My Website has been revamped! Visit DAVIDGARRY.COM

I've had an actor website out here on the world wide web for over 18 years... It might be purty funny and archaic-looking to see what my fledgling Geocities site looked like back in 1997 (before Geocities was acquired by Yahoo in '99). You can choose a color to have as a background, and put a picture up there of yourself?! Cool!

Then, making the leap to Earthlink as my internet service provider in the early 00's, AND getting a website along with it with MegaBytes of space?! Sounds EVEN better. I was having fun building my website on my own, too. A bit clunky and basic, it didn't have any bells and whistles, but I definitely input the code back then and tweaked it on my own, still somewhat proud that I hadn't used a program or third party website builder... just learning how to tweak it with HTML.

Somewhere along the way, when it sounded like getting domain names became pretty easy, I decided to make that new leap to actually own my own domain. It didn't hurt that someone gave me some frank advice beforehand from reading a bio of mine in a play, with 'Are you serious about this being your website address?: home.earthlink.net/~dgarry. Nobody's going to remember that, let alone find that ~ symbol on the keyboard.' Hence, DAVIDGARRY.COM was eventually acquired and created.

Early versions of DAVIDGARRY.COM still seem pretty dated when I look back.
There's been so many changes online and with website building, I decided to make the huge leap and utilize GoDaddy's website builder. SO much easier... and so much better looking, in the end. I can be somewhat of an OCD perfectionist, all about symmetry and all, so this latest incarnation still took a good amount of time for me to put together, and revamp completely from the model I was working from before, but I'm happy with how it turned out. I think it's relatively simple and straighforward, and gets the information across. I'm always open to constructive feedback, though, to enhance the visitors' experience. Feel free to take a little tour... and 3rd mention's the charm: DAVIDGARRY.COM

My Time Helping Lead a Musical Theater Activity at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times

'Students' and 'Professors' of Musical Theater 

In the third weekend of January, 2015, I had the rare opportunity to help lead a musical theater activity at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times. This Winter Camp was a specialized program designed for teens (ages 15-18) in all various stages of cancer and their siblings. The name of the weekend was 'Academy of the Arts' and campers were 'students', activity counselors were 'professors', and all of the students chose a 'major' where they spent a couple of days working towards the goal of either showing an art project they created or perform something they've learned and rehearsed by the end of the weekend. 

Rehearsing for Musical Theater

Musical Theater was just one of the activities that the students had to choose from (other examples were woodworking, visual art, choir, music ensemble, dance, film, etc.). Our activity had 8 girls that had signed up, and we set out to have them rehearse a musical number... a mashup of sorts of Rent's 'Seasons of Love' and Pippin's 'Corner of the Sky'. It started off with the cup song made famous by 'Pitch Perfect' but set to the beginning of 'Seasons of Love'...then it led into the full song of 'Corner of the Sky' with some girls having solos, duets, etc., and ending with all singing, and then we had an a capella refrain of the beginning of 'Seasons of Love' again, with all finishing in full voice. 

Rehearsals were fun and hard work at the same time. There were all

Performing 'Seasons of Love' set to the beats of the 'Cup Song' 

levels of experience the girls brought to activity, and their determination to make sure that it came off sounding good, looking good, and that they felt confident about it was so great to witness. Amazing how much they achieved in just 8 hours of time (4 hours on Saturday, 4 hours on Sunday) including learning the songs, staging, lines added in for dramatic affect, etc. 

Part of the Musical Theater Performance

We were very proud of the finished product, the enthusiasm, and most especially, the crowd reaction and supportive encouragement the girls felt from the audience. This is just one experience Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times offers. We have spring and fall family camps where children ages 8 and under can go to Camp with their family unit over a weekend. The summer is just for campers ages 9-18, with five different sessions to choose from. 

We're always looking for more volunteers to bring their awesomeness and selflessness to Camp, providing good times for campers with cancer and their siblings...starting with a summer session (when we provide training to newbies). I'm the volunteer coordinator, and can give more information if you'd like. Also, links are below if you're inspired and interested: 

Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times Website
Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times Facebook Page
Camp Volunteer Information and Online Application 

New Acting Demo Reel for David Garry !

I have a new Acting Demo Reel to share... and remarkably, it's just under 3-minutes. It was originally around 6 minutes, but with some helpful feedback from some friends* , I was able to trim it on down. Such a good feeling to have it completed, and to say that I edited it myself on iMovie. Woohoo! Here's the LINK to watch the finished video. Thanks for your support!

You can also visit my YouTube Channel HERE to see other videos in general, some interestin' playlists I've put together, and see some uber random videos I've favorited, if you're curious...

*Special Thanks goes out to the friends who helped me with feedback for my demo reel:
Erica Johnson, Matt Dinan, Cynthia Lugo, Tripp Pickell, Vincent Amaya, Jay J. Levy, Claire Partin, Eric Mofford, Stuart Atkinson, Barrett Gregory, Ashleigh Boiros, Dagney Kerr, Walter Volpatto, and Chris Comeau! :)

More later,

David Garry

David Garry's 2014 form letter, cause I felt I wanted to share. Happy New Year!

Hello, and Happy Early New Year! 

Once in a rare while, I like to share a New Years eve update on my year with ya, and let you know I'm holding a good thought for 2015 to be awesome for all of us. 

Last year, I rang in the New year in San Diego, and then (as it's perfect time for resolutions) had started a commitment in mid-January to eat better and exercise daily for 100 consecutive days, while reporting my activity daily to a group on Facebook. I did just that with just a wee handful of mishaps, and lost 18 lbs! I've since gained it back (and then some), so will be trying a different mindset for the long haul. Heh. Perhaps just eating when I'm hungry. I've heard that may help. ;) 

Some volunteers and myself at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times

As I worked more to settle into my new home in the valley (after having moved in, in late November, 2013), I also had trips during the year to Las Vegas in April, to my home state of CT and NYC (getting to see long distance family, friends, and shows) in October, and Big Sur/Monterey in November. 

A significant adventure this year (apart from those 3) involved going to Camp. From June through August, I did my job up at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times (near Idyllwild, CA) for children with cancer and their siblings. http://www.campronaldmcdonald.org  It was an amazing, life-changing experience that really put things into perspective, and it was great to meet and work with the volunteers that I coordinate throughout the year for my job. Let me know if you'd be interesting in volunteering for a summer session (even if you're long distance and willing to travel). You won't regret it, I promise. 

Some cast and crew of 'Walk-Ons' 

In 2014, in my entertainment world (and brushing with notoriety):

• I did my first Casting Director job for a short film, 'Walk-Ons', a highschool romance mixed with paintball, in which I also played a small part: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3653110/ 

• I played a small part as a first officer on a plane in Season 3 of the webseries, 'Where the

  

  Behind the scenes of 'Where the Bears Are'

  Bears Are': http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2298250/  

• And I had been honored to be featured in a book entitled 'Legendary Locals of Middletown', which shares bios of people who had been born in (or were residents of) Middletown, CT, who had made some interesting achievements. http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Locals-Middletown-Robert-Hubbard/dp/1467101206   I feel humbled at the mere notion of being considered 'legendary'. I certainly hope to accomplish more in my lifetime in order to deserve that title (at least in my mind). 

Towards the end of this year (November), I completed the Big Sur international half-marathon on Monterey Bay. Training for and successfully finishing it was a great achievement for a first time, and at the age of 42 (the magical 'answer to everything'). I finished the 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 45 minutes. 

My 20 year anniversary in LA on Hollywood Blvd

In November, I had also celebrated 20 years of living in Los Angeles (the most I've lived anywhere). A place I can proudly call home.

Beyond some specific fun times I had in going with a group to rollerskate at Moonlight Rollerway or hang at Magic Mountain, I filled out my year also with parties, hikes, bike rides, dinners, brunches, shows, game nights, friends, returning (and new) traditions, etc.

And lately, I've had obsessions with James Dean, Simon Sinek (of Ted Talks fame), and 'Pippin' the musical (with seeing the revival twice this year). 

This was a good year overall for me...mucho better than 2013, of course, overall. I look forward with optimism at 2015, and to more time spent with you in it! 

Best wishes for a New Year for you...

Hugs, 

David Garry 

Just a handful of days left to reach our goal!

A Still from our Promo Video for 'The Man Who Loved His Cat' to be seen at
http://www.indiegogo.com/manwholovedhiscat 

As we simultaneously make plans and get all our ducks in a row (The project had been cast, we have almost all of our crew members, locations are almost locked in, a shot list is being worked out, we now have our SAG-AFTRA signatory status, and other incidentals are being figured out) we have had a 40-day fundraising campaign going to make this film happen... 



We now have just a handful of DAYS LEFT to reach our goal! 

We are SO THANKFUL to those 65+ supporters so far who have pushed us past the 2/3 raised mark!! We're very fortunate to have a good number of people behind the project... and as we rehearse it, we're finding more and more ways to get a great message across... while bringing the fun and funny! 

If you haven't contributed yet, please take a look at the fun promo video, and support if you can! $10, $25, $50, $100, etc... everything helps... AND you get rewards for the contribution too, plus a great feeling... who doesn't like to feel good? Someone out there... but not you! :) 

Click the link, watch, support! : http://www.indiegogo.com/manwholovedhiscat 

Thanks from the team of 'The Man Who Loved His Cat'!! 

The DP for 'The Man Who Loved His Cat'!

We're UBER excited to announce the DP (Director of Photography) of our film, Eric Bader! 

He's got a kick-ass reel on his website at: http://www.ericbaderfilm.com/ 

if you want to check it out... 

And, he has worked as DP with David Garry on 'Bully', a spec commercial for 'King Kong: The Ride' that won a prize in a contest (you can view that here), and a hilarious Pepto Bismol spec commercial with Dagney Kerr and Dagney Kerr about a meeting gone wrong 

(due to eating a bad burrito) 

set to 80's hit 'Meetin' in the Ladies Room'. You can check that out here! 

Happy to have him on board! 

A Promo Video was shot for the film!

       On September 1st, a promo video shoot took place for 'The Man Who Loved His Cat'... a near 12 hours was spent getting many shots (for a 2-3 minute clip) to talk about the purpose of doing the film, and to let people know a little bit about what to expect regarding it. There were laughs abound with crazy cat antics, finding unexpected moments throughout the day that weren't on the script page, and general revelry that can be found in creative environments... 

Superstars of the day are Rachel Dunn, Chris Simmons, Michael Messick, Kate Lynne Bundy, Lee Stickler, and I (David Garry) was also excited to be directed (for the first time) by my good friend Jay J. Levy. 

Griffin the (my) cat was on-set all day and was PURRty annoyed with having new surroundings to deal with +  the additional responsibility of working on camera. He's happy to know that for the film itself, the 'Cat' will be played by Cinderella, an actor cat!  

Hopefully, even more peeps will want to follow along on our journey through the process of making this film. There's more pics and regular updates on our Facebook page HERE to 'LIKE' if you haven't just yet! 

In other current Mews, friend Christine Taylor did an awesome marketing image (to the right) for the film, signatory papers will be on their way from SAG-AFTRA soon, and Tom Bottelsen (who will be acting in the film) will also be doing the music for the film (with theme song)! 

Stay tuned for the promo video coming just DAYS away with more info to inspire! 

Purrs, 

David Garry