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BLAKE WOLNEY
Most people know Blake by his
radio name, The Bladerunner. Shawn listened to The Bladerunner
almost religiously throughout the 90s while working as a pizza
delivery driver. Whether it was his comedy sketches as he tormented
hapless Wal-Mart employees or his rants over everything under the
sun, he was by far the best reason to listen to local radio.
Blake got his start in movies, co-starring in Rick Walker's Sam &
Janet. Shawn took the first chance he could get to offer Blake a
part in one of his films, and what better film than WWZJD? Blake had
a comment he made on the KATT once that stuck in Shawn's mind.
"Why is it if you come back from the dead on Easter, you are a
miracle, but if you come back from the dead on Halloween, you're a
zombie?"
Blake played Bart, a gas station attendant in WWZJD and we quickly
cast him in our next project, The Final Detail for the character of
Jerry. Up next for Blake is a starring role alongside Brandon Rush
in an upcoming Starving Dogs comedy.
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Starving Dogs Filmography
WWZJD (2008) ...
Bart
The Final Detail (2008) ... Jerry |
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What is the first film you ever saw?
-The first movie I remember seeing in the theater was Bruce
Lee FIST OF FURY. My older cousins took me with them. They were Mormons,
I think this was against their religion. I still watch it every now and
then, mostly to spite Mormons.
What is your favorite film of all time?
-American Graffiti. It was the first movie I went to with a
girl, Darla H. This film was my introduction to cool. And then of course
I ruined it by thinking I was cool. After seeing that movie I had my
Grandma buy me a jean jacket, and I slept in it that night. I was
11...shut up.
What is your favorite line in a film?
-You gonna do something...or just stand there and bleed? Kurt
Russell as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone
What movie made you realize film was an art
form?
-American Graffiti. The cinematography of the cars on the
streets, the images of neon, tuck and roll, time period dress, greasy
ass hair. It was like a photo album coming to life. All the separate
stories tied together with Wolfman Jack segues. Art.
What movie do you consider your guilty
pleasure?
-Car Wash. I'm a blaxploitation exploiter.
Who is your favorite movie character of all
time?
- Burt Reynolds Bandit, and Darth Vader. Any movie that has a
cool car where the dude gets the hot chick, like Vader...works for me.
Who is your favorite director of all time?
-I really like Robert Rodriguez attitude, not doing it like
"it's always been done". And you can see it in his work. I also dig
Oliver Stone and anyone else that pisses off their respective industry.
Who is the most impressive filmmaker working
today?
-Shawn Lealos. This guy makes 6 or 10 movies a year.
What is the most important quality of a good
actor?
-Being natural, not acting like it.
Who is your favorite actor/actress of all time?
-Deniro as a mobster, and Raquel Welch because of her
hotness.
If you could remake any movie, what would it
be?
-Planet of the Apes, but this time I'd use chickens.
What is your best quality as an actor?
-My hair.
Finish the sentence: A perfect movie is...
-filled with boobies and available on DVD.
What piece of advice do you have for other
actors?
-Go to your first audition naked, they will all seem easier
after that. And allow your ego to get the shit kicked out of it, because
it will.
Other than movies, what are you most passionate
about?
- Cool cars, and praying that the Two Coreys can work it all
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