Archived entries for Patrika Darbo

NEW RELEASE — PATRIKA DARBO RECEIVES PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY

PATRIKA DARBO
RECEIVES PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY
IN WEB SERIES ACTING DEAD

Acting DeadPatrika Darbo has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy for Acting Dead, a web series created by Brian Beacock and produced by Beacock, Susan Bernhardt, and Paul Nygro.

This year, the TV Academy added three new short-form categories — a bid to open up the kudos tent to digital players. Indy newcomers, however, were almost entirely shut out as most of the 68th Emmy Award nominations for short-form scripted comedy or drama series (and actor or actress) went to traditional TV networks or their online outlets, making Darbo’s nomination especially thrilling to the producers and company of Acting Dead.

A ‘Zom-Com’ which has gleefully been described as Shaun of the Dead meets Arrested Development, Acting Dead tells the story of Tate Blodgett (Beacock), a down on his luck, unemployed actor, who after being turned down for role after role, decides to take matters into his own hands and become a Zombie so he can finally get work in the many Zombie movies and television shows being made. Along the way, as things aren’t working out so well, he meets Alex Carboneux (Jillian Clare), a former child star whose temper has stalled her career. Alex decides to take matters into her own hands, which doesn’t work out so well either.

Brian Beacock and Susan Bernhardt are known for their earlier web series, the critically acclaimed McCracken Live! (Beacock) and Miss Behave (Bernhardt). Along with Beacock and Clare, Acting Dead boasts a wide array of talent including series regulars Chris Galya, Patrika Darbo, Paul Nygro, and John Yelvington. Season One guest stars are Debbie Gibson, Eric Martsolf, Carolyn Hennesy, Sean Kanan, John J. York, Cocoa Brown, Christine Lakin, Lori Alan, Erin Matthews, Gary and Larry Lane, Peter Allen Vogt, Sheila Sheila, Mitch Silpa, and Jacee Jule.

Season One of Acting Dead is available for viewing at www.actingdead.com.

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07-26-16

NEWS RELEASE — WEB SERIES “ACTING DEAD” SUBMITS FOR PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD CONSIDERATION IN NEW SHORT FORM CATEGORY

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
WEB SERIES ACTING DEAD
SUBMITTED FOR PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
NEW SHORT FORM COMEDY CATEGORY

Acting DeadActing Dead, a comic web series created by Brian Beacock and produced by Beacock, Susan Bernhardt, and Paul Nygro, has been submitted for Primetime Emmy Award nomination consideration in the Television Academy’s new expanded Short Form Comedy categories. The series is submitted for: Outstanding Short Form Comedy — Acting Dead; Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy — Brian Beacock; Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy — Jillian Clare and Patrika Darbo.

Acting Dead tells the story of Tate Blodgett (Beacock), a down on his luck, unemployed actor, who after being turned down for role after role, decides to take matters into his own hands and become a Zombie so he can finally get work in the many Zombie movies and television shows being made. Along the way, as things aren’t working out so well, he meets Alex Carboneux (Clare), a former child star whose temper has stalled her career. Alex decides to take matters in her own hands, which doesn’t turn out so well either.

Brian Beacock and Susan Bernhardt are known for their earlier web series, the critically acclaimed McCracken Live! (Beacock) and Miss Behave (Bernhardt). Acting Dead, a ‘Zom-Com’ which has been gleefully described as Shaun of the Dead meets Arrested Development, boasts a wide array of talent. Along with Beacock and Clare, additional series regulars are Chris Galya, Patrika Darbo, Paul Nygro, and John Yelvington. Season One guest stars are Debbie Gibson, Eric Martsolf, Carolyn Hennesy, Sean Kanan, John J. York, Cocoa Brown, Christine Lakin, Lori Alan, Erin Matthews, Gary and Larry Lane, Peter Allen Vogt, Sheila Sheila, Mitch Silpa, and Jacee Jule.

Season One of Acting Dead is now available for viewing at www.actingdead.com. Voting begins on June 13 and ends on June 27.

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05-03-16

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Twitter: @actingdead

NEWS RELEASE — “ACTING DEAD” WEB SERIES WINS FOUR INDIE SERIES AWARDS

WEB SERIES ACTING DEAD
WINS FOUR INDIE SERIES AWARDS
AT CEREMONY HELD AT EL PORTAL THEATRE
IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA
ON APRIL 1, 2015

Acting-DeadActing Dead, a web series created by Brian Beacock and produced by Beacock, Susan Bernhardt, and Paul Nygro, won four Indie Series Awards (ISA) at the sixth annual ceremony, held on April 1 at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA. Acting Dead is the semi-dark tale of the world of Hollywood Zombies in which actors Tate and Alex, trying to get cast in any number of ever-growing zombie-based TV shows and movies, actually become … zombies.

Nominated for 10 ISAs, Acting Dead took home four: Best Writing for a Comedy (Beacock), Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy (Galya), Best Guest Actor in a Comedy (Vogt), and Best Comedy Series. The ceremony was hosted by Acting Dead’s own Eric Martsolf.

Brian Beacock and Susan Bernhardt are known for their earlier web series, the critically acclaimed McCracken Live! (Beacock) and Miss Behave (Bernhardt). Acting Dead, a ‘Zom-Com’ which has been gleefully described as Shaun of the Dead meets Arrested Development, features Beacock, Jillian Clare (Alien Abduction), Chris Galya (Disney’s Jessie), Patrika Darbo, Nygro, and John Yelvington. There are guest appearances by (in alphabetical order) Lori Alan, Cocoa Brown, Debbie Gibson, Carolyn Hennesy, Sean Kanan, Christine Lakin, Eric Martsolf, Mitch Silpa, Peter Allen Vogt, and John J. York.

Acting Dead may be seen on JTS.TV or at www.actingdead.com. The production team is now preparing the second season and will be appearing at festivals and conventions throughout 2015.

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04-08-15

Facebook.com/Acting Dead
Twitter.com @actingdead