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Vivic

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About Me



So, who am I? Hmm.. My real name is Vivek Shah (pronounced as 'Vivic.' - so don't screw it! haha) I've done tons of film work. Studied at Chicago Actors Studio, Second City Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, and a few other places. I also interned at O'Connor Casting in Chicago where I over viewed quite a few commercial auditions that you're currently seeing on television. Anyway, I'm planning on making my big move to LA in July '08. There's a lot of crap that I need to finish in Chicago first. I really want to do at least one production here at either Goodman or Steppenwolf to prove myself that I'm capable of handling my future. If I can't make it, whatever! Wish me good luck anyway (Oops! Never say Good Luck!.. "Break a Leg!")

Check me out on IMDB:

You can always find my updated resume at:

CHICAGO REPRESENTATIONS:

My Interests

XploiTinG coMpuTerS, baSkeTbaLl, sWimMinG, sKaTiNg, pOoL, & pLaYinG viDeo gAmEs. And first and foremost, aCtInG !!

I'd like to meet:

Actors, Directors, Producers, ANYONE in the Show Business! If you know me or if I know you or if you've seen me someplace then please add me coz I would love to get to know you! HOWEVER, I am NOT going to add you as a friend if you are soliciting MySpace.

The following is a rough cut of a trailer that I made with Curbside Productions. There are still two more segements to be shot sometime in April/May. Please press the pause button underneath my photo to turn off the background music to watch this video:

Music:

Alternative, Hip Hop, and Soft Rock

Movies:

Sixth Sense, A beautiful Mind, Mission Impossible, Titanic, The Bourne Identity, Forest Gump, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, A Guy Thing, Die Hard: 1, 2, 3, Tears of the Sun, Collateral, Minority Report, Unbreakable, Armageddon, Rain Man, Matchstick Men, Face/Off, Indecent Proposal, and lot more... ALL ARE MUST-WATCH MOVIES!

Television:

24, The Shield, Seinfeld, Will and Grace, The Sopranos, MTV Punk'd, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien (although I hate his everyday stupid schticks), Sex and the City, Family Guy, Simpsons, Friends, 8 Simple Rules, Full House... Yea... ALL of 'em !

Books:

Don't like to read books. More interested in plays and trying them out and being them (the characters) just to sense how they feel.

Heroes:

Myself first, and then every soul on this Earth! To name a few: Michael Shurtleff, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, Edward Dennis Fogell, Robert DeNiro, Stanford Meisner, Marlon Brando, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and a lot more!

My Blog

A Passage to India - Jeff Recommended !!!

Yesterday was the opening night for the fabulous ensemble production that I’m currently in. It is now Jeff Recommended !!! Read one of the first reviews at Chicago Critic:http://chicagocritic.co...
Posted by Vivic on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:12:00 PST

Got casted in A Passage to India

So, last week I wrapped up a photo shoot for Metromix.com. What's next, well a lot more unconfirmed projects, but a confirmed one is being cast for Vitalist Theatre's A Passage to India ! I'll keep ya...
Posted by Vivic on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:59:00 PST

First IMDB Credit !!!

Just got my first IMDB Credit !!Here it is:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862542/Keep an eye out coz there's gonna be a few more credits added in the next few weeks !!
Posted by Vivic on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:15:00 PST

I got pranked on TV !!

Okay, not quite TV. It's a new pilot that they're creating for CBS, here in Chicago. Here's what happened:I arrive at the audition yesterday afternoon where I meet the director. He tells me that anoth...
Posted by Vivic on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:38:00 PST

3 Things I hate..

So, I was in a debate this morning and from nowhere popped up a question, "What are three things that you hate?"Here they are:1) Traffic !!!2) Slow Computers !!!3) People who are not smart !!!...
Posted by Vivic on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:13:00 PST

Happy happy happy!!

I'm feeling sooo happy because I've been receiving all positive comments from people!! "Highly dependable, reliable and hard working" is the last comment that I received from an extra's casting direc...
Posted by Vivic on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:18:00 PST

On the new Batman Set !!!

So where was Vivic last Wednesday and Thursday? On the new Batman set, directed by one of my favorite directors: Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, The Prestige, Insomnia, Memento) !! This was a great...
Posted by Vivic on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:02:00 PST