Saige Walker

Saige Walker is perhaps one of the most versatile actors and entertainer's. He is quarter Cherokee Native American Indian. An architect helping design a "Brave New Hollywood." At age fifteen Walker encountered a near death experience. He was shot in the face with a double barrel, sixteen gauge, sawed-off, shot gun. That moment changed his life forever, realizing it could all be over in a matter of seconds leaves us only the NOW to take action towards a dream. With that revelation he found himself one year later screen testing for the Sci-Fi movie "To The Ends of Time" starring Christine Taylor. Living that dream Walker landed the role on his first audition, catapulting him to the top of young Hollywood's casting lists with name directors for every television series and studio movies. After numerous commercials, television guest stars and roles in coming of age, teen-oriented films Walker began developing his music as a solo recording artist. World renown DJ Rick Dees, who's broken artists NSYNC, Brittney Spears and many others. After a live half-hour interview and debuting his single "Calling All Freaks" the requests from listeners poured in unexpectedly. Calling All Freaks after sixteen weeks charted at number seven on the Weekly Top 40, beating out known artist Madonna. Listening was A&R Danny Strick at Madonna's label Maverick. Danny began developing Walker under Maverick Records. Along his musical journey he befriended an up and coming producer / artist Kanye West. Kanye instantly took to Walkers music and warned him of the climate the music industry was going through and offered the opportunity of a life time to join Kanye's rise to fame and be mentored by him. All in one week Maverick Records closed its doors selling to Warner Bro's. Rick Dees was replaced by Ryan Seacrest and the WB television network sold to the CW. Like a house of cards it all fell apart, leaving Walker empty handed except the day to day mentor-ship by Mr. West. The mouse called soon after for Disney's show, The Next Big Thing. "Get Up" a single written by Walker and recorded by Disney artist Damian Otchere, produced by Don Doe played twelve weeks on Disney television and Disney Radio, distributed through Hollywood Records. Completing a successful transition from child actor, musician, to young leading man, rounding out his powerful artistic career with the addition to his portfolio of producing behind the scenes. Walker developed and created his production company 33 Entertainment Inc. His first project as a producer, writer and actor Girrl is a sixteen minute short film directed by Gabriel Bologna. The film won Hollywood insiders for its daring controversial topic of teen plastic surgery and a character who's gay, in a wheelchair. Upon the collapse of the DVD market, Walker set his sights on streaming for a television series The Adventures of Velvet Prozak which he created, wrote and starred in the half-hour comedy pilot with Guest Starr Andy Milonakis. CSA casting director, Craig Campobasso fell in love with the project and signed on immediately as casting director along with director Andy Lauer to direct. In the series Bartholomew Fogglehorn, a young would-be actor from Florida moves to Hollywood with dreams of becoming a star. Barth escapes his life of Murphy's Law by disappearing into his own elaborate, movie star day dreams and music video style fantasies through his alter ego, Velvet Prozak. Also on the 33 slate is the project Forever 23. A film about Hollywood teen idol River Phoenix who died of a drug overdose in front of West Hollywood's famed club, the Viper Room, at the age of 23. Walker will produce and play the daunting role of River Phoenix. As a film maker, musician and consummate artist Walker continually demonstrates his fearlessness and passions as a great storyteller portraying subject matter with a youthful and innovative style. His drive to express himself and his experiences of life through the medium of story are easily defined by his burning desire and determination to make innovative, original and powerful projects creating a winning formula to becoming a major storyteller and entertainer through all content. "To watch and be apart of an industry that dramatically changes every thirty years due to massive technological advances becomes the most challenging yet exciting opportunity to help pave the way for a brave new Hollywood." - Saige Walker