The following is a brief list of some of the projects
MAGNA TALENT AGENCY Actors have participated in.
The Oklahoma Lottery is bringing lots of work for MAGNA actors, almost 600 have already participated in one or more of the television ads shopping, singing, dancing, you name it. Morgan Brown and Deidre McClendon reported, while Wil Rogers and Kirk Suttles portrayed Power Balls in one, and Matt Cheek and Robin Young paired up as a couple to "WOO HOO!" in a couple of spots. Several Magnateers also voiced lots of radio spots, and all of the Pick 3 personnel (9:59 PM every night FOX 25) are MAGNATEERS! Dano, Stacy Taylor and Cara Black do most of the voice-over for the drawing with Sarah Hoffman, Susan Riley, Wil Rogers, Stacey LeGrange, Cara Black, and Erika O'Bar drawing the balls on-camera.
The Cameron Crowe picture, Elizabethtown, starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst, shot for 3 days in Oklahoma in summer 2004. MAGNA actor's Wendell Williams. Deb Davis, Ashley Merritt and Breanna Stripling were principles in one scene with Orlando! About 50 extra roles were played by MAGNATEERS....lots of them with screen time with Orlando Bloom. Cameron Crowe made a point of personally thanking everyone who worked on the film here!
TOYOTA came to town in June 2005 to shoot 3 days of national TV commercials, Daryl Wheeler and Brandon Jackson won principal roles and over 30 MAGNA talents worked as extras on the shoot. Morgan Brown played spokesperson for a new dealership in town, City Chevrolet in Spring 2005, while also taping radio and voice over spots as Scoops McGee for the Oklahoma Redhawks baseball team. and MAGNA'S Nakita Colbert has been seen as Sunwest Motors Pitch person for several years now and Sarah Clarke has recently begun as the spokesperson for Roberts Auto Group in Pryor. Daryl Wheeler, Craig Pruitt and Pete Young did a "Penn & Teller"esque stint for Fowler Dodge and Katrina Jones is the new Auto Credit Express Girl. MAGNA actors appear regularly on Fowler Dealerships' spots, HONDA, TOYOTA and DODGE, as well as the Riverside Dealerships (Toyota and Chevrolet) in Tulsa, Mountain State Toyota (Colorado) and Vegas West Honda (Nevada).
Once again, our talented MAGNA children shine as 12 year old Lexi Ainsworth won a supporting role as victim Grace Budd, in the feature length SAG film, Wisteria, starring Patrick Bauchau (Carnivale). The story. set in upstate New York chronicles the 1930's children serial killer, Albert Fish. Other speaking roles went to Calley Luman, Charlie Dickerson, David Shuler, Dana Williams, Don Taylor, Mike Waugh, Morgan Brown, Kent Jones, Mitchell Burns, Ben Hall, Amber Dickinson, Danette Wilson, Jason Burkhart, Eric Starkey, Jerome Stevenson, Velinda Godfrey, Brett Bower, and Jake Hauton. MAGNA actors also filled 110 extra roles for the film.
Blake Garrett took over the role of Mike in the Fall '03 to Summer '04 Barney's Colorful World International tour. In Fall 2002, 10 year old BJ Wallace started the trend when he won a role in the NATIONAL Barney Spring 2003 Tour, with Jacob Chancellor as first alternate. The show opened in January '03 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, then toured through the middle of May covering lots of the US. BJ's sister, Emalee, appeared on Judging Amy and is on some Jimmy Dean's Sausage commercials this season. Riley Weatherford was selected as the 2003 Oklahoma GASCaster for the Nickelodeon show, Games and Sports for Kids. Riley reported on local sporting events for the show. Riley and his family were treated to a trip to New York City, where Riley, and GASCasters from other areas were trained with a real press conference where they interviewed and met Pro Athletes Jason Seahorn, Boomer Esiason, Dan Marino, Tiki Barber and Deion Sanders and others!
One of the FAA industrial films, shot in February 2003 starring Wade Carter and Barbara Graham-Sandlin called "Pilot Fatigue in Aviation" won a SILVER TELLY award (the best) and got a very high ranking in its category. The house scenes were filmed at the Chancellor house in Edmond with son Jacob also in a brief scene in the video running down the stairs and jumping on Wade. WAY TO GO MAGNATEERS!!!
2007 was the eighth year MAGNA actors performed the live Delta Dental Program, Captain Supertooth, at schools all over Oklahoma. Sponsored by Delta Dental, with an average of 20 shows per week during most of the spring semesters, such actors as Cacky Poarch, Melissa Scaramucci, Brett Bower, Wil Rogers, Jessica Stone, Matt Brown, Jordan Knudson, John Howell, Meghan Connor & Angela Ensey, talk, sing & dance their way into an explanation of correct dental hygiene to the delight of thousands of young children...who even get a free toothbrush!
TACO MAYO TV spots have featured lots of MAGNA actors, including Margie's husband, Pat, in December 2001. He's not an actor, but he does have a Harley, and that's what they needed for that one. Other TACO MAYO roles have included Wil Rogers in one spot, Amanda Weisenthal, Beth Swales and Deb Coplin as figure envious females, Lara Schoenhals as a teenager with a crush, Wendell Williams as a Judge, Jeff Curran as a Lawyer (a real stretch), Derrick Graves and Grant Brittan arm wrestling. Josh Cullison as a Boxer, and Pete Young, Amanda Danskin and Justin Baker trying to define BORACHO.
During the summers of 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and fall 2006, over 200 MAGNA actors participated in shoots for Oklahoma Tourism commercials.
More than 250 MAGNA actors shot TV spots for the Cherokee, River Spirit and Million $ Elm Casinos in Tulsa, Cimarron & Winstar elsewhere in Oklahoma, and Fire Lake, Lucky Star, River Wind, Remington Park, and Thunderbird Casinos in the OKC area. MAGNA actors Kale Woosley, Kelvin Carrington, Rob Johnstone and Jane Hall were featured in a Weokie Credit Union TV spot, with Kale as The Roving Reporter, Boy on the Street, and Jane leaving on a HARLEY!!! (Rob sat on the back). Paul Austin played a political candidate, with Dana Williams, Don Brandt and Brandon Ashpaugh challenging his views on education for Oklahoma Educators Association.
Child actors: Morgan McLaughlin was recently in a national Hasbro commercial, and both, Morgan & her brother, Otto Harrison, were in a Chuck e Cheese video. Otto was also featured in a Dallas children's musician music video: Eddie Coker's "I Believe". His videos are also sold at Borders Bookstores.
America's Most Wanted, a national television series, has filmed in Oklahoma four times since April 2000. Megan Johnson portrayed the Norman ballerina found murdered, and in a different segment, over 35 MAGNA actors recreated a Los Angeles gang incident. The segment starred Brian Frejo, with supporting roles to Brad Perez, Mike Edmondson, Marc Page and Rob Johnstone as well as numerous featured extra slots. In July, they came back to film another segment. featuring Claude Kezer, Tyler Woods, Karen Magirowsky and Leslie Boren. In October, another segment was filmed featuring Mandy McGrew and Amanda Danskin as the victims, Jonathon Prince as the brother, and Brad Allen and Travis White as the Bad Guys!!! A recent FBI Files Episode featured Steven Judd.
MAGNA'S Mitch Baker and Sean Perez were both TV's Sure Tell Man, Mitch does the English version, Sean the Spanish language spot, with Ana Anderson & Emily Northcutt being rescued in both versions.
On going radio spots for numerous Fleming Foods, Yes Less Grocery, IGA Stores, Garfields, Garcias, Glamour Shots, Braums, Subway, Mercy Hospital, Integris, Shorty Smalls, 7-11 Stores, OKC Wranglers, Hardee's, OSU/OKC, Carl's Jr, Remington Park, Gallardia, Air Touch Cellular, Oklahoma Redhawks Baseball, Taco Mayo, Food 4 Less, American Dental Association, Rib Crib, Big O Tires, Sentry Foods, Blue Cross, Metro Transit, Dobson Communications. Lifeline, and Sure Tell cellular markets and many others. Jack Elliott and Randy Kemp did the radio and TV tags for Premier Parks 2000 season. Randy Colton and Cacky Poarch have done the Frontier City TV Promotion spots for both the 2000 and the 2001 season.
Rick Walker Enterprises, (Rick from the KATT morning team), completed filming on his third project, SAM & JANET. This was Rick's first feature length film, having previously produced two video shorts also using MAGNA actors. SAM & JANET featured award winning actor, Gary Busey, and Guiding Light's, Ryan Brown. MAGNA Actress, Jennifer Ferguson starred opposite Ryan. For details, click on [ RICK WALKER FILMS ]. The first, RADIO MAN , featured Don Shirey, Emily Coughlin, Lilli Bassett, and Michael Brady. The other movie, THE DEEP END, showcased the talents of Terry Gamble, Emily Coughlin, Brittany Hartwig, Rob Delihant, Josh Clifton, and Jennifer McNeil. Makeup artist on both flics was Darin Moore. Rick is currently working on two more film projects, both features, Mind's Eye and the Final Minute.
MAGNA Actor, Eric Starkey plays sidekick to Actor/Musician Mac Davis in 1999 Oklahoma film "Where the Red Fern Grows". Film also features Dabney Coleman, Ned Beatty & Musician Dave Matthews. MAGNA Actor Charles Seat, who portrayed Carl Brown in the original film shot in Oklahoma about 25 years ago, reprised his role again in the upcoming film, the only actor to be in both of the films.
Norman Oklahoma native, Chris Freihofer, as Les, a supporting role in the 1998 released movie, Eye of God. and as the Assistant Coach in the major motion picture 'O' released Fall 2001. Actor Martin Sheen plays the Coach, and the film also stars Josh Harknett & Mekkhi Pfifer.
Deborah Coplin and John Q. Wilson both landed roles in Chasing The Dragon filmed in Arkansas.
Several MAGNA Actors and Actresses donated their time for a television spot for the bombing memorial produced by Ackerman McQueen Agency. Many more MAGNA Actors are featured in the Memorial museum in both visual and audio areas.
Live Role Playing for Dept of Human Services Training 8 month project 4/98 - 12/98. Over 30 MAGNA actors participated in this very successful pilot program. Project has since been continued, and MAGNA actors participate in several sessions each year all over Oklahoma.
MAGNA actors and actresses have appeared in hundreds of television spots and print ads for many different restaurants and businesses, both local, regionaland national. Some of our clients are OK Lottery, Red Rock Restaurant, Duncan Regional Hospital, Tinker Federal Credit Union, Bank of Oklahoma, 7-Eleven, Bob Moore Dealerships, Cox Communications, FAA Credit Union, Southwest Medical Center, Mission Credit Union, Gem Jewelers, Toni Bratton Beauty Products, OU- Basketball, Galleria Furniture, Garfields, Garcias, Del Rancho, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Mazzio's, Tony Roma's, Taco Mayo, Andy's, National Home Health Care, Oklahoma Health Dept, DHS, Koman Foundation, CITGO, Mathis Brothers, Pioneer Cellular, Scottco, Lazer Zone, The Boomerang, Glamour Shots and Moto Photo, as well as multiple Regional & National Ford & Chevrolet and Toyota TV spots. In January 2000, 23 Magna actors were cast in multiple national Ford spots, which accounted for about half of the total roles cast in a casting statewide as well as some Kansas, Arkansas and Texas agencies' participation.
Willie George Ministries Biblical Video series Zion 7. More than 200 MAGNA actors have participated in this project, several with reoccurring roles.
MAGNA actors are also the faces and voices on numerous political campaign, state questions and lobby spots.
Advertising print work. Four MAGNA actors appeared on an attachment to the cover of 1999's Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages. Many other MAGNA actors have appeared in numerous trade magazines, commercial print ads and billboard advertisements.
Industrial and training videos for OEBC, Hertz Corporation, Fleming Foods, Federal Aviation Agency, Express Personnel Services, Dept of Human Services, Oklahoma Educators Association, NETA, US Coast Guard, Oklahoma State Regents, and others.
Various CD-Rom training and instructionals as well as Website narrations. A whole new market! And MAGNA actors are READY!!! In 2004, lots of MAGNA kids filmed a Blue Bunny Webisode. And, in 2005, several MAGNA children recorded for LEAP FROG Animatics. 2006 saw the completion of a "GEAR UP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION" video.
MAGNA TALENT AGENCY provided the On- Air Hosts for a 2 market live televised auction cable program 42 hours per week. April 1998 to December 2001.
All aspects of semi-professional & community theatre, as well as improv troupes, sketch comedy groups, stand up comedians, and specialty acts.
