ADAM SHALZI - SAG-AFTRA

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TV

Paper Girls

Co-star

Amazon

The Chi

Co-star

Showtime

Utopia

Co-star

Amazon

Chicago Fire

Co-star

NBC

Betrayal

Co-star

ABC

The Jamz

Co-star

NYTVF Productions, The Orchard

America's Best

Guest Star

The Onion

Greetings! From Prison - web series

Co-star

Backyard Adventures Club

Written Off (Indie Pilot)

Series Regular

Bluelight Productions

Brass Ring (Indie Pilot)

Series Lead

DePaul MFA Thesis

Boozehound (Indie Pilot)

Guest Star

VASE Productions

JimMortal (Indie Pilot)

Series Regular

Owen Weber and Hunter Bradley

FILM

The Crusades

Supporting

Bad Little Thing

The Windigo

Supporting

Gylden Entertainment

Janie Jones*

Principal

Tribeca Film

Seen on Showtime and Netflix

NightLights

Principal

Play On Productions

Seen on Lifetime Movie Network

It's All Good

Principal

FND Films

High on the Hog

Principal

Scotchworthy

The Letter

Principal

Chiaravalle and Associates

Synthetic Love Incorporated

Lead

Synthetic Love Films

So It Goes

Lead

DePaul MFA Thesis Film

Love

Lead

Legstone Films

Lenny Morris vs. The Universe**

Lead

Columbia College

Speed Dating***

Principal

Project Bluelight

Educating Cooper

Supporting

Filmworks

High School Guidance Counselor

Lead

Zaxie Films

Rooms

Supporting

Northwestern Univ. Thesis Film

Rojas and Retribution

Supporting

NYU Thesis

The Nest

Supporting

Rattlesnake Films

Cheat Cheat Bang Bang

Lead

Fulton Market Films

Dropping the Question

Supporting

48 Hour Film Audience Winner

Hangers

Supporting

Glass City Films

5-25-77

Feautred Extra

Moonwatcher

*Toronto Int. Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival

**Sundance Screening, DC Shorts

***USA Film Fest, CIFF

THEATRE

In Quietness*

Dusty

A Red Orchid Theatre

Right to be Forgotten**

Derril Lark

Raven Theatre

Trouble In Mind*

Eddie

TimeLine Theatre

Lord of the Flies*

Eric

Steppenwolf - TYA

The Original Grease***

Eugene

American Theater Company

The Diviners

Buddy Layman

Organic Theater Company

Balm in Gilead*

Martin

Griffin Theatre

The Stinky Cheese Man

Stinky Cheese Man

Griffin Theatre

Dr. Egg and the Man with No Ear*

Dr. Egg

Redmoon, Australia/Canada Tour

End Days*

Nelson

Next Theatre

10 Out of 12*

Assistant Director (acting role)

Theatre Wit

Teddy Ferrara (reading)

Jay

Goodman Theater

Graceland*

Miles

Profiles Theatre

The Gacy Play

Randy

Sideshow Theatre

The Petrified Forest

Ruby

Strawdog Theatre

The Good Soul of Szechuan*

First God

Strawdog Theatre

Waiting for Godot

Boy

Redtwist Theatre

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Walter

WildClaw Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing

Verges

IL Shakespeare Festival

Love's Labour's Lost

Moth

IL Shakespeare Festival

Henry V

Boy, Dauphin US

IL Shakespeare Festival

We Three

Dustin

Side Project Theatre

The Matchmaker

August

Summer Studio Theatre Co.

The Wizard of Oz

Emerald City Guard

Best of the Best Theatre Co.

The Adventures of Anansi the Spider

Anansi

Theatre Building Chicago

Hansel and Gretel

Boris

Disney's Ralph Covert

* Jeff Recommended

** Jeff Award Nominated Best Production

***Jeff Award - Best Musical

COMEDY / IMPROV / SKETCH

iO Chicago Graduate

Improv Program

Susan Messing, Craig Uhlir

The Second City Chicago

Improv Conservatory Program

Norm Holly, Tim O'Malley

Cirque du Soleil

Comedic Actor Database Member

iO Chicago

Musical Improv Program

Annoyance Theatre

Improv Program

The Second City Chicago

Sketch Comedy Show

FUDGE (Chicago Improv Team)

Improv Workshops

Monday Night Live! -iO Chicago

Sketch Comedy Show

Chemically Imbalanced Comedy

A One Act Comedic Play

Chicago Sketchfest

Sketch Comedy Show

The Playground Theatre

K.C. Redheart Improv Team

COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL / VOICEOVER

Resume Upon Request

MOVEMENT SKILLS

DOES STUNTS FOR ACTING ROLES

Recognized Actor/Combatant by SAFD

Hand to Hand Combat

Sword Fighting

Firearm

Lots of Physical Comedy Experience

Freestyle Dance

Juggling (Intermediate)

TRAINING

University of Illinois

BFA in Acting

College Acting Teachers:

Daniel Sullivan, Robert G. Anderson

Robin McFarquhar, Tom Mitchell

Lisa Gaye Dixon, Henson Keys

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Accomplished on Camera, LLC

Advanced Acting for the Camera

Brittani Ward

Mickey O'Sullivan

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The Green Room

Film, TV, Commercial

AJ Links, David Murphy

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The Forge

Advanced Camera Technique

Sarah Cayce

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The Actor's Gymnasium

Circus Skills Class

Silvia DiStasi

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Workshops:

PR Casting

Simon Casting

Tineka Becker

Pat McCorkle

Scotty Anderson

Joey Montenarello

Additional Skills

Singer:

Baritenor Voice

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Instruments:

Acoustic Guitar (beginner)

Trumpet (intermediate)

Euphonium (small tuba, intermediate)

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Dialects:

Southern American

Midwestern

Standard British

Cockney

Irish

Adam Shalzi is an accomplished screen and stage actor known for his versatility and comedic style. He plays a hilarious supporting character in the film THE CRUSADES starring Rudy Pankow. Coming up is a supporting role in the horror film THE WINDIGO starring Fivel Stewart. TV credits: PAPER GIRLS (AMAZON), THE CHI (SHOWTIME), CHICAGO FIRE (NBC), BETRAYAL (NBC), UTOPIA (AMAZON) and more. He screen tested for the FOX show WELCOME TO FLATCH (Jenny Bicks, Paul Feig). A critic compared him to a young Steve Buscemi.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 130 lbs

Eyes: Blue

Hair Color: Blonde

Hair Length: Long

  

Didgeridoo, Euphonium (small tuba), Impersonations, Playwright, Tumbling, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Combat - Stage, Fishing, Frisbee, Jump Rope, Ping Pong, Running - General, Skateboarding, Tennis, Track & Field, Comedian, Dancer, Guitar, Improvisation, Juggler, Licensed Driver, Mime, Singer, Trumpet, Vocal Range: Baritone, Voiceover, American - Southern Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Irish Accent