Jeff Cannata
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Jeff Cannata is an actor and podcaster who is best known as co-host of The Totally Rad Show
. Raised in California, he graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1999 with a BFA
in theater. Cannata has been acting since 2000 and has appeared in movies, commercials and theater. He became the co-host of The Totally Rad Show in March 2007. He is also an improv comedian, performing with the group The Returning Champs. His picture was also used as the face of David Taylor in the Apple iPhone ad 'Watered Down'.
He is also a passionate fan of The Shield
, which he mentions frequently on The Totally Rad Show, and enjoys running marathons. Cannata has also begun appearing on the World of Warcraft video guide series as well as Reviews on the Run
, reviewing Blu-rays with Miri Jedeikin. Beginning in March 2010, Cannata became a regular on Shacknews' video games podcast, Weekend Confirmed.
The Totally Rad Show
The Totally Rad Show is a formerly weekly, now daily, video podcast produced by Team Awesome, LLC and distributed by Revision3. TRS consists primarily of reviews and commentary on pop-culture phenomena such as movies, video games, television programs, and comic books...
. Raised in California, he graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1999 with a BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in theater. Cannata has been acting since 2000 and has appeared in movies, commercials and theater. He became the co-host of The Totally Rad Show in March 2007. He is also an improv comedian, performing with the group The Returning Champs. His picture was also used as the face of David Taylor in the Apple iPhone ad 'Watered Down'.
He is also a passionate fan of The Shield
The Shield
The Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons...
, which he mentions frequently on The Totally Rad Show, and enjoys running marathons. Cannata has also begun appearing on the World of Warcraft video guide series as well as Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run and "Reviews on the Rock" in the earlier seasons of the Electric Playground is a video game review TV show hosted by Victor Lucas and Scott C. Jones . The show is produced by Lucas' company Greedy Productions...
, reviewing Blu-rays with Miri Jedeikin. Beginning in March 2010, Cannata became a regular on Shacknews' video games podcast, Weekend Confirmed.
Theater performances
- All My SonsAll My SonsAll My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances...
as Chris Keller - A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
as Snout - Inherit the WindInherit the Wind (play)Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. The play, which debuted in 1955, is a parable that fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means to discuss the then-contemporary McCarthy trials.-Background:...
- Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
as Romeo - The Psychic as Adam Webster
Filmography
- Very Angry Neighbors
- The Totally Rad ShowThe Totally Rad ShowThe Totally Rad Show is a formerly weekly, now daily, video podcast produced by Team Awesome, LLC and distributed by Revision3. TRS consists primarily of reviews and commentary on pop-culture phenomena such as movies, video games, television programs, and comic books...
as himself - LingoLingo, Chris Hernandez is an American Christian rap artist, producer, and label owner-Early years:Lingo was born to Richard and Carmen Hernandez in Dallas, TX. Born into a faith based and God fearing family, Lingo knew the Lord at a young age...
as himself - A RoombaRoombaThe Roomba is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. Under normal operating conditions, it is able to navigate a living space and common obstacles while vacuuming the floor...
infomercial as Dad - The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
as Ty - General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
- T.H.E.Y. as Eddie Pannata
- The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!"The Jim Henson Company Presents "The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!" is a live action web-series from the Jim Henson Company. The series was created and directed by Paul Rugg and Mitch Schauer....
as Doom Rider
External links
- State of the Industry: Video Game Journalism
- Study Guide for ALL MY SONS
- Actor big on the buzz of acting, filmmaking interview with the actor by Cassandra Braun
- Jeffrey Cannata at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- TV.com Entry
- Showmag.com review of Two Gentleman of Verona
- The Returning Champs
- Jack Neal's Theater Review
- Personal website
- The Totally Rad Show
- Project Lore
- MySpace