Joe RussellFeb 233 minA successful script readthroughOver the years, you are bound to get many requests from your colleagues and friends to read a script they have written. Personally, I have had this favor as...
Joe RussellFeb 192 minKelly Marie TranShortly before Kelly Marie Tran was Rose in Star Wars The Last Jedi, she was Butterfly Rave Girl in XOXO!
Joe RussellApr 21, 20192 minRemembering my step fatherIt has been just over 3 years since my step father passed away. He was just one month shy of his 60th birthday. I was 13 years old when he and my mom got m...
meDec 4, 20182 minAn actors reel - adviceBefore I started producing, I was primarily an actor and boy oh boy, I wish I had a relationship with a producer I would have felt comfortable getting advice...
JoeNov 14, 20184 minJoe's buying guide.There are a few products that I have owned / used in my life that I think are terrific. I have always been very careful with my money since it is possible th...
JoeOct 11, 20175 minLaboratory Conditions - How we did it.Laboratory Conditions was the first screenplay written by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Terry Rossio while attending college at California State Unive...
Jedi JoeMay 26, 20172 minPete Tong and Moby at the Hollywood BowlToday I produced a promo video for Pete Tong's upcoming show at the Hollywood Bowl. Moby was gracious enough to join us too. We had a tight little 3 camera...
Joe RussellFeb 16, 20173 minAnne Jackson and Eli WallachWhen I decided to move to New York in 2002, I was lucky enough to been accepted into Anne Jacksons master class at the HB Actors Studio. On my last day of c...
Joe RussellFeb 18, 20111 minThe Little RascalsWhen I was 6 years old and bummed out that my broken arm had to be in a hard cast, my grandparents took me to the senior center at the end of town to “watch ...
Joe RussellOct 13, 20063 minBingoJoe Russell reporting live from the senior center in Colombia, Illinois. This is my 7th day in Southern IL and tonight my down-home activity is BINGO with my...
Joe RussellAug 9, 20034 minLive from New YorkMy first post as a temporary New Yorker! New York is really wonderful. I have been taking acting classes from Anne Jackson and Karen Ludwig, voice lessons ...
Joe RussellMay 23, 20031 minPositive = Positive. Negative = Positive.Just saying that "Everything happens for a reason" is not sufficient for my brain. I love the sentiment, but it is not as easy as that. I think, in general,...
Joe RussellMay 22, 20032 minNY or bust. Friars club show.This mission, if I choose to accept it: Earn $1,000 in two weeks so I can pay for 2 months of acting classes at HB Studios in NY. I plan on leaving for NY in...
Joe RussellMay 6, 20033 minBuffy the Vampire SlayerI was lucky enough to get 2 days of stunt work on the last episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I had about 1 hour of make up first thing in the morning. I...
Joe RussellMay 1, 20033 minThe Price is RightIn school they teach you that if you wear a shirt that says "My Grandma Really Wants You To Pick Me!" to a taping of the Price is Right, you will get picked....
Joe RussellApr 13, 20032 minThe Horse Whisperer and stand upI told my acting teacher my whimsical objections to the Equus material thinking she would simply tell me to go find something else to work on. Instead she d...
Joe RussellApr 8, 20031 minShooting and AFI filmA friend heard me coughing the other day and said "That cough doesn't sound good." My response was "What kind of cough does sound good?" This past Saturday w...
Joe RussellApr 5, 20032 minSpaghetti sauce and Jose CansecoSome bad and good news to report on the acting front. This past Wed night I went to shoot a TV pilot I was cast in. When I showed up, they had cut my chara...
Joe RussellMar 31, 20032 minLeo canceled. Hi David Proval!The voice over book reading job did not go very well. I recorded for 3 days in a very nice studio, but I think they were thinking I was going to be able to ...
Joe RussellMar 14, 20032 minGilmore GirlsI had no real acting work or money coming in last week, except for my one day stint as a body double for an actor named Jared Padalecki on Gilmore Girls. Th...
