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Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher
Born
Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher

(1968-05-04) May 4, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Actor, Acting Coach
Years active1990–present
WebsiteActorscomedystudio.com

Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher (born May 4, 1968) is an American acting coach, writer, director, producer, actor and comedian. He is the Founder and co-owner of Actors Comedy Studio in Los Angeles, California and is a staff writer for Backstage West.[1] He is a graduate of the Warner Bros. Comedy Writer’s Program and is featured in Judy Kerr's Hollywood Survival Guide: Acting is Everything.[2]

Career

Rohrbacher is an alumnus of the ACME Comedy Theater in Hollywood, California, where he was a member of the main company. As a faculty member, he taught all levels of improv, created the sketch writing courses and directed the school’s performance labs.[3]

In 2011, he opened Actors Comedy Studio with Lauren Marie Bertoni. The studio was created as a counterpoint to the improv and sketch comedy programs that have proliferated in Hollywood. ACS focuses on acting for sitcoms and on-camera audition technique.[4]

Rohrbacher designed and taught the "Acting for Animators" program for Disney Animation Studios. He was a character consultant on two of Disney's feature films; Meet the Robinsons and Bolt.[5] He consulted for Klasky Csupo Animation Studios. He also wrote animation for Dreamworks and Sony Animation’s Mega Babies.

As an actor, Gunnar starred in two pilots for NBC: Prime Time Comedy, produced by George Schlatter, and the semi-improvised sitcom The Weekend. He also appeared in Boutonniere, starring Zachary Quinto and Wendy McLendon-Covey. Boutonniere was the 2009 24FPS International Short Film Festival Silver Medal winner.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Prime Time Comedy Various Pilot
2005 The Weekend Actor Pilot
2009 The Boutonniere Doll Show Host Short Film
2009 Numbers Jeremy Short Film
2011 Jon Benjamin Has A Van Prison Inmate Episode Title: The Curse
2011 Girl Parts Super Fan Episode: "Pilot" & "Finale"
2013 Happy Endings Little Guy Episode: "The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky"
2014 The Tiffany and Erin Show Dan 1 Episodes
2014 Chasing Denzel Casting Director Short Film

References

  1. ^ "Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher - Expert Contributor to". Backstage.com. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  2. ^ Kerr, Judy. Acting Is Everything: An Actor's Guidebook for a Successful Career in Los Angeles. 11th Gold ed. Studio City: September Pub., 2006. Print.
  3. ^ "Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher". Actorscomedystudio.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  4. ^ Strassberg, Rebecca (2014-10-21). "1 Thing Every Aspiring Sitcom Actor Must Know | Acting Tips | Training Advice, Best Monologues, How-tos". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  5. ^ "Disney | Erik C Schmidt". Erikcschmidt.dk.php54serv8.webhosting.dk. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  6. ^ "2009 Winners | 24fps International Short Film Festival". 24fpsfest.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.