The Movie
I was blessed to play three different characters in Star Spangled Adventures the Movie, which covers our nation's 250 years of independence:
At 46:07 I play Patrick, an Irish ship builder, as America enters World War II. They used my face and beard as the basis for the character! Too fun!
Then at 55:30 I play Ludwig, opposite Sylvia, played by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's niece, Dr. Alveda King. Moments later (56:28) I play Colonel in the same scene with Sylvia.
Though we didn't get to perform at the same time, it was quite an honor to be in that scene about her uncle twice.
When the film premiered at The Kennedy Center, I got to portray Thomas Jefferson and lead some Little Patriots in the Pledge of Allegiance before introducing Scott Turner, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and a former NFL player. I got a chance to speak with him backstage and asked if there was anything he wanted me to be sure to mention in his intro. He said, "Just tell them I love my God, my family, and my country."
I actually asked to use a handheld mic, so I could make a big deal about it as an inventor! Then I had to pull out my spectacles since the Pledge was written long after "my time." It was super fun!
You can watch Star Spangled Adventures the Movie for free at www.StarSpangledAdventures.com.
I played George Whitefield (right) opposite Benjamin Franklin in one of the Star Spangled Adventures short films, "The First Great Awakening":
