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Dennis O'Neill

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About Me



My Interests

Acting. Film making. Theater. Singing. Ballroom/Latin dancing. working out. Boxing. Going to Jazz, Doo Wop, good Rock n Roll and Opera concerts. Going to the theater and movies. A passion for life. A passion to know God. Staying on that mission to live a peaceful, happy and fulfilled life!

I'd like to meet:

People who motivate, stimulate, push me to my limits and who don't agitate, regulate or try to bait me.

Music:

I like to listen to anyone who sings from their heart. Caruso, Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Andre Bocelli. Ella Fitzgerald. Dinah Washington. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Benette. Elvis Presley. Bob Dylan.[even though he's not a SINGER] Johnny Ray, Muddy Waters. Beatles, Judy Garland, Axel Rose [Since I Fell For You],The Platters, Ottis Redding, James Brown, Wilson Picket, Al Green, Jose Feliciano, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Durante,Sting, Paul McCartney, K.D.Lang, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Orbison, Chicago, Bruce Springstein, Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears,Steve Tyrell, The OJAYS, Smokey Robinson, Johnny Cash and a whole lot more.Musicians: Charlie[Bird]Parker, Stan Getz, Duke Ellington. Eric Clapton, Yo Yo Ma, Billy Preston,

Movies:

Twelve Angry Men. Rear Window. Teenage Hitchikers. Wisteria. Raging Bull. Quiet Desperation. Bells of Innocence. On The Waterfront. Yankee Doodle Dandy, Public Enemy, White Heat [all of James Cagney Films] Casablanca, Little Caesar, Twelve Angry Men. The Godfather. [Pt. I and II. III grew on me.] Taxi [The Film] Donny Brosco, GoodFella's. Yeah mostly all gangsta films. The Bicycle,[silent film] Cinema Paradiso. Curse of the Inferno. Moscow on the Hudson. Survivors. Just can't get enough of the B/W classics.

Television:

The Soprano's. Prison Break, 24, Out on Bail, Law and Order, CSI, I love Lucy, Dennis the Menace, Taxi, Seinfeld. Southpark, Everybody loves Raymond. Burns and Allen. Ruffian. The Park is Mine. 24. NYPD Blue. Mostly all of the TCM TV station.

Books:

The Artists Way. Red Badge of Courage. Respect for Acting. Anything on the Mafia. The Book [Genesis to Revelations]. Days of Inspiration. History of Narrative Films,7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Anything that is uplifting, spiritual, philosophical and encouraging autobiographies. There are more but I'll get back to you.

Heroes:

Only One. Jesus. He feared no man. Every man feared Him. He forgave in the midst of an unforgiving circumstance.

My Blog

On The Waterfront

On The Waterfront I coulda been a contender.  I coulda been somebody... Terry Molloy   In the film, On The Waterfront, Marlon Brando's character, Terry Molloy, said, I coulda b...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:30:00 PST

El Cantante

El Cantante   What's the first thing you're gonna do&when you're famous   Puchi It has been said that Hector Lavoe was to salsa what Frank Sinatra was to pop music. Pioneering a sound that...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:17:00 PST

Take the Lead

Take the Lead You can get what you want & Those are the people who show up to get it.Pierre Dulaine Antonio Bandaras stars as a professional dancer who volunteers to teach dance at a New York Ci...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:53:00 PST

From my new book

Apollo 13 With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour. Gene Kranz   True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it wit...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:33:00 PST

Dream Girls

 Dream Girls Fame Comes and Goes, Stars Rise and Fall, But Dreams Live Forever Author unknown The time is the 1960s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (B...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:47:00 PST

The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer (2006) Hey kid you know what you want to do when you grow up&?   &Well better know what you're going to do, before someone knows it for you. Charles Farmer &n...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:45:00 PST

The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance 2000 The Junah you was& you ain't never gonna be again Bagger Vance A disillusioned war veteran, Capt. Rannulph Junah (Matt Damon),reluctantlyagrees to play a game of golf. ...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:30:00 PST

The Man From Elysian Fields

The Man from Elysian Fields   He poured himself another scotch, knowing then that he would spend the rest of his life trying to gain that split second back.   Byron Tiller Byron Tiller, ...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:51:00 PST

Les Miserables

Les Miserables   You forget I gave these also-Would you leave the best behind?  So, Messieurs, you may release him.  For this man has spoken true.  I commend you for duty and God's...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Thu, 24 May 2007 10:01:00 PST

Passion of Forgiveness

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST "Forgive them, Father. They know not what they do." Jesus This movie impacted a whole generation of people and it made more money than it was expected to make, which only m...
Posted by Dennis O'Neill on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:26:00 PST