chris van cleave

Accents: Texan, Southern, New York, polished broadcaster,Mid-Atlantic, stage diction, British-posh, British-cockney, British-BBC, Italian, Spanish, Irish, German, Russian, Transylvanian. Impersonations: Jimmy Stewart, Nat King Cole, James Cagney, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorie, Wayne Newton

A professional actor, singer-songwriter since the early 1970's. Credits include U.S. and British national tours of Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, London productions of Les Miserable, Chess, numerous regional shows. As a singer-songwriter have recorded on Paramount Records, six independently produced albums, have a catalogue of over 700 songs in genres including folk, rock, jazz, rhythm and blues, country, musical theatre, rapp, and musical theatre. Along with voice-overs for radio (and earlier work as a radio announcer/DJ, I have done VO's for film trailers, training programs, on-camera narrations, and animation character voices. University of Viginia (MFA in acting) Texas Christian University (theatre major) U.S. Army Signal School (motion picture photographer) Career Academy-Washington D.C. (radio & TV broadcasting) Numerous workshops including: Tina Fey (improvisation), Big Apple Circus (clowning); University of Oklahoma (TV newsfilm) Logic Pro 7 Yamaha Pro-one digital mixing console Tascam DAT DA-40 Tascam DAT DA-1 portable Nakamichi cassette decks Tascam reel-to-reel recorder Numerous guitars (electric, acoustics, and bass) Keyboard/synth (Ensoniq) MAC G4 PC's (several) Several mics (Audio Technica and AKG condensors, and Beyer dynamic) I am a versatile professional actor, singer-songwriter who loves creativity and collaborations. I also have scriptwriting and directing experience which may be of service to clients. As a teacher of acting, guitar, and performing skills I have worked with student ages ranging from five years old to late 70's.