Alex Baker

Born in Amsterdam but raised in Northern California, Alex Baker has been an actor and a musician for most of his 30 odd years. Since graduating from San Francisco State University in 1995, he has been working consistently on the stage and screen. In San Francisco he wrote and starred in the hit one man show "Narcissus Pop: Dadaist Secret Agent." He studied Shakespeare at A.C.T., acted in dinner theater productions, and did voice overs. Since moving to Los Angeles in the spring of 2000 Alex has appeared in approximately 20 commercials. Several times he has put his love of comedy and music to work together. Most notably when he appeared as Carole the hapless Eastern European guitarist in three seasons of Primetime Glick with Martin Short. It was on that show that he met and worked with one of his boyhood idols, Michael McKean of Spinal Tap fame. He also portrayed infamous Kiss bassist Gene Simmons in the 2003 VH-1 pilot "First Person." In 2004 Alex appeared as Martin the Pirate in "Spongebob Squarepants: the Movie." In the spring of 2005 Alex traveled to Minneapolis to play a major role in the independent feature "the Horrible Flowers" directed by Sundance Indie Spirit Award winner, Eric Tretbar. As a musician Alex has enjoyed successful stints in such bands as Dance Hall Crasher, Downtown Kicks and his current project, the Fire Lotus. In addition to his natural musical and comedic ability, Alex is a devoted practitioner of the martial arts. One of his next goals is to bring his fighting skills to life on the screen.