Well, Mike St. James has sent his packet of work to a talent agent with optimism and hopefulness. [An aside: I was so tempted to use the word Pollyannaism right there. I can't even tell you. Just struck me as the word Puck would use.] A strong point of his packet is his set of headshots. Not only is he sexy, he did a photo shoot with Ed Bernik who was able to capture MSJ's charisma in a still photo. Brilliant! Another strong point were his many screenshots. They show him in different attitudes and characters, and they show him to be camera friendly. His resume, though, is somewhat middling. On the one hand it shows him to be a hot commodity right now. He just finished filming the lead in one film, he's been cast for a TV pilot, he's been cast for a regional commercial, and he's just been cast as the lead in another film. He's got a lot going on and there is every reason to believe that he'll continue to have work coming in. On the other hand... well, the resume is short compared to so many other actors. He just hasn't been doing this for long enough to have a solid list of great films. And the weak spot in his packet? His reel. Most of the work he's done has been recent and is still in the post-production stage, so he doesn't have a lot of edited work to add to his reel.
As we wait for word from the agent, I thought I'd give you some information about MSJ that you probably didn't know (and I'm sure you were just dying to hear!):
- No matter what he says, MSJ's favorite film is Hot Shots: Part Deux.
- MSJ can imitate anyone's laugh almost perfectly. This is a rare and useless gift, but one that has given me hours of entertainment.
- MSJ is from a small town--a very, very small town--called Bedford, Pennsylvania. Much to my surprise, they have an official website! Even more amazing, they have an official visitors guide. Imagine that! Anyway, MSJ has a wonderful family all living snugly in this tiny town in the Allegheny Mountains.
- MSJ actually saved his new bride's life on his honeymoon (and, yes, that would be me). We were hiking the Appalachian Trail (I'm an outdoorsy girl and that is indeed my idea of romance - we scared the hell out of the squirrels, I can tell you, but I digress...). We were walking along a cliff, one of those portions of the trail that were cut into the side of the mountain, and I hit a patch of ice and there I went. The only thing between me and a 30-foot drop was MSJ's hand holding my arm. In order to hold me, he had to go out on the ice, too. So, there we were, on a very slippery patch of ice, holding on to each other for dear life, afraid to move for about 15 minutes. I'm telling you, he will be a very convincing Action-Adventure star!
- MSJ's first job was working for a porta-john company. He used to have to clean out the... you know. It's true!
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"MSJ actually saved his new bride's life on his honeymoon"
I never heard this one! Thank God he obviously has some quick reflexes!!!
It's true, too. I used to get the shakes every time I'd think about it. Of course he can rescue me from gruesome death, but he can't always remember to put gas in my car when he uses it, so everything is relative.
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