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Incredibly grateful to welcome Michael Caprio and the talented team at VegasPublicity.com for the article on Redlining The Film Having someone of Michael's caliber and experience in our corner means the world, great PR doesn't just tell a story, it makes sure the right people hear it. Thank you, Michael, for believing in this project and journalist Don Chareunsy bringing to life this film. Its an important story to tell, all about generational wealth 🙏🎬 #redlining #vegaspublicity #filmmaker #characteractor #workingactor #GivingBack

Dalila Ali Rajah, Alexandra Paul, Kareem Ferguson, Lee Garlington, Billy Clift, Amy Lederman Dennis Bailey, Shon LeBlanc, Susan Hopper, Belinda Carroll, and Steve Campbell

Last night, I had the privilege of being at the Museum of Tolerance to support my dearest friend producer Martine Melloul at the screening of Butterfly an Oscar-nominated short film by the extraordinary Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens. A man swims. And as he moves through the water, a whole life rises to the surface. From the innocence of childhood to the weight of manhood, every memory tied to the sea. An Olympic gold medalist. A Holocaust survivor. One body. Immeasurable depths. I and predicting it will win the Oscar for Short Animated Film!

I had seen it before, and yet watching it again in that room, in that building, I felt it differently. There's something almost sacred about a story that holds both triumph and trauma without asking you to choose which matters more.

This is why art exists. To make us remember what we might otherwise forget that every person who has ever moved through this world carried an entire ocean inside them.

Congratulations to Martine, Florence, Ron, and everyone who brought Butterfly to life. This work matters. Deeply.

#characteractor #comedian #proudjew #lgbtq #mamasboy #blacklivesmatter #givingback #slience=death #neverforget #resist #love #freindship #service #standupcomedy #funny #comedy #actor #Out100 #forgivness

Tuesday night's cast & crew and industry screening of Redlining The Film, was one of those pinch-me moments where you realize all the late nights, script rewrites, and existential directorial crises were actually worth it. (Who knew?).

The turnout was beyond what I'd hoped for, and the energy in that room gave me the kind of confidence you can't fake—or buy—or generate through excessive Instagram affirmations. This film might actually have legs. Real ones. Not the CGI kind. My co-star and BFF Alexandra Paul—yes, that Alexandra Paulform Baywatch—drove all the way from Oregon with her husband Ian Murray to play my mom in the film. And before you ask: yes, you'll have to watch to figure out how that casting choice makes perfect sense. Trust the process, people. The cast showed up in force: KareemFerguson, Dalila Ali Rajah, Scott Krinsky, L. Trey Wilson Ethan Walker, and Susan Hopper (who also crushed it as Production Designer). Major love to our Make Up Designer Amy Lederman for making us all look like we had our lives together, and to our hilarious AD Jamison Reeves for keeping us on schedule while somehow making it fun. And then there are the people without whom this film literally would not exist: Producer Steve Campbell and DP & Editor Billy Clift. I mean it—literally. I'd still be staring at an empty Final Draft document wondering what a call sheet is. My agent Ryan Hayden made the trek from the Valley (a true hero's journey), and associate producer Belinda Carrollcame up from San Diego. Plus, so many longtime friends turned out— Stephanie Hodge, Jake Hunter, Deena Freeman, Emily James, Val Stulman, Robert L. Goodman —and new pal Lesley O'Toole-Roque joined the celebration. Co-writing and co starring alongside the brilliant Lee Garlington while also directing was... let's call it "character-building." But standing in that room Tuesday night, surrounded by this incredible community of talent and support, I felt nothing but gratitude. Here's to taking big swings, making art with your people, and hoping the world wants to see what you've made. Redlining The Film is ready for its close-up. 🎬 #lgbtqia #blacklivesmatter #filmmaking #workingactor #filmfestivals #generationalwealth #artists

I directed and acted in this film written by Daniel Vaillancourt and David A. Lee, co-starring Nic Few, Mike Manning, Daniyar, Terry Ray, and the late, great Denise Dowse. It explores a father's attempt to earn his son's #forgiveness before he passes—a theme that resonates deeply with me.

When I did a reading of this piece at the Writers Guild West #lgbtqia committee, the response was overwhelming. I approached the writers about adapting it into a film, brought on Corrin Hodgson as DP, and convinced my friend Scott Crawford to let us use his house. Then we made it happen.

The film went on to win several awards, including #bestactor at Silicon Beach Film Festival. It sold to Dekko, where it streamed for five years, and reignited my passion for creating my own projects. In times like these—when everything feels uncertain—I'm reminded why this work matters.It's 12 minutes. I'd genuinely love to hear what you think.

Plot twist of the year: I just landed my 5th acting gig! 🎬 I've been cast in Ricky Reidling's TV series "Some Kind Of Wonderful" (Boys Town) as the perpetually work-obsessed boyfriend who can't make it to Palm Springs. You know, the classic "sorry babe, Im running late" guy. Here's where it gets wild: I'm replacing Greg Louganis Yes, that #GregLouganis. Olympic gold medalist. Diving legend. The man who makes flipping through the air look like a casual bike ride! He played the role in the pilot but has since moved to #panama (living his best expat life), and somehow the universe looked at me and said, "Yeah, you'll do." (check out my IMDb if you're curious: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835725). So now I'm the on-screen boyfriend of the gorgeous EEric Dean and honestly, I'm still processing how I got cast as the love interest of someone that handsome. Whatever it was, I'll take it.

The show follows the lives of gay men over a certain age thriving in the desert—which is perfect because I'm literally living that life in #palmsprings AND now playing it on TV. Art imitating life imitating art? Sure, let's go with that.