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Music Graphics & CommentsHi People! This is Ace Lytem. I am A 41 year old male who is using this page to promote myself as a Person,Actor and Musician. I have lived in North Vancouver BC for the last 15 years.I have done alot of different jobs and careers and at present I work as an Office Manager during the day and when opportunity comes,I go and work on the film sets as a background performer.I was born in Montreal Quebec & I was Raised In the small Laurentian Mountains town of Weir Quebec.It was there that I got into music at the young age of 6 years old.I saw Jimi Hendrix playing the Star Spangled Banner,in the Woodstock movie.I said to my mother "I want to do THAT! The look of horror on the woman's face was priceless.After all when you live in the country like I did;you find inventive ways to entertain yourself.Music & Acting were the types of things I have always done.Whether it was imitating people that I knew or pretending to be Batman,or my favorite Rock Star,it was all the same to me.I was the kid that was always in the school plays.When I hit High school,I got into the Drama club in Grade 8 where I played a diverse selection of characters.Laurentian Regional High School at that time was one of the leading schools in Quebec where a student could study a wide variety of subjects;Music,Drama,Chemistry,Metal Shop or Wood Shop just to name a few.It was one of those schools where the teachers who taught the students,were there because they wanted to teach.Imagine being taught by someone who at one time was a leading chemist,or maybe a retired athlete or maybe a successful businessman.Too bad I didn't know that at the time.The education I received there was the best at that time.I graduated in the mid 80's and moved to the big city of Montreal Quebec.What a place I still miss it!In 1991, I had the opportunity to leave Montreal and come out to North Vancouver BC.The reason was because I had an opportunity to create a specialty tea & coffee company with a man & wife team,with whom I worked with for a year and a half in Montreal;that had seriously fucked me over in the first 2 days I was here.That was My big Welcome to North Vancouver BC.By the mid 90's I had a couple of friends gang up on me and convince me to start playing guitar again and write songs and make a band.In the 90's I played in quite a few bands ranging from Hard Rock,Punk and Folk music.In one band we blended A Gordon Lightfoot sound with a Guns 'N' Roses sound. Talk about an experiment that worked extrememly well.Too bad the leader of this one got egotistical and everyone left.Out of 13 people I was the last one standing.In 1990's I had a series of unfortunate events...here is the big one kids..I fell 25 feet and didn't break a thing.Keep in mind that it still took me close to two years to recover from that incident.Between Physio therapy and a great Chiropractor named Dr.Gordon Taylor,This Humpty Dumpty got back together again.It certainly wasn't easy.The one thing that did speed up my recovery was the fact that my friend Bill Clint influenced me to write my own songs and then he wanted me to play in his band!!What a dream come true.As a result to Bill I learned alot about not only music but life as well.For approximately a year we went to every open jam in The Vancouver BC area.Thank you Bill that really was one of the highlights of my life that I will never forget.My songs are ones that alot of people can relate to and even if my stuff is not your cup of tea,you will still appreciate and relate to them.Fast forward to the year 2001,the year that my friend Sonny Dean had convinced me to work on the film sets!Sonny found out that I wasn't working,he knew my background and he gave me his agents name & number and told me to call them.The guy just wouldn't give up,everytime he saw me he would ask one thing,"Have you seen them yet?" My answer for 2 months was "No not yet!" It took awhile before I could get the Seabus fare to see them.I finally got there and the only thing that I was told was "ok we can probably keep you busy this year! We'll get back to you!" "ok lets see what happens!" was my immediate reaction & thought.Two weeks later I was told I would be represented by In Motion Talent,two weeks after that I got my first Professional job as a background actor for the B-Rated film "House of the Dead".I played a Zombie as you can tell from my photo's.I met alot of cool people that I still talk to today such as Sonny Dean,Doc O'Donnell,Aaron Harrison aka Mr Dark;Branoch Moon,Dave the Kiwi,Bill Tarling and too many others to mention.The first year was incredible! Sonny Dean- I have known this gentleman since 1991.He first stepped into a local North Vancouver Coffee shop that I used to work in Called Spirals Coffee House.Now this place was a real gem of a coffee house because it didn't matter who you were, you were always welcome,provided that you were not a bad ass.Sonny popped into the shop one day and we struck up a conversation and I quickly realized that this guy has traveled a long way to Be here in BC.And we also have the same desires and goals,That was to be playing in successful bands and to work in the film industry as actors.I have known Mr Dean for 15 years and during that time we have had many different adventures together both positve & negative.In fact it was Sonny who pointed me off in the right direction concerning film work.I was watching TV about 4 or 5 years ago and I saw Sonny in three different shows. Immediately I started wondering "how in the hell did this guy do this?"Atthe time we really were not getting along too well and I was in a coffee shop having coffee with my girlfriend and the next thing I realized that Sonny was in front of me with a look of concern on his face.I had no idea what he had in mind and asked what was up.He told me he heard that I wasn't working at that time and that he had something for me to do for work.That was when I asked him "Sonny I would love to work in film like you do,how do I do this?" As much of a pain in the ass Sonny has been in the past,He really does have a heart of gold.He then infornmed me that was what he wanted to talk to me about.Getting me into filmwork.My mind was completely BLOWN.He gave me his agents name & number and proceeded to hound me for months until I finally gave a phone call and went down to the agency he was with at the time.Within 2 weeks I got a phone call and was informed that this particular agency wanted to handle me.You can imagine my surprise when I got the phone call for my first professional gig as a film background actor for the horror/adventure flick House Of the Dead.I played a zombie in that production and so far that project is the one that always comes to mind when people ask me what was your favorite character and movie that you have played "A zombie for House of the Dead" is always the answer.It has been awhile since I have done something that much fun and I hope to work on another production like that one again soon.Thanks to Mr Uwe Boll who made a gruelling shoot alot of fun.Here is a little known fact to stump your friends with;which Agency does Ace Lytem have representation with? the answer is kids;Double Agents Talent Agency.Thanks Coco for all of the work you have given me throughout the years that you have been my agent.I am just So Sorry that I have had to take off 2006 to take care of a few personal issues.I miss everyone on the sets and I hope to be with you all in 2007!!!In the meantime here's a great big Break a Leg to all of my Film buddies who are working!!!I love you all!!!Ace