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Karis

About Me

I got my first movie role when I was 11 years old, after my grandmother heard a radio ad announcing a casting call for little people to act in a new movie. I, an avid Star Wars fan, was thrilled to find out that the movie was Return of the Jedi. By the time I arrived for an audition, they already had enough actors, and they had never intended to use children. But as soon as they saw me, they cast me as an Ewok extra. As the youngest and smallest of the Ewok actors, I came in for a lot of attention. Mark Hamill gave me Star Wars toys. Carrie Fisher served me milk and cookies. The assistant director devoted his free time to making a short fantasy film about my behind-the-scenes adventures. This fun, still-unfinished film, Return of the Ewok, had its first public showing at a sci-fi convention in 1999, and I have continued to show it frequently at conventions since then.

My Interests

performing kitten giggles at mammoth cave, strippers named me-me, burping, taking shits quickly, thinking about getting my homework done while taking another hit, seeing the look on my professor's face when my cel phone rings in class, inappropriateness, reading contentious notes, writing contentious notes, serving hot coffee in metal cups, waking up awake, checking out the reflection of my legs in the windows of restaurants, feeling sore because of whatever i did the day before and using it as a catalyst for conversation, analyzing goth night at Main Street Lounge, fueling awkward moments, quitting smoking every morning, Jim Beam and Pall Malls, doing 2/3 of a pullup and telling people i did a whole one, taking my bra off to get the grass out, playing warcraft III for no less than 10 hour intervals, sunday night beta fights, going all in, stereotyping, attatching my papers for classes to emails and naming them "my tits" and then asking my professors if they read the paper I sent.

Music:

Chris Burke with Joe & John DeMasi “Lollipops and Love songs” Featuring 14 favorite and original sing-a-long songs “For the child in us all”. Songs include “Lollipop Tree”, “Tingalayo”, “This Little Guiding Light”, “Me and My Red Fire Truck”, “My Special One”, “Rise and Shine” “Singer With The Band” -A compilation of fun and uplifting music for the entire family. Songs include “Ob La Di, Ob La Da” ( theme song from “Life Goes On”), “Love Makes The World Go Round”, the musical anthem of love and inclusion “All Walk Together” “Forever Friends” (my personal favorite) Featuring songs of friendship, love, inclusions and fun including “Celebrate”, “Love Love Love”, “Forever Friends”, a special tribute song to Chris entitled “ A Special Kind Of Hero” “A World of Kindness” - includes the inspirational songs “Yes I Can”, “A World of Kindness”, “Learn to Live in Love”, the fun songs “Bingo, Bongo”, “Hot Diggity Dog”, “Randy’s Rockin Rooster Rap”, “School”

Movies:

Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?

Television:

Truman Showism

Books:

Historical Trajectories

Heroes:

Does the cardboard cutout of Warwick Davis taped to the the ceiling over my bed mean.... shit nevermind.

My Blog

Rome, the practical love.

"For to love a wife is a joy, while she is alive, and a religion, when she is departed" - Silvae
Posted by Karis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST