Chuck Just Add Magic Actor One of the key actors in the hit TV show "Just Add Magic" is Chuck. Played by actor Jake Goodman, Chuck is a quirky and lovable character who adds humor and a touch of mischief to the show. Chuck is best friends with the main character, Kelly, and together they navigate the magical world of the cookbook. While Kelly is more serious and focused, Chuck is known for his laid-back and carefree attitude. He often provides comic relief and lightens the mood when things get intense. As the show progresses, Chuck's character undergoes growth and development.
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As the show progresses, Chuck's character undergoes growth and development. He starts off as the funny sidekick but eventually becomes an integral part of the group. Chuck's loyalty and devotion to his friends are showcased in various episodes, as he is always there to lend a helping hand or cheer them up.
Tulsa Pop Culture Expo 2018 Schedule :: Zach Callison
Zach Callison
Zach Callison is an American music artist, actor, voice actor and content creator from Los Angeles, CA best known for his work as “Steven” in Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe as well as “Chuck” in Amazon Studios’ Just Add Magic.
Zach began singing and acting on stage in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 7. After landing his on-camera debut in the feature film Kingshighway, he and his family moved to California to pursue a career in entertainment. In addition to his work as the titular character in Steven Universe and the villain in Just Add Magic, he has made guest star appearances in shows such as ABC’s The Goldbergs and CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles among others. His voiceover career has included major roles in Disney’s Sofia the First, Warner Brother’s Justice League: War and Studio Ghibli’s The Wind Rises, among many others.
In addition to his ongoing roles, Zach is currently working on a sketch comedy variety project called The Zach Callison Show, as well as putting the finishing touches on his debut alternative EP; both of which are due to be released in the near future.
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Jill is a television writer and producer with credits on Emmy-winning series including NYPD Blue, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Law & Order, Boston Legal, and Rizzoli & Isles, and was a finalist for the Humanitas Prize for an episode of Boston Legal. She has sold projects to ABC, NBC, and Universal, and currently has a pilot in development. She has also been a featured speaker at numerous conferences and writing programs, and has appeared as a panelist on C-Span Close Up, CBS News, and CNN. Prior to writing for television, Jill spent seven years as a Public Defender in the Juvenile and Felony Trial Divisions of the Cook County Public Defender's Office in Chicago. She received her J.D. from Washington University School of Law, and served an internship with U.S. Senator Paul Simon on the Senate Judiciary Committee. She also received an MFA in Screenwriting from the UCLA School of Film, Television, and Digital Media, and is a contributing author to the book, Lawyers In Your Living Room! Law On Television, in which she wrote the chapter entitled, Writing For Television: From Courtroom to Writer's Room.
MATTHEW THOMPSON (Fall/Winter Live Q&A and Lecture Series)
Matthew is a television, film, and new media writer whose credits include My Name is Earl and Raising Hope. In addition to writing professionally for more than a decade, he has also worked as a script consultant, helping to improve countless pilots and spec scripts. In his spare time he’s an Emmy-nominated songwriter and a “Best Dad” nominated father. He also often writes about himself in third person and is known for being much less long-winded than his father.
NEIL THOMPSON (Fall/Winter Live Q&A and Lecture Series)
Neil grew up in Ames, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University, earning his B.S. degree in History, with distinction, in 1970. While at ISU, he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society, lettered in both cross country and track for the Cyclones, and was tapped for Cardinal Key, the highest award granted to undergraduate men for service to the university.
After college, Neil moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he began a performing career with the long running improvisational theatre company Dudley Riggs’ Brave New Workshop. In 1975, Neil migrated to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and writing career that spanned over thirty years. After appearing on several shows, including M*A*S*H, Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, Kojak, McCloud, and Private Benjamin, Neil shifted his focus to writing comedy. He wrote on staff for fourteen prime time network comedy series, contributing sixty-five credited scripts. He co-created and executive produced two series and co-executive produced six more. His credits include Police Squad!, Happy Days, Dreams, You Again?, Webster, Night Court, Stand By Your Man (Co-creator and Executive Producer), The Boys are Back, The Faculty (Co-creator and Executive producer), Men Behaving Badly, Union Square, Caroline in the City, God, the Devil, and Bob, and Malcolm in the Middle for which he was three times nominated by the Writers Guild of America for best comedy script of the year. He won the award in 2003.
In 2008, Neil received his M.A. degree in U.S. Cultural History from California State University at Northridge. He has since taught five different history courses at CSUN, including one he created entitled “Hollywood and History,” a course which uses popular film as a means of understanding the social, cultural, and political themes of twentieth century America.
From 2012 - 2019 Neil taught half hour comedy spec, pilot, and room running class in the MFA program at UCLA. He is excited to participate in lecture and discussion sessions with the UCLA Professional Program, beginning in the Fall of 2020.
Neil is married to actress and hypnotherapist Barbara Brownell. They have three children, five grandchildren, and one dog. His son Matt has taught comedy courses in the Professional Program for many years.
KYLE ARRINGTON
Kyle is a TV & Feature writer, having written and produced two features -- Dead Dad and Recovery -- and numerous episodes of CW's "The Originals" over its 5-season run. In addition, he worked on House, M.D., The Big C, Conan, was the Showrunner for Snapchat's "Save Me", and has developed projects for ABC, Netflix, Sony, Vertigo Entertainment and others. In addition to his writing, Kyle teaches TV Writing at the Florida State University Film School's MFA Screenwriting program and the University of Delaware.
SUSAN HURWITZ ARNESON
Susan is a television writer who received her MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA. Best known for her work as a writer on six seasons of South Park, and is currently a writer for Amazon's The Tick. In the past she has also been a Consulting Producer on NBC's Mr. Robinson with Craig Robinson and a writer on ABC's Malibu Country starring Reba McEntire and Lily Tomlin, and the Fox animated series Bordertown. Susan has developed several television series and sold pitches to Fox Television Animation, MTV and others.
MAGGIE BANDUR
Maggie is a television writer and producer who has worked in both genre writing and comedy. After working for many years on sitcoms, including Community, Malcolm in the Middle, Galavant and Powerless, she recently pivoted to one hour drama, writing for shows like SyFy's Deadly Class and Marvel's Helstrom. Maggie grew up in Los Angeles, went to college in Chicago and has lived just long enough in New York and London to bore you with it.
KAREN BARNA
Karen is a television and film writer whose credits include The Mountain and Step Up 2: The Streets. A graduate of the Warner Brothers Television Writers Workshop, Karen is currently developing a film adaptation of a historical travelogue, among several other projects. She was a Screenwriting Instructor for Dan Decker's The Screenwriters Group, is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and an active member of the Writers Education Committee and E-Publishing Committee at the WGA.
TAYLOR COX
Taylor is an Emmy-nominated writer / comedian from the Chicago suburbs. She's written for GIRLS5EVA, MIRACLE WORKERS, SINGLE PARENTS, ABBY'S, JUST ADD MAGIC and a whole bunch of animated shows on Netflix, Hulu, Nickelodeon, and DreamworksTV. She was also nominated for a 2022 HCA award for her episode of MIRACLE WORKERS and was honored to lose to Mike White by probably so, so much. In addition to staffing, Taylor has sold/developed a pilot with ABC and a feature with WARNER BROS. Taylor is also the host of the podcast HILLS I'D DIE ON (season 1 on Forever Dog). Her work has been published in The NewYorker, McSweeney's, Reductress, and more.
MICAH CYRUS
Micah is currently a Co-Producer on the Warner Bros' Television/CW drama All American where he has written on staff for the last three seasons. Prior to that, he served as a Writer's Assistant on the first two seasons of All American. Micah has also served as the Writers’ Assistant on the Lionsgate/Starz series, Step Up High Water and the Fox medical drama, The Resident. He is passionate about writing coming of age stories centered around Black identity and masculinity to deconstruct the status quo. Micah holds a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Southern California with a minor in Cinematic Arts and is a proud graduate from UCLA’s School of Theater and Film in Professional Screenwriting.
ARI EISNER
Ari is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Film and Television Program. A television, feature, video game and ezine writer, he's written for the CBS sitcom Still Standing and has had pilot deals with Warner Bros., Touchstone, MTV, Warner Horizons, Fox 21, MGM and NBC Universal. He's taught writing and directing at the Inner City Filmmakers program and is a member of the Groundlings improv group, and a Second City graduate. He co-created the trailer mash-ups 10 Things I hate About Commandments, Must Love Jaws, and Glen & Gary & Glen & Ross which were featured on CNN and in Rolling Stone and Time Magazine. 10 Things I hate About Commandments is on display at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. He's currently developing a pilot for IMGlobal television and Muse Entertainment.
STEPHEN ENGEL
Stephen's weekend work of writing screenplays eventually led to his departure from being a lawyer to his success as a television creator, writer, director and producer on such hit series as Dream On, Mad About You, Just Shoot Me and The Big Bang Theory. A graduate of Tufts University, Engel continued his education at NYU and earned a law degree. He then joined a New York firm, and spent his weekends writing screenplays, leading to assignments for producers including Joel Silver and Steven Spielberg. Ultimately, Stephen quit his law job and -- in the words of his parents -- "flushed thousands of dollars of education down the toilet" to write full-time for television and movies. In 1991, Engel moved to Los Angeles to write for the award-winning HBO comedy Dream On. He spent four years on the series, serving as the showrunner the last two years. Engel went on to create and executive produce CBS's Work With Me, starring Nancy Travis and Kevin Pollak; NBC's Inside Schwartz, starring Breckin Meyer; and ABC's The Big House, starring Kevin Hart.
JENNIFER FISHER
Jennifer is a television writer/producer whose credits include Titus, Wanda at Large, The Bill Engvall Show, and Ellen, where she was part of the Emmy Award-winning staff that wrote Ellen’s “coming out” episode, aka The Puppy Episode. She’s had pilot deals with Twentieth Century Fox, NBC/Universal, Touchstone, Warner Bros., Warner Horizons, and has pitched and sold multiple half-hour comedy pilots, with producers including Lisa Kudrow’s Is or Isn’t Entertainment and Zadan and Maron’s Storyline Entertainment. A Los Angeles native, Jennifer received her BA in Film and Television from Cal State University Long Beach. Jennifer teaches TV writing in UCLA’s Professional Program and does private writing consulting and personal coaching. She’s currently working on a memoir and avoiding as much gluten as humanly possible.
KELLY DeLEON FULLERTON
Kelly is a screenwriter with experience across many different formats including features, one-hour television, half-hour television and animation. Two of her most recent movies, "Switched Before Birth" and "Ice Wine Christmas" will premiere this year on Lifetime Television. Additional credits include"MiddleMost Post" for Nickelodeon Animation and "Courage to Soar: The Simone Biles Story" for Lifetime Television. She was executive story editor for Freeform’s critically-acclaimed show, "The Fosters" and worked on NBC's "Next Caller" as well as MTV’s hit comedy "Awkward."
Kelly received her M.F.A. in screenwriting from UCLA as part of the television showrunner track. In addition to writing, Kelly is thrilled to be part of the professional program faculty at the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television as well as being a lecturer at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. She received her BA in theatre arts with an emphasis in acting and directing from UC San Diego.
In addition to being a writer and teacher, Kelly is sometimes a story consultant and always an auntie.
GEOFF GEIB
Geoff received his MFA in 2010 from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where he won the Michael Minor and Robert Green award in screenwriting. He was a staff writer on the final two seasons of Medium and has written and developed multiple original scripts with Glenn Gordon Caron, the creator of Moonlighting, including the sale of his drama pilot Happy Accidentsto CBS Paramount. He has taught at CSULB, the graduate school at Hollins University, and in the Professional Program at UCLA. Geoff's IMDb page also proudly lists the PA work he did on Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments from 2002 and his dramatic turn as the 'Lightswitch Guy' in the hopefully never seen independent film Ante Up.
DON HANDFIELD
Don is a filmmaker, screenwriter, comic book creator, producer and novelist. He is the co-creator of History Channel's drama series Knightfall. The series was one of the top cable drama launches of 2017. Season 2 recently finished airing with Mark Hamill (Star Wars) co-starring. Handfield’s first comic series THE RIFT was picked up by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment for the final episode of the reboot of Amazing Stories anthology that aired on Apple +. His latest graphic novel LOOT (to be published in 2021) is currently in development as a streaming series, and his book UNIKORN was picked up by Armory Films (MUDBOUND, PEANUT BUTTER FALCON) for development into a feature film.
Handfield is currently producing along with Marc Platt (LA LA LAND), the adaptation of SWITCHED ON, the critically-acclaimed book from John Elder Robison at Focus Features with Emma Frost (White Queen) adapting. Handfield is also producing the US-remake of top grossing Vietnamese horror film, HOUSEMAID, with CJ Entertainment (SNOWPIERCER, PARASITE) that was adapted for the US market by Academy-Award winning writer Geoffrey Fletcher (PRECIOUS).
Handfield developed and produced THE FOUNDER starring Michael Keaton and KILL THE MESSENGER starring two-time Academy Award nominated actor Jeremy Renner, with whom Handfield co-founded production company The Combine. Handfield wrote and directed the Saturn Award winning film TOUCHBACK starring Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti. Handfield also wrote the novel, which was a top seller on Amazon and received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly.
Handfield recently became a partner and Board Member of Scout Comics & Entertainment, one of the top indie publishers of the current age. ABC Studios recently optioned the Scout series HENCHGIRL, and Amazon is currently developing the series LONG LOST. Handfield’s comic book series THE MALL was optioned by Ivan Reitman’s Montecito Pictures. His upcoming YA Graphic Novel LOOT was optioned by Blue Ant Media for adaptation into a TV series. Handfield also behind acclaimed comic series THE SOURCE and THE DARK AGE, the latter of which became the best-selling series ever for publisher Red 5.
His short film My Name Is starring French Stewart won best short at several film festivals including the top prize at the Atlanta Film Festival, qualifying it for entry into the Academy Awards. He was named one of the top new faces of independent film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2005 and has written screenplays for Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Paramount and Lionsgate, among others.
CHUCK KIM
The son of Korean immigrants, Chuck proved his geek cred by forgoing his acceptance to law school to be an editor at DC Comics. After working several years on such characters as Batman, Superman, and Aquaman, Chuck moved to Los Angeles and worked for E! Online as a reporter. He got his big break when he was picked as a writing fellow in the Disney/ABC writing program. Chuck wrote for several seasons on the NBC hit series Heroes, as well as comic books, with characters ranging from the Powerpuff Girls to the X-Men to Superman. His animation work includes Ben 10 and Dexter's Laboratory. He still remains proud of designing the lower half of a short-lived version of Aquaman's costume. He lives with his husband David and mixed-breed labrador Lilly.
ANDREW ORENSTEIN
Four days after graduating from the University of Western Ontario in 1992, Andrew left his native Canada and headed to Hollywood. Since that time, he has written and/or produced over 500 episodes of television, spanning many genres, from sketch comedy to half-hour sitcom to one-hour drama. His first break came when he was hired as one of the original staff writers on the hit NBC series 3 rd Rock from the Sun. He stayed for 100 episodes, rising to the rank of producer. Since then he’s written for a variety of series including Malcolm in the Middle, Everybody Hates Chris, and the CBS medical drama, Dr. Vegas, starring Rob Lowe and Amy Adams. Mr. Orenstein also created the sitcom Package Deal for City TV/Hulu, and Just Add Magic: Mystery City for Amazon TV. Most recently he co-created the single camera children’s mystery, Ghostwriter, for Apple TV.
JUDD PILLOT
Writer, producer, director, Judd Pillot, has over twenty-five years’ experience in prime-time TV and film. An Emmy winner, and recipient of the prestigious Humanitas Award, Judd has run such hit shows as “COACH”, “Mad About You”, “Just Shoot Me”, “Eight Simple Rules”, “According to Jim”, "Something So Right," and many others. He was also the Executive Producer on the "COACH" reboot for NBC/Universal.
Judd's projects are not limited to comedy. He wrote and produced the USA Network one-hour drama, "Operating Instructions," and wrote the action thrillers, "Us/Them," and “No Americans Will Be Harmed.” Judd's also worked in feature films, having written several screenplays, including "Crazy on the Outside," starring and directed by Tim Allen, co-starring Ray Liotta, Sigourney Weaver, Kelsey Grammer and Julie Bowen. He also provided production rewrites on “The Bounty Hunter” starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler.
In addition to publishing several short stories and essays, Judd's done extensive teaching, consulting, and guest lecturing, and had the honor of being invited to Singapore's Ngee Ann Polytechnic to present a three-day writing and show running seminar. He also travelled to Moscow, consulting for Sony Pictures International on "Voronins", the Russian version of the wildly successful U.S. sitcom, "Everybody Loves Raymond" - a project that garnered Judd a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Judd is currently writing and developing projects for broadcast, streaming, and cable, including “Curb Appeal”, a dark comedy exploring the fall and rise of a disgraced superstar real estate agent, and a miniseries based on “The Divorce Seekers,” chronicling four couples as they tumble through the six week, “quickie” Reno divorce craze in 1947. His romantic comedy, “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” has been optioned by MGM, and, his time-travel comedy, "Pizza & Past," was adapted for Sony Pictures International as “Tequila Reposado,” and recently had its premiere on Amazon Prime.
DAVID RADCLIFF
David is an Emmy-nominated writer and an alumnus of the UCLA MFA screenwriting program. His credits include The Rookie on ABC, Waffles+Mochi on Netflix, and multiple projects yet to be announced. He is an alumnus of the Disney Writing Program and a recipient of top honors at the Austin Film Festival.
Born with cerebral palsy, David uses a wheelchair or crutches to get around. For the past several years, he has served as Chair and Co-Chair of the Disabled Writers Committee at the Writers Guild of America West, where he works to increase opportunities for disabled artists and to advocate for more and better on-screen representation for this underserved and growing demographic.
On subjects related to disability in media, David has consulted with programs including ABC's How to Get Away with Murder, Netflix's Ada Twist: Scientist, and the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Crip Camp, among others.
David is frequently a judge for the Nickelodeon Writing Program and has been an expert judge for the Sentinel Awards, a ceremony — held by the Norman Lear Foundation — that honors accurate depictions of health and science topics in television.
MICHAEL RUSSO
Michael is a TV Writer/Producer whose credits include ABC’s legal thriller series How To Get Away with Murder and the CW’s supernatural horror show The Originals. Michael received a B.S. in Radio/Television/Film from Northwestern University’s School of Communication, an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & Television, and is a graduate of the Warner Bros. Writers’ Workshop.
MARK SARACENI
In addition to screenplays and TV pilots for Paramount and Warner Bros., Mark has written and produced over 150 hours of TV's most original and highest rated content including The Sopranos, The X Files, EZ Streets, JAG, Law and Order, The Practice, Cover Me, Farscape and Mystery Woman for studios including HBO, Paramount, Fox, Universal, CBS, and SyFy. He also wrote and produced animated TV including Steven Spielberg's Tiny Toons, Batman, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Taz-Mania and 2 Stupid Dogs for Warner Bros., Disney, and The Cartoon Network. He has three Emmy Nominations for best writing and a Golden Globe award.
JOEY SIARA
Joey is a Los Angeles based screenwriter. He spent his twenties performing in a noisy indie-rock band and has seen nearly every state in the country through the cracked window of a Ford Econoline. His music has been featured in several TV shows – from SONS OF ANARCHY to PARENTHOOD to GOSSIP GIRL. He has a Master’s from Harvard and an MFA from UCLA. He was staffed on EMERGENCE for ABC, co-wrote a comedy feature for Limelight Pictures, and published a short-story -- The Last of the Goggled Barskys for Slate. He currently has a project in development at Hulu with his brother Andy (screenwriter of PALM SPRINGS) and is staffed on a new series -- THE RESORT for Peacock.
TIMOTHY STACK
2022 marked Tim’s 42nd year in the entertainment industry. He started out as an actor and joined the Groundlings in 1980 working with such notables as Paul “Pee Wee Herman” Reubens and the late Phil Hartman. He found some success, and got some regular roles (“Reggie” in ‘83, “Our Time” in ‘85, and “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose” in ‘89) on television. But slowly over the years, he transitioned to writing and got his first staff job in ’93 on a show called “On Our Own”. Then he was able to combine the two talents; acting and writing, in ’94 by co-creating and starring in the talk-show spoof, “Nightstand With Dick Dietrick”. In 2000 he did the same by partnering with FX and Howard Stern for the “Baywatch” spoof, “Son of the Beach”. Since then he has been a Writer-Producer on “My Name Is Earl”, “Raising Hope”, “The Millers”, “Kirby Buckets”, and currently is a Writer-Producer on the Amazon/Freevee show, “Sprung”.
HUGH STERBAKOV
Hugh has sold television and feature scripts to cool places including Disney, Paramount, Fox, SyFy and Freeform, and developed projects with awesome people like Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Donald De Line, Gale Anne Hurd, Ben Stiller and the team at Midnight Radio. He created, wrote and executive produced Transylvania, a pilot for CBS Television Studios and the CW, which was produced but didn’t go to series. His therapist says he’ll get over that someday (but she’s lying). He also co-created and wrote the critically acclaimed comic book Freshmen, authored the novel City Under the Moon, and has two Emmy nominations and an Annie Award for Robot Chicken. He’s currently writing Lucid, a tech thriller for Warner Bros. and Blumhouse, with Ashton Kutcher slated to direct. Just like the Fresh Prince, he was born and raised in West Philadelphia. But that guy is a huge movie star, and Hugh has an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. So… call it a draw?
AMY TOOMIN STRAUS
Amy is a veteran TV writer, having written on the staff of ten shows, including Friends and Grounded for Life. While on Friends, she co-wrote “The One With the Embryos.” She has also co-written pilots for ABC and CBS, as well as a screenplay of Malcolm in the Middle. Most recently, she has several projects in development and is in post-production on a documentary. She teaches in the Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting Program, as well as at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Straus holds a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
GAIA VIOLO
Gaia was born in Italy, moved to London as a teenager and graduated in Classics at an Ivy League University, UCL (University College, London). While in Europe, she worked on several Italian TV shows and British commercials. Gaia has attended USC for screenwriting and graduated from the UCLA MFA Screenwriting Program, where she won the UCLA Writers Showcase and was a recipient of the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award. After receiving the awards, two of her TV pilots were sold to Sony Television and Sony Crackle. She has taught a series of lectures at UCLA for the Professional Program in Producing and is currently an in-house writer in the Disney live action program. She is repped by CAA, Madhouse and Myman Greenspan.
DAVID WAGNER
David began his career in the entertainment industry at 10 years of age performing in numerous musicals, including "The King & I" with Yul Brynner. Wagner went on to become the 1984 vocal champion on Jr. Star Search with Ed McMahon. He also voiced the character of Linus Van Pelt in the CBS Special "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown", and recorded the Peanuts album "Flashbeagle." Wagner graduated with a BA in Film with an emphasis in screenwriting from CSUN, and completed two years of UCLA's Professional Program in Screenwriting where he won the "Best Screenplay" competition. Wagner went on to write several movies including "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" with Ryan Reynolds, and "The Girl Next Door" with Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert.
RICK WILLIAMS
After receiving his certificate from the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting (where he won the Professional Programs Screenplay Award), Rick went on to earn his MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA as well. As a Masters student, Rick won several awards including the William J. and Lee Phillip Bell Fellowship in Television, the Jack Nicholson Prize in Screenwriting, and Honorable Mention in the UCLA MFA Showcase. Rick began his career as a paid Story Analyst for such companies as ABC Television, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Television, Out of the Blue Entertainment (Sony Pictures), Hopscotch Entertainment, and The Gersh Agency. As a feature writer, Rick developed a sci-fi action script for Josephson Entertainment/Fox Studios. As a TV writer, his credits include Star Trek:Voyager, Jessie, Kickin' It, and the animated shows Packages From Planet X, Marvel's Avengers Assemble, and American Dad! where he served as a staff writer. Along with his writing partner, Rick recently served as a staff writer on the Nickelodeon show Bella and the Bulldogs. While working at Nickelodeon, Rick and his partner sold a pilot, which they are currently developing. Rick's greatest love is writing and sharing his knowledge with students. Just kidding -- it's bourbon and being sarcastic.
DANIELLE WOLFF
Danielle credits include several series for Marvel Television, prime-time dramas for Fox, several web series, and Kyle XY Continuum, which received a nomination for an Interactive Media Programming Emmy. Her stage credits include Weightless, which has appeared at the Attic Theatre in Los Angeles and off-Broadway at the Producers Club in New York, as well as Eating Existentialism and Huntsville, a radio play broadcast on NPR. Her writing has also appeared in several publications, and her debut collection of short fiction, Mass Ave, was published.
Zach Callison: A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak EP Preview
Zach Callison is a spectacular singer who comes all the way from Los Angeles. I was introduced to his music earlier this year, from that moment I could tell Zach had something extremely special. If you’re not familiar with his musical work, Callison is also known for his work as the voice of “Steven” on Cartoon Network’s hit show Steven Universe, his on camera acting as villain Chuck for Amazon Studios’ Just Add Magic plus he’s made guest appearances on ABC’s The Goldbergs and CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles.
Zach made his independent debut with the whimsical War! earlier this year, four months later he followed this dazzling debut up with Curtain Call. Both numbers were sheer spectacles leaving me thoroughly excited of what the future holds for Callison. 13th July 2018 saw Zach unveil a brand new single and this being the ever so impeccable She Don’t Know. This being an infectious well written cut which packed a fierce punch.
3rd August 2018 will see the emergence of debut EP A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak and this being a breathtaking slice of perfection. I’ve been extremely lucky to preview this record ahead of the release date and my mind is literally blown. This exquisite EP would make a good rock musical as the featured tunes tell one continuous story of Juanita. Now this majestic effort comprises of 9 tracks, 5 which were originals whilst the other 4 were interludes. Also making appearances on this phenomenal record include Callison’s co-star from Steven Universe, Grace Rolek, on some of the interludes, as well as singers Merges and Jesaiah. Now things kicked off with Phantom Love and this being a sheer epic which left me utterly captivated. This tempting tune reflected on the end of the “Phantom Love” with the mysterious Juanita. Resonating plenty of rock vibes, this sumptuous song was packed with clear cut lyrics and Callison’s soaring vocals. Plus towards the end there was an enthralling high octane rap. This relationship ended with Juanita walking out on Zach Callison “This Phantom Love/ Un tied and severed/ I was never the one/ Is this what you call forever/ Made me promise/ I would never break your heart/ How was I to know that’s what you wanted from the start”. The Interlude I – Franticity featured some girls gossiping and the piano melody had me picturing Sara Bareilles’s original Bad Idea. Following on you had the most recent single and this being She Don’t Know. Flowing plenty of pop rock vibes, this compelling cut was an addictive masterpiece, the whole arrangement was spot on whilst Callison’s vibrant vocals were spotless. Now the split from Juanita is taking a toll on Zach, the love he had for her was the only drug he needed. Now she’s gone Callison has spiraled down into a world of drug use so he can numb the pain that he’s feeling “That there ain’t no drug in all the world/ Like loving you/ Cocaine and cigarettes will have to do/ Won’t somebody save me/ My heart’s beating out my chest/ I just want to hold you with those steady hands/ I once possessed”. Basically Zach is now regretting how things ended and the fact he never told Juanita how much she meant to him. Next up it was time for Interlude II – Christie Only Knows and this served as an outro to She Don’t Know.
Following on it was time for a bit of Nightmare. Smothered in plenty of gorgeous synth goodness this tasty track was extremely different compared to the other 5 originals. Nightmare was a wondrous piece of spoken word which left me in an utter trace, those fierce raps had me envisioning Eminem. Once both the drumbeats and guitars came into play that’s the moment Nightmare transformed into a sheer epic. Once the song progressed you realise that he’s getting therapy from Christie for his addiction/ depression “But no surprise the Nightmares get worse when he takes the pills/ For the first time poison is something that can’t kill the noise/ In his own mind/ He’s seriously delirious and deliriously serious”. The 3rd interlude, Interlude III – Second Thoughts saw the planned murder of Zach’s character “His brain has a sickness/ So kill it at the source”. The 7th track came in the shape of Curtain Call and this one’s pure rock drenched in plenty of synths. Now this tune hit me like a ton of bricks, Callison’s vocals oozed plenty of power whilst those lyrics were brimming with darkness. You begin to realise the torment he’s going through and this has resulted in him turning to alcohol “Bourbon to kill my pain/ Curtains to hold my shame/ No they can’t look away/ Cannot contain my rage”. This number was an epic battle between two versions of the one man, which then resulted in a death. Interlude IV – Showtime featured Steven Universe co star Grace Rolek and they talked about the guilt felt “We utter the name/ With our spirits defeated/ But you let me kill him/ You’re worse that Juanita/ I told you the ending was all for the best/ So I have you to blame for the pain in my chest/ NO/ If you won’t go I will/ To avenge the lost soul I killed”. Things wrapped up with debut single War!. This fast paced track was an explosive sendoff packed with infectious lyrics and a brass section. War! was a captivating unapologetic revenge track which oozed bundles of energy “Okay, right, let’s fight, the late now/ For a while, the while, this is just you and I in the state/ And I don’t know how to play, that’s what little Chiquita Señorita/ Juanita Apple of my eye, in the eye of the storm”.
Here is my understanding of A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak. Zach gets into a relationship with Juanita, when that ends he falls into a state of depression (Phantom Love) and then turns to drugs to numb the pain (She Don’t Know). The 2nd interlude mentioned how Callison had glory on the silver screen and he was crying out for help. He also mentioned how his shadow is holding a gun which will become a reality throughout Curtain Call (Interlude II – Christie Only Knows). During Nightmare Zach sings in third person and the character of Christie is in fact his therapist “Are you writing this down Christie”. The third interlude mentioned about pulling the trigger just to kill Callison’s sickness “His brain has a sickness/ So kill it at the source”. The sickness being Juanita (Interlude III – Second Thoughts). There is then the epic battle between two versions of the same man. I’m assuming Zach’s character has a split personality and if one’s put out of misery the other is set free “Please dear god/ Just give me some price to pay/ I beg you/ Just send me either way/ Oh please god/ Just make it all go away”. Only it doesn’t have the result expected (Curtain Call). Despite being set free after killing Zach, Juanita still has a firm grip and he’s now showing remorse (Interlude IV – Showtime). The finale sees Callison go to War with Juanita to put an end to the feud.
I’ve had this phenomenal mini album on constant rotation and I’m thoroughly impressed with the material featured. Yes Zach may have dropped War!, Curtain Call and She Don’t Know as singles but the likes of Nightmare and Phantom Love ooze bundles of potential. Actually this 30 minute masterpiece is a theatrical epic that’s become my brand new obsession. Callison may be an independent recording artist, but from having listened to the A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak EP his star is burning bright.
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