Steve Rosswick
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| Steve Rosswick | |
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| Born | Steven Christopher Rosswick July 4, 1984 Merritt Island, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | comedian, writer, actor |
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Steve Rosswick (born July 4, 1984 in Merritt Island, Florida) is an American actor most notably known for his portrayal of the character Speed Reed on the TV show, The Misadventures of Steve Rosswick.
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[edit] Early life
Rosswick was born and raised in the small city of Merritt Island, Florida. He spent the first part of his life in Florida, but moved to Charlotte, North Carolina when he was 12. Rosswick's mother remarried in 1997, and in 1998 gave birth to Rosswick's younger brother, Kenneth.
[edit] Education
Rosswick attended Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. In his first year of high school, he began taking Theatre, not because he wanted to, but because he wanted to fill up his course load. Soon thereafter, he was bitten by the acting bug and never looked back. Two years later, he made his stage debut in Judy Simpson Cook's Country Songs, and since has been featured in stage productions such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Arsenic and Old Lace and Enter Pharoah Nussbaum. He was rewarded for his talents in 2003 when he was honored as Actor of the Year, for his work in A Bite Off Broadway. After graduating high school, Rosswick turned down a scholarship in Graphic Arts to pursue acting full time.
[edit] Acting career
In 2005, Steve worked alongside Will Ferrell as his stand-in on the box-office hit Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
In 2006, Rosswick signed with an elite agency, and began doing commercial work with names like Muggsy Bogues and Dale Earnhardt Jr. He also debuted his new brainchild, a weekly TV comedy named The Misadventures of Steve Rosswick a reality show satire where he performs as almost every character, lending him the platform to showcase his many talents. The show was widely accepted by its viewing audience, and was expanded for worldwide viewing on Apple iTunes as a weekly podcast.
As of 2007, he is still starring in The Misadventures of Steve Rosswick which was recognized by the Telly Awards and received an award for Outstanding TV Comedy. Rosswick also starred in a pilot, Red, White & Speed, an adaptation of his weekly show featuring his most notable character, Speed Reed. In addition to starring in this project, Rosswick also Wrote, Directed and Co-Produced the entire show on a shoe string budget. According to Rosswick, Red, White & Speed is currently being shopped around to various networks.
[edit] Controversy
In early 2007, a clip from Rosswick's weekly show The Misadventures of Steve Rosswick appeared on the front page of MySpace.com. The clip featured Rosswick giving tips on how to defend yourself against a terrorist attack. Rosswick comically kicked and thrashed at animated terrorists, and reception of this video was mixed to say the least. Rosswick allegedly received numerous death threats and an apparent "Plethora" of negative mail, blasting him for his shallow and ignorant ways. [1]
Rosswick redeemed himself a short time later, when he was featured yet again on Myspace's home page. This time, Rosswick was not fighting faux terrorists, he was donning his (now) symbolic "pink shirt and a mauvish tie" and professing his love to the world. The video was a comedic web confession of a seemingly dorky version of Rosswick, in which he tells viewers in various languages he loves them. The video was an instant hit, and Rosswick, in his usual tongue-in-cheek manner, was quoted saying "I don't think they hate me anymore." [2]
[edit] Awards
In May 2007, Rosswick's Television Comedy The Misadventures of Steve Rosswick received a Telly Award for it's oustanding performance in the Comedy field.
[edit] Steve Rosswick Collection
In 2004, Rosswick decided to try and return to his second passion, design. Knowing he didn't have a degree in the field, Rosswick wanted to try and start a T-Shirt company. Using his employee discount at Hobby Lobby, Rosswick bought the essential necessities to start such a company. After his designs sold exceptionally well on Ebay, he quit his job as a supervisor at Hobby Lobby to pursue career in design.
As of 2007, Rosswick's line of T-shirts and Polo shirts, are available in retail stores and boutiques all over the globe, in addition to web sites.
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[edit] External links
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