shape and condition I am in, and compete aginst 2 super fit youg adult 20 somethings and their dogs....Jordana with Murphy and Andrew with Ryder, but worthy competitors but let's face it, nothing says champions like experience of this old dog... dawg!

Finally the interviews with the guest hosts....very funny performances from Ayumi Iizuka and Jeff "Boomer" Phillips.

Thanks so very much to everyone fpor making the day so enjoyable. Good luck with the plans to sell it and have this idea become a reality.

Steff Millman( Assoc Producer), Shellie Rubin (Prod Mgr), Barry Davis (Series Producer), Leo Scheman (Director), Kevin Healey (Exec Producer), Christopher Elias (DoP), and so many more.

Leave now!

Audition for BEAT THE DOG -- a TV Pilot (featuring Bub the mutt and yours truly?)

from back on .....Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Interesting opportunity for me and my dog...........

While Bub can do several trained tricks and stunts, I thought it would be interesting to audition her for a role on a show.

So we went to the park in Toronto to meet the CD Mercedes De Castro, and 'performed' for her.

Fun and borderline being humiliated some might say, but what a gas!

I wrestled Bub, we had a team meeting in which she walked right out of camera, which no one could have scripted any better, and the piece de resistance....Bub climbed a climb...right after I showed her how!

We waited for the call back...for 6 days, nothing came....and right after the day I had my bleached blonde hair returned to its normal colour....I got the call, "You're booked" Nice! (The bleached blonde hair was a role on a show I just completed a week earlier).

So now we're working towards May 23rd shooting day!

Ruh Roh!

finally tech issues overcome!

Long delay getting sorted out at last...and now I'm back baby!

www.garybiggar.com for demo reel and other fine things