Katie is from California and performed in school productions until entering university. Upon entering university, she put theatre behind her as it was deemed to have no real purpose any longer. After the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, she realized that life was indeed very short and her squelched desire to perform came bubbling to life. Later in 1995 she started the Kobe Charity Players, a theatre group that performed evenings of one act plays in a dinner-show format with all proceeds going to ARK (Animal Refuge Kansai). This she did until 1999 when the wild and wacky world of performing in a band threw her onto another path. Katie is a founding performer for the Nostalgic Nuts (musical theatre) and performs for Kyoryukan as well as The Voice.

Rose Apelo

Rose is an exchange student from the University of the Philippines. This is her first play and she's so glad and excited to be part of this show. She loves Japanese people, language and food. She enjoys fishing, traveling and making friends with Japanese people.

Koichiro is a native of Kagawa Prefecture. Before graduating from High School and moving to the Kansai area, he says his life can be described as very common. That though changed rapidly after he became a student at Kansai University of International Studies and took his first theatre class. He now frequently talks about the joy of being in a play. This is his second show with The Voice as a performer, but his help at the back stage is now indispensable for The Voice. When not studying or rehearsing, Koichiro can probably be found outside taking photos.

Chris Davidson

Chris cut his teeth at an early age on comedic performances as an elementary school student, mainly when it wasn't asked for and always when it could push the limits of authority. He soon learned that he could control the audience's emotions through melodrama and used his talents to great extent in his defense against parental tyranny and governmental backlash. Various school plays, forensic competitions and coffee house expositions later, he emerged as a man eager to complete the circle and became a teacher, where even monkeys can fit in if they are funny.

Aya Louise Dean

This production is one of the first times for Aya to be on stage as an actress. In the past, however, she has been on stage a number of times as a ballerina. She took ballet lesson for 11 years, but she continued dancing on her own even after she quit taking classes. Aya was born in England, in 1986. Her father is English and her mother is Japanese; she has lived in Japan for 16 years, and presently lives in Kobe. The reason why she joined The Voice is because her dream since she was 3 was to act, and entertain people. Aya likes acting because she believes that it allows us to explore the beauty of humanity through becoming other characters, and by becoming other characters, acting allows us to live another person's life. Although this is her one of her first times acting on stage, she hopes that she can bring the audience joy and laughter.
　

今回の講演はアヤにとって、女優としての"初舞台のうちの一つ"である。というのは、バレリーナとしては何回か舞台に立っているからである。11歳からバレエを始め、レッスンを止めても踊り続けていた。イギリス人の父親、日本人の母親の間にイギリスで生まれた彼女は、その後、日本に来て16年間過ごすことになる。現在は、神戸在住である。The Voiceに参加した理由は、3歳の時以来の夢が芝居をすることであり、人を楽しませることだから、と言う。何故、演じることが好きなのかというと、他人を演じることを通じて人間の美しさを探すことができ、他人を演じることによって自分とは違う人物の人生を生きることができるからだ、と言う。今回は"初舞台のうちの一つ"であるが、それでも、観客に喜びと笑ってもらえたらと願っている。

Tatsuya Fujishiro

Likes/ Dislikes: I like listening to music. Especially I like American and British Rock n' Roll.

Why/how I got involved with The Voice: I'm in the EC5-drama class in Kobe Sanda Campus, Kwansei Gakuin University. This is one of the class activities. I have been interested in acting very much. That's why I took this class.

Actors that have inspired me:Kanji Ishimaru, Tatsuya Fujiwara,Takanori Shimomura

If I could play any role, it would be...Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.

My other interests are: I'm studying international relations and regional conflict. I am especially focusing on gender in development policy as my major. I'm interested in these learning fields very much.

My favorite color, vegetable etc: My favorite color is Pale Turquoise. I like all kinds of vegetables.

Mika Furugori

Mika was born and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture. Her first international experience was summer camp in Oregon when she was 13 years old. Since then, she's always had passion to learn English and dreamed of communicating people all over the world. Her strong desire finally moved her to Hill County, Texas when she was 18. She spent four years in the U.S, and this experience helped develop in her a challenging spirit. When she heard about The Voice, she grasped the opportunity without any hesitation. This is her theatre debut.

Yaman is a native of Delhi, India currently living in Japan while his father is here on a 3-year official visit. He has studied at Marist Brothers International School graduated from high school in 2004. Throughout school, he took advantage of any opportunity related to acting, making speeches, recitation and performing on stage. He has appeared on stage as an actor only twice, but has always loved both the stage and acting. His passion for acting is almost as strong as that for his first love, which is cricket.

　インド・デリー生まれのヤーマンは、父親の3年間の日本赴任に伴い、現在、日本に住んでいる。1年半前からMarist Brothers International Schoolに通い、来年、卒業予定である。学校では、演劇、スピーチ、朗読やパフォーマンス等の機会があると進んで参加してきた彼であるが、役者としては今回が3回目である。しかし、舞台と演技への愛情は常に持ち続けてきた。彼の一番好きなクリケットへの情熱と同様、演技に対する情熱も熱い。

Denise Haugh

Denise loves anything to do with the arts, but theatre is her newest exploration. This is her first performance with The Voice, but she has been working in the theatre in the Kansai area for the last two years. She started off performing in Kyoto at Kyoryukan with Peter Golightly who is a very talented performer in dance, theatre and music and also our good friend. She finds that her experiences in theatre have made her job teaching ESL even more of an adventure in learning and teaching.

Chris Hodder

Chris comes to The Voice after growing up amidst hobbits and sheep in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a keen rock-climber, enjoys snowboarding, watersports, playing the piano, and a good cup of coffee. He was in his third year on the JET program teaching English in the quaint environs of Osaka City in 2003. He began his theatrical career when he was cast as Bottom in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream late last century, and went on to study Theatre and English at the University of Auckland as a member of Auckland University's Stage 2 Productions theatre company.

　ニュージーランドのオークランドで羊に囲まれて成長したクリス。好きなものは、ロック･クライミング、スノーボード、ウォータースポーツ、ピアノ、コーヒー。現在、JETプログラムの3年目で、大阪市のちょっと古風な所で英語を教えている。"前世紀末"に演じたシェークスピアの「真夏の夜の夢」のボトムが演劇初経験で、その後、オークランド大学の演劇グループ「オークランド大学Stage 2 Productions」の一員として「演劇と英語」について学ぶ。

Likes: Cooking, backpacking, hiking, camping, hunting, bicycling, sitting around a nice fire (especially outside), but above all else being with my friends.
Dislikes: Brussels sprouts, LIVER, sea urchin, roe, pollution, seeing people in pain and suffering, hypocrites, religious fanatics.

Why/how I got involved with the Voice: I've wanted to get back into acting for a very long time, but just never seem to find the time for it. One of the teachers at Marist, who was doing the Christmas show in 2001, told me about the show and the Voice. I went to the show, met and talked to Gerald, and immediately got hooked.

Actors who have inspired me: Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Viggo Mortensen

The one role I would play, if I could: Victor Frankenstein (I would love to play the part of a "mad" scientist)

My other interests: Working out, gardening, remodeling (electrical, plumbing, drywall, tile work, i.e. everything), snow skiing, scuba diving, traveling, windsurfing.

Favorite color: I don't have one favorite but rather a group; earthen colors.

Favorite vegetables: Steamed broccoli, fresh corn on the cob, tomatoes, potatoes.

Favorite food: Chicken fajitas

Favorite desert: Boston cream pie (for those who don't know, it's a cake)

Saori Imai

Likes/ Dislikes: I like YUMI who is my dog. She always heals me.
I dislike the due day of the report, which annoyed me very much.

Why/ how I first got involved with the voice: I belong with Gerald’s English class at KSC and I got the voice's audition.

Actors that have inspired me: Julie Andreus. I was a primary school student when I first to see her on the movie. I couldn't believe that Maria (The sound of music) and Mary Poppins were acted by the same person.

If I could play any role, it would be... Rafiki a wise mystic baboon in The Lion King(The Disney animation)

My other interests: Try out many kinds of Espresso drink at one cafe after another.

My favourite thing is... Creamy steamed milk, which is on top of cappuccino or with chocolate powder.

Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy comes from far-off, beautiful New Zealand and is a third year ALT at high school. He enjoys jazz, movies and especially philosophy. This is the first time and last chance for him to work with The Voice, as he is returning home next year to get married, settle down and start a mortgage.

Erika Kamibayashi

Erika is an energetic student in Gerald's drama class. She likes to meet people and to talk with them. 'A Christmas with the Voice' was her theater debut, and she is very excited to perform on stage.

Takeshi Kinjo

Takeshi, from Okinawa Prefecture, studies at the Kansai University of International Studies. He is excited about acting with The Voice. He works at an Idemitsu gas station near SATY in Miki City. If you happened to be attracted by him today, please come and see him there!

Akira Kobayashi

A professional musician for many years, Akira Kobayashi has played the guitar in virtually every form and musical genre there exists. His experience ranges from working with a traveling musically improvised show which performed at various events for children and performing on a regular children's educational TV variety show (much like Sesame Street) as the part of the improvising musical team to creating radio and TV jingles, including an honorable performance of the Astroboy song in front of it's creator, 0samu Tezuka. In recent years, Akira's musical interests include studio recording work as both musician and producer, performances in various bands from Rock to Jazz and most recently, his arrangements for the new acoustic duo Son-of-a-Gun.

　長年、あらゆる分野、あらゆる形式でプロとしてギターを演奏している彼のキャリアは、NHKの子供番組のツアーや教育TVのレギュラー番組での演奏から、TVやラジオの効果音までと幅広く、故手塚治虫氏の前で鉄腕アトムの主題歌を演奏するという栄誉ある経験も含まれる。最近はミュージシャン、プロデューサーとしてスタジオ録音も始めて、ロックからジャズまであらゆるバンドで演奏している。最新のものとしては、新しいアコースティック・デュオ、Son-of-a-Gunのためのアレンジがある。

Mitsuo Kubota

Mitsuo teaches at Kansai Gaidai University. He always tells his students in his sociolinguistic seminar that people are constantly performing a variety of roles within society. Although Mitsuo does not feel he is necessarily a good performer as a professor, he thinks he does a pretty good job performing as a suck-up on the stage.

Matt Lee

Matt is from Toronto, Canada, and has been living in Japan for over a year. He teaches English in Kobe, and has family, including his twin brother, living in Japan as well. His acting experience consists of various skits and laughable circumstances at a summer camp north of Toronto. We're happy for his participation in The Voice show. He looks forward to continuing his teaching experience long into the future.

Kim Machholz

Kim directs plays whenever she can fit time into her hectic schedule as a psychiatric nurse at the local sanatorium. Sometimes she has trouble distinguishing between the actors and her patients but finds that both benefit from a bit of 'time out' in the 'bouncy room'.

Charlotte Marble

Charlotte came all the way from Eastern Canada to join us at The Voice, and we're happy that she did. Charlotte has been involved in musical theatre, drama, directing and working behind the scenes for a good chunk of time, although she won't say exactly how long. Her passion is painting: scenery, cityscape, portrait, still life, back drop for theatre - you name it, she'll paint it. Charlotte is currently working as an assistant English teacher in some of Osaka's High Schools and Junior High Schools. In the future, she sees herself as an Art Therapist working in her own "place of well being": an Art Therapy Clinic/Gourmet B&B/Community Culture Centre.

Karen Marshall

Likes/ Dislikes: I like the face of someone who understands something for the first time, people laughing and singing, and people who pursue their dreams. I don't like how some people close themselves off to new or different experiences by saying 'I can't'.

Why/ how I first got involved with the voice: I went to one of the first performaces, "Into the Woods" and loved it. I wanted to be involved and so I put my name down to be involved in future plays. Noone contacted me and I became busy with other things, so I never ended up pursuing it. Then a couple of plays ago I actually put my name down to be in future plays and followed up on it. The rest is history.

Actors that have inspired me: I can't really say I am inspired by actors or actresses. I like certain actors and actresses, but as I have never aspired to be one, I don't really look up to them as role models. Singers, on the other hand, are a different question...

If I could play any role, it would be... Julie Andrews in 'The Sound of Music', or Doris Day in 'Calamity Jane', definitely a musical.

My other interests: I do Shorinjikempo, learn Japanese, play the clarinet, draw, read and just take time out to be with friends.

My favourite colour, vegetable etc: I like black and green best. As far as a vegetable, I like sweet potatoes. Japanese foods- Maguro Sushi, Shabu Shabu and Okonomiyaki! I also love coffee and I am not really sociable in the mornings until I have had at least one coffee.

Takayuki Matsushita

After a year in the sound and lighting booth, Taka returns to The Voice's stage as an actor, and we are lucky to have him. In addition to working with The Voice, he is also an actor and sound technician for Gekidan Forum (http://hw001.gate01.com/syunta/), a theatrical company based in the Kansai area, and on July 26th and 27th, he will play the mayor in Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Taka is also a very serious public official working under the mayor of Amagasaki City. The mayor is also interested in the performing arts, she and Taka are one day hoping to stage a performance together with other city officials.

Charlotte Mitchell

Charlotte is from Norwich, England. She has been living in Japan for 2 years. She is a Herbalist by trade and an author. Performing in The Voice's Christmas was only her second performance on stage, since appearing in Toad of Toad Hall at the age of 10.

Shoji Miyanaga

On stage, he's been unintentionally specializing in public servants as of now, but off-stage, he is a freelancer with no uniforms. When The Voice show draws near, he has to push Kim and Gerald to provide him with information for editing of the flyer and program.

　舞台では、思いがけなく公務員専門役者であるが、舞台を離れると政府とは無縁のフリーランサーである。公演用チラシやプログラムを作成している彼の役割には、The Voiceの公演が近づくと、キムとジェラルドを急かして資料を提出させることも含まれる。

NAO

Although she didn't intend to, Nao has become an established comedienne: in her 17-year career as an actress, more than half of the shows she has been in have been comedies. However, she jokes, with a straight face, that serious dramatic parts are much more difficult to play because her true "serious" nature might just be revealed to the world if she did.

Chisa Negishi

Chisa is a university student majoring politics. Her theatrical debut was in nursery school when she played Buddha, who just stood there. She is now, for her age, an experienced actress when it come to playing mother roles, as this will be her third consecutive year playing a mother on stage. She likes reading and walking, although she is far too busy these days to merely read a book. She is hoping to immerse herself in a good book over the upcoming summer holiday.

Janine Nicholas

Janine first got involved in theatre during High School, acting in minor roles in Shakespeare productions as well as joining the school choir. Since then she has not acted until recently but has always enjoyed attending local productions. Coming from South Africa, she has seen many changes in the theatre world over the last few years. Janine teaches in Kobe and decided to get involved with The Voice after attending one of our shows.

Akihito Ninomiya

Akihito is also taking Gerald's drama class, and he loves acting. He's enjoyed preparing this play and will tried his best in his first performance in 'A Christmas with the Voice'. He hopes the audience liked his work.

Mio Nishikata

Starting out as a backstage hand in high school, she moved up to backstage professional just before high school graduation last year. In December 2002's Christmas show, Mio acted as one of Santa's helpers and had a great time singing with our chorus group as well. In Moshi, Moshi?, Mio took the plunge and made her acting debut with us as Billy in 1-900-DESPERATE. When asked how she feels about her role, she comments that despite the challenge involved, it is great fun!

　The Voiceへの参加は今年で2年目となる。高校生の時に裏方を手伝い、昨年の卒業前には"プロ"の裏方となったMioであるが、昨年の12月公演では、サンタやコーラスグループと一緒に歌も披露している。今回の公演では、思い切って1-900-DESPERATEのBillyで役者としてデビューした。役についての感想を尋ねると、難しいことも多いが、それ以上に楽しいと言う。

Jack O'Ben

Jack made his theatre debut in third grade in a classic production straight from the class reader. He was cast in a comedic character role then and is drawn to those parts to this day. He continued to act throughout school, and immediately after graduating from university, he once again became active in community theatre. Jack is a pharmacist by trade, and he has lived in Japan since 1987. He made his Kansai debut in The Silver Castle before joining The Voice in 2000. When not on stage or in rehearsal, he can usually be found in the kitchen trying out some new recipe he just found on the Internet.

　ジャックのデビューは小学校３年生のとき、クラスで朗読した古典の作品。そのとき以来、今日に至るまで３枚目を当てられ続けている。学生時代を通して演技を続けた彼は、大学卒業後直ぐにコミュニティ劇団に所属し、再び活動を始める。職業は薬剤師で、1987年以来日本在住。関西でのデビューは「シルバーキャッスル」。その後、2000年からThe Voiceに加わる。本番やリハーサル以外では、たいていキッチンで、インターネットで見つけたレシピを試している。

Daniel O'Brien

Dan O'Brien has enjoyed doing stand up comedy and improvised acting in Japan since 1997. He lives in Osaka and loves Osaka-ben. He keeps a busy schedule, but that makes his life interesting. He likes to practice aikido when he has some spare time. He enjoys acting because of how it differs from doing comedy and improvisation. Dan made his debut in the summer of 2000 with The Voice.

Cameron O'Neill

Cameron is a 21-year-old actor from the talent rich shores of Australia. Having just graduated from drama school and faced with the scary real world, he did the courageous thing and fled to another country, where he teaches English at NOVA Kakogawa.

Yoshihiro Okumura

Yoshihiro makes his acting debut in 'Cool, Cool Summer' with The Voice. He has previously had opportunities to go on stage, but he has always managed to escape them until now. He happened to work backstage on one production, and he says that he was so moved by the experience that he made up his mind not to pass up the next chance. He didn't have to wait long. He has now discovered the actor side of his personality, and we hope that he will soon learn that this is not a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Eriko Ono

I like clear blue. I am interested in chinese. When I was 14 years old, I was a member of the play club. I played the part of a strange, old man. It was very funny! Everybody laughed hard. Now Mr. Williams has given me this fantastic opportunity to act again. I am really happy!
Maybe I will get the chance to actwith you one day...
Thanks for reading this!
(^-^)

Goki Otowa

Goki hopes one day to be a professional actor - he sort of looks like Clint Eastwood, so anything is possible.

　いつかはプロの俳優に、と思っている豪樹。クリント・イーストウッドに似ている彼なら何でもできる！？

Rebecca Otowa

Rebecca, from Australia, is a long-time resident of Kansai, but 'A Christmas wiht the Voice' is her first chance to step on an acting stage here or anywhere. She has experience performing music, but she says words are a completely different ball game! We're glad to have ex-audience member Rebecca now as one of our actors and writers-she is the writer of 'Sannomiya Nightscape', and we want her to join us regularly.

Russell Park

Russell has lived in Japan on and off for the last 20 years or so. Phone Sex and a Dumb Show was not only his first show with The Voice but also his theatrical debut, and we're happy that his voice is now part of The Voice. Someday, you may actually see him on stage.
　

ここ20年ほど、日本と外国を行ったり来たりしているラッセル。この作品はThe Voiceへの彼の初出演であるばかりか初舞台でもあります。彼のボイスがThe Voiceに加わって、我々も嬉しい限りです。いつか、彼の姿が舞台の上で見られる日をお楽しみに！

Mario Perez

Before coming to Japan, Mario was a U.S. history teacher at a middle school in the city of Ventura, California, his hometown. Now, like many Westerners living in Japan, he is teaching English to elementary, junior high, and high school students. He is 25 years old and it has been nearly eight years since his last time on stage. His future goals include singing on Broadway, and perhaps dabbling a bit in the opera genre.

Bob Sanderson

He is an English instructor who has been living in Sakai for the past twelve years. Playing Jacob in "Loyalties" in The Voice's Christmas was his first appearance for The Voice, and his first stage performance since elementary school.

When he's not acting or teaching he can be found behind his computer, playing taiko drums, or out helping in a friend's pumpkin patch!

Sayuri Tanaka

Sayuri made her stage debut as Snow White's devilish mother while still in Junior High School. She continued with drama throughout High School but then gave up acting to pursue other interests. Sayuri happily returned to the stage with The Voice's Christmas. When not under the spotlight these days, she works in education and lives quietly, except when occasionally singing with yet unknown up-and-coming bands.

Yuta Tanaka

Yuta has been playing interested in music since he was much shorter than he is now. He is a regular musician for a jazz combo and can be seen at various performance spaces in the Kansai area. He is thrilled to be performing with The Voice as all of his favorite teachers are involved in this production company.

　ユウタは今よりもっと若いときから音楽に関心を抱いてきた。ジャズバンドの一員で、神戸では各所で彼の演奏を聞くことができる。彼の好きな先生が全員、この公演に参加しているので、The Voiceでの演奏はドキドキすると言う。

Likes/ Dislikes: Likes meeting old friends but would prefer it was not at the end of a long flight. Dislikes third-generation faxes of kanji in eight-point font sizes. Likes toddlers. Likes translating material he would actually read in English. Likes being Santa once a year. Likes work, hates working for money.

Why/ how I first got involved with the voice: The Voice's Christmas was my first show with players in The Voice. After starting out a couple of years ago in improv and solo work, I met some of the other players at shows and workshops. The challenge of doing some scripted work was appealing, as well as the process of rehearsal and getting feedback of direction.

Actors that have inspired me: As a kid I was greatly impressed by Richard Burton doing Winston Churchill's voice in "The Valiant Years" (documentary series). Barry Humphries one-man show, especially Sandy the Ghost.

If I could play any role, it would be... Salieri in Amadeus or the Gravedigger in Hamlet.

My other interests are: Digicam photography, writing, walking, skin diving...

My Favourites:
colour: blue/green.
vegetable: cauliflower
fish: Napoleon wrasse
animal: pangolin
insect: katydid

Takayuki is a new face in The Voice, but one of the oldest there. He has no experience of acting, and "Will You Accept the Charges" was his debut on stage. His job is teaching English to business people and pre-school kids, and developing English teaching/playing materials. He lives down south of Osaka Prefecture with his wife and two children, but he often stays overnight at his office in Osaka City. He is not workaholic; just he likes his refuge.

　大阪府南部在住の孝行はThe Voiceの新人であるが、年長者のうちの一人でもある。芝居は初めてで、今回が役者として初舞台となる。仕事では、英語を会社人や幼稚園児に教えたり、英語の教材を作成している。普段は妻と二人の子供と暮らしているが、しばしば大阪の事務所の方で寝泊まりしている。それは、彼が仕事中毒というのではなく、その隠れ家が気に入っているからである！

Having been raised on an upscale herb farm by three locally famous drag queens and a sheep dog, Melanie Watson is no stranger to lovage and lipstick. She took to acting at a young age and has never looked back. The warmth of the stage lights are forever landing upon her on many continents making her career so far a very sweaty business. Her time playing with the Voice is widely thought of as the golden age of her acting career by biographers and critics alike.

Gerald Williams

Gerald enjoys working with The Voice because of the friendly people. Everyone is always willing to help out, and everyone really puts a strong effort into making the show a good one.
He hopes to continue working with The Voice, and the marvelous Kim for a very long time.

Susan Wylie

Susan has only been on stage once in a dramatic production, unless you count being a cowboy/saloon door holder in high school. She is far more comfortable back stage or working on the web site for The Voice.

　高校で演じたカウボーイや酒場のドアボーイを除くと、演劇関係の公演には、今回が初舞台のスーザン。The Voiceのウェブサイトを作ったり、裏方をしている方が遥かにリラックスできるらしい。

Jin Yamada

The Voice's Christmas was the first time for me to join the Voice. I first heard about the group from Mr. Shoji Miyanaga in a translation class around June 2002, and got interested about seeing the show delivered entirely in English. I've had no previous theatre experience apart from my last role in the Westside Story in highschool.

I like paintings such as Picasso, Native Indian crafts (Indigenous arts of Northwest coast) , hanging out with people to bars, travelling. I don't like the cold weather, pessimism, mondays mornings.

I enjoyed seeing the actors/performer I saw on broadway(on and off) theatres, so I guess they would be my inspiration. I admire Charles Chaplin as most people do. I'd be intersted in comedic character, pantomiming. I have experience in translating in Japan, have prepared English translation draft for an academic paper about a Rice Farmer. Plus, I have a M.A. degree in Anthropology from a U.S. University.

I listen to rock, R&B, fusion, folk, classical, ambient music both foreign and domestic but recently enjoy music from the 80s.

Orange and blue would be my favourite colours. I enjoy most types of vegetables (including bitter gourd), appreciate most kind of alcoholic beverages but Kalhua, and have been constantly trying to quit smoking.

Jun was born in France and spent his first 17 years there. He moved to Japan when he was 18 and finished his High School education at Osaka International School (OIS). He is currently in his second year of university at Kwansei Gakuin University. His passion has always been cars and bikes, but his teacher (our beloved Gerald) steered him toward the world of acting, and now that we've got his interest, we hope he stays awhile.