Collaborative entertainer with 20 years of experience entertaining audiences through speech, gestures and body actions. along with magic tricks entertaining crowds from 2 -1000's Motivated professional skillful at public speaking , researching to portray characters and rehearsing and learning lines. Expertise in the art of magic and acting .
Hi, I’m
Kevin Long
Goshen,IN
Summary
Overview
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Four Star Casting
Background Actor
08.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Learned about characters in scripts and relationships to each other to develop role interpretations
- Studied scripts to successfully portray over 5 characters in drama and comedies through speech, body language and movement
- Performed humorous and serious interpretations of emotional actions and situations, using body movements and gestures
- Acted in over 10 episodes of TV productions, performing alongside various well-known actors and actresses
- Studied and rehearsed roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts and cues.
Wolf Entertainment
Background Actor and Extra
08.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Learned about characters in scripts and relationships to each other to develop role interpretations
- Studied scripts to successfully portray over 5 characters in drama and comedies through speech, body language and movement
- Performed humorous and serious interpretations of emotional actions and situations, using body movements and gestures, for scenes actor ( background and extra ) for tv show's Chicago Med and Chicago PD
Joan Philo Castings
Background Actor
08.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Learned about characters in scripts and relationships to each other to develop role interpretations
- Studied scripts to successfully portray over5 characters in drama and comedies through speech, body language and movement
- Performed humorous and serious interpretations of emotional actions and situations, using body movements and gestures
- Captured audience by making audience laugh, cry and become excited, shocked and scared
- Studied and rehearsed roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts and cues
- Met with production director to discuss required poses, movements and persona to be portrayed
- Perfected acting and performance skills through private pursuits, lessons and group activities while attending 2 plus auditions each week
- For a certain period of time
- Leveraged skills in gesturing, body movement and special voices to draw in audience members and build emotional engagement
- Committed to diligent rehearsal of lines both with partner and groups to optimize deliveries.
Illusionz 126
Illusionist
08.1999 - Current
Job overview
- Performed and auditioned for AGT
- Performed for Asia's hope In thailand and Cambodia
- Executed stock tricks using props such as illusion boxes, jewelry and scarves
- Led workshops focused on stage presence, sleight of hand and spreading joy and amusement throughout audience with magic
- Selected age-appropriate tricks for each scheduled performance, leveraging experience and knowledge of emerging entertainment trends
- Communicated set up of stage and props to support personnel in advance of each performance
- Started and ended shows promptly with attention-grabbing antics
- Entertained audiences from age 2 to 105 with 40 plus shows per year of approximately 10-15 tricks each show
- Toured in role of illusionist /speaker with cast of 2-10 actors for 6 weeks.
Kevin Long
Magician
08.1999 - Current
Job overview
- Delighted audiences of up 1200 People doing over 1500 magic performances
- Performed the magic show
- Entertained audiences from age 4 to 102 with over 75 shows per year of approximately 10 - 15 tricks each show
- Communicated set up of stage and props to support personnel in advance of each performance
- Booked all shows and set up contracts for each show buyer and seller of items used for shows and inventory control set up hotel and travel reservations venue and location conditions and checked safety procedures for each show location
- Participated in workshops and education events, studying closeup tricks, stage magic, card tricks, along with learning mentalist and mind reading magic used for shows
- Trained and study for sales, promotions, production of shows and merchandise sales to become skilled in all areas of running and doing a magic show
Education
Plant City High School
High School Diploma
University Overview
Sterlini Close UpMichigan
from Close Up Magic School
2023
University Overview
WMCTennessee
from Stage And Close Up Magic Performances
2023
University Overview
Magi Fest Ohio
from Magic, Showmanship, Sales, Advertisement.
2022
University Overview
Skills
- Television and film background
- Production lead
- Exceptional communicator
- Stand-in experience
- Time management, booking agent
- Crowd control
- Stage performer, and actor
- Accepts direction and coaching graciously
- Memorization skills
- Can-do attitude
- Performance improvement
- Operations management
- Prop Use
Timeline
Background Actor
Four Star Casting
08.2018 - Current
Background Actor and Extra
Wolf Entertainment
08.2018 - Current
Background Actor
Joan Philo Castings
08.2018 - Current
Illusionist
Illusionz 126
08.1999 - Current
Magician
Kevin Long
08.1999 - Current
Plant City High School
High School Diploma
Sterlini Close Up
from Close Up Magic School
WMC
from Stage And Close Up Magic Performances
Magi Fest
from Magic, Showmanship, Sales, Advertisement.
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