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The Snacking Cast

(in order of appearance)
Jack Hicks
played by Joe Greco
Mr. Greco is a veteran actor from Chicago who has played many stage and screen roles. He is currently playing the title role in Mr. Loverde's new film Santa's Letters.

Carolyn Cummings
played by Julia Murphy
Ms. Murphy makes frequent appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and is also a rising star on the independent film scene. She has appeared in several of Mr. Loverde's stage and screen productions including The Maginot Line, Love Fax, Play How You Play, and Santa's Letters.

Brad Shelton
played by Francis Dellavecchia

Mr. Dellavecchia is a graduate of UCLA's famed Theater program and a long-time member of the Los Angeles-based Open Fist Theater.

Mr. Dellavecchia recently ran for Mayor of Los Angeles as an independent candidate. His Web site is www.watchthemayor.com.

Luis Cristal
played by Larry Maraviglia

Mr. Maraviglia is an accomplished actor and writer. He hosted his own radio show in Chicago at nine years old, and at one point had no less than three of his stage plays running at the same time on two continents. His plays have starred such luminaries as Pat O'Brien and have won many awards.

He and Mr. Loverde have collaborated on many screenplays and television projects (including two commissioned by George Hamilton). Outstanding among these are Love at Second Bite (sequel to you-know-what) and the thriller Little Secrets.

Mitchell Starch
played by Steve Sheeren

Mr. Sheeren is an accomplished actor and producer who has collaborated with Mr. Loverde on several film, video, and stage projects including Mr. Loverde's Cranky Call, Uneasy Overture, Santa's Letters, Till You Get To Baraboo, The Killist, and The Maginot Line.

Mr. Sheeren currently resides in Los Angeles.

Ruby Razor
played by Alison Shanks

Mrs. Shanks joined The Colony Theater Company in 1998 and played the Countess of Basildon in An Ideal Husband and most recently, Lusia Weiss Pechenick in A Shayna Maidel. She appeared as Sarah Chandler in the Los Angeles premiere of Anthony Clarvoe's The Living.

Regional credits include Leonide in The Triumph of Love (Florida Studio Theatre), Carolyne in Fakes (Sarasota New Play Festival), Isabella in Measure For Measure, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, and Maria in Twelfth Night (all at the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival).

New York credits include Elise in The Miser (Lincoln Center Theatre), Inez in Coal Diamond (Ensemble Studio Theatre), and The Woman in Dario Fo and Franca Rame's Waking Up (Manhattan Rep).

Television credits include "Snoops", "M.Y.O.B.", and the miniseries "Lucky Luke".

Jason Stillwell
played by J. Keith van Straaten

Mr. van Straaten is a veteran comedy writer and actor who has appeared with, among others, Los Angeles' famed Acme Comedy Theater.

He is also well-known to theater-goers as the host of The J. Keith van Straaten Show, a "live comedy talk show" that has been running weekly in Los Angeles for over five years and has featured such superstar guests as Steve Allen.

He currently hosts a game show on Comedy Central.

Rudolfo Finnini
played by Tom Schanley

Mr. Schanley considers himself very fortunate that, aside from the occasional convenience store robbery, he makes his living solely as an actor. His credits range from TV's "Dynasty" to Courage Under Fire to "Melrose Place". Mr. Schanley also graced the stage in a recent production of Shakespeare Festival/Los Angeles' production of Julius Cesaer.

He has appeared in many of Mr. Loverde's stage and screen productions, including Love Fax, Till You Get To Baraboo, Real Power, and Little Secrets.

He recently starred in Mr. Loverde's comedy feature Santa's Letters.

Lucy Crucible
played by Candace Duke

Ms. Duke is an actress and fashion designer. Her custom handbags can be found in leading retail department stores.

She has appeared in many of Mr. Loverde's stage and screen productions, including Till You Get To Baraboo, Good Business Sense, and Santa's Letters.

Snake
played by Solomon Miller
To come.

Reporter 1
played by Tory Haslinger
Ms. Haslinger is a graduate of UCLA's famed Theater program. She has appeared in several of Mr. Loverde's stage and screen projects including Cranky Call (which is viewable right now online) and Till You Get To Baraboo.

Reporter 2
played by Tom Whiteley
To come.

Reporter 3
played by Cynthia Kestler
To come.

Other Reporters
played by Melanie Drobac, Albert Dudzik, John Noster, and Cheryl Wentzell
To come.  

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