Tagged david schwimmer

This interest in movies is not an out-of-the-blue pipe dream. For many years he has been friends with and says he has learned much from such actor pals as David Schwimmer. He credits the local director, teacher and actress Joyce Piven with "giving me the basics" and he has for some time been taking acting lessons with Doug McDade, a longtime ensemble member of Shattered Globe Theatre.

Each year, Lookingglass Theatre’s Junior Board hosts one of Chicago’s most unique fundraisers – The Madhatter’s Ball. If you’ve never heard of The Madhatter’s Ball, it is a high-energy, themed celebration that brings together Chicago’s young professionals all for a great cause!

10 years ago my buddies David Schwimmer & Joey Slotnick were looking for new ways to raise money and awareness for their non profit theatre group Lookingglass to build their first home in the Historic Water Tower Pumping Station on Michigan Avenue. I strongly felt their was an active, art/theatre loving, socially conscious & supportive younger demographic in Chicago that would love to get behind it so I founded the Lookingglass Theatre's Junior Board and kicked it all off with a giant 1000 person event called the Madhatter's Ball that David, Joey & I hosted that was a huge success!

Film has the Oscars, TV has the Emmy's, Broadway has the Tony's, and the Jeff Awards evolved as a response to Chicago actors who were looking for a way to honor our local theatre talent- well deserved as...

ever since I was floored by my buddy david schwimmer's play "trust" at the lookingglass theatre (click here for my review) about the story of an internet predator's effect on a young victim & her family,...

it's always a pleasure to chat and catch up with my buddy david kaplan on comcast sportsnet - we covered all things chicago but more importantly, our hometown champs - the chicago blackhawks (you have to see...

Lookingglass theatre was formed over 20 years ago by a group of local college kids. 15 yrs ago I became best friends w/ two members randomly, Joey Slotnick and David Schwimmer, who introduced me to the...

As you might know, I have been a huge fan and supporter of art and theatre in chicago, all my life.  If ever asked me what my favorite play was, I would have told you it was hands down “race. How blacks and...

omg- hilarious that there are still people asking to help find me in entourage this week!  i'm the dude with the shaved head sitting right next to fellow chicagoans jeremy piven (behind me), david schwimmer...

If scroll down to the Jeremy Piven video below- you will see him making fun of me while we were filming a scene together on entourage insisting that I keep my day job! (ya, I know, he's right)   Anywho,...