Marge was born on Halloween 2009. I was casting about for a way to top my 2008 get up, the year I stunned Spring Street with a dead-on impersonation of my friend Elisa. I…
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In a Dystopian Future…Everyone Will Be Covered in Bruises
…my deeply held beliefs did not prevent me from accepting a role a few years back in a student film called “Standing Still,” which was set in a dystopian future where everyone is…covered in bruises.
David Munk on the Red Carpet…Stargayzing with David Munk
Andy Warhol famously said, “In the future, everybody will be famous for fifteen minutes.” But even with the proliferation of reality TV and instant Internet superstars, the truth is that most people won’t even…
On My 50th Birthday, a Letter to Myself at 17
“I see the reason for your sadness: 12 years of institutionalized bullying—pervasive, relentless. I am touched by the exquisite coping skills you cultivated, the exaggerated belief in your own exceptionalism that you use like armor to guard against painful things, made to measure to compensate for what is being denied you or taken away.”
How You Can Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out From the Rest
I recently created a new website called davidmunk.com—really more of a digital business card—to draw attention to my client communications work. (When I’m not writing this blog, I concentrate on writing everything from speeches…
Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room, New York City: The Singer as Actor
One of the beautiful things about the culture of jazz and cabaret music is that life experience, and the emotional deepening that it confers on its artists, is considered an attribute, not a reason…
The Joan Collins Chronicles: Including Her Tutorial on How to Seat a Star
I have always been fascinated by Joan Collins. An actress, writer, OBE and diva nonpareil, Miss Collins was and always will be the very essence of a star. No matter the prevailing taste of…
Janis Ian’s Between the Lines: The Saddest Album Ever
Remember the Columbia Record Club? If you’re too young to remember, “CRC” and its brethren—the RCA Record Club etc.— were mail-order divisions of the major record labels that enticed you to join with a…
Eating With The Stars: Jack Jones’ Coquilles St. Jacques
I happened upon this creamy scallop recipe by two-time Grammy winner Jack Jones (best known as the singer of The Love Boat theme), the very same day I revised this piece I wrote last…
Straight Acting: It’s Fine to be Gay as Long as You Act Like a Guy, or “What Would Cher Do?”
Yesterday I auditioned for another student film, this time at my alma mater, New York University. The part was small but meaty and well-suited for me: a businessman who turns into an evil clown.…
My Worst Audition Ever? Or, The Danger of Playing Paddle Ball, Chewing Gum and Singing “We Built This City” Simultaneously
Not long ago, I had an audition for Orbit chewing gum. I was being seen for the part of a falafel and, as I came to learn later, also a burrito. Confused? Yeah, I…
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