tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43317998432264514182012-01-21T15:28:38.604-08:00DAVID DEAN BOTTRELLHe writes. He acts. He makes love.David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-16921404493167523032011-04-20T15:10:00.001-07:002011-10-05T23:03:22.290-07:00NEW SHOW!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_HeTBP5MjE/Tb9ng070yNI/AAAAAAAABJQ/yc8YU4qVDTU/s1600/1%2BDDB%2BMAKES%2BLOVE%2B-%2BFacebook.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602310275135228114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_HeTBP5MjE/Tb9ng070yNI/AAAAAAAABJQ/yc8YU4qVDTU/s400/1%2BDDB%2BMAKES%2BLOVE%2B-%2BFacebook.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 278px;" /></a>WE'RE BACK! </div><br />In order to quell the rioting in the streets, we're bringing back the show for a limited engagement: <br /><br />8 SHOWS ONLY! <br />Nov. 16th - Dec. 15th<br /><br />Weds and Thurs Nights at 8 pm<br /><br />"Hilarious, profane, touching... one of the funniest performances I've seen in a long time, a tour de force by Bottrell... Cathartic and uplifting"<br />-- John Rabe, SoCal Public Radio<br /><br />Writer-Actor David Dean Bottrell ("Boston Legal") shares an oddball collection of HILARIOUS, SAD, BIZARRE (and yes) COMPLETELY TRUE STORIES -- all of which have something to do with "LOVE.” Directed by Jim Fall. Produced by Andrew Carlberg.<br /><br />GET TICKETS NOW!<br />Nov. 16th - Dec. 15th<br />Weds & Thurs Nights at 8 pm<br />Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater<br />5041 W. Pico Blvd. (West of LaBrea)<br />Los Angeles, CA 90019<br />Tickets at <a href="http://roguemachinetheatre.com/wordpress/show-info/david-dean-bottrell-makes-love">http://roguemachinetheatre.com/wordpress/show-info/david-dean-bottrell-makes-love</a><br />Or Call: 323-930-0747 / Street Parking<br /><br />Photo: <a href="http://www.rwrightpix.com/">http://www.rwrightpix.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-1692140449316752303?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-72687411321487884942011-01-19T15:18:00.000-08:002012-01-12T23:40:31.915-08:00HOME<div align="center"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAk2QWgtUCI/AAAAAAAAAKU/4fn1DTXp-0A/s1600-h/daviddeanbottrell2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190739700069781538" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAk2QWgtUCI/AAAAAAAAAKU/4fn1DTXp-0A/s400/daviddeanbottrell2.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">For information about my</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: red;">ACTING CLASS</span> </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">click on the tab to the right</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Actor-Writer <strong>DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL</strong> co-wrote the screenplay for the 2001 Fox Searchlight release <strong>KINGDOM COME</strong> starring Whoopi Goldberg, L.L. Cool J. and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Studio work includes scripts for Fox Searchlight, MTV Films, Paramount and Disney. He has sold pitches and original specs, adapted novels, rewritten scripts by other writers, worked in feature animation and recently scripted his first movie musical. He is probably best known for his reoccurring role as the creepy "Lincoln Meyer" on season three of ABC's <strong>BOSTON LEGAL</strong>. His weekly blog, <strong>PARTS AND LABOR</strong> (a seriocomic look at being middle-class in Hollywood) has developed a dedicated following. (see sidebar for more info). A former off-Broadway actor & playwright (<strong>"Dearly Departed"</strong>) and active WGA member, he mentors young writers each summer in a writing lab He helped found seven years ago. His first short film, <strong>AVAILABLE MEN</strong> (which he also directed) had its world premiere at the 2007 HBO Comedy Arts Festival and went on to win 17 "Best Short Film" awards on the festival circuit including the World Comedy Festival in Toronto. Recent acting gigs include guest star roles on <strong>HARRY'S LAW,</strong> <strong>CASTLE, CRIMINAL MINDS, iCARLY and UGLY BETTY, </strong>and earlier this year had a reoccurring role on <strong>DAYS OF OUR LIVES</strong>. A funny and facile public speaker, Bottrell is frequently asked to appear on industry panels around town and regularly appears at Comedy Central's <strong>"Sit 'N Spin"</strong> show and other spoken word shows around L.A. His comedic POV column appears regularly in <strong>Metrosource Magazine</strong> and his essays have appeared on the <strong>Huffington Post</strong> and <strong>Salon.com</strong>. He was one of the original cast members of "<strong>Streep Tease,"</strong> a comedy show that achieved cult status in Los Angeles, running for over a year at the Bang Comedy Theatre before playing a special engagement at New York's Public Theatre in June, 2011. His solo show, <strong>"David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show,"</strong> played to sell out crowds for months in Los Angeles. The son of a minister, he is originally from Louisa, Kentucky and currently lives in Los Angeles. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-7268741132148788494?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-82834158991175014962011-01-19T11:00:00.000-08:002011-01-19T16:38:42.133-08:00GALLERY<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdCQ5oCX6I/AAAAAAAABH8/G7GQFUS1ANg/s1600/1%2Bbetter-angels%2B%253D-%2Bdavid%2Bdean%2Bbottrell.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563988722753626018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdCQ5oCX6I/AAAAAAAABH8/G7GQFUS1ANg/s200/1%2Bbetter-angels%2B%253D-%2Bdavid%2Bdean%2Bbottrell.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br />Performing on stage (after a 15-year hiatus) with the amazing James Read in "Better Angels"<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdBzBOLx-I/AAAAAAAABHs/8wP0b-sEYfM/s1600/David%2BDean%2BBottrell%2BCastle%2BNo%2BText.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdBzBOLx-I/AAAAAAAABHs/8wP0b-sEYfM/s1600/David%2BDean%2BBottrell%2BCastle%2BNo%2BText.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563988209396598754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdBzBOLx-I/AAAAAAAABHs/8wP0b-sEYfM/s200/David%2BDean%2BBottrell%2BCastle%2BNo%2BText.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>On "Castle," November 2010. Very fun show.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdCGfVqIyI/AAAAAAAABH0/Cjk0r_LyUfI/s1600/1%2BBetty%2Band%2Bme%2B08.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563988543898526498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdCGfVqIyI/AAAAAAAABH0/Cjk0r_LyUfI/s200/1%2BBetty%2Band%2Bme%2B08.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br />Meeting the incredible Betty White at the TV Academy event. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTdBzBOLx-I/AAAAAAAABHs/8wP0b-sEYfM/s1600/David%2BDean%2BBottrell%2BCastle%2BNo%2BText.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7knTyIPI/AAAAAAAABHk/uPZZKdDh8jc/s1600/1%2BRant%2B%2526%2BRave.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563981364852826354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7knTyIPI/AAAAAAAABHk/uPZZKdDh8jc/s200/1%2BRant%2B%2526%2BRave.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Me performing in a spoken word show here in L.A. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7PdeZ--I/AAAAAAAABHU/SuiB4z_82zU/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563981001435773922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7PdeZ--I/AAAAAAAABHU/SuiB4z_82zU/s200/1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Hosting the "Ivy" Awards honoring diversity in the entertainment industry.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7FUVsNrI/AAAAAAAABHM/e4cbLoMnsQA/s1600/1%2BMale%2BCall%2B2%2B-%2B08%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563980827184608946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7FUVsNrI/AAAAAAAABHM/e4cbLoMnsQA/s200/1%2BMale%2BCall%2B2%2B-%2B08%2B%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Male Call: A Fundraiser for the Downtown Women's Shelter.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7X8FEZ8I/AAAAAAAABHc/ILr7_Hc4xY0/s1600/1%2Bme%2Band%2Bpauley%2Bdancing%2B4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563981147089954754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc7X8FEZ8I/AAAAAAAABHc/ILr7_Hc4xY0/s200/1%2Bme%2Band%2Bpauley%2Bdancing%2B4.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Me and my buddy, Pauley Perrette goofing around at the fundraiser for the Children's Equestrian Therapy Center.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc6kyOwSkI/AAAAAAAABG8/WPOLcFBnFYU/s1600/1%2BTBP_09SAG_0116%2B2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563980268272896578" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc6kyOwSkI/AAAAAAAABG8/WPOLcFBnFYU/s200/1%2BTBP_09SAG_0116%2B2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>Shooting a PSA with Clay Westervelt for the SAG Foundation.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc6OxVx17I/AAAAAAAABG0/6HMr_Lt7yMY/s1600/1%2BStreep%2BTease%2B-%2BStanding%2BOvation.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563979890076800946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc6OxVx17I/AAAAAAAABG0/6HMr_Lt7yMY/s200/1%2BStreep%2BTease%2B-%2BStanding%2BOvation.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div>The unexpected standing ovation we got for the first-ever "Streep Tease" show back in the fall of '09. We had no idea the show would wind up running for a year! </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc5cBeSzuI/AAAAAAAABGc/5bIQHWHMIlM/s1600/1%2BIMG_2047.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563979018234154722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc5cBeSzuI/AAAAAAAABGc/5bIQHWHMIlM/s200/1%2BIMG_2047.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div><br />At the Los Angeles Film Festival with my gals Adrienne Wilkinson, Katherine Fugate and Frances Fisher. Katherine is a good friend and the writer of the mega-hit "Valentine's Day."<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc52giTcfI/AAAAAAAABGk/6YDdB-V6CwM/s1600/1%2BK0137-175.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563979473249071602" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc52giTcfI/AAAAAAAABGk/6YDdB-V6CwM/s200/1%2BK0137-175.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><div></div><div>On the red carpet at a charity event with friends Christian Clemensen, Pauley Perrette and Meredith Eaton. Pauley was being honored for all the incredible fundraising work she does.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc5CVCRmXI/AAAAAAAABGU/HzjKlh8feCk/s1600/1%2BIDM_0338.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563978576808745330" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc5CVCRmXI/AAAAAAAABGU/HzjKlh8feCk/s200/1%2BIDM_0338.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><br /><div>Teaching my acting class. This shot looks very dramatic, but we actually do a lot of laughing in class.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc4uineBZI/AAAAAAAABGE/kNO-c9b2oc8/s1600/1%2Bddb.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 88px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563978236857025938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc4uineBZI/AAAAAAAABGE/kNO-c9b2oc8/s200/1%2Bddb.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>Performing in "Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues Performed by an All-Male Cast." One of the funniest shows I've ever had the priveledge to be a part of.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc44Wh35qI/AAAAAAAABGM/eoCW1ZloWoc/s1600/1%2BDavid%2BDean%2BBottrell%2Band%2BMitch%2BMcGuire%2Bin%2BThe%2BJob%2BSearch-3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 116px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563978405411022498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc44Wh35qI/AAAAAAAABGM/eoCW1ZloWoc/s200/1%2BDavid%2BDean%2BBottrell%2Band%2BMitch%2BMcGuire%2Bin%2BThe%2BJob%2BSearch-3.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Ancient history: Performing off-Broadway in "The Job Search" with the brilliant Mitch McGuire (circa 1986).<br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc1OHCEXVI/AAAAAAAABFk/kMz5QOJKgMw/s1600/1%2B001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563974381161700690" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc1OHCEXVI/AAAAAAAABFk/kMz5QOJKgMw/s200/1%2B001.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>In the make-up trailer during the shooting of "For Christ's Sake."<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc19whrWUI/AAAAAAAABFs/NRVJbEUxgxk/s1600/1%2B_PEN1979.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 136px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563975199753984322" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TTc19whrWUI/AAAAAAAABFs/NRVJbEUxgxk/s200/1%2B_PEN1979.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><br /><br /><div>Hanging out with a very talented crew: Mary Gross, Carol Ann Susi, Carlease Burke and Christian Clemenson.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-8283415899117501496?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-40210202694841669752010-11-01T15:59:00.000-07:002011-04-20T17:49:21.876-07:00CALENDAR<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TM9ILuEbT7I/AAAAAAAABCc/MbbCjeiSGzE/s1600/David+Hello.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 271px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534721833243987890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TM9ILuEbT7I/AAAAAAAABCc/MbbCjeiSGzE/s320/David+Hello.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">ONGOING - MY BLOG:<br /><br /></span></strong>PARTS AND LABOR<br />My blog about making a living and making a life in Hollywood, CA. I’ve been crazed so haven’t had time to update it lately (sorry!) but there’s some great stuff in the archives!! <a href="http://www.partsandlabor.tv/">http://www.partsandlabor.tv/</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">ONGOING – SATURDAYS @ 8 PM - THROUGH MAY 28TH ONLY! </span><br /><br /></strong>"STREEP TEASE" the 2010 underground comedy hit (that ran for a year!) has returned to the Bang Theatre in Los Angeles for a limited run. This evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Company" was called "Hilarious" by the L.A. Times and "Inspired Theatrical Nonsense!" by Variety. <a href="http://www.bangstudio.com/">http://www.bangstudio.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>MARCH 24TH - MAY 2nd @ 1 PM EST on NBC<br /></strong></span><br />"DAYS OF OUR LIVES" I'll be popping up about 6 times playomg "Al" the evil nurse holding poor "Rafe" prisoner at the secret mental hospital.<br />April 21 @ 8 PM<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>APRIL 21ST @ 8 PM<br /></strong></span><br />“MY BAD” -- True Confessions / Storytelling show. Thursday, Apr. 21, 8 PM at Bang. Info: <a href="http://www.bangstudio.com/">http://www.bangstudio.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>MAY 25th @ 8 PM</strong><br /></span><br />“DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL MAKES LOVE: A One-Man Show” Brand New Solo show at Comedy Central Stage in Los Angeles. More details soon!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-4021020269484166975?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-47523349471312765082010-04-12T16:20:00.000-07:002010-08-12T18:34:25.563-07:00STREEP TEASE RETURNS!<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TFYS8c-yraI/AAAAAAAABA8/1aeQkcwMjiw/s1600/1+a+new+extension.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 219px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500604824660651426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TFYS8c-yraI/AAAAAAAABA8/1aeQkcwMjiw/s320/1+a+new+extension.jpg" /></a>In order to quell the rioting in the streets, "STREEP TEASE" has extended it's record-breaking, sold out run for the 4th time! We will be returning to the Bang Comedy Theater on Fairfax until September 12th!<br /><br />Since there is zero money for advertising, we'd be very grateful if you'd spread the word! We have a lot of seats to fill.<br /></div><div align="center">See info and link for tickets below:<br /><br />Thanks! And may the Streep be with you!<br /><br />Info &Tickets: <a href="http://www.bangstudio.com/streep-tease/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">www.bangstudio.com/streep-tease/</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TABBVrr6TcI/AAAAAAAAA-8/r9gJQWFxmXc/s1600/3+DAVID.jpg"></a>11 SMASH MONTHS (and counting!) </div><div align="center">----------------------------------------------------------------<br />STREEP TEASE:<br />An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues </div><div align="center">Performed by an All-Male Company<br /><br />August & September Schedule:<br />Sunday evenings at 7:30 PM<br /><br />The Bang Comedy Theater<br />457 N. Fairfax Ave. (South of Melrose)<br />Los Angeles, CA, 90036<br />323-653-6886<br />Tickets : <a href="http://www.bangstudio.com/streep-tease/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.bangstudio.com/streep-tease/</span></a> </div><br /><p align="center">Current Cast: <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TABB-NbBcOI/AAAAAAAAA_E/-07Eb9KlvRs/s1600/4+STEVE.jpg"></a><br />David Dean Bottrell, Roy Cruz, Drew Droege, Steve Hasley,<br />Ron Morehouse, Mike Rose, & Trent Walker<br /><br />Directed by Ezra Weisz<br /><br /><strong>CRITICAL PRAISE FOR "STREEP TEASE"</strong><br /><br />“STREEP TEASE, now playing to TURN-AWAY CROWDS at the Bang Comedy Theater, has obviously struck a chord in the universal camp consciousness….Hilarious!" – L.A. Times<br /><br />"Side-Splitting!" -- The Daily Beast<br /><br />"Why didn't anyone think of this sooner?" -- LA Weekly<br /><br />“What a glorious little show!.. Hilarious and Moving... A loving and fun homage to a living legend... A Gem!" -- BroadwayWorld.Com<br /><br />"You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll want to run home to watch your favorite Meryl Streep film!" -- LA. Examiner.com<br /><br />“A hilarious, outlandish, kooky and sometimes campy romp through Streep’s film repertoire!” – GTN.com<br /><br />"Hilarious!... A fast-paced evening of clever interpretations... played with enough over-the-top-zeal to make us double over in laughter... it's a riot!... A comedic gem!" -- Frontiers<br /><br />"'Streep Tease' is the kind of crazy idea that is just crazy enough to work. A delightful combination of camp, celebration and underneath it all, a deep respect for the quintessential talent of Meryl." -- KNBC TV News<br /><br />"A comedy-tribute phenomenon... Much like Meryl Streep's career, I suspect the end of 'Streep Tease' is far from being in sight." --Stage Scene LA<br /><br />"Inspired Theatrical Nonsense!" - Variety</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-4752334947131276508?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-24714030471039155982009-07-30T17:36:00.000-07:002010-07-30T17:48:06.979-07:00Go Go Acting Workshops!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TFNwbaREymI/AAAAAAAABA0/MhCdDglAT_A/s1600/GoGo+Acting+BC+072510.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499863186159225442" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TFNwbaREymI/AAAAAAAABA0/MhCdDglAT_A/s320/GoGo+Acting+BC+072510.jpg" /></a>GoGo Acting Workshops, run by BETH GEIGER and SUZANNE GUTIERREZ, is a place where actors can network, learn more about auditioning and not be just another face in the crowd. GoGo Acting workshops is friendly, intimate (22 actors or less) and always educational. Come check out GoGo Acting Workshops and see why they are different than other workshops. <a href="http://www.gogoacting.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>http://www.gogoacting.com/</strong></span></a> • 323-459-3400.<br /><br />Mention my name and you can try one workshop for $25 (regular price is $33).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-2471403047103915598?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-28732840288687519922008-04-14T14:15:00.001-07:002010-10-28T14:32:43.967-07:00Biography<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAcARWgtT5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/x4m9RY0j1Q4/s1600-h/accepting+award.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190117393668329362" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAcARWgtT5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/x4m9RY0j1Q4/s320/accepting+award.jpg" /></a> David Dean Bottrell co-wrote the screenplay for the 2001 Fox Searchlight release KINGDOM COME starring Whoopi Goldberg, L.L. Cool J., Jada Pinkett-Smith and Cedric the Entertainer. Studio work includes scripts for Fox Searchlight, MTV Films, Paramount and Disney. He has sold pitches and original specs, adapted novels, rewritten scripts by other writers, worked in feature animation and recently scripted his first movie musical. Although primarily a writer, he is probably best known these days for his reoccurring role as the creepy "Lincoln Meyer" on ABC's BOSTON LEGAL. His weekly blog, PARTS AND LABOR (a seriocomic look at being middle-class in Hollywood) has developed a dedicated following. (see sidebar for more info). A former off-Broadway playwright ("Dearly Departed") and active WGA member, he mentors young screenwriters each summer in the Outfest screenwriting lab (a program he helped found seven years ago). His first short film, AVAILABLE MEN (which he also directed) had its world premiere at the 2006 HBO Comedy Arts Festival and went on to win 17 "Best Short Film" awards on the festival circuit including the World Comedy Festival in Toronto. Recent acting gigs include guest star roles on "Castle," "Ugly Betty," and "Criminal Minds." A funny and facile public speaker, Bottrell is frequently asked to appear on industry panels around town and has guest-lectured on screenwriting, creativity and spirituality at several universities and seminaries around the country. His comedic POV column appears regularly in Metrosource Magazine and his essays have appeared on the Huffington Post and Salon.com. In 2009-2010, he was one of the original cast members of "Streep Tease," a comedy show that achieved cult status in Los Angeles, running over a year at the Bang Comedy Theatre. The son of a minister, he is originally from Louisa, Kentucky and currently lives in Los Angeles.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-2873284028868751992?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-76034883011360198792008-04-11T15:53:00.000-07:002010-10-21T18:16:07.162-07:00Acting (Demo Reel)<div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAks9mgtUBI/AAAAAAAAAKM/ePKODyxd4a4/s1600-h/WMC+-+Dressing+Room+Scene.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190729482342584338" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAks9mgtUBI/AAAAAAAAAKM/ePKODyxd4a4/s320/WMC+-+Dressing+Room+Scene.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <strong>Click on Link <span style="color:#ff0000;">below</span> to<br /></strong>WATCH ACTING REEL </span><strong>(4 Mins.)</strong><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1MLepnxjc"><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1MLepnxjc</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-7603488301136019879?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-33638410211298963912008-04-07T23:14:00.000-07:002011-01-18T18:34:14.228-08:00MANAGEMENT<div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>For Writing:</strong></div><div align="center">Alan Gasmer Management
<br /><a href="mailto:agasmerasst@gmail.com">agasmerasst@gmail.com</a> </div><p></p><p></p><div align="center"><strong>Acting:</strong> </div><div align="center">Kazarian/Spencer/Ruskin & Associates
<br />818.769.9111</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-3363841021129896391?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-20333734826188241432008-04-06T09:56:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:54:38.188-07:00My Blog<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"Beautifully written and entertaining pieces" *</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SATfvGgtTkI/AAAAAAAAAGo/CEElZROFS1E/s1600-h/hollywood-burning4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189518670932299330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SATfvGgtTkI/AAAAAAAAAGo/CEElZROFS1E/s400/hollywood-burning4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>PARTS AND LABOR</strong></span> </div><div align="center">Making a living. Making a life in Hollywood, CA</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">by David Dean Bottrell</span> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.partsandlabor.tv/"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>http://www.partsandlabor.tv</strong></span></a><br />Subscriptions available at website<br /><br /><strong>*Reader comments:</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>"Will be plagiarized for years to come, it's so sharp"<br />"Hilarious!" "Laughs and deep insight" </strong></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></div></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-2033373482618824143?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-54669813831172241872008-04-05T14:27:00.000-07:002011-01-19T16:41:25.213-08:00BOSTON LEGAL<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAVQA2gtTtI/AAAAAAAAAH4/3t8tlKLf9HM/s1600-h/001lincolnlineuphandsonhips.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189642121177288402" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAVQA2gtTtI/AAAAAAAAAH4/3t8tlKLf9HM/s200/001lincolnlineuphandsonhips.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em><strong>Who is this guy and where did he come from?</strong> </em></div><div align="center"><em>-- George Pennacchio, </em><em>KABC Entertainment Reporter</em></div><div align="right"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>LINCOLN MEYER</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAVQOWgtTuI/AAAAAAAAAIA/7sHznEuCRgo/s1600-h/blangrylincoln.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189642353105522402" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAVQOWgtTuI/AAAAAAAAAIA/7sHznEuCRgo/s200/blangrylincoln.jpg" /></a>I got an incredible opportunity to play a truly unique and hilarious character named "Lincoln Meyer" on ABC's Boston Legal for eight episodes in the fall of 2006. Truthfully, I was pretty terrified at first, but playing "Lincoln" turned out to be one of the happiest experiences of my professional life. The producers, writers, cast and crew of BL were all amazing and wonderful to work with. I was really lucky to have landed on such a phenomenal show. </div><div align="left"><br /><strong>Answers to "Boston Legal" FAQs<br /></div></strong><div align="left" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAP2SmgtTXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/562osv26DKI/s1600-h/lincolndisguise.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189261995096755570" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAP2SmgtTXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/562osv26DKI/s200/lincolndisguise.jpg" />No, I didn't write or improvise any of my lines. The writing on "Boston Legal" is fantastic and needs no help from me. It's all done by the show's creator, David E. Kelley and an incredible staff of writers who put it together each week.<br /><br />The reason nobody's seen me before is -- I used to be an east coast stage actor, but I basically retired 15 years ago to work as a screenwriter in Los Angeles. "Boston Legal" is the first acting I've done in a zillion years.<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAP5eWgtTaI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Gc0wKdueaBo/s1600-h/bllincolnwithgun.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189265495495101858" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAP5eWgtTaI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Gc0wKdueaBo/s200/bllincolnwithgun.jpg" /></a><br />No, I don't speak with an accent. The accent is based on a guy I used to work for when I was a student in New York. I don't walk, talk or act like "Lincoln." I'm surprisingly boring in real life.</div><div align="left" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAP2SmgtTXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/562osv26DKI/s1600-h/lincolndisguise.jpg"></div><div align="left" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAP2SmgtTXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/562osv26DKI/s1600-h/lincolndisguise.jpg"></div><div align="left" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAP2SmgtTXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/562osv26DKI/s1600-h/lincolndisguise.jpg"><br />All photographs on this page:<br />Copyright 2006 David E. Kelley Productions </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-5466981383117224187?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-11532631913899485242008-04-05T08:35:00.000-07:002010-11-01T15:56:18.020-07:00Current Projects<strong>EVERY WEEK:</strong><br />PARTS AND LABOR<br />My blog about making a living and making a life in Hollywood, CA<br /><a href="http://www.partsandlabor.tv/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">http://www.partsandlabor.tv/</span></a><span style="color:#3366ff;"><br /><strong></strong></span><br /><strong>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 @ 10 PM<br /></strong>I have a short, but funny scene on "CASTLE" on ABC.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 @ 8 PM</strong><br />Spoken Word Show<br />RANT AND RAVE / CHAPTER 16: COMPROMISE!<br />$15.00 at the door<br />Rogue Machine@Theatre/Theater<br />5041 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019<br /><br /><strong>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 @ 8 PM</strong><br />Spoken Word Show<br />MELT IN YOUR MOUTH:<br />Fundraiser for The Road Theatre Company<br />$20.00 at the door<br />The Road Theatre Company<br />1508 Lankershim, North Hollywood, CA 91601<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-1153263191389948524?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-39418161200645511292008-04-04T23:04:00.000-07:002011-01-19T00:06:29.722-08:00AVAILABLE MEN (2006)<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SARFrGgtTgI/AAAAAAAAAGI/p-TaKJkJMMA/s1600-h/5availablemenposter.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189349277422145026" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SARFrGgtTgI/AAAAAAAAAGI/p-TaKJkJMMA/s320/5availablemenposter.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">DVD RELEASE!<br /></span></strong><br />My distributer, Wolf Video has just posted my comedy short, AVAILABLE MEN on YouTube. It screened in over 130 Film Festivals and won 17 "Best Short Film Awards" in 2006-7. It looks great ! Please feel free to check it out.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Watch</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">AVAILABLE MEN</span>:</span></strong><br /></span><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Og-9HYAC-mk"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://youtube.com/watch?v=Og-9HYAC-mk</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br />If you'd like to own a copy, it has been released on DVD by Wolfe Video. It's one of 7 hilarious and accomplished short films on a compilation entitled (oddly enough) AVAILABLE MEN. At a mere $19.95, it a steal!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Purchase</span> <span style="color:#3366ff;">AVAILABLE MEN:</span></span><br /></strong><a href="https://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?look_for=available+Men">https://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?look_for=available+Men</a><br /><br />Poster art by Robert Lyon/Design <a href="mailto:RDLYONstudio@aol.com">RDLYONstudio@aol.com</a><br /><br />Quitcher-Bitchyn Entertainment<br />in association with<br />Bates Entertainment presents<br />AVAILABLE MEN A short film<br />Written & Directed by David Dean Bottrell<br />Produced by Sherri James<br />Exec Producers: Edward Bates & Rochelle Bates<br />Director of Photography: Jeffrey S. Roberts<br />Production Designer Tracy Dishman<br />Edited by Scot Scalise<br />Starring (in alphabetical order)<br />Brian Gattas Jack Plotnick, Richard Ruccolo Kostas Sommer<br />Casting by Nikki Valko & Ken Miller<br />Costume Designer Tammy Hunt<br />Graphic Designer Robert Lyon<br /><br />Synopsis:<br />A Hollywood agent (dispatched to sign a "hot" new writer)and a sensitive gay man (waiting for a blind date), mistake each other for the person they were expecting to meet. Hilarity ensues.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-3941816120064551129?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-90457921063068200132008-04-03T23:14:00.000-07:002011-01-19T16:39:59.266-08:00PRESS AND AWARDS<div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SARIh2gtThI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/2_oLiHBgrBc/s1600-h/award.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189352417043238418" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SARIh2gtThI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/2_oLiHBgrBc/s320/award.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center">
<br /><strong>AVAILABLE MEN
<br /></strong></span>A Short Film</p><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center">Official Selection / Over 130 Film Festivals 2006-2007
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<br />Winner / 17 Best Short Film Awards
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<br /></p><p align="center"><strong>Highlights</strong>
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<br />World Premiere - HBO Comedy Festival, Aspen
<br />"Best Short" - World Comedy Film Festival, Toronto
<br />"Best Short" - Newfest, New York
<br />"Best Short" - Outfest, Los Angeles
<br />“Audience Award - DC Shorts Fest
<br />Featured Selection - Palm Springs Shortfest
<br />"Best Short" - Valley Film Festival, L.A.
<br />"Best Short" - Nantucket Film Festival
<br />Jury Nomination: “Best Comedy”
<br />- L.A. ShortsFest
<br />Audience Award - Chicago City Limits
<br />ImageOut Award for Short Film / Presented by Kodak
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<br /><strong>PRESS FOR "AVAILABLE MEN:</strong>
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<br />Named one of “10 OUTSTANDING SHORTS” currently
<br />“making their mark on the festival circuit”
<br />-- IndieWire, July 2006
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<br />"Artfully played out... Bottrell creates a nifty farcical tinge to his mistaken-identity tale "Available Men," switching the players in two blind dates…"
<br />-- Los Angeles Times, Nov. 23, 2006
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<br />"Laugh-out-loud clever.. A fast witty farce that hides it’s big themes beneath it’s hyper-verbal surface…Well made and well acted"
<br />-- Philadelphia Weekly, Nov. 2006
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<br />“Highlights include the very funny, mistaken-identity comedy "Available Men,"…
<br />[Fifteen minutes] of inspired farce demonstrating that…sex and business can easily sound similar.
<br />--Seattle Times, June 1, 2006
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<br />If Preston Sturges and Ernst Lubitsch had a love child who didn’t turn up as Mel Brooks, that kid most likely would have become David Dean Bottrell. Very clever and very, very funny!
<br />-- Bottom Line Magazine, Aug. 2006
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<br />A Festival Pick!... Double entendres abound… A lot of laughs!
<br />-- Cape Cod Times, June 11, 2006
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<br />“A slick and funny comedy of errors… Extremely Clever!...
<br />Look for Bottrell’s next film… He delivers!”
<br />-- IMDB.COM
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<br />“A nifty premise…Truly hilarious!”
<br />-- The Bay Area Reporter, June 20, 2006
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<br />“David Dean Bottrell's clever and hilarious short, AVAILABLE MEN has won both gay (Outfest, Newfest) and straight (Nantucket) festivals in recent months!... Everybody likes it!”
<br />-- IndieWire.com, Aug. 2006
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<br />After seeing such films as David Dean Bottrell's "Available Men,” any viewer would have to conclude that the future of American film comedy is in safe hands.
<br />-- Scene4.com
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<br />"Four lives intersect in a trendy L.A. bar with hilarious results"
<br />-- This Week in Texas.com
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<br />“Brilliant dialogue, well-acted… One of the best short films of the year."
<br />-- QueerFilm.com
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<br />“Available Men” is proving itself to be a force to be reckoned with on the festival circuit, garnering prizes and praises.
<br />-- The Gay & Lesbian Times, April 2007 </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-9045792106306820013?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-23785551952072178532008-04-02T22:33:00.000-07:002011-01-18T18:33:46.805-08:00ADVICE ON SCREENWRITING<div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189342834971200978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAQ_0GgtTdI/AAAAAAAAAFw/EC5UWnOLnZo/s200/kcposter.jpg" border="0" /><strong><em>Kingdom Come</em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>(Fox Searchlight) </em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><em>Screenplay by David Dean Bottrell & Jessie Jones</em></strong> </div><div align="left"><br />If you want to learn about screenwriting, there are zillions of books on the subject (all of which say the exact same thing) so just pick one and start reading. Keep in mind that learning to write takes time and you basically have to teach yourself. So be patient.<br /><br />A while back, my friend John August (one talented guy) asked me to write a short piece on "How I Write" for his website which is devoted to giving good advice to screenwriters. You should by all means check out John's website (see link below). In addition to being a really gifted writer and director, he's one of the smartest guys in the business and takes great pleasure in helping other writers. <a href="http://www.johnaugust.com/">http://www.johnaugust.com/</a> </div><div align="center"><br /><strong>"How I Write"<br />by David Dean Bottrell</strong> </div><div align="left"><br />When I have an idea I really like, I launch into a fairly detailed treatment of it. This is where I find out if my seemingly ingenious idea will really translate into a viable (and fun) story. I do this because once I start writing the actual screenplay, my focus will naturally shift to the characters and dialogue and I can easily lose track of the big picture. Writing a treatment gives me a clear perspective on the overall story that I’ll never have again. And since (as we all know) story makes or breaks a screenplay, attention paid to it now will save me a ton of time and grief later. </div><div align="left"><br />Once I start the screenplay, the task is to make sure my story is fully and truthfully lived out by the characters — and if they seem to want to do things a little differently than I had planned, I let them do it. I never try to write well on a first draft. I just hammer it out. I never edit while I’m writing (that comes after I’ve finished a draft). After about three passes on a script, I’ll show it to someone I trust. Usually they confirm my worst suspicions and then the repair work begins.<br />From this point on, other people are going to be involved and my job becomes about shaping and reshaping the script based on the feedback I’m getting. The greatest lesson I’ve learned from this part of the process is that (contrary to MY former beliefs) other people sometimes have terrific ideas that can significantly improve my script. Not always, but sometimes. Sometimes I agree to a change that I don’t initially like only to find that within a couple of days I love it and can’t wait to take full credit for the idea! In my experience, screenwriting (kinda like life!) is about choosing a path, then accepting the inevitability of change and learning to deal with it creatively. </div><div align="left"><br />I have yet to have a normal day at work. I write daily though I don't keep specific office hours. I'm not one of those guys who can write in coffee shops - mostly because I live in L.A. and inevitably someone always comes up and asks what I’m writing and then wants to tell me about what he’s writing and then I somehow wind up agreeing to read his script.</div><div align="left"><br />Sometimes my work day is dictated by deadlines so there are occasional late nights. Generally speaking, I protect my writing time by turning off phones and disconnecting from the internet - which can be a very tough thing to do since writing is at times a lonely process. I’ve found that not much good work happens if I am in a bad or cynical mood so I have lots of goofy (AKA “borderline idiotic”) tricks I play on myself in order to stay happy and interested in the work — And if you think I’m going to tell you what they are, you’re sorely mistaken, bub. Mostly, I try to respect and take pride in being a writer which helps me sit there and do it when I’d much rather go out and get drunk. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-2378555195207217853?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-75302862636361421102008-04-02T14:27:00.000-07:002008-04-16T14:34:12.368-07:00Advice on Screenwriting<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAZwW2gtTvI/AAAAAAAAAII/MAzwEmPA-jU/s1600-h/kcposter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189959158483209970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAZwW2gtTvI/AAAAAAAAAII/MAzwEmPA-jU/s200/kcposter.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">Fox Searchlight's "Kingdom Come" screenplay by David Dean Bottrell & Jessie Jones.</span></em><br /><div><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></em> </div><div>If you want to learn about screenwriting, there are zillions of books on the subject (all of which say the exact same thing) so just pick one and start reading. Keep in mind that learning to write takes time and you basically have to teach yourself. So be patient. </div><div><br />A while back, my friend John August (one talented guy) asked me to write a short piece on "How I Write" for his website which is devoted to giving good advice to screenwriters. You should by all means check out John's website (see link below). In addition to being a really gifted writer and director, he's one of the smartest guys in the business and takes great pleasure in helping other writers. <strong>Check out John's site: </strong><a href="http://www.johnaugust.com/"><strong>http://www.johnaugust.com</strong></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"How I Write"<br />by David Dean Bottrell</span></div><br /><div align="left"><br />When I have an idea I really like, I launch into a fairly detailed treatment of it. This is where I find out if my seemingly ingenious idea will really translate into a viable (and fun) story. I do this because once I start writing the actual screenplay, my focus will naturally shift to the characters and dialogue and I can easily lose track of the big picture. Writing a treatment gives me a clear perspective on the overall story that I’ll never have again. And since (as we all know) story makes or breaks a screenplay, attention paid to it now will save me a ton of time and grief later.<br />Once I start the screenplay, the task is to make sure my story is fully and truthfully lived out by the characters — and if they seem to want to do things a little differently than I had planned, I let them do it. I never try to write well on a first draft. I just hammer it out. I never edit while I’m writing (that comes after I’ve finished a draft). After about three passes on a script, I’ll show it to someone I trust. Usually they confirm my worst suspicions and then the repair work begins.<br />From this point on, other people are going to be involved and my job becomes about shaping and reshaping the script based on the feedback I’m getting. The greatest lesson I’ve learned from this part of the process is that (contrary to MY former beliefs) other people sometimes have terrific ideas that can significantly improve my script. Not always, but sometimes. Sometimes I agree to a change that I don’t initially like only to find that within a couple of days I love it and can’t wait to take full credit for the idea! In my experience, screenwriting (kinda like life!) is about choosing a path, then accepting the inevitability of change and learning to deal with it creatively.</div><br /><div align="left"><br />I have yet to have a normal day at work. I write daily though I don't keep specific office hours. I'm not one of those guys who can write in coffee shops - mostly because I live in L.A. and inevitably someone always comes up and asks what I’m writing and then wants to tell me about what he’s writing and then I somehow wind up agreeing to read his script.<br />Sometimes my work day is dictated by deadlines so there are occasional late nights. Generally speaking, I protect my writing time by turning off phones and disconnecting from the internet - which can be a very tough thing to do since writing is at times a lonely process. I’ve found that not much good work happens if I am in a bad or cynical mood so I have lots of goofy (AKA “borderline idiotic”) tricks I play on myself in order to stay happy and interested in the work — And if you think I’m going to tell you what they are, you’re sorely mistaken, bub. Mostly, I try to respect and take pride in being a writer which helps me sit there and do it when I’d much rather go out and get drunk.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-7530286263636142110?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-8115507251754734282008-04-01T09:49:00.000-07:002011-01-18T18:34:47.528-08:00CONTACT ME<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAVJg2gtTsI/AAAAAAAAAHw/6txJORmeqrc/s1600-h/delicious.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189634974351707842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2D47c57JAU8/SAVJg2gtTsI/AAAAAAAAAHw/6txJORmeqrc/s200/delicious.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Sorry to say, I can't respond to every email, but I'm very flattered (and grateful) for all the interest and enthusiasm. Thanks!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="mailto:David@DavidDeanBottrell.com"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">David@DavidDeanBottrell.com</span></strong></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-811550725175473428?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331799843226451418.post-78459544118843495372007-12-04T18:06:00.000-08:002012-01-21T15:28:38.611-08:00MY ACTING CLASS<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TCp4wOSmMkI/AAAAAAAABAM/0FPgpIorQYw/s1600/criminal+minds+headshot+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488331865769521730" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TCp4wOSmMkI/AAAAAAAABAM/0FPgpIorQYw/s200/criminal+minds+headshot+2.jpg" style="float: left; height: 124px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color: black; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"David Dean Bottrell is an actor of enormous depth, intelligence, and originality.</span></em></strong> <strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><em>Anyone would benefit from studying with him."</em> </span></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: trebuchet ms;">-- Nikki Valko, Casting Director</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><strong>ACTING CLASSES</strong> </span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Taught by David Dean Bottrell<br />("Boston Legal")</span></strong> </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">"Building Character: A 4-Week Scene Study Workshop for Actors"</span></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: red;">Sunday nights (6 PM - 9 PM)</span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">February 5, 12, 19, 26</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: red;">Wednesday nights (7 PM - 10 PM)<br />February 8, 15, 22 & 29</span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Class fee: $200.00 / $175.00 for returning students<br />All students work in every class / Hollywood location<br />Contact: </span></strong><a href="mailto:DavidDeanBottrell@gmail.com"><strong><span style="color: #3333ff; font-family: trebuchet ms;">DavidDeanBottrell@gmail.com</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: #3333ff;"></span>to set up phone interview. </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437506550429179458" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/S3XnZgIw3kI/AAAAAAAAA5o/NoDkngNW9UQ/s200/Boston+Legal+-+Bottrell.jpg" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">COMMENTS FROM FORMER STUDENTS:</span><br />"David is a breath of fresh air. A working actor with no ego or bitterness, he is encouraging and passes on his confidence and insight from the frontlines in front of the camera and behind. Anyone who chooses to study with him will benefit from his experience and enthusiasm."<br />-- John Patterson<br /><br />"David does a great job of giving an actor a concise usable "system" that can be applied to any audition or role...He focuses on what's "playable" by an actor, and eliminates a lot of the confusion when first approaching a scene...."<br />-- Eddie Alfano<br /><br />"David teaches with specificity, honesty, and great insight, particularly because of his knowledge as a working actor and a creative behind-the-scenes. He knows what works. He is also compassionate, respectful, and great fun to work with. This is a wonderful opportunity to hone your skills with someone who knows what he's talking about."<br />-- Jonathan Gibson<br /><br />"David's class was just the pick-me-up I needed to jumpstart my acting career. His direction is insightful and studying the craft of acting with him is a joy. David is a breath of fresh air in a city that often stinks!"<br />-- Jamie Liles</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: trebuchet ms;">“There are four major skills that every professional actor has to have in order to shine in an audition and then perform well on a set. They are surprisingly simple, but do require some practice… ‘Technique’ should never feel like a straight jacket; it should free you up and reconnect you to your talent... Bottom line: there are only two things that will ultimately sell you as an artist: The quality of your imagination and your ability to access it… No matter where you are on your path, you can always increase your skill. You can always get better. -- DDB”</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span><em><span style="color: #3333ff;"><br /><em><span style="color: #3333ff;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TSbW-7uaCuI/AAAAAAAABEw/ifhYk5WzO3A/s1600/David%2BDean%2BBottrell%2BCastle%2BNo%2BText.jpg"><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559367166708026082" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2D47c57JAU8/TSbW-7uaCuI/AAAAAAAABEw/ifhYk5WzO3A/s200/David%2BDean%2BBottrell%2BCastle%2BNo%2BText.jpg" style="float: left; height: 108px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></span></strong></a></span></em></span></em><br /><em><span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">DAVID'S 2011 DEMO REEL: </span></strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZ8G1ClNEY"><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZ8G1ClNEY</strong></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZ8G1ClNEY"><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>v=xWZ8G1ClNEY</strong></span></a></span><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong> </strong></span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4331799843226451418-7845954411884349537?l=daviddeanbottrell.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Dean Bottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946972062480451397noreply@blogger.com