User talk:Randy Thomas

Randy Thomas - Brief Acting Biography
Even though I have never been a stranger to the stage, I only began pursuing a career as an actor when I was 28 years old. After taking private lessons for several years in Montreal with Bill Corday, it finally sunk into my head that there is a huge difference between performing & acting. It has taken over ten years for me to believe that I am a good actor. During this time I have accumulated a variety of credits. Some of which, I am very proud of while most of my early work truly embarrasses the hell out of me! It used to make me cry but now I can laugh at myself and appreciate my growth. That's the process and even though some of it still makes me wince, I promise to upload all of it for you to laugh at too. Until then, here are a few highlights; Officer Bill Rivera in Amistead Maupin's Emmy nominated series "Further Tales of the City"... Being "straight" and having my first love scene be with a man was just a wee bit traumatic. Michael the Streaker in Tony Shaloub's Emmy Award winning "Monk". I don't like wearing thongs but considering the options, I was glad to dawn the banana-hammock. After coming to terms with my packaged goods section, I exited my trailer and froze when I saw the co-star, Ted Levine standing nearby smoking a cigarette... It really creeped me out because he will always be Buffalo-Bill. (Silence of the Lambs) Now to demonstrate how things can even out in life, I was asked to be Robert Downey Jr's double in "Gothika" during which he accidently broke Halle Berry's arm. So when shooting finally resumed and I was asked to work with Halle to finish her POV's... in essence, I got to spend the afternoon on a bed with Halle's legs wrapped around me. I was fully dressed but she was only wearing panties & a T-shirt. Now that's a hard day's work.

...more to come

Randy Thomas (talk) 00:25, 14 September 2008 (UTC)