David Edward Perry

NAACP Best Supporting Actor Nominee David Edward Perry was born 1971 and raised in Takoma Park, Maryland. Showing a natural knack for performing, his mother made great sacrifices to insure his performing abilities were cultivated. While attending Montgomery Blair High School he performed in many local commercials, in a popular Doo-Wop group (The Heartbreakers) and as a television host. His acting career began in college. Landing roles in small commercials and independent films. He also worked as an entertainment reporter, television game show host, radio DJ and a broadcast producer for the U.S. Government. Right after college in 1993, Perry was hired by the Walt Disney Company to be a studio production host at Disney's Hollywood Studios. As time went on, he signed with his first talent agency. This led to booking roles in several major commercials and television shows. (The Mickey Mouse Club, Keenan and Kel, Cousin Skeeter, Thunder in Paradise). Perry was quickly becoming a sought after talent in Orlando. He took full advantage of the areas unique opportunities. A show host on Premiere Cruise Lines. Acting as The Genie of the Lamp at Arabian Nights, Ali Baba Casanova at Universal Studios and a radio DJ on WTKS Real Radio 104.1. Perry even created his own position as an improv entertainer at Planet Hollywood. In 1999 He left Orlando, returning to Maryland to aid his ailing mother. He was signed by another agency and returned to booking national commercials, short films and television shows. (America's Most Wanted.) While working as an elementary substitute teacher, He created an assembly show called The Bear Show: Reading Adventures for Children. It was such a success, many other area schools began calling for performances. After an amazing 2 page article in The Washington Post, The Bear Show quickly captured national attention. Traveling on a national tour soon followed. In 2004, Perry moved to Los Angeles to further his acting career. He shortly landed roles in features (The Ones, Little *Ucker), animation and national commercials. He also started performing sketch comedy and was a founding member of The Straight Jacket Society. In 2006 was a featured performer at the LA Festival of Sketch Comedy. His stage work continued with Captured Aural Phantasy Theater and The Musical Theater of Los Angeles. In 2007 Perry was nominated for a NAACP Best Supporting Actor award for playing Booker T. Washington in Ragtime: The Musical. Perry now happily resides in Birmingham, AL, continuing his film, sketch comedy and stage career.