- Will Shivers
Will Shivers is an American comedic
actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Will is best known for appearing in commercials and film. As a filmmaker, Will gained underground notoriety for the "David Duchovny Video" that he co-conceived, edited and directed and which featured over 30 celebrities, fromBrad Pitt toGeorge Clooney .Biography
Will was born in
Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from theUniversity of Southern California , where he studied film and creative writing. After graduation, he did various stints as a production assistant including "The X-files ". During this time Will made several short films. In "Suffering in Hollywood" he starred as struggling actor/courier Clayton Millhouse. "The Making of Force Full Throttle Hard" is behind the scenes of a buddy action picture featuring Will as a country music andWesley Snipes .Will and Charles Forsch decided to make a video to a fan's song, "David Duchovny", and play it at the X-Files Christmas party. They ended up recruiting the entire cast and crew as well as 30 actors, including
Brad Pitt ,Whoopie Goldberg ,Alex Trebek , andGeorge Clooney . The result received underground and national attention.He has appeared in several commercials both on camera as well as in voice only.
In 2004, he started "Shivers Films" which initially focused on corporate documentaries but now is focussing more on philanthropic goals as well as inspirational entertainment.
Now
In 2006, he started his podcasting website/production entity "Functional Chaos". His audio sketches involved various satirical takes on society, politics, celebrity and human folly.
In "A Saturday Night Live Audition", [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRdNKjLvLoY] , Will auditions for the show's producer Lorne Michaels (played by Will as well) and showcases his many impressions.
Will made his feature film debut in the film "Love and Mary", 2007, playing a make-up salesman.
In 2008 Shivers Films was hired by The United Way of Atlanta to make a film as a progress report for ending the homeless epidemic there.
External links
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* [http://www.willshivers.com/ The official Will Shivers website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/willshivers/ The Will Shivers Youtube Channel]
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