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Patrick

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About Me


Greetings!
My full name is Patrick Coleman Duncan. I am an actor/writer/producer/director (listed chronologically from my adoption of the disciplines). I live in "The Southland" a.k.a. the "Left Coast" and feel very much at home here.
I am from Louisville, KY originally where I was a charter member of the Walden Theatre, a preparatory training program for professional bound actors. It was my great pleasure during that time to play Caliban in "The Tempest" and Algernon in "The Importance of Being Earnest." From there I attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX where I received a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts. While at SMU I fulfilled a life long dream of stepping into the shoes of Groucho Marx by playing Gordon Miller in the Theatre SMU production of "Room Service."
After college I returned to Louisville and taught for a year at Walden Theatre. I lived in New York City from 1990 to 2000 during which time I appeared on "Guiding Light." On stage I appeared in several productions written and overseen by Tony Award Winner William Hauptman, notably playing Floyd in "Domino Courts" and Chigger in "Gillette" both for director Peter Dobbins of "Storm Theatre."
My filmmaking career also began in NYC with a short film "So, What's In Jericho?" After completing " . . . Jericho?" I moved to the LA area and began my actor/filmmaker career in earnest (it's important to be that I have heard). Since moving to California five years ago I have made another short film "Hollywood the Hard Way," appeared as "Frank" the obnoxious coworker in the Starbucks commercial "Sticking" (the one where the red-haired woman gets things stuck to her- that's me at the end stuck to her back). I also co-founded a filmmaker support group called the Los Angeles Filmmakers Network and have been appointed the programmer coordinator for the Angelika Corporation's NewFilmmakersLA screening series. My most recent short project, "The Shabbos Bigfoot," was completed in May '06 and screened in New York City as well as LA. See my Top Friends for "The Shabbos Bigfoot" profile.
I am a practicing Buddhist of the Soka Gakkai variety for the last 20 years. I have a great wife and two great kids, so I am one of the only people using MYSPACE.COM for non dating purposes. Those of you who are using this site for dating, more power to you. Good luck and stay safe, and remember, "If the Internet were a real place you could visit, it would be disgusting and intolerable" (Dave Chappelle).
Patrick
The Beatles Perform "Hey Jude" on "The David Frost Show"

My Interests



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I'd like to meet:

Everyone I haven't yet, but will. Everyone who will eventually play a part in my human revolution. Thanks for checking out myspace. Tag! You're it!

Music:

The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Motown Sound, The Band, The Allman Brothers Band, NRBQ, Bonnie Raitt, John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Country Joe and the Fish, Credence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, Grateful Dead, Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Al Green, Simon and Garfunkel, The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas,The Lovin' Spoonful, The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young), The Monkees, The Animals, The Troggs, The Turtles, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Sweet, T-Rex, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Queen, Iggy Pop, MC5, Grand Funk Railroad, Steve Miller Band, Jeff Beck, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Talking Heads, The Police, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Pretenders, The Cars, Devo, The Tubes, Donovan, Cat Stevens, Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Robyn Hithcock, The Soft Boys, Big Star, Galaxie 500, Bob Marley, Peter Gabriel, Johnny Clegg, Kate Bush, Moody Blues, Yes, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Warren Zevon, Polyphonic Spree, Belle and Sebastian, U2, REM, Dramarama, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Matthew Sweet, The Cranberries, Dave Matthews Band, Radiohead, Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow, Liz Phair, Oasis, Blur, XTC, Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Tenacious D, Tally Hall, Erin Hill, The Now People ... and old school ... Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Junior Wells ... and of course ... Elvis Presley.

Movies:

Hard Day's Night, Help, Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, Annie Hall, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Harold and Maude, Dr. Strangelove, Jesus Christ Superstar, Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate, Little Big Man, The Long Riders, The Pied Piper(1972) w/Donovan, Network, Dog Day Afternoon, Five Easy Pieces, Easy Rider, The Last Detail, The Exorcist, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, All The President's Men, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Coming Home, Being There, Matewan, Limbo, On the Waterfront, Inherit the Wind, To Kill a Mockinbird, Patch of Blue, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Godfather Part 1 and 2, Local Hero, Eraserhead, Repo Man, Paris Texas, Clockwork Orange, If ..., The Man Who Fell To Earth, Woodstock, Monterey Pop, Greendale, This is Spinal Tap, Quadrophenia, The Last Waltz, most Marx Brothers Movies. and ... HIGH FIDELITY (Oh my god! I AM the John Cusack character!!!) Once again, this is a work in progress.

Television:

DEXTER, Lost, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, Bill Maher's Real Time, Rescue Me, House, M.D., CSI:Crime Scene Investigation, CSI:Miami, CSI:New York, Medium, Numb3rs, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Simpsons, That 70's Show, The Office, My Name IS Earl, Nip/Tuck, The Sopranos. ... and from the past ... The Larry Sanders Show, All in the Family, MASH, The Bob Newhart Show, Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, Andy Griffith, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Saturday Night Live, I Claudius, Star Trek:O.S. and Star Trek:TNG, X Files, St. Elsewhere and ... TWIN PEAKS!!!

Books:

Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Of Mice and Men, Childhood's End, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Time Traveler's Wife, The DaVinci Code ... Anything by: Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Jerzy Kosinski.

Heroes:

Nichiren Daishonin, Daisaku Ikeda, Shakyamuni Buddha, Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Brian Wilson, Peter Townshend, Ray Davies, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Bob Geldof, Laurence Olivier, Kirk Douglas, Sidney Poitier, John Hurt, Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Kurt Vonnegut, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, George Carlin, Jon Stewart, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., ... but most of all ... my Mom and Dad.

My Blog

Check out this event: Theatre of Note's Films4Play Festival Program #3

Hosted By: The Shabbos BigfootWhen: Tuesday Jul 03, 2007 at 7:30 PMWhere: Theatre of Note1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd.Hollywood, CA 90028United StatesDescription:The Shabbos Bigfoot Click Here To View Eve...
Posted by Patrick on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:50:00 PST

MC5: Petition to Induct into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

When Patty Smith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame she quoted her husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith's prediction that she would make it into the Hall and he would not. "But he did make it, di...
Posted by Patrick on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:58:00 PST

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Dear Friends, Well it has been months since I have blogged and the bottom line is that I haven't had anything to say. I am not sure how many of you are still out there but, to those who are, I want to...
Posted by Patrick on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:48:00 PST

Globe of Robyn Hitchcock

Globe of Robyn Hitchcock is a Fan managed MySpace Page. I started it in response to my discovery that there was no definitive Robyn Hitchcock Page on MySpace. No Definitive Robyn Hitchcock page ? ? ? ...
Posted by Patrick on Sat, 20 May 2006 09:01:00 PST

Neil Young/Pearl Jam

I have just added Neil Young and Pearl Jam to my most recent Top 8. What can be said about Neil that hasn't been said before? Seriously. I'm looking to say something original about this genius of epic...
Posted by Patrick on Thu, 04 May 2006 09:44:00 PST

New Top 8: Eclectic Avenue

Since we have established the Myspace community waits with baited breath to find out what I, Patrick, listen to, here is my New Musical Top 8.Rodney On the Roq: If you haven't seen the doc "Mayor of...
Posted by Patrick on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:05:00 PST

"SMiLE" The Greatest Lost Album Ever Found

A few years ago I started an email chain (blogging was not the "in" thing in 2001) to determine which ALBUMS (LP, CD or studio/concert or compilation) were the Top 100 among my friends. When putting m...
Posted by Patrick on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:31:00 PST

Video Clips on Patrick's Projects

Hey Guys! Please go to Patrick's Projects (in My Top Eight-The Shabbos Bigfoot Poster incon)URL www.myspace.com/theshabbosbigfoot and play the clips I have posted. It will raise them in the ranki...
Posted by Patrick on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:57:00 PST

Starship Enterprise versus The Death Star: Who Would Win???

My son posed an interesting query: "If The Starship Enterprise were in a battle with the Imperial Death Star from Star Wars, who would win?" Naturally I asked him whether he meant "The Enterprise...
Posted by Patrick on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:38:00 PST

Musical Editions to My Top 8

Hey Friends,Check out the new editions to my Top 8 Friends.Erin Hill- Erin is one of my long time friends (hell, we go back before Al Gore invented the Internet!). Another Kentuckian, she was also a f...
Posted by Patrick on Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:35:00 PST