Tim Talman

Tim Talman (born on February 23, 1965) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is the youngest son of the late William Talman, who is best known as Perry Mason's district attorney, Hamilton Burger. With the rest of his family, he appeared in William Talman's 1968 Anti-Smoking Ad. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmjRkpge-jk]

Tim graduated with a BA from San Diego State University. He is Chuck Norris' 200th Black belt (Tang Soo Do system) and has an International Karate Championship title. As a nationally certified fitness trainer (NASM and AFAA), he runs the "Valley Bootcamp" exercise program.

Professional Career

Tim made his Broadway debut in "Peter Pan" with Cathy Rigby, playing Cecco (Pirate/Indian). He later performed with the show's touring company. He has performed in the Broadway and touring companies of "The Who's Tommy" as The Lover with Alice Ripley. Tim has also gone on tour with companies of "Man of La Mancha" and "West Side Story". He has done numerous regional productions across the country, including "Jekyll & Hyde", "Grease", and "A Chorus Line". In August of 2007, Tim appeared in the Hollywood Bowl's concert presentation of "South Pacific", along with Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell. A few months later, he was cast in the Reprise! production of "Damn Yankees" at the UCLA Freud Playhouse. He also appeared with many of his current "Wicked" castmates in Valley Musical Theatre's Broadway Unplugged event.

His recent work in television include roles on Moonlight, , and 24. In 2005, he was Dylan in the film My Demon Within, and he played FBI Agent Cade in Jon Turteltaub's 2007 movie, .

Tim is currently the Witch's Father/Ozian Official in the Los Angeles sit-down production of "Wicked", having taken over for Matthew Stocke on February 12, 2008. His track includes 5 characters: Frexspar the Godly, Doctor Nikidik at Shiz University, the Yak at the train station, the Wizard's Ozian Official, and the Big Green Guard in the Emerald City. He is an understudy for David Garrison as The Wizard and for David de Vries as Doctor Dillamond.

Tim also performs occasionally as the Deacon in Universal Studios, Hollywood's . [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhW8F-yWpZQ]

My Valley Bootcamp

Tim founded and runs "My Valley Bootcamp" in California's San Fernando Valley. VBC is an outdoor fitness and adventure program geared towards helping individuals live a more healthy lifestyle. Group sessions meet weekly at different locations throughout the San Fernando Valley and workouts include activities such as runs, hikes, pilates, yoga, and calisthenics.

References

External links

* [http://www.myvalleybootcamp.com My Valley Bootcamp company website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1798280/ Tim Talman] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=75278 Timothy Talman] at the Internet Broadway Database