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Atlas Talent Agency (CA) 212-730-4500 / 310-324-9800 Commercial, Voiceover Oxford Talent Management (NY) (516) 317-6043 Vie Agency (NJ) (201) 696-0332 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Modeling |
FILM | ||
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She Said |
SUPPORTING w/ Andre Braugher |
ANNAPURNA / Maria Schrader |
Arcade Fire - Chemistry Music Video |
LEAD (action / romantic / comedic) |
Dir: Ray Tintori |
The Grand Gesture |
LEAD (douchebag emotional buffoon) |
NYFA Thesis |
Blind Date Rules* |
LEAD (romantic / comedic) |
Dir: Christine Chen |
Up in The Hills |
SUPPORTING (dry expert) |
Dir: Jacob Steinberg |
Timelocked* |
SUPPORTING (smarmy boss) |
Dir: Emmett Crockett |
One Night Stand Off |
SUPPORTING** (best friend) |
Dir: Jules Monteyne |
* Award Winning |
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** Award Nominated |
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TELEVISION & NEW MEDIA | ||
Swimming with Fish (pilot) |
SERIES REGULAR |
Dir: Sam Blakesberg |
Troop 264 (pilot) |
SERIES REGULAR |
NYU Tisch Thesis |
Stupid Time Machine |
SERIES REGULAR |
Featured Funny or Die |
Dichos* |
COSTAR |
Dir: Mary Angélica Molina |
Swipe* |
COSTAR |
Dir: Jon Saks |
SKETCH COMEDY & IMPROV (500+ Live Shows) | ||
Stupid Time Machine |
Head Writer / Founding Member |
Funny or Die, Festivals & Tour |
Solo Show |
Wordless* (wrote & directed) |
Multiple Tours & 10+ Festivals |
The Armory |
Multiple House Teams |
Improv, Sketch & Character |
Training |
Sketch Comedy & Improv |
UCB, iO, Second City, addt'l |
* Award Winning |
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COMMERCIAL | ||
International, National & Regional |
Various Major and Local Brands |
Conflicts upon request |
NYC & REGIONAL THEATRE | ||
Copland: An American Portrait (Premier) |
LEAD |
Lincoln Center NYC |
Terror is the Order of the Day |
LEAD |
Flea Theater NYC |
Without God As My Lover |
LEAD |
Theater for the New City NYC |
Dancin' Shoes |
LEAD* |
Secret Theatre NYC |
Doris Day: My Secret Love |
LEAD |
Emerging Artists Theatre NYC |
Oliver Twist |
Fagin (LEAD) |
Dir: Melissa Maxwell NYC |
As You Like It |
Jaques (LEAD) |
The New School (NYC) |
Don Quixote |
Sancho Panza* (LEAD) |
The NOLA Project |
The Rose Tattoo |
Alvaro Mangiacavallo (LEAD) |
Tennessee Williams Theatre Co |
Sonata for Four Hands (Premier) |
LEAD** |
Second Star Collective |
Synetic Theater |
Company Member (Various)* |
Paata & Irina Tsikurishvili |
* Award Winning |
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** Award Nominated |
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EDUCATION | ||
The New School |
MFA in Drama (Acting) |
Peter Jay Fernandez |
Scott Whitehurst |
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Vocal |
Andrea Haring, Alba Quezada |
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Movement |
Teva Bjerken, Erica Fay |
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Middlebury College |
MA in English (Class President) |
Graduated at Oxford College UK |
Catholic University |
BA&S English & Education |
Music Minor: Piano Performance |
MASTERCLASSES & TRAINING | ||
Bob Krakower Studio |
Advanced On Camera (ongoing) |
Bob Krakower |
Larry Moss Studio |
Scene Study |
Larry Moss |
Lesly Kahn & Co |
On Camera Scene Study |
Lesly Kahn |
Extended Course |
VO (Video Game & Commercial) |
Peter Warnock |
Vocal Training |
Musical Theatre & Voice |
Benton Whitley & Cris Frisco |
www.MikeSpara.com | ||
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'7" |
Weight: 145 lbs |
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Basic French, DIALECTS & VO, EXPERT GUITAR, EXPERT IMPROVISER, EXPERT PIANO, EXPERT SPANISH, Grant Writer, Teacher, Combat - Stage, Equestrian - General, Martial Arts - Tai Chi, Ping Pong, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Running - Sprint, Soccer, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - freestyle, Weight Lifting, Wrestling, Yoga, Accordion, Banjo, Clowning, Dancer, Drums, French Horn, Gamer (Console), Guitar, Guitar Bass, Harmonica, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Mime, Modeling, Percussion, Piano, Singer, Vocal Range: Baritone, Vocal Range: Bass, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, Whistler, American - Boston Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Texan Accent, British - BBC English Accent, Eastern European Accent, Irish Accent, Italian Accent, Persian Accent, Polish Accent, Russian Accent, Scottish Accent, Spanish Accent, Fluent Spanish
Irish-Lebanese American. MFA in Acting - The New School. 20+ years in live comedy (UCB, iO, Second City, SF SketchFest, Moontower). Winner! Best Supporting Actor - New Orleans; Best Actor - NYC One Act Festival. NYC BASED ACTOR. LOCAL HIRE IN NEW ORLEANS AND ATLANTA.