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About Me

Alan Cross is a three-time Emmy-nominated comedy writer, with credits including Pop-Up Video, The Man Show, Celebrity Deathmatch, Saturday Night Live, and others. He's written for Nylon Magazine, Slate.com, and is the co-author of the 2004 book, "'What Would W Do." As a voice over actor, he can be heard on national campaigns for Priceline.com, McDonalds, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Starburst and more. As an actor, he's appeared on Pokemon, and a 2006 Superbowl ad for Sprint.Alan lives in New York and enjoys writing about himself in the third person.

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Sarah Palin meets Fargo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEidkJJlD9I Hilarious!
Posted by on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:16:00 GMT

My urban poetry has been accepted!

Anyone that knows me knows I'm street smart. As such, I've taken to submitting poetry of an urban nature to www.freestylevision.com. Unfortunately, I've been rejected. Over and over. But the man will ...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:43:00 GMT

Star Sighting: June 20, 2007

Near 45th and Madison I spotted him. The guy that gave McClane his shield back: Walter:Simon, this is inspector Cobb. I can appreciate your feelings for McClane, but believe me, the jerk isn't worth ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:20:00 GMT

Star sighting: 12/5/06

On my way to an audition today. As I was going in, she passed me on the street:- First role, 1989, Phantom of the Opera (the movie)- Appeared in one episode of Twin Peaks- Rose to prominence playing a...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:46:00 GMT

First celeb sighting of December

I was talking to my agent, also named Alan, but spelled with another L, when another one of his clients came in to do voiceover. Here are a few hints:- In 1977, his band Clover backed Elvis Costello o...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:36:00 GMT

Larry David cures polio?

Check out the eerie similiarities between Larry David: And Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine:
Posted by on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:58:00 GMT

Today's celebrity sighting

On Thursday I went to a voiceover audition at a place called Soundlounge. I was reading a v/o for Domino's Pizza, and who should be in the room with me but the guy that nailed Stiffler's mom? That...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:03:00 GMT

The Chris Klein Award for Excellence in Grammar

Chris Klein waxes philosophic about his relationship with ex-flame Katie Holmes: "Her and my relationship is a time in the past. And it's a time that I'll always look back with in fondness, but her...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:20:00 GMT

Yesterday's lame celebrity sighting

When we go to libraries, we expect quiet. But not so in New York. Kids chatter. Cell phones ring. Librarians talk to other librarians in their normal voices - and God forbid you try to shush a librari...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:16:00 GMT

Today's 1970's Retro-TV Celebrity Sighting

I was at my agents' office today doing a voiceover when I noticed someone familiar standing up with a script in front of me. You know him best as Luke Duke. That's right, Tom Wopat He looked goo...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:32:00 GMT