In 1973, my two younger brothers and I became professional actors. Though I was only nine, I regarded the arrival of my Screen Actor’s Guild card as the logical first step toward the realization…
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A New Still of My Brother in Annie Hall Emerges After 37 Years
Fans of his films know that Woody Allen shot far more footage for Annie Hall than he and editors Ralph Rosenblum and Wendy Greene Bricmont actually used. The film is a terrific example of…
Presenting My New TV Commercial for the New Era Football Cap!
Last October I shot a commercial for the New Era Football cap. Yes—I know, even the thought of me shilling for anything with the word “football” in it is utterly ridiculous, but work is…
Notes From The Honeycomb Hideout, Part Three: Jonathan’s Star Ascends, Becomes Local Celebrity; I Manifest Surprising Coping Skills
Notes From The Honeycomb Hideout is a series of pieces about my life as a child actor Notes From The Honeycomb Hideout, Part One Notes From The Honeycomb Hideout, Part Two In my last…
Notes From The Honeycomb Hideout, Part Two: Gino’s Gives You Freedom of Choice, or, My Tips on How To Steal a Scene
After the ramp-up to my first audition and the Lego debacle, I started getting sporadic auditions. Finally, I booked my first commercial with my brother Jonathan sometime in 1974. It was a local spot…
California Girls, or, How I Met My Cousin
When I returned to California in 1981, Sandi became the first person I ever discussed my sexuality with or, rather, she with me. I will never forget that conversation: we sat down together on her rainbow bedspread and she told me in a gentle, measured and completely not-hysterical way, “David, I think you are going to be gay.”
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