New York born, New Jersey bred, and happily back in the city since college. I’m a writer, a filmmaker, a student of improv comedy, a night owl, an idealist, and a pretty good cook. I have a strong sense of fair play, a great sense of direction and a terrible sense of time. I’m also never one to let anything get in the way of a good joke.

I just recently finished a feature length documentary about the ICEHOTEL in Sweden, I'm trying to up my game at the UCB, I'm working on a bunch of writing projects (plays, mostly, right now), I travel a fair amount, and I spend a whole lot of time going to the movies, to the theater, to museums and to concerts.

conversing till the cows come home, bumping into things, serenading my cats, figuring stuff out.

I just asked one of my improv coaches this question and she said the first things she noticed about me were that I had good manners and that I used my hands a lot when I spoke.

Favorite books:
The Life of Samuel Johnson, In Cold Blood, Mating, The Corrections, The Codex Seraphinianus, The Great Gatsby, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Deathbird Stories, Everything by Lynda Barry.

Favorite movies:
Blade Runner, Blue Velvet, Singin' in the Rain, Lawrence of Arabia, Apocalypse Now, Come and See, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Alien, Psycho, Heat, The Shining, The Godfather, The Fly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Days of Heaven, Dawn of the Dead, 8 1/2, The Road Warrior, The Empire Strikes Back, The Wrath of Khan, His Girl Friday, Empire of the Sun.

Favorite television shows:
The Wire, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Prisoner, Arrested Development, Monty Python, Star Trek, The Singing Detective, The Odd Couple, BSG, Buffy, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Spaced, Twin Peaks, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Favorite music:
Brian Eno, David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Radiohead, St. Vincent, The Beatles, Cocteau Twins, The Clash, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, Joe Jackson, Yes, Vangelis, Latin Playboys.

Favorite food:
who am I kidding, it's pizza.

Not including all the obvious stuff (i.e. love, companionship,
etc.): something to read; something to write with; music; movies; coffee; the Times crossword puzzle.

My current project; my next project; my family and friends; Boswell & Johnson; how to be a better person; what makes any artistic endeavor good, bad, meaningful, kitschy, offensive, timeless, or world-changing; how I would rewrite movies that seriously disappointed me; finding game in improv; sex; whether my cats enjoy my singing voice; whether this profile will appeal to you, you brilliant, gorgeous creature

doing the kinds of things I do every other night.

A writer/comedian I recently met online just performed a ten minute set about our one and only date to a packed house in Chelsea. I wasn't there, but I heard it was hilarious.