STG Applauds!
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Meet N. Barry Carver

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E-mail:
Barry@StudioTalentGroup.com


Born to an assembly line worker and a grocery cashier, Barry grew up in the rust belt. His midwestern-bred common sense and plain dealing are sometimes taken for niavete - until a flash of a razor-edged wit confirms you're not dealing with some small town rube.

His self-depreciating humor and humble style belie a long list of accomplishments including careers as an soldier, newsman and actor - each of which depended on good instincts and perpetual training.

His first performances date back to the age of five where he entertained as a singer and impressionist for church and school gatherings. Ten years later, passing through flirtations with playing the ukulele, trumpet, French horn and harmonica, he began his first serious work on the stage.

A wide selection of roles in the classics followed: from Aristophanes to Shakespeare and from Tom Stoppard back to Molieré. The on-stage roles were matched with off-stage study through year round intensives at school and summer stock at the venerable Genesius Guild. In everything from painting scenery to parading around in tights more than any male should, Barry followed his passion for the stage right into college.

At Augustana College, while studying in the fields of Television and Theatre, he was lured into squeezing philosophy, physics and religion into his diet. Soon enough it was a sincere study of ethics - leading toward a ministry in the Lutheran church. All this changed when the grants which had allowed him to go to college evaporated under the Reagan presidency.

At the end of 1981, as a newlywed, with his studies jeopardized by debt, Barry embarked on the least likely path anyone who knew him could imagine - he joined the Army. For the next two years he prepared for and served, in various capacities, the U. S. Army in Europe. Following which, with a handful of medals, he relocated to Salt Lake City and served Army in an on-call status for the next 10 years. He served those calls by returning to duty twice at the Pentagon, once to Indianapolis and once to Japan - offering humanitarian assistance after the Kobe earthquake in January 1995. Achieving the rank of sergeant, he is now an honorably discharged veteran.

After the dissolution of his first marriage (in '92) Barry completed a degree in Film and returned to his study of television with work in the news departments of two network affiliates in Utah. Advancing quickly through the ranks to producer - while nurturing his work in filmmaking - he became involved with the local media center and its annual film festival.

In the meantime he also held down jobs as a surgical cameraman, as a playwright and actor and as an entrepreneur selling bits of the Berlin Wall (having happily returned to Germany to film the wall's demise).

Working as both floor director and assistant producer for the local NBC station, he was contacted by a worker for that same media center he had worked for previously. The intriguing voice on the other end of that solicitation call... is now his second (and final!) spouse: Fabiana.

After celebrating a successful five years together Barry and Fabiana were joined in 2002 by a child, JohnAngelo - a wonderment and joy to any he meets. Young JohnAngelo, Barry claims, is proof that the almighty has forgiven him for his failed preparation for the ministry: "the boy is, honestly, better than I could ever have deserved or earned... he is simply a gift."

Clarity, cleverness and years as an actor in L.A., with hundreds of auditions, callbacks and, yes, even a few (non-stellar) bookings, Mr. Carver is uniquely qualified to represent the hard-working, never-say-die actors that it is his privilege to champion. His keen eye for talent and ability to clearly communicate with any level of 'the business' make him an indispensable asset and highly valued team player in the process of converting talent into celebrity and professional training into a professional wage.

In addition to long hours in the trenches at Studio Talent, Barry also:
  • Serves the Los Angeles County Office of Education on the Professional Actors Advisory Committee.

  • Speaks on incorporating ethics into the daily work of "show business".

  • Is the festival director for the Flickering Image Film & Video Festival.

  • Is a contributing member of Wolfesden.net

  • Has amassed many poems and stories, produced teleplays and screenplays - even published a book of his works (Sunday Best).

  • Produces radio programs (including "The Plays The Thing" for L. A. TheatreWorks and his own quiz-show "Who Knew"), as well as the occasional short film or play.
And, of course, he continues to work (now mostly behind the scenes) on several actors' rights issues.

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Some recent STG bookings include:
Congratulations to our Alma Awards 2008 Best Actress Nominee Eva Tamargo who is now starring on the telenovela "Mas Sabe El Diablo" and guest starred on "NCIS". We congratulate Master Comedian, Impressionist, Actor & Singer Fred Travalena whose star shines just west of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. We're proud of STG client Jeff Conaway who received the Pop Culture award at the "TV Land" Awards in April. Jeff also appeared on the "1 vs 100 Grease Extravaganza". Client Charlene Tilton received this award in 2006.Pat Harrington is "Old Drama" on "Entourage. You can catch the legendary Richard Moll in the features "Serpent Rising", "The Xmas Cottage" and "Love At First Hiccup" soon. Richard recently guest starred on "30 Rock", is a series regular on the upcoming series "The Kitty Landers Show" and just guest starred on the new series "The Fantastic Two". Richard is also the voice of "King Minos" in the 2009 release of the new video game "Lucifer" and is the voice of Moxon in "Batman: The Brave And The Bold. Sandra Purpuro is recurring on "The Sara Connor Chronicles", guest starred on "Days Of Our Lives", "The Suite Life On Deck" and has a "Home Depot" spot running. Lady Victoria Hervey will be hosting the new series "High Maintenance", and wrapped "Space Reserved" Tom Hallick is now guest starring on "Cold Case", co starring on "Nip/Tuck", and is a recurring sketch player on "The Jimmy Kimmel Show".Lony'e Perrine just co-starred on "Chuck", "United States Of Tara", and "Castle" and has a national "Bud Lite" spot in continuous rotation. Lony'e also can be seen in an "Asics" print ad. Danielle Vasinova co starred on "Dexter" and "The Philantrophist". She also shot a print series for "Harley Davidson". Jodi Hettinga co stars on "Ghost Whisperer" this coming season and will be on the web in "VoiceMail 2". Alex Endeshaw continues to burnish his comedic credits by adding "Rules Of Engagement", "Jimmy kimmel Live" and "Chocolate News" to his list. He is a recurring guest star on "My Name Is Earl". Christine Lucas is appearing on "House", co starred in "Brothers & Sisters" this past season, starred in the feature "Nine Shades Of Pleasant", has been recurring on "Young & Restless" & "Days Of Our Lives", and is a host for Sky 3's "Deal TV" in the UK. The busy Christine just booked a "Commerce Bank" spot as well. Scott Damian is Iago the Parrot at Disney's California Adventure. Catch Scott in an episode of "The Office","General Hospital" as well as a "LRN Dolby" industial. Richard Willgrubs is a strong player in the new series "Mad Men". Jonathan Nail co-starred on "NCIS","ER","Mad Men", filmed the features, "No One Island", and "Side Effect" and has a series of new "Cox Cable" commercials in the can.Leonard Kelly Young is on a hot streak with "Mad Men" upcoming & commercials for "Comcast","Starbucks","IBM","Little Caesar's" and "Pavesini" He recently supported in the film "Exit" and Leonard will be starring in "Moonlight & Magnolias" at both the Laguna Playhouse & La Mirada Theatre this fall. John Brantley Cole has wrapped "Life", "Castle", "NCIS", "Grey's Anatomy", "iCarly" and "Dollhouse. You've also seen John in "24","Sleeper Cell","Intel" & "Qualcomm" print campaigns and is presently on the "Young And The Restless".Ethan Dizon is recurring on "How I Met Your Mother" and has a national "Target" campaign running. Kate Anthony continues to recur on "Grey's Anatomy". Catch Arthur Roberts in his recurring role on "Scrubs" and is currently taping "ER". You may have also caught Arthur in "Chocolate News" recently. Look for him as the General in the video game "Resident Evil 5" and check out his current features, "Midnight Movie", "It's A Wonderful Death","The Next Race", "The Mummy's Kiss", "Nadine In Dateland", "Ways Of The Flesh". Arthur has "Tylenol", "Yakult", "San Joaquin Community Hospital" & "Gexa Energy" commercials airing as well. Catch Joan Blair wrapped the major feature "He's Just Not That Into You". You can also catch Joan and Terrence Evans in their feature, "Boppin At The Glue Factory". Terrence is also in a national "Sprint Nextel" commercial. Longtime client Cameo Martine can be seen nationwide for "McDonalds" and a PSA for "Characters Unite". Hal Perry co stars on the hit series Nip/Tuck, has a recurring role on "Passions", wrapped a feature,"Oranges", and has national "Humalog", "Miller Lite", "Caliornia Budget Reform", "Comcast" and "AEP" commercials running. You can also catch Hal in print for "Sprint" and in an anti cancer PSA. Brett Stimely wrapped the new episodic "Party Down" and was on the big screen in "Watchmen". Brett was also in an hilarious sketch on "The Jimmy Kimmel Show". He is the continuing spokesman for "Western Dental","nevada State Bank", "Music Business 411" and "TradeStation". Brett stars in commercials for Cadbury's "Bournville Chocolate", "Miller High Life Beer", "Nevada State Bank", "Positec Power Tools","Nature Made", "Cholestoff", "Mazda", "Desa Lawnmowers", "Matrix Direct Insurance", "Bose", "Brinks Home Security" and "MyScore.com". Add to that a new industrial for "ID Watchdog" and Brett's a very busy actor. Jessica Martell is in a new commercial for "KDDI" and a "Doritos" spec commercial. Jessica is on the web in "Hot Girls & Earl", "Zero To Hero" and "Downstairs Guys".Check out Garon Grigsby's "Panasonic", "Champion Mortgage","Speedlane Auto Insurance","Overstock.com", "ReMax", "Wendy's" and "AT&T" spots, a "Quest" print job and a "Humphries & Associates" industrial. Watch for Garon in the new pilot "LAPD" and the feature "Aaseamah's Journey." Everyone's favorite handwriting expert Bart Baggett appeared on the Today show, filmed a pilot entitled "Can You Trust Me?" and is the resident expert on "I Love New York".Irwin Keyes wrapped a great role on "CSI" and adds starring roles in "Dahmer v Gacy", "Mansfield Path", "The Urn", "Choppers","Careless", "Sent" "Fallen One", "Chiller", "Coma" "Horror High" and "Wrestle Maniac" to his extensive resume. Watch for a new "Capital One" commercial featuring Irwin coming soon. Wes Nathanson will be shooting his episode of "Criminal Minds" soon and co-starred on "Life", "Scrubs" and "Cold Case" recently. Daryl Keith Roach taped "The Cleaner" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" recently Daryl is also in the upcoming feature "Dispatch" as well.Randall Bosley is a recurring co-star on Comedy Central's "Mind Of Mencia" and just wrapped a promo for "Tele 2". Javier Estrella just worked on "Cold Case" and "General Hospital". He has "Old Mutual" and "T Mobile" spots airing, multiple "DiTech" spots, a Canadian "Chevy Cobalt" spot,"Disneyland.com", and "Sprint Vertical" commercials appearing on TV screens everywhere. Mark Craig taped "The Mentalist" and "Tim & Eric's Awesome Adventure" for television and filmed "Janky Promoters", "This Christmas", "Though None Go With Me", shot a short film, "Avery's Choice" and has supporting roles in "Kiss The Abyss" and "The Effect". We also need to mention his "Nissan","Dick's Sporting Goods" commercials & industrial for "Microsoft". Client Anthony Palermo just booked "Chuck" and "ER" has a "How I Met Your Mother" in the can and an "Occidental Petroleum" commercial airing in select national markets. Susan Gallagher can be seen in a "Citizens Bank" print campaign. Frank Noon has "Centrica Direct Energy", "HP", and "Capital One"commercials now running and you spend an evening with him in "Painted Alice" at the Elephant Stageworks. Jon Briddell stars in the features "The Fall Of Hyperion","M-Bug","Dead Stop" and "Alien Files". Jon is currently a series regular on the new web series "Moving Numbers". In the past year he has shot starring roles in "Midnight Movie" and "Ten Bullets" as well. Jon taped "CSI Miami" and "Ten Miles of Bad Road" and is literally everywhere in spots for "Little Caesars", "Bose", "Nuriskin Naturals","Coke Print", "Acura","SCEA","Pechanga Resorts" and "Brinks Home Security" spots now running. Sterling Jones is currently taping "The Forgotten". He also recently shot co-stars in "The One" and "Close To Home" and has a national "Chili's commercial now running. Amie Farrell is co starred on "iCarly" & "Ghost Whisperer" and has "Comcast" & "Insomnia" commercials in rotation. You''ll can catch Amie on stage in "Bright Ideas" at Long Beach's International City Theatre.Catch Kourtney Kaas in the major feature "Superhero". You can spot Kourtney in national "Verizon" and "Campbells Soup" commercials as well as a spot for "Bowflex" and several "Innovate" industrials now airing.Gerald Webb's episode of "The Cleaner" just aired. Frank Krueger will be guest starring on "Days Of Our Lives" soon, was a principal on "Bold & Beautiful", "Passions" and "Young & Restless" and if you work for "Cisco" you see him in an in house industrial. Sharon Gardner is a recurring spokesperson for "Lockheed Martin".Vince Cefalu has several episodics to his credit in the past year They include "Nip/Tuck", "Grey's Anatomy", "Everybody Hates Chris", "Days Of Our Lives" and "Heroes". Vince's continued dedication is paying off as evidenced by his recently filmed role in the mini-series "The Pacific" for HBO, the indie "Dire Wolf", the festival short "Slunt", and campaigns for "IBM" and "Kodak". Rebecca Klingler is recurring on "The Young & The Restless" and her episode of "Melrose Place" just aired. She wrapped the feature "Paradise Hills" and the short,"Dark Chocolate". Rebecca also has a new "Birds Eye" commercial airing. Michele Boyd just wrapped "Cold Case","Flash Forward", "iCarly", "Sons Of Anarchy", "The Young & The Restless", and is on hit webisode series "The Guild" & "Solo The Series" and is the expert host of "Machines Of Malice" on the Discovery Channel. You can catch Michele in "The Evolution Of Ethan Baskin" and "Cheerleader Massacre II". She also helmed a pilot for Discovery entitled "Dying To Know" and has a new national commercial for "Chevrolet". Stacy Hall has a recurring role in "Raising The Bar" & just wrapped the new series, "Flash Forward" and has "Walgreens","Microsoft", "Fruit Roll Ups" and "Home Depot" spots airing. Kenny Davis guest starred on "The Suite Life". Amanda Comito will be supporting in "The Hideout" and has a "Chevy Malibu" national commercial in rotation now. Bridgetta Tomarchiorecently shot a great co star on "Californication".Andrew Ross Wynn taped an episode of "The Mentalist" & "Tim & Eric's Awesome Show". Andy also has a "Sears" national running. Jeanette O'Connor filmed "The Informers", was seen as a guest star in the TV series "Daybreak" and on the feature, "Finding Amanda". Kelly Huddleston is the host of Disney's "Backstage Pass", co-starred on "Mad Men" & "Dexter",filmed "You Can't Do That On The Internet", is in a "Epilstop" commercial,and you can play with her on the "Jeopardy DVD Game". Kelly is worth traveling to Rancho Cucamonga for as she is now on stage at the Lewis Family Playhouse in "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie". Corinne Chooey and her son, Ethan, are in a new national "Sara Lee" commercial and print campaign. Corinne is a "Remax" spokesperson and Ethan just wrapped a new "Farmers Insurance" print campaign as well.Michael Brainard has filmed his role in "The Genie Princess". Krizia Bajos is the star of a new "Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Association ad campaign. Randy Evans just wrapped nice roles on "CSI Miami" and "General Hospital". Ben Wilson has national "Sprint", "VW" and "Nissan Altima" spots running.Summera Howell has a new "Kraft" spot running. Michael DiBacco spent time on "Cold Case" recently & is taping "The Forgotten" now.May Wang just wrapped the feature ""Aaseamah's Journey" and leads in the webseries "Good Taste".Mike Peebler is now taping "ER" and has co stars on "Numbers" and "Medium" to his recent credit as well as a turn on the big screen in "Valkyrie". Big Mike also has a "Toyota" commercial airing and is on "ESPN" in a promo. Eddie Kaulukukui just taped the "The Young & The Restless" and continues to be Aladdin in "Aladdin" at California Adventure. Jo Anne Krupa is a constantly recurring co star in "True Jackson VP" and is in "3 Day Suit Broker" and "Better Trades" spots. Louie Alegria had a good co star role on "Three Rivers", has filmed the feature "Go For It" and has national commercials running for "Sears","Bally Total Fitness", "Kodak","K&G " and "Charter Communications. Louie can also be spotted in "TBS","Disney" & "Harley Davidson" print ads. Troy Bishop is experiencing a strong winter season with "Life" and "Starter Wife" added to his recent credits. Troy just wrapped the feature "Looking At Animals" as well. Jenny Ladner looks great in the starring role in "Ride The Wake" and is supporting in "RJ", a new short film. Josh HeislerMichael De La Torre is the mayor in the feature "Solar Flare".Marissa Skell has wrapped several projects over the past few months including "It's Not About Coffee", "Lava","Jimmy Kimmel Live" & is hosting a new webs series. "Vitamin Water" features our own Jen Kuhn as well as the student film "Breaking Up". Watch for Reghan Alexander in the feature "Janky Promoters" in 2009. Judy Dixon will be in a new "South Beach Diet" infomercial campaign. Ryan Harry is on location as Deputy Tim Cole in the feature "Red Gold End Game". A new "American Family Insurance" commercial features client . You can watch Ryan McCann during many commercial breaks for "Toshiba". Ryan's starring (and producing role in "The Visioneers" is winning rave reviews and awards at festivals nationwide.Suzan Brittan recently co starred on "Greek" & supported in the mow "Elevator Girl". Leah McKendrick is currently in a workshop production of the musical "The Flunky". Leah just wrapped the indie, "Shadow Of Cthulu" as well. Caz Milostan shot his episode of "iCarly", is in a new "K&G" commercial, has two industrials running and taped a recurring role on "Heroes" & shot NCIS. The grad film "Cactus" stars the lovely Eileen Reardon and she is now starring in the indie horror film "In Storage" & "Brooklyn". Our own Verona Masongsong is in a "Logitech" print ad. Anijke Simon is now filming "Grandma, You Rock". Jessica Wilson has completed student films "Point Of View", "Being Jason" and "Misfits". Paul Haitkin is recurring on "Days Of Our Lives". Allen Haff is co starring on "CSI Miami". Bryn Abbott is the lead in the websiode "Coupled". "Pycotica" stars STG client Jason Sarrow."Criminal Minds" has Joy Sudduth co starring on an upcoming episode. Nancy Sinclair is taping a PSA for the State Of California and is in the "Laz-R Sculpt Project". Richardson Cherry was seen recently in a "TV Land" print ad and in three episodes of "In The Moment".He just wrapped the feature "Tainted Rose". Lonnie Colon filmed "Blink Of An Eye" and an "ethics" industrial.Client Aliza hedges has commercials airing for "San Diego Tourism" and "Subway". Demi Hughes is in the webisode "The Vamber Project", industrials for "America's Bid 2016" & "Neverlight Again" and the feature "GPS".Mishel Prada is the proud owner of a "McDonald's" commercial. Carl Palmer recently guest starred on "General Hospital". Kerie Edmead can be seen in a national "Sears" campaign. Stephen Balckehart is in "The Whisperer In Darkness". Susan Nash is in a new "Apartments.com" commercial along with client Richard Wilgrubs.Eddie Applegate wrapped the feature "Easy A" recently. Jim Nieb has a new "K&G" commercial now airing.Taya Asimos taped "Important Things With Demetri Martin" & worked with "Mattel" recently. "Applebees" has a new commercial star in client Anna Roberts. Anna is also in the new feature "Stay Still". Our client & good friend Fred Travalena passed away Sunday, June 28th after a long & valiant fight with cancer. Fred was a supremely talented actor, singer & impressionist whose star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame shined brightly each and every day. As will the world, we will miss him and remember him fondly.