CAST BIOS - Virgin Alexander

Alexander is a 26-year-old scrap hauler who is about to be
evicted. In a last ditch effort to save his house from the bank, he
turns it into a brothel – even though he has never had sex
before.
VIRGIN ALEXANDER
Co-Written and Co-Directed by
Charlotte Barrett & Sean Fallon
Winner:
Best Feature Film – Las Vegas Film Festival
Audience Award & Grand Jury Award for Best Film –
DC Independent Film Festival
Best Feature Film – Black Hills Film Festival
Virgin Alexander
-Cast & CrewCast:
Rick Faugno – Alexander Mann
Paige Howard – Ruby
Bronson Pinchot – Bim Norse
Mika Boorem - Brooke
Patrick Zeller – Clif Christiensen
Elizabeth Masucci – Lo
David Dastmalchian – Hank
Jordan Dean – Trent
Patrick Carroll – The Hobo
Jay Black – Leon
Christien Bastin – Paul the Dragon Master
Ron Crawford – Bucky Mann
Joseph D’Onofrio – Officer Lemon
Nick Kanellis – Gary
Philip Leggett – Bruce
Richard Lounello – Officer Dunn
Kevin McCaffrey - Keith – Leader of the Drunks
Diane Ordelheide – Hank’s Mom
Joseph Tisa – MacMurray
John Weigand – Mr. Howard
Rick Zahn – Chief of Police Demarest
Timothy Hull – Sloan - Angry Drunk
Zach Simeone – Bo - Drunk Guy with Saddles
Shane Heimann – AJ - Coked Up Drunk Guy
Angie Sheil – The Hobo’s Girlfriend
Emmett Ferris – Ambrose
Stephen Pelletier – Bildocker
Kate Dylan – Rachel
Kerry Logan – Sheila, the Notary Public
Joyce Chittick – Female Professor
Kevin Craig West – Clean Cut Businessman
Jamel King – Tony, the Strip Club Bartender
Samara Anderson – Officer Anderson
Richard Doyle – Destructive Teenager
Katherine Doyle – Destructive Teenager
Freddie Bertran – Destructive Teenager
Vincent Murphy – Destructive Teenager
Ronnie Rodriquez – Destructive Teenagers
Simon Charles Katz – Tuba Guy/Guitar Player
Jonathan Campano – Skinny Guy
Jelani Ellis – College Student
Jake Goldberg – College Student
Houston Hill – Chad
Evan Maslack – Bim’s Customer
Jeffrey Schumann – Bim’s Customer
Owen Thomas - Baby
CREW:
Written, Directed, & Edited by Charlotte Barrett & Sean Fallon
Produced by Houston Hill
Associate Producer – James Doyle
Associate Producer – Marianna Gose
Associate Producer – Will Halley
Associate Producer – Kevin Craig West
Director of Photography Aaron Meister
Music by Simon Charles Katz
Production Manager – Houston Hill
1st Assistant Director – Roman Jaquez
2nd Assistant Director – Clair Gose
Casting by Charlotte Barrett & Sean Fallon
Art Director – Monica Jacobs
Art Director’s Assistant – Angie Sheil
1st Assistant Camera – Jeff Melanson
2nd Assistant Camera – Samara Anderson
Steadicam Operator – Jeff Melanson
DITech – David Kruta
Camera Equipment – Purebred Productions, Inc.
Sound Mixer – Nate Wey
Boom Operator – Joseph “Felix” Marcuccio
Sound Equipment – Casey Sweton
Audio Utility – Sean Greenslade
Production Coordinator – Clair Gose
Producer’s Assistant – David Breitenstein
Script Supervisor – Alicia Frehulfer
Choreographer – Joyce Chittick
Videographer – Jonathan Tee
Videographer - Jesse Maddox
Police Consultant – Nick Peter
Roleplaying Consultant – Russell Shafer Jr.
Piano Expert – Mike Prisco
Transportation Captain – Grover Dial
Security Detail – Grover Dial
Production Assistant – Jeff Tengeler
Production Assistant – Jake Goldberg
Production Assistant – Jonathan Campano
Makeup Artist – Stacey M. Kaptain
Hair Stylist – Stacey M. Kaptain
Makeup/Hair Assistant – Andrea LaMothe
Costume Designer – Angelina Scantlebury
Wardrobe Assistant – Melissa Rao
Key Grip – Bill LeClair
Gaffer – Walter Kotkowski
Grip – Maxwell Newman-Plotnick
Grip – Jesse Maddox
Grip – Jonathan Tee
Set Construction – Bill McCollum
Set Painter – Bill McCollum
Set Painter – Evan Maslack
Set Painter – Jeffrey Schumann
Property Master – Monica Jacobs
Driver – Samara Anderson
Driver – Charlotte Barrett
Driver – Jim Doyle
Driver – Carol Fallon
Driver – Sean Fallon
Driver – Clair Gose
Driver – Houston Hill
Driver – Stacey Kaptain
Driver – Walter Kotkowski
Catering –
Our Boys Catering
Carol Fallon
Liza Boucher
Jacquelyn Perillat
Bill McCollum
Deanne Rhodes Marg
Kathy Stone
Grover Dial
Piano Movers - Bill McCollum
Darren Thomas
Sammy Rivera
Ricky “Bobby Boy” Falcon-Diaz
Ron
Richard Kane Ferguson
Assistant Editor – Will Halley
Roto/Paint Artist – Jonathan David Reynolds
Opening Credit Sequence by Will Halley
Titles – Classic Halley Productions
Supervising Sound Editor – Robert Kellough
Sound Effects Editor – Robert Kellough
Dialog Editor – Mark Edmondson
ADR Recordist – Joel Catalan
ADR Recordist – Michael Kalifa
ADR Facility – 3rd Street ADR
Re-recording Mixer – Robert Kellough
Re-recording Mixer – Mark Edmondson
Re-recording Mixer – Gregory Syncavage
Re-recording Mixer – Alex Ullrich
Foley Mixer – John Guetner
Foley Mixer – Robert Kellough
Tuba by Tasso Smith
All Piano Performed By Rick Faugno
Score Mixer – Will Brierre
Score Mixed at Ballroom Studios
Colorist – Frederick Trevino/Beambox Studio
Additional Color by Franck Tabouring
Legal Services – The Law Office of James G. Doyle
Legal Services – Vaughn Legal Group
Payroll – Media Services
Insurance – Ragland, Strother & Lafitte
"Never Let You Go"
written and performed by Simon Charles Katz & Rick Faugno
VIRGIN ALEXANDER
-SynopsisAlexander is a 26-year-old scrap hauler who dreams of playing piano. One day on his
route he finds a run down piano. Tying it to the back of his boss’ dump truck, Alexander
drags the piano back to his house. Once he’s unloaded his new prized possession,
Alexander’s grandfather Bucky, announces he has a “surprise” for Alexander. Bucky is
signing over the deed to the house they live in to him. After visiting the notary and
signing the paperwork, Alexander returns home to find a notice of foreclosure on his
front door and his grandfather gone.
Ruby is 22 and needs a co-signer for her college loan. Bim, a restaurateur, agrees to sign
if she’ll work for him. Bim’s restaurant is a pizza place that stays afloat by running call
girls out the back. Ruby plays along until she finds out there is no loan. Bim calls it a
“semester delay”, but she now knows he never had any intention of helping her. So Ruby
takes off and runs right into Alexander. After realizing they both need some fast cash,
Ruby decides they should go into business together. More specifically, she’s turning
Alexander’s home into a brothel.
Virgin Alexander was shot in the summer of 2010 on location in Saratoga Springs, New
York – co-director Sean Fallon’s hometown. He never had any intention of making a film
in the town he grew up in, but Saratoga requires no film permits. So he and his wife (codirector Charlotte Barrett) packed up their car and drove cross-country with their
weimaraner, Luna. They spent the next 2 months living with Sean’s family. For 18 days
out of those 2 months they shot Virgin Alexander.
Director’s Statement:
The crash of the housing market isn’t obvious inspiration for a sex comedy. And Virgin
Alexander isn’t an obvious sex comedy. Our title character is a virgin but his goal isn’t to
lose his virginity. Alexander’s goal is to keep a roof over his head. His home is in
foreclosure and he is $125,000 in debt. He wishes he had the luxury of worrying about
his virginity.
We wanted to mix genres. It’s a sex comedy about loneliness. It’s a drama with raunchy
gags. A virgin opens a brothel, the jokes are already there. The story is already funny. We
wanted to delve deeper into the characters that find themselves in that funny situation and
discover what was really driving them. That’s where we found the loneliness, the
insecurity and the drama. We call it funny sad.
Funny sad means we don’t make jokes at our characters’ expense. We have an incredible
ensemble cast of wonderful actors who don’t wink at the camera. They’re in it. That’s
why it’s funny and a little sad at the same time.
At its core Virgin Alexander is about a person who is struggling to express himself, to get
somewhere, to do something without having any idea how or where to begin. It’s the
struggle of any human being who is attempting to make something out of nothing. As
filmmakers, we identify with this struggle. We started with words on a page, assembled a
talented crew and cast and together we found a way to make something out of nothing.
-Charlotte Barrett & Sean Fallon
Technical Notes:
88 minutes
Stereo/5.1
Shot on RED. Edited on Final Cut Pro.
Blu-ray & DVD screening formats
FILMMAKER BIOS
Charlotte Barrett and Sean Fallon—Writers/Directors
Writers/Directors Charlotte Barrett and Sean Fallon met during their first film production
class at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Charlotte grew up in San
Antonio, Texas. Sean grew up Saratoga Springs, New York where Virgin Alexander was
shot. Virgin Alexander is their first feature film.
Houston Hill—Producer
Houston Hill is a founding member and managing partner of Mandrake Springs, LLC. He
is the producer of Virgin Alexander, Epic starring Scott Eastwood, and the upcoming
films The Savage to be directed by Eric Watson, and The Devil's Punchbowl to be
directed by Adam Wingard. In 2005, he entered the entertainment industry when he cofounded Mach 8 Films in Los Angeles, which specialized in the licensing and distribution
of Latin American Home Video Entertainment. In July of 2006, he was instrumental in
selling Mach 8’s entire catalogue of films to leading independent entertainment DVD
Aaron Meister—Cinematographer
Aaron Meister is cinematographer residing in Los Angeles, CA. He studied filmmaking
at UC Santa Cruz, and received his M.F.A from San Francisco State University where he
focused in on Cinematography. Since then he has shot numerous award winning
independent films, commercials, and music videos ranging from folk to gangster rap, he
prefers the latter. When not shooting, he likes to play golf and enjoy frosty cold ones.
www.meistercinematography.com
Simon Charles Katz—Composer
Simon Charles Katz is a composer, producer, and songwriter based out of Los Angeles,
California. When not scoring films or producing records, he spends his time writing and
touring with his band, Youngblood Hawke.
CAST BIOS
Rick Faugno (Alexander Mann)
Rick made his Broadway debut at the age of 12 and since then has appeared there in
many shows. Currently, he plays the role of Frankie Valli in the Las Vegas production of
Jersey Boys. He originated the role there in 2008 and has received numerous awards for
his portrayal. He’s appeared on television with Jersey Boys on the Tony Awards,
America's Got Talent, The Jerry Lewis Telethon, Regis and Kelly and more. Rick’s oneman show that he created and performed in Las Vegas entitled Songs My Idols Sang (And
Danced) has also received critical acclaim. Rick would like to thank Charlotte and Sean
for casting him in the role of 'Alexander' and hopes that people enjoy watching the film
as much as he enjoyed creating it. He would also like to thank his mom and dad for their
tireless love and support and his beautiful wife Joyce for being by his side.
Paige Howard (Ruby)
Paige Howard attended NYU's TISCH drama program and the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts in London. After doing a good deal of New York City theater including
playing the title character in Mary Rose by J.M. Barry at the Vineyard Theater she moved
to film when she was cast in the critically acclaimed Adventureland by director Greg
Mottola. She has also had guest starring roles in 90210 and Medium. After co-starring in
Virgin Alexander, Paige has just recently completed co-starring in the independent
feature Cheesecake Casserole by director Renji Philip and the horror film, Death Method,
by director Frank Merle.
Bronson Pinchot (Bim Norse) Bio written by Bronson Pinchot:
Bronson Pinchot showed up to film Virgin Alexander without having read it. He thought
the director/writers were so charming it was impossible they could have devised anything
that wasn't good. He has, at times, done extensive research into his roles, but playing a
middle-aged man plagued with difficult decisions seemed so close to documentary that he
didn't see the point. He has never given a handjob to anyone but himself. During filming,
he nicknamed the filmmakers, as a unit, "Pepperidge Farm" because they reminded him
of cookies—crisp, sweet, comforting, very occasionally brittle, and something one is
always happy to see under all circumstances. Unlike cookies, they were never crumby,
or blackened on their undersides, or soggy, or stale, that he knows of.
Mika Boorem (Brooke)
Mika Boorem began acting at a very young age in local theater in Tucson, Arizona before
moving to Los Angeles to pursue a film and television career. Her feature film credits
include Smile, Sleepover, Blue Crush, The Patriot, Along Came a Spider, Hearts in
Atlantis, and Carolina. She has appeared on Dawson's Creek, House, Touched by an
Angel, and Ghost Whisperer. She starred in ABC Family's The Initiation of Sarah and the
Lifetime Movie drama, Augusta, Gone, for which she won a Prism Award. Her work in
Smile was honored at the Stony Brook Film Festival where she received the Rising Star
Award. Mika was also nominated for a Teen Choice Award and four Young Artist
Awards. Currently, Mika is an aspiring producer and director with several projects in
development. In addition to Virgin Alexander, she can be seen in the upcoming films
Street, The Ward, and Good Day For It.
Patrick Zeller (Clif Christiensen)
Patrick is tickled to be part of the Virgin Alexander cast. Other wide screen credits
include No Reservations and End of the Spear. TV appearances include Medium, Law &
Order, Six Degrees and Kidnapped. Patrick received a BFA in theatre from Emerson
College and boasts credits from The Old Globe Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center
and Shakespeare & Company. He's currently living the dream in sunny southern
California and just wants you to know that he's not being sarcastic. Seriously. He hates
sarcasm.
Elizabeth Masucci (Lo)
Elizabeth is a New York based actor who began her career in the theatre. Following her
graduation from Fordham University at Lincoln Center, she started her own theatre
production company. Over the past two years, she has produced and starred in four fulllength plays, including several works by John Patrick Shanley. Recently, she has had
significant roles in a number of films, including: The Witches of Oz, Theo, Price Check
(2011), and Steve McQueen’s new film, Shame, starring Michael Fassbender.
David Dastmalchian (Hank)
David Dastmalchian is originally from Kansas. He trained in theatre at DePaul University
in Chicago and went on to perform on stage with many theatres there. Some roles include
Tom in The Glass Menagerie at Shattered Globe Theatre, Ezra Pound in Sailing to
Byzantium with Caffeine Theatre and LeBeau in As You Like It at Writer's Theatre. His
film and TV work includes roles in The Dark Knight, ER, Horsemen, Say When, Brutal,
and the upcoming films Sushi Girl and Death Method. David wrote and produced the
short film, Keen, which will be released soon.
Jordan Dean (Trent)
Jordan Dean: Broadway: Mamma Mia (Winter Gardens Theater), Cymbeline (Lincoln
Center). Off-Broadway: The New Century (Lincoln Center), As You Like It (NYSF), The
Free Zone (UBU Rep), and Six Characters in Search of an Author. He worked at
numerous theater festivals around the country including The Williamstown Theater
Festival. TV: Guiding Light, Law and Order, Law and Order: CI. Film: David Chase’s
Twylight Zones, Burning Blue (upcoming) and Jersey Girl. Training: Carnegie Mellon
University
Patrick Caroll (The Hobo)
Patrick Carroll is a Brooklyn based actor born in Boston. Film: Redacted. On television
he has appeared on Law & Order, Eleventh Hour, and Six Degrees. He can currently be
seen on Broadway in Good People at Manhattan Theatre Club through April.
Jay Black (Leon)
As a comic, Jay has headlined at over 200 colleges which resulted last year in him being
given the prestigious "College Comedian of the Year" award. He won with the highest
margin of victory in the history of the award! Jay has also been nominated one other time
and is nominated again this year!
Jay also headlines nationally at the Tropicana Hotel’s famous "Comedy Stop" in both Las
Vegas and Atlantic City. Jay has appeared on several television programs, doing stand-up
on Showtime and on NBC. He has also made appearances on A&E, Fox Business
Channel, and on several local channels around the country. Jay has also recently been
worked as a pop-culture commentator on TV's Extra, where he appeared weekly to give
his take on the goings-on in the world of entertainment. He’s had the honor of opening
for several national acts, including D.L. Hughley ("The Hughley’s", "Studio 60 on the
Sunset Strip"), Carlos Mencia ("The Mind of Mencia"), Joel McHale ("The Soup"; NBC's
"Community"), and Sinbad (Celebrity Apprentice).
Jay has met with equal success as a writer with partner Brian Herzlinger.
The writing duo have multiple comedy projects under their belt including: "Three for the
Road", a road trip comedy currently being packaged thru Brillstein Entertainment
Partners; "Mental", a $50 million action comedy commissioned by Summit
Entertainment and Mandalay Pictures; "DILF", a comedy pitch in which Bruce Willis has
shown great interest and intends to commit pending submission of the final script; and
"The Wedding Tour", a romantic comedy being developed by Panay Films at Walt
Disney Pictures.
Joseph D’Onofrio (Officer Lemon)
Joseph D'Onofrio has been in a number of iconic film classics including Goodfellas, A
Bronx Tale and Jungle Fever. He has been working in films and television for over 20
years. Currently, he can be seen on his recurring role on TBS’ Are We There Yet?.
Nick Kanellis (Gary)
Nick Kanellis is a Northwestern University graduate and Iowa Native. He can be seen
improvising at the Magnet Theater in an improv group called Trike. Nick works as a
performer and teaching artist with the Striking Viking Story Pirates, New York’s premier
absurdist children’s theater company, and as a motion capture actor for Launch, where he
dons a spandex suit covered in reflective balls to do the movements for animated
characters. He can also be seen as the professional wrestler King of Hearts at the Upright
Citizen’s Brigade theater and on MTV’s “Truth” add campaign, and on the Onion Sports
Network.
Philip Leggett (Bruce)
Philip Leggett was born in New Orleans, Louisiana October 23, 1981 and grew up in
Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he focused on
theater. After college, he continued his training and began acting professionally starring
in a national commercial and co-starring in several independent films. Recently he has
move to Los Angeles where he studies technique and improv comedy at Playhouse West.
Philip has made acting the focus of his life, and is thrilled about what the future will
bring.
Richard Lounello (Officer Dunn)
Rich is as much a stage actor as a film actor having appeared in such shows as Death Of
A Salesman, Tuesday's With Morrie, Take Me Out and It Had To Be You. On film Rich
played the lead in many independent films including The Last Round, Detour and
American General. He will also be seen on an upcoming episode of HBO’s Curb Your
Enthusiasm. Rich is also a writer/director whose short film The Loop is currently making
the film festival circuit where it has won several awards.
Kevin McCaffrey (Keith – Leader of the Drunks)
Kevin McCaffrey is a comedian and writer based in New York City. He has appeared on
The Late Show with David Letterman many times, and can be seen on TruTV each week
on The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest series. Kevin has been a contributing
monologue writer for The Late Show with David Letterman since 2004, and he has also
written for various shows on VH1, MTV, and Discovery, including Cash Cab. No, he
cannot get you on Cash Cab. Virgin Alexander represents Kevin's feature film debut, and
also marks the first time he has ever played a father...that he knows of!!! (IMDB.com
confirms this fact.) He thoroughly enjoyed working on the film, and got along with every
actor in the cast except for one, against whom he now plans to hold a lifelong grudge. He
also regularly tours the country as a stand up comedian, and his full performance
schedule is at www.kevin-mccaffrey.com.