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...just Henry

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About Me


I also have my own entertainment web site on it's way! BRACE YOUSELF! It's coming soon!
PLEASE check out these important links:
Stop It Now - preventing sexual child abuse before it happens
The American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals
People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals
"Be the change that you want to see in the world."
- Mahatma Ghandi
Following Ghandi's sentiment above, I decided to start my own team and gather my friends together to march in the 2008 Long Beach AIDS Walk.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the walk, the only fundraiser in L.A. County that supports AIDS charities in Long Beach and South Bay.
CLICK HERE NOW to join or support my team, "Being the change" !
Spread the word! We are going to have a BLAST!
My friend Amazing Ruby (whose name fits perfectly) has rendered a portrait of me and I am incredibly flattered!Of course, she shaved a few pounds off of me and increased the sexiness a bit, but who in their right mind would complain about that?I love it!How cool is that?
"I never try anything. I just do it!" - Varla (Tura Satana) in "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"
Come on and do it with me on May 10th @ MIDNIGHT!
It's gonna be a blast! Mark your Calendars. If they get a good turnout they're gonna have a funky midnight movie every month! Woo hoo!
I have had my share of hard times in life and have wasted too much time (in the past) letting it hold me down. I have made some mistakes, but I am proud to say that I finally like who I am and embrace all of the good with the bad. Moving forward though it's all about how we treat each other!
I'm Looking for friends to share life's roller coaster ride. I love to laugh and have fun. I'm just looking for good guys and gals. Jerks are, well.....jerks!!! They are also a MAJOR turn-off!
I don't care what labels hang in your closet or who you "know" or how much money you make. Sounds uptight, but I am really pretty laid-back and open-minded. (...at least I try to be!)
If there were three elements of my being that perfectly express who I am they would be food, writing, and film. That is why I am a cook, a writer, and an actor.
There are very few things I will brag about, but I happen to be a damn good cook! I became the head cook for my family when I was eleven years old and my mother had to go back to work. I loved it and I was hooked! I'm self-taught through many books and constantly watching Julia Childs and eventually others on television, I quickly started to create my own recipes and menus. I have since worked as a short-order cook, personal cook, and caterer. I have leant my abilities to fundraisers, party planning, and craft services. I love to cook and I love to eat. I am fascinated by food and all of its facets.
Throughout everything else in my life I write. At any given moment I might be working on a cook book, a script, a short story, or an article that I think people would find interesting. I am always reading (mostly non-fiction) and always looking for fresh, new ideas to write about. I have recently begun to branch-out as an interviewer and hope to be able to show some of the person behind the personalities that I interview.
My earliest memories all involve Hollywood classics and acting-out scenes from my favorite old movies. My mother would routinely wake me in the middle of the night to share one of her favorite, old films that she happened to find showing on the late, late show. Eventually she would wake me when she found my favorites playing too. I have been hooked ever since.I love the parodies too. I was weaned on Carol Burnett's versions and now thouroughly enjoy the jabs that French & Saunders take at the classic and contemporary movies alike.(see examples below) Now I audition for anything that seems appropriate for my type and act when I can. I am obsessed with Hollywood, both classic and contemporary! It centers me. It is my religion!
...so I really do hope you have fun on my page and see something that makes you think.
(...and hopefully something that also makes you smile too!)
Thanks for checking out my profile!!!
Drop me a line if you want to chat.
HENRY
Alright Mr. DeMille. I'm ready for my close up!
I happen to be vegetarian.
You should be too!
I know you think you would "just die" if you stopped eating meat, but you wouldn't. It's 10 years & counting for me and I have never been healthier! Go veggie! MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Believe it or not, there are some folks that call me "Cupcake"!

I'd like to meet:


Dawn French!

French & Saunders...my favorites!

Dolly!

"One is only poor, only if you choose to be."

My IDOL!

I don't know what it is about Nicole Kidman in this video, but the girl could make me hop the fence!

I LOVE Volbeat, especially their fun cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You".

...and the HOT lead singer Michael Poulsen

I LOVE Pat!!!

One of my all-time favorite Golden Girls moments!

The fabulous Fred Astaire getting down to my favorite Adam Ant song! Ahhh the wonders of modern technology!
;-)

Music:


Have a listen to my personalized Launch Radio page:Henry's Yahoo Launch Radio Station
For music in general, I like a little of everything. I'm not dedicated to just one genre.
Here are some examples:

-Eurythmics
-Brandi Carlile
-Volbeat
-Celia Cruz
-All-American Rejects
-The Skids
-Dolly Parton
-Timbaland
-Alison Moyet
-The Raveonettes
-Bjork
-Green Day

-Indigo Girls
-Tish Hinojosa
-Adam Ant
-Siouxsie and the Banshees,
-Montserrat Caballe
-Lucinda Williams
-Missy Elliot
-Etta James
-Buck Owens
-The Go-Go's
-Dwight Yoakam
-Kelly Willis!
-Squeeze
-Yaz
-Scissor Sisters

-Pat Benatar
-When in Rome
-No Doubt
-The Mama's and the Papa's
-Johnny and June Carter Cash
-Ella Fitzgerald
-Mary J. Blige
-Emmylou Harris
-Rose Maddox
-Edith Piaf
-The Waking Hours
-Pansy Division
-Powder!
-Erasure
-Save Ferris
-Patsy Cline
-Loretta Lynn
-The Killers

-Dusty Springfield
-The White Stripes
-Dixie Chicks
-Lari White
-Amy Grant
-Kate Bush
-Tanya Tucker
-The Beastie Boys
-Trisha Yearwood
...and the list goes on and on.

Movies:

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I love the classics all the way. I would die without Turner Classic Movies.
Real stars like Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Spencer Tracy, Joan Crawford, Gene Kelly, Katharine Hepburn and others will always take a position of priority! I just can't get enough!I love going to films via American Cinemathique or the A.F.I.’s "100 Best Films" screenings at the Arclight in L.A.
Having said all that, I like some new flicks too. Depends on the pic.
I'm also a sucker for those old disaster films a la Irwin Allan, any Biopics, Hitchcock films and Mel Brooks' comedies too. .
To name just a few specific titles:
-Muriel's Wedding
-Grey Gardens
-Walk the Line
-Young Frankenstein
-Come Back Little Sheba
-The Birds
-Coal Miner's Daughter
-Move Over, Darling
-Now Voyager
-Bringing Up Baby
-The Wizard of Oz
-Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
-L.A.Confidential
-Vertigo
-Mr. Skeffington
-Breakfast at Tiffany's
-Airplane
-The Philadelphia Story
-King Kong (newest or oldest version)
-The Sixth Sense
-Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte(for Agnes Moorehead alone...BRILLIANT!)
-Beautiful Thing
-The Shining
-The Lion in Winter
-Dead Ringer
(Bette Davis version)
-Sunset Boulevard
-Chinatown
-The day the Earth stood still
-His Girl Friday
-Midnight Lace
-Singing in the Rain
-Fargo
-Wait Until Dark
-Adam's Rib
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
-Moonstruck
-Mighty Joe Young (original)
-Strangers on a Train
-Running With Scissors
-Big Fish
-Auntie Mame
-Strangers in Good Company
-Cloverfield
and the list goes on and on....

Television:

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As previously mentioned, I always look for the classic films first.
I am such a dork that after that I usually browse through any station that might be showing a documentary. Disasters and Supernatural go to the top of the list., History, Biographies, Science, etc. follow.
I also get a daily dose of the Food Network. I love Dave Lieberman, The Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten) and Nigella Lawson!
I LOVE to laugh though too!
I catch almost every episode that airs of "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy".
Guilty pleasures?
The Golden Girls and The Girls Next Door!!! I don’t know what it is about Hef’s harem that attracts me, but I can’t get enough!All-time faves? Bewitched, The Carol Burnett Show, Laverne & Shirley, Soap, Twilight Zone...

Books:

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Recently read?
-"Me Talk Pretty One Day" by the brilliant David Sedaris
-"Running With Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs (I stil think he ripped off my adolescence!)
-"Wicked" by Gregory Maguire
(not one of my faves)
-"I'd Love to kiss You, but I've Just Washed My Hair-Conversations with Bette Davis"
-"The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson" a bio about agent Henry Willson
-"Committed, A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir", Dan Mathews' (VP of PETA)
-"My First Five Husbands", Rue McClanahan's autobiography
-"Michael Toliver Lives", Armistead Maupin revisits the "Tales of the City" icon.
(...didn't love it as much as the original series).
-"Tab Hunter, Confidential"
-"Behind The Screen, how gays and lesbians shaped Hollywood 1910-1969" (who new?) by William Mann
All-time favorites?
-"Swanson on Swanson", Gloria Swanson's autobiography
-"Wisecracker", the story of William Haines, first openly gay Hollywood STAR!
also by William Mann
-"History of God", a study on the evolution of monotheism
(...which one's different, do you know?)

Heroes:

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Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter

I also have to pay respect to all the gay people before me that chose to give up their personal safety and risked death and/or imprisonment to come out of the closet.
They chose dignity and honesty over shame and secrecy.
My life would be hell without them and I could never be the happy, openly gay man that I am!

My Blog

An Act Of Love

An Act of Love By Henry Senecal   The cast of "An Act Of Love" takes a sharp, well written script by David Landsberg to the next level of appreciation as they transform it into a hysterical even...
Posted by ...just Henry on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:07:00 PST

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed By Henry Senecal                Though this documentary says its purpose is to state the case against the ...
Posted by ...just Henry on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:32:00 PST

We Plan, God Laughs

Thhis review was originally published in the April 16, 2008 issue of Campus Circle magazine.   We Plan, God Laughs   By Henry Senecal          ...
Posted by ...just Henry on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:27:00 PST

Kiss the Bride!

This article was originally published in the April 16, 2008 issue of Campus Circle Magazine.   Tori Spelling puts a new twist on a classic formula in Kiss The Bride. By Henry Senecal   &nbs...
Posted by ...just Henry on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:18:00 PST

The Take

This was originally published in the 04/09/08 issue of Campus Circle magazine. The Take By Henry Senecal                Felix De La Pena (...
Posted by ...just Henry on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:05:00 PST

Mask

This review was originally published in the 04/07/08 issue of Campus Circle magazine.   Mask By Henry Senecal   The latest offering of The Pasadena Playhouse is the world premiere of the mu...
Posted by ...just Henry on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:20:00 PST

Flawless

This review was originally published in the March 26, 2008 issue of Campus Circle magazine.   Flawless By Henry Senecal                ...
Posted by ...just Henry on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:07:00 PST

Boarding Gate

This review originally appeared in the March 26, 2008 issue of Campus Circle magazine Boarding Gate By Henry Senecal                I don&rs...
Posted by ...just Henry on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:03:00 PST

Stop-Loss

Ryan Phillippe Tells a soldier’s story in Stop-Loss By Henry Senecal Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) is a good, old boy from Texas. He and his best friend Steve (Channing Tatum) have served ...
Posted by ...just Henry on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:58:00 PST

The Grand

The Grand Zak Penn tries his hand at poker. By Henry Senecal                Even though he is known primarily for his screenplays, Zak Penn&r...
Posted by ...just Henry on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:16:00 PST