Jeff Witzke
 
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WHAT’S NEW IN WITZKE’S WORLD A ‘BAND’ OF MERRY MEN TBS has a new comedy, “The Wedding Band,” and guess who spent a day hanging with the boys of the band? That’s right - I am the Emcee of a Seattle Charity event that gets crashed Boy-Band-Style by Brain Austin Green (90210) and Harold Perrineau (Lost) and special guest star Greg Germann (Ally McBeal).  • • • A MOVIE WITH BITE! My career is going to the dogs... literally! I worked a day on a new Disney film: Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 (a straight to DVD feature). Unfortunately I did not get to work with the dogs... but had a woof of a good time playing a disgruntled cook in at a fancy hotel restaurant. Look for it in 2012!  Salmon anyone?  Erin Cahill, Sara White, Lev Spiro and Cook. • • • I WANT MY MTV!  So here is my music video debut! Me and the boys from the band ALL TIME LOW in their video for: I FEEL LIKE DANCIN’ • • • A SHORT ‘LAST DAY’ An office worker wins the Lottery and makes his last day one to remember. That’s the premise of the short film: “Things To Do On Your Last Day.” I play the ‘Big Boss’ who is not pleased - AT ALL. What a fun day! Mike Erwin plays the office worker, and the hilarious Drew Droege plays my side kick. The brain child of the amazing Dirk Craft (who directed my episode of ‘Nip/Tuck’) - it is such a pleasure to work with great people, making a fun short, and laughing all day long.  Lackey Boss and Big Boss  Witzke & Erwin • • • AN ‘ASSIST’ ON THE WEB I got a call from my good friends Heather and Morgan Simpson asking if I would help out on their web pilot - and I said yes before even asking what it was. They are so fun and amazing I knew I would not be disappointed. And I wasn’t! “Assisted Living”, is about a company of celebrity assistants who have to deal with the ups and downs and bizarre requests of the Hollywood elite. We had a lot of laughs while shooting, can’t wait to see how it turned out.  Cast of the “Assisted Living”pilot. • • • NOVEL IDEA!  Author Bart Cleveland asked me to read some excerpts from his new novel: The Purification. A cool, fun, thriller - the recordings can be found on the book’s website: www.thepurification.com. Hit the ‘Excerpts’ tab and you can listen to parts of several chapters. • • • VAMPIRES SUCK’ NOMINATED!!! Not for an Oscar... but just the opposite - A Razzie! According to the directors of the film (Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer) all of their films get the high honor of a Razzie nomination. Not only is ‘Vampires Suck’ nominated for worst film of the year - but Jason and Aaron are nominated for worst director. I think this is the case where it is just an honored to be nominated, but you are happy not to win. (and with ‘The Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Sex In The City 2’ in the running, I think we will be fine) I take this as a plus, that people are still talking about the film. Any publicity, people - any publicity...  • • • ‘HOUSE HUSBANDS’ AT IT AGAIN! We shot the next installment of our web-series “House Husbands.” It takes place at a yard sale and the best part was the number of people who drove by and stopped thinking it was a real yard sale! Hilarious. We are planning on writing and shooting several more in the new year. Very fun to be ‘back in production.’  Cast and Crew photo from the shoot. • • • I AM IN AN ‘ADULT’ FILM! I went to New York to be a part of my good bud, Jason Reitman’s newest film, “Young Adult.” Written by the fabulous Diablo Cody - it stars Charlize Theron and Patrick Wilson. I had a great trip to the Big Apple and spent a couple days in New City, NY to be a part of a big family gathering in the film where Charlize’s character makes a scene. It was great to hang once again with Jason and the film crew family watching people do amazing work. Here’s to another fine film!  On set with Britney,friend and DP Eric Steelberg and yes... was so cold - my face was frozen that way. Brrrrrr. • • • ‘PERECT’ TIME TOGETHER I had the honor of working again with director, Andy Ackerman (New Adventures of Old Christine) on a new NBC show, “Perfect Couples.” It was a blast working with Christine Woods and Kyle Bornheimer. The episode should air sometime in February, 2011  Christine, my co-star Sterling, me and Kyle having fun! • • • IN THEATERS AUG. 18TH!  VAMPIRES SUCK arrives in theaters on Wed. August 18th. Go see it. It’s gonna be some silly, fantastic fun!  • • • HEY MOM, I’M IN THE TRAILER! So I can finally let everyone know the film I shot earlier this year is called “Vampires Suck” and is a parody of ”Twilight.” I spoof the Peter Facinelli role of the father of the vampire family. The trailer is finally out and if you look - you will see a bit of blonde Witzke! • • • PLAYING WITH THE ‘WORKAHOLICS” I just shot an episode of the new Comedy Central show “Workaholics.” I play a snarky, preppy businessman (imagine that) the guys run into at a wine and cheese networking event. They eventually bail on the event to go to an “Insane Clown Posse” concert and come back to wreak havoc. The series won’t start airing until February of next year.  • • • BLONDE AMBITION TOUR I recently traveled to Shreveport, LA to shoot a part in a feature film where I had to die my hair blonde! What a trip. At the moment - we’ve asked been to keep the title secret, but it should be out in August and is a fun spoof movie. More details to come but it was a fantastic experience!    • • • CHECK OUT “CHRISTINE”  Click on the picture above to see my scenes on “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” • • • AND IN OTHER NEWS... Keep your eye out for a commercial I recently shot for Cascade dish detergent. I play one of a few News Anchors talking about the breaking news that will impact pots and pans everywhere. It was a fun shoot and turns out the director is another Michigan native who one take said, “Jeff, give me your best Bill Bonds!”  • • •  My episode: “I Love What You Do For Me” airs on Wed. April 21st, 8 PM on CBS • • • BACK WITH ‘CHRISTINE’ I got a great call from my agent. “The New Adventures of Old Christine” is going into syndication and they are shooting some promos. The producers of the show called and asked me to be in them! I shot five spots where I play Christine’s therapist. It was so much fun to work with everyone again and I was honored they asked me to be a part!  • • • JEFF MEET ‘OLD CHRISTINE’ I spent a week working and having the time of my life with the cast of “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” In my episode (titled ‘I Love What You Do For Me’) - I play a Toyota salesman trying to get Christine (the amazing Julia Louis-Dryfus) into a new car. Doing a show in front of a live audience is my favorite... and not only did a I get a chance to work with Julia, but director Andy Ackerman (the brilliant director of most of the episodes of Seinfeld!) The writing was great, the crew awesome and the cast - so much fun! Can’t wait for everyone to see it.  Me and televisions’ J.L.D!  Mini-GROOVE reunion. Hamish and I were in the 2000 Sundance smash indi-hit “GROOVE.” Great to reconnect.  My guest cast friends, Leo and Julia. • • • ME WITH A ‘GREEK’ ACCENT OK... how about me with a British accent on GREEK? Here is my scene from the ABC Family show. I think it turned out rather well and I look quite dashing!  • • • “UP IN THE AIR” TAKES OFF!  The fantastic Jason Reitman film starring George Clooney (and an appearance by yours truly) has opened in limited release. I attended the Los Angeles premiere and walked the red carpet with good friend and editor of the film, Dana Glauberman. Good times.  Dana strikes ‘the’ pose on the red carpet!  Hanging out on a carpet of red.  Jeff and Dana holding for pics from the paparazzi.  By George - it’s George!  This is a keeper!  The after-party at The Beverly Hilton.  I grab a pic with classic comedian Shelley Berman. (a co-star of my Reitman short: ‘In God We Trust’)  Walter Kirn, author of the novel ‘Up In The Air.’  After a screening later the in the week, I was able to grab a picture with a true star and great guy. • • • JEFF IS GOIN’ GREEK! I worked on the hit ABC Family show: GREEK. I play David Fanning, a British interviewer for EW. No, not Entertainment Weekly... Engineering Weekly! I worked with Jacob Zachar (he plays Rusty) and the amazingly talented Dan Castellaneta - who plays Dr. Hastings on the show... but you might know him a little better as the voice of Homer Simpson! D’oh!  Dan, Jeff, and Jacob - hanging on the set! • • • WITZKE IS ‘LOSING CONTROL’ First of all, I am so excited not only to be a working actor, of late - but on projects that easily lend to fun headlines for my posts! Anyway - I shot a couple days on an indi-feature called: Losing Control. A fun comedy about a female scientist searching and researching for love. It is written and directed by Valerie Weiss. I play a neighbor who... hmmm... how should I put it?Contributes to her study by donating some... sperm.  Barry Gordon, Kathleen Robertson, yours truly, Miranda Kent and Lin Shaye. (oh - I am wearing a hoodie, not a school kid paint smock.) • • • WITZKE - UP IN THE AIR... LITERALLY! If you happen to be flying American Airlines this month (coincidentally the airline partner for “Up In The Air”) turn to page 29 of the October issue of the in flight magazine - American Way. Something truly special in the air.  • • • SOMETHING TO BLOG ABOUT... Check out some fun stuff that has appeared in a few recent entertainment blogs!       I did my first internet radio interview with:  Click on the logo above to go to the site and listen to the half and hour interview with yours truly. AND AS AND ADDED BONUS Dan of Geekadelphia wrote up a fantastic review of ‘House Husbands.’ Check it out:  • • • Not enough? Still want to know more? Dying for a glance at what was going on before and now is gone? Check out an ARCHIVE of past updates. http://www.thepurification.comarchive.htmlhttp://www.thepurification.com/Old_Christine.htmlhttp://geekadelphia.com/2009/09/30/dan-interviews-jeff-witzke-of-house-husbands/http://geekadelphia.com/2009/09/30/dan-interviews-jeff-witzke-of-house-husbands/http://www.celebutantesisters.com/articles/1923http://www.celebutantesisters.com/articles/1923http://shows.ctv.ca/TheMentalist/article/The-Mentalist-kicks-off-its-second-season-with-a-little-luckhttp://shows.ctv.ca/TheMentalist/article/The-Mentalist-kicks-off-its-second-season-with-a-little-luckhttp://mrmedia.com/2009/09/jeff-witzke-mentalist-up-in-air-house.htmlhttp://geekadelphia.com/2009/09/28/dan-reviews-house-husbands-a-web-series/shapeimage_10_link_0shapeimage_10_link_1
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ACTING REEL & RESUME  Click to see my reel & resume bonus Demo FUN  Watch the “Pop Up” version of my current acting reel. Voice Over Reels  Click to hear my VO Reels Writing  Click to read about my writing short films Watch me in a few award winning short films: Consent In God We Trust Gulp MOre bonus fun COMMENTARY  Click on the ‘Jeff’ above to watch my (old) acting reel with my very own pretentious audio commentary. video vault  See What’s New! Click on the vault to see a collection of videos or clips that aren’t on my reel! http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/consent/ingodwetrust.htmlgulp.htmlreel.htmlpopup.htmlvo.htmlwriting.htmlcommentary.htmlvideo.htmlshapeimage_12_link_0shapeimage_12_link_1shapeimage_12_link_2