Our Doritos commercial made the Top 40!

Someone pinch me.  Or grab my ass.   I'm not sure I'd feel either.  So, it appears our Doritos commercial was called out as a Top 40 spot and has been nominated for a "Nacho Average Ad" Award.  If we can momentarily get over the cheesy name (see what I did there), I'd say this is PRETTY DAMN COOL.

This is my third Doritos commercial with director/friend/lover-of-value-meals, Ryan Andersen.  So, two years ago, we were one of about 40 people contacted by Doritos.  They told us we were in the running for the Top 5 with our spot, Par For The Crunch.  Then last year, we didn't hear anything for our spot, Oh man Oh man Oh man.  And to be honest, we probably crossed the line with that spot but I still love it.  Fast forward to our spot for this year, Ryan and I were hoping that Doritos would still be contacting people if they were in the running.  I mean, if you were the last one eliminated from the Top 5, wouldn't you want to know?  We felt really good about our spot this year. We loved the concept.  We loved our talent.  It just felt really good.  It's really nice to get this award nomination.  It's nice to get that validation for what we've felt all along.  We've got a great spot with a great bunch of kids.

So, we were placed in a group with four other spots.  It's up to a public vote as to which one is the best.  If you would, check it out.  If you think our spot is the best in the group, we'd love your vote!  Below is a step by step guide to finding our spot and voting for it.  I hope you like it!

1) Go to https://apps.facebook.com/crashthesuperbowl/
2) Click the icon for "'Straight A' Award" category.  You may have to click the white triangle arrow to scroll to the other categories if 'Straight A' Award is not on the first page.

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3) Once you select "Straight A" Award, find the thumbnail image for our spot called There Goes Brutus 
Again and click "My Pick" link above the thumbnail.

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4) Vote every day.  Because you care.

Interceptor, Paranoia, Sex, Drugs and Money

Hey kids!  A few things to announce..

Recently wrapped on Interceptor.  It's a short film directed by Angel Ruiz and will be submitted to the YouTube Film Festival.  Wish us luck.  The top 10 entries will be screened at the 2012 Venice Film Festival.  I'm really excited about this one.  It's got a great story - so much so that I'm booking my first class ticket to Italy as we speak (read).  

For those of you checking out the Phoenix Film Festival this weekend, try and score a ticket to Paranoia - a feature film made in Arizona.  I got an itty bitty part in it but damn, I look good.  Check out the trailer:

Ooooh, mysterious!

Last, but definitely not least.  I did a goofy indie comedy several years ago and it finally made its way onto Netflix.  It's available on streaming only.  Be sure to check out Sex, Drugs and Money.  I play the worst terrorist ever with the worst accent ever.  Enjoy!

As always, I appreciate your support!

Peter Piper Pizza, Triggers, 2011 recap

Oh man - it's been a year and forever since I've last blogged - and quite frankly, I'm surprised that you guys hadn't said anything about it.... Ok, not really.  But, I've decided it's good business to keep this going so here goes! The anticipation in the air is palpable!

So, first off, I booked a principal role in a Peter Piper Pizza commercial.  No idea when or where it's playing - I should probably call my agent and find out.  I recently participated in a commercial showcase over at Good Faith Casting and it sure paid off.   The exposure from that event was directly responsible for getting me called in.  Now booking it was all me but I definitively utilized my learnings from Faith's teachings.  I'll tell you what - the hardest thing about every commercial shoot I've done is booking it.  The level of improv and quick thinking during the audition is so much tougher than anything you're asked to do on the day of shooting.  Not that I'm complaining.

For all you Military Channel fans out there, you may have caught a mini-series called Triggers on that channel recently.  And if you did, you may have caught yourself asking, "Does the same guy die in every episode?"  Why yes he does! I did a bunch a reenactments for the show and yeah, I die in each.  No ideas why the Military Channel hates me so much.  No worries if you didn't set your DVR, I'll be putting up a death reel shortly.  Oh yeah!

So, that's about it.. Thanks for tuning in.. Below, I'm going to give a brief recap to some notables from last year that I never got around to blogging about.. Enjoy!

A look into 2011-ish..

Here's a director's cut of a Casino Arizona commercial I was in.

Cash In On That - Casino Arizona Commercial - Director's Cut - watch more funny videos

Here's a clip of mine in Paramount's Middle Men:

Middle Men clip featuring Raj Suri - watch more funny videos

Here's a trailer to short I was in which was well received at last year's Comicon in San Diego.

Stitched Trailer on YouTube

Paranoia Trailer which will be screening at this year's Phoenix Film Festival

Paranoia Trailer on YouTube

As always - thanks for reading and thanks for your support!