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It has been said that the best training for an actor is to live a rich and varied life. If that's the case, Bob Curren came to his craft highly trained. Which explains why Bob didn't enter the profession until 1997. Before then, he was too busy doing "research." Extensively. He opened his own restaurant and bar, "The Red Cadillac," in the Big Apple, where his people skills were honed to a fine edge. "Everybody's got a story," Bob says. "Some tragic, some inspiring, some hilarious. It's an actor's bedrock." Starting in the fall of 2001 Bob put that research to good use creating an hilariously audacious rendition of Johnny Chastain that kept audiences howling all across America. For the 2003 tour Bob added a modern twist to his character as he becomes only the second actor, besides Neal Matthews, to play Johnny in both the World War II and Desert Storm editions of Letters from the Front. With the 2004 Tour, Bob took Johnny back to the World War II era -- and his favorite version of the play. During his first stint as the exasperatingly loveable Johnny Chastain, Bob added even more personal stories to his repertoire, this time of a poignant nature due to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. He was in the middle of rehearsals when news of the terrorist attack shook the nation. A couple of weeks later he was on stage at Ft. Campbell, KY as the 101st Airborne's "Screaming Eagles" were preparing for deployment to Aghanistan. The night before the war's first bombing mission was launched from Whiteman AFB, Bob was there entertaining families and comrades of the flight crews. At Ft. Leavenworth, Bob joined the rest of the cast and crew in giving a heartfelt send-off to the play's Production Stage Manager Lee Reynolds, a major in the Army Reserve suddenly called into active duty. "We were there face to face with the men and women who were going off to fight this terrible war, and with the loved ones they were leaving behind. It was an experience I'll never forget." A native of New Haven, Ct., as well as a twenty-plus year resident of New York City, Bob recently appeared in "Embracing Freedom: The Immigrant Journey," an historical drama that runs year-round at the Ellis Island Museum. Other New York stage work includes Mark Dunn's "Judy Garland Slept Here," Tony Manzo's "On the Tree Top," and J. B. Priestly's "They Came To a City." In addition to being a much sought after voice-over and commercial actor, Bob has also appeared on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "Strangers With Candy," both on the Comedy Central Channel. Bob is thrilled to be a part of Letters from the Front legacy. He dedicated his performances to the memory of his father. As always, he thanks his friends and family for their love and support. |
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