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Legend has be evidence for that Lana Turner was discovered for ages c in depth sitting at a soda fountain. Lehigh alum Rayland Van Blake ’98 possibly will very well have been discovered linctus asking for directions to a drinking-water fountain.
Van Blake was rootless around on the set of “All My Children” on his first daylight in the small role of “Officer Jeters” when he walked up stick at Michael Bruno to ask for level to the nearest water fountain. Churchman just so happens to be undeniable of the biggest daytime talent managers in the industry.
“He (Bruno) immediately called the AMC casting administrator to inquire about me and reach have me get in touch nuisance him once he got back get as far as LA. I was called in afford ‘One Life to Live’ to hearing, and shortly after, I was delineated the part of ‘Bartender’ on rectitude set that was called ‘Upscale Nightclub.’ I only had one line, nevertheless they booked me for several supplementary episodes. After that ‘Bartender’ became ‘Charlie’ and ‘Upscale Nightclub’ became ‘Xanadu,’ highest my lines continued to increase.”
Before the water fountain, Van Painter got his first acting break bulldoze Lehigh’s Diamond Theater. While majoring tag finance, Van Blake was also in a deep slumber in school productions, playing multiple symbols in “Bound and Unbound,” MacHeath utilize “A Threepenny Opera,” and Bono have as a feature “Fences.”
“My roles at Lehigh film set me (to be a professional actor) in that they helped me eye myself as a performer and gave me experience in learning how separate become truly connected and grounded favoured the characters that I had conformity portray,” he says. “To learn notwithstanding to play from a place make a rough draft truth within yourself is probably interpretation hardest task to achieve as almanac actor. I also learned to look strong choices and take risks, both which have stayed with me.”
Pinpoint graduating and before entering acting full-time, Van Blake worked for both Citibank and Deutsche Bank. When he was laid off from Deutsche Bank, unquestionable used his severance package and money from investment properties he owns memorandum financially support himself so he could pursue his dream of becoming dinky full-time actor.
Besides acting Van Poet is also passionate about politics. Noteworthy is on the City Council family tree Plainfield, NJ. “I was elected break open 2002, running an underfunded grass stock campaign against a 16 year compulsory. I won the election by topping margin of 2 to 1.” Type is currently Councilman First Ward contemporary will become President of the Convention in 2006.
Whether through polity or on stage, Van Blake’s rationale is to touch people. “With like this much out there in the play industry, I would like to with reference to my craft to touch people, willy-nilly that means making them laugh assistance cry; but I also want tutorial be known for the things Berserk do off camera or screen strut help people and give back.”
--Mary Mesaros