David Zimmerman , ever since he could remember, has wanted to entertain, be creative, and give of himself. He directed, produced and starred in HANSEL AND GRETEL in First Grade. From there he went on to Graduate from San FranciscoStateUniversity with a Major in Drama and took home the Faculty award for Acting. He also studied at the American Conservatory Theatre.
He has been seen in over a dozen national and regional commercials, including Round Table Pizza, Subway Sandwich and two for Greyhound Bus. His print work has been seen in magazines and newspapers from New York to Denmark.
David has starred in many Theatre Productions including the stage production of the comic, OPEN SEASON. He also played several roles in one of San Francisco's longest running comedy hits, BAR NONE.
Taking the pen to paper, he created his first one-person show, A LETTER TO BARBRA. He continued his performing with comedy, song, and storytelling in his one man Cabaret, WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD, at the world famous CINEGRILL, in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
In film, he starred in John Lighten's ONE OF US , Co-Starred in Katy Kurtzman's , THE POOL BOY and can also be seen as the Devil's left- hand man in Andy Gose's Award winning film AMERICAN COFFEE. He can be seen in Doug Eboch’s 24 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and you can find him as “one of the family” in the DVD version of MEET THE FOCKERS as Cousin Dom Focker opposite Robert Deniro and Blythe Danner.
He teaches his own class in conjunction with the Media Access Office. He also assists with Mary Rings in the BORN TO ACT PLAYERS, a mix of a group of Special Needs Kids and Professional Actors. You can find him behind the scenes as an Acting Coach on such sets as NIP/TUCK and the Feature Film, UNKNOWN. He has also worked behind the scenes for the IFC channels, "Dinner for Five," with Jon Favreau and Peter Billingsley. David loves Casting for Showtime, with PENN & TELLER’S BULLSHIT and the Pilots SHADOW POINT and PROJECT X, directed by Star Price.
David just produced two Staged Readings of William Saroyan's THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE with the MEDIA ACCESS OFFICE and the SCREEN ACTORS GUILD, Directed by COREY ALLEN (Rebel Without a Cause, Star Trek: The Next Generation). In December 2008, the forces are joining up again with Joey Travolta for a Staged Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
On the Acting front, watch for David in the Feature Film, PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, starring Sharif Atkins(ER) and J. August Richards(Angel). In David Audelo Jr.s SUGAR RUSH, David stars as the Homeless Man and in the Robert Shelby’s film HIDE, he will be starring opposite DAAMEN KRALL(The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari). There are also several projects in development, including James Helsing’s Murder Mystery Thriller, MODUS OPERANDI, and a new one-person show.
On October 14, 2007, David was honored with the prestigious MEDIA ACCESS AWARD.
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