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MAD MEL

Height:   5'7"

Weight:   160

Hair:   Chestnut

Eyes:   Blue

Age Range:   30-45

MOVIES/VIDEO/TV:
Godess Galactica
Sexual Harassment in the
Workplace
Out On A Limb
Helltown
Highway To Heaven
Twilight Zone
Kill Her
Lone Justice
Wildcats
Johnny On The Spot
Windy Wanda, Kitty Yum-Yum
Featured Attorney

Cowgirl
Street Bum
Ballroom Dancer
Loft Artist/Reporter
Wendy - psycho
Dancer - rock video
Student
Cynthia
Mazar Productions
UCLA/Los Angeles Bar Association
Shirley MacLaine
Robert Blake
Michael Landon Productions
ABC
Amerault Productions
Pendulum Productions
Goldie Hawn
Video Free Earth

RADIO:
Pazz And Jops
Washington Ear
Free Lance
Swing Along With Mel
Narrator
Jingle Singing
Tokyo/NYC
WETA
Maryland

STAGE:
Swing Along With Mel





National & Canadian Anthems

You're Lookin' At Country


Battle Of The Bands




Born Again Virgins




Sid & Nancy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Nuts
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Twenty-Two Days
Oh Kay
Fright Night
Star Spangled Review
Sound Of Music
S.T.A.R. improvisation
A Sailor's Tale
The Little Elf
One-Woman Cabaret
Torch, Novelty, Jazz
Songs of 1900-1954
Sung in Seven Languages


Soloist

Lead Vocalist - Country
Songs 1940-Present

One-Woman Show
Jazz, Rock, Country
Suzanna Swing, Tammy Whynot
Holly Davidson

Songs Presented with Comedy,
Character & Costume Changes,
Choreography, Original Rock
Songs, Italian Aria

Nancy
Gypsy
Claudia
Margaret
Mother/Mental Patient
Kay
Virginia/Victor
Andrew Sister
Liesl
Company Member
Princess
Narrator
OR, CA, NY, NJ, MA, DC, MD, VA
Martha's Vineyard,   Carmel,   Pasadena Civic Center,   Military Order of the Purple Hearts,   517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team's National Reunion

Portland International Raceway

Oregon State Fair, Beverly Beach & Silver Falls State Parks, Festivals, Granges

NYC - South Street Seaport




NYC - Club MK, Zone DK, Pyramid Club
Theatre For The New City



American Theatre For Actors
American Theatre For Actors
American Theatre For Actors
American Theatre For Actors
Boston Shakespeare Company
North End Union Theatre
Pixie Theatre
North End Union Theatre
Little Theatre of Alexandria
Sylvia Toone Actors Repertory
University of Maryland
University of Maryland


PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

ACTING
Michael Shurtleff - NYC & Los Angeles
Eric & Jesse Morris
Arena Stage "An Acting Workshop"
Drama Lab - Phil Schraeger
David Shepard - Second City Improvisation
Madelyn Burns "Workshops for Television Commercials"
S.T.A.R. Comedy Improvisation
Stage Studio - Louise Brandwin

VOICE
Three Octave Range - Seven Languages - Arias, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country
Eric Thorendahl - NYC
Minton Preston - Metropolitan Opera
Beatrice Dobelle - Boston Conservatory of Music
Barbara Beach - Music Theory & Ear Training - NVCC

DANCE
Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Improvisation, Country, Folk, African

SPECIAL SKILLS
Guitar, Keyboards, Golf, Billiards, Heavy Equipment Driver, Soccer, Swimming, Typing, Bicycling, Horseback Riding, Carpentry, House Painting, Artist, Intuitive, Reconnection and Reiki Energy Healer, Soma/Deep Muscle practitioner, Improv Singer/Actor, Cooking, Puppeteering w/private collection of 30 huge animal puppets, Choreography, Modeling, Songwriter, Write/Produce/Direct Live Television and Stage Shows, Professional Studio Camera Operator, Tech Director, Own and Ride souped-up Harley Davidson.

DIALECTS
British, Cockney, French, Southern, NYC, Yiddish, Spanish, Oriental, Russian, Indian, Transylvanian.


MEMBERSHIPS
AFTRA, Los Angeles Jazz Society, Cabaret West, HOG, AMA

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Civil Rights:   Assistant to Congressional Liaison/Lobbyist for LULAC - D.C.
Anti-Drug Campaign: Wrote/Directed Comedic Skits Promoting Body Building as Alternative to Drugs - New York City System
Anti-Smoking Campaign: Wrote Songs & Skits and Co-Directed Performances of Grade School Children for The Oregon Research Institute "Freedom to Breathe" Program.
Godess Galactica : Television Show - Director, Tech Director, Lighting Director, Creative Director, Writer/Performer of Comedy Characters - Kitty Yum-Yum and Windy Wanda
Studio Recording Projects: include personal C.D.'s "Swing Along With Mel" and "Latin Flames" (Spanish, English, Portuguese)

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