RIP my namesake, the prominent orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Urbaniak, whom I've been aware of ever since the advent of search engines
James Urbaniak
@jamesurbaniak.bsky.social
Actor, writer, podcast guest
Attn Raleigh NC & its environs: this Saturday July 23 at 8 pm I'll be playing GEORGE WASHINGTON in a staged reading of Kirk Wood Bromley's great play THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION at Seven, 501 Washington St. (appropriately enough). Free! Limited seating! Info: luma.com/rweht4qx
'The American Revolution' by Kirk Wood Bromley · Luma
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Asked my cat who won the 2020 election and she just stared at me.
MILES DAVIS'S DENTIST FATHER: "Now this tooth is miles ahead. I know what you're saying: so what? Well, this other tooth is kind of blue. In a silent way, it's saying pull me. So let's get workin'."
Saw a podcast clip where Jay Mohr uses the word "schnorrer" and according to Wiki he was raised Presbyterian and converted to Catholicism and as a fellow Gen X NJ-raised goyishe actor who peppers his vocabulary with Yiddishisms I felt a kindredness I'd never felt for him before.
Kind of into Seinfeld's current Bertolt Brecht look
L.A.: See me the way I was meant to be seen, on stage, in a suit, acting my little buns off in Eboni Booth's wonderful (and Pulitzer Prize-winning) play PRIMARY TRUST, running now through June 28th at the Mark Taper Forum. Tix: www.centertheatregroup.org/shows-ticket...
Went to an open mic variety show at my son’s college last night and a kid did a Rodney Dangerfield impression (“Does anyone know who Rodney Dangerfield is?” he asked and me and two other people clapped). Also two boys in monk costumes covered “I Wanna Be Sedated.” The kids are alright.
American cinema in the early '60s loved introducing us to Tippies
Faith-based Angel Studios made a Hershey founder biopic but I'm not sure how historically accurate it is
Had a voiceover audition to be the voice of a parrot on a TV commercial and the producer notes said "we need to intuitively believe this voice is a parrot" and that the parrot should have an "optimistic tone." An optimistic parrot. I did my best.
One of my wife's anniversary gifts to me was Piper Laurie's memoir. The woman knows who she married.
L.A.: Screening of this very funny & unique film tonight!! (Wed 3/18) Tix available!
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 6mo agoL.A.: @amcinematheque.bsky.social screening of Megan Seely's brilliant PUDDYSTICKS, a comedy about navigating trauma and a movie I'm proud to be in: Wed March 18th, 9:30 pm, Los Feliz 3. Get in on this future cult classic on the ground floor! www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
At a restaurant with family and “Money” came on as background music and as soon as the coins sound effect intro started my wife’s 10-year-old niece said “Uh-oh, Pink Floyd’s comin’!” The child’s grasp of classic rock gives me hope for the future.
Excited to be at SXSW this week for the premiere of the top-drawer satirical horror anthology film GRIND (in which I essay a role). Also let me know your Austin recs, thank you. schedule.sxsw.com/films/2241478
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L.A.: @amcinematheque.bsky.social screening of Megan Seely's brilliant PUDDYSTICKS, a comedy about navigating trauma and a movie I'm proud to be in: Wed March 18th, 9:30 pm, Los Feliz 3. Get in on this future cult classic on the ground floor! www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
PUDDYSTICKS - American Cinematheque
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Overheard just now on the street in LA: WOMAN (mid-conversation): …but they’re gonna open their relationship. MAN: Yaaaay!!!
Doing what I can to bring back the music video format by appearling in the new video for the great Charlotte Cornfield's "Hurts Like Hell" (directed by Scott Jacobson) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlYN...
Charlotte Cornfield - Hurts Like Hell (Official Video)
YouTube video by Charlotte Cornfield
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I'm playing Scrooge in a live read (with music) of A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at L.A.'s Dynasty Typewriter! 2 shows, SAT DEC 20TH at 2 and 6:30 PM. (Check out the amazing cast below!) Tix for in person AND livestream at link. (Benefit for One Simple Wish) www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...
ANGELENOS: America's most beloved actor Toby Huss is staging his annual seasonal extravaganza The Rudy Casoni XXXmas Boozebag Revue at Dynasty Typewriter on Wed Dec 17 @ 7:30 (featuring me and a cast of many)! Tix: dynastytypewriter.com. Come, ALL ye faithful!
My flight got pushed back. Any suggestions what I can do during the extra time?
I haven't seen a single commenter or article point out that Tennessee Representative Aftyn Behn's name is very similar to the 17th century British woman playwright Aphra Behn. Do I have to do everything around here?
"But they're sweet things. And in the spring, it's touching to notice them making their first discovery of love. As if nobody had ever known it before." -Blanche DuBois, "A Streetcar Named Desire"
