Tim Steed
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Tim Steed is an American comedian, author, screenwriter, songwriter, and keynote speaker.
. He graduated Bearden High School
in 1975 and soon after joined the U.S. Army, where he was a member of the 101st Airborne Division
in a combat support company. He was discharged under honorable conditions after a year and returned home to Knoxville.
It was at this time in his life, he bounced around various colleges and odd jobs until he landed at Roane State Community College
in Knoxville. There he discovered acting and started writing and performing stand-up comedy
. He later transferred to the University of Tennessee
, took as many acting and speech classes as he could and entered the university comedy contest and was deemed the runner-up for "funniest person on campus."
During his time at U.T., Steed met a group of local improvisational actors called On the Edge and helped take them from local theater to Public-access television
. He still had a dream of doing both comedy and television on a larger scale so in 1990, he moved from Tennessee to Orlando, Florida
to work in television. He helped launch WRBW
, where he did everything from writing to producing to hosting shows. He was still doing stand-up comedy at this time performing at the Comedy Zone, Hilarities, and the Comedy Hous across the Southeastern part of the U.S.
In 1998, he moved to Nashville, TN and worked for a short stint with Earnhardt Productions, a local video and television production company. During this period, also known as "The Blue Period", he gave up doing stand-up comedy and just focused on producing, writing, and acting. Then was contacted by Monster.com to speak to high schools and colleges and for the next few years he toured the country doing just that. He took that experience and began speaking for corporations and doing corporate training for such companies as Fred Pryor Seminars and National Seminars. It was then Steed began rewriting his stand-up comedy act and taking his special brand of humor to the road. In 2008 he appeared at The Improv
in Los Angeles, California.
In 2010 Steed was nominated for Inspirational Country Music Awards Comedian of the year. His screenplay, Spike Driver Blues, won Best Screenplay the New Hampshire Film Festival in lated 2010.
Filmography: "Class of '91", 2010, lead actor
Screenplay: Spike Driver Blues was inspired by the life of William Edmondson, the first black to have a one man show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
CBN Interview
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2010/February/Class-of-91-Film-Inspires-Others-to-Follow-Christ/
Biography
Tim Steed was born December 30, 1957 in Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. He graduated Bearden High School
Bearden High School
Bearden High School is a Knox County, Tennessee, high school located in the Bearden area in the city of Knoxville.The school was founded in 1939. It was named for the family of Marcus De LaFayette Bearden, a farmer who served as a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War.The current building...
in 1975 and soon after joined the U.S. Army, where he was a member of the 101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division (United States)
The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
in a combat support company. He was discharged under honorable conditions after a year and returned home to Knoxville.
It was at this time in his life, he bounced around various colleges and odd jobs until he landed at Roane State Community College
Roane State Community College
Roane State Community College is a two-year college located in eastern Tennessee. It was authorized by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1969, along with two other community colleges, and operates under the authority of the Tennessee Board of Regents....
in Knoxville. There he discovered acting and started writing and performing stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
. He later transferred to the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, took as many acting and speech classes as he could and entered the university comedy contest and was deemed the runner-up for "funniest person on campus."
During his time at U.T., Steed met a group of local improvisational actors called On the Edge and helped take them from local theater to Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
. He still had a dream of doing both comedy and television on a larger scale so in 1990, he moved from Tennessee to Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
to work in television. He helped launch WRBW
WRBW
WRBW is the MyNetworkTV owned and operated station serving the Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, Florida television market. It is owned by the Fox Television Stations Group, along with Fox station WOFL Channel 35. Known on-air as "My65", the station offers sitcoms, cartoons, court shows, and...
, where he did everything from writing to producing to hosting shows. He was still doing stand-up comedy at this time performing at the Comedy Zone, Hilarities, and the Comedy Hous across the Southeastern part of the U.S.
In 1998, he moved to Nashville, TN and worked for a short stint with Earnhardt Productions, a local video and television production company. During this period, also known as "The Blue Period", he gave up doing stand-up comedy and just focused on producing, writing, and acting. Then was contacted by Monster.com to speak to high schools and colleges and for the next few years he toured the country doing just that. He took that experience and began speaking for corporations and doing corporate training for such companies as Fred Pryor Seminars and National Seminars. It was then Steed began rewriting his stand-up comedy act and taking his special brand of humor to the road. In 2008 he appeared at The Improv
The Improv
The Improv is a comedy club franchise. Originally, it was a single venue founded in 1963 by Budd Friedman and located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City on West 44th near the SE corner of 9th Ave. A second location was opened in 1974 at 8162 Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax District...
in Los Angeles, California.
In 2010 Steed was nominated for Inspirational Country Music Awards Comedian of the year. His screenplay, Spike Driver Blues, won Best Screenplay the New Hampshire Film Festival in lated 2010.
Published work
- My Vow of Silence: The Roughest Three Minutes of my Life (Xyzzy Press, 2007)
Filmography: "Class of '91", 2010, lead actor
Screenplay: Spike Driver Blues was inspired by the life of William Edmondson, the first black to have a one man show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
External links
CBN Interview
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2010/February/Class-of-91-Film-Inspires-Others-to-Follow-Christ/