Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
ACTING RESUME
ADAM TOSTO
AFTRA ~ SAG Eligible
EMAIL: adamgtosto@gmail.com
HEIGHT: 6’ 1” WEIGHT: 180 lbs HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown
FILM & TELEVISION
One Life to Live Prison Guard/U-5 ABC
Indecent Space Sid (lead) Moreda Prods.
As Planes Take Off Jeremy (supp.) DeRuve Prods.
On 31st Street Undercover Cop Ikseni Prods.
Without A Trace FBI Agent CBS
A Shave and A Haircut Lead NYU
Dirty Laundry Bobby (supp.) MoJam Ent.
Rescue Me Season 2/Stand-In F/X
Carlito’s Way: Rise To Power Featured Waiter Universal Pictures
Saturday Night Live Terrorist NBC
As The World Turns Supp. Player CBS
Law & Order Minister of Justice NBC
Rescue Me Season 1/ Featured F/X
Guiding Light Supp. Player CBS
The Red Envelope Jack (lead) Vitality Media Prods.
Waiting In Woodsbury Carlos (lead) Cue 22 Productions
A Hero’s Diary District Attorney Taino Pictures
COMMERCIALS & PRINT
Represented by the Gilla Roos Agency
Conflicts and jobs given upon request
REGIONAL & THEATRE
Upright Citizens Brigade Troupe Member UCB Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing Don John Curan Rep. Theatre
Death of a Salesman Biff URI Theatre
Hurly Burly Eddie URI Theatre
Improv Group Player URI Theatre
TRAINING
Upright Citizens Brigade, Improv 101, NYC
Private Coach-John Mabry, NYC
TVI Studios- Cold Reading/Audition Course, John Mabry, NYC
Creative Artists Studio, Henry Ravelo, NYC
The Acting Scene Studios, Henry Ravelo, NYC
University of Rhode Island, Major in Journalism, Minor in Theater
SPECIAL SKILLS: Basketball, Soccer, Football, Horseback Riding, Baseball, Bartending, Weight Training, Cycling, Accents, Spanish and Italian.
AFTRA ~ SAG Eligible
EMAIL: adamgtosto@gmail.com
HEIGHT: 6’ 1” WEIGHT: 180 lbs HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown
FILM & TELEVISION
One Life to Live Prison Guard/U-5 ABC
Indecent Space Sid (lead) Moreda Prods.
As Planes Take Off Jeremy (supp.) DeRuve Prods.
On 31st Street Undercover Cop Ikseni Prods.
Without A Trace FBI Agent CBS
A Shave and A Haircut Lead NYU
Dirty Laundry Bobby (supp.) MoJam Ent.
Rescue Me Season 2/Stand-In F/X
Carlito’s Way: Rise To Power Featured Waiter Universal Pictures
Saturday Night Live Terrorist NBC
As The World Turns Supp. Player CBS
Law & Order Minister of Justice NBC
Rescue Me Season 1/ Featured F/X
Guiding Light Supp. Player CBS
The Red Envelope Jack (lead) Vitality Media Prods.
Waiting In Woodsbury Carlos (lead) Cue 22 Productions
A Hero’s Diary District Attorney Taino Pictures
COMMERCIALS & PRINT
Represented by the Gilla Roos Agency
Conflicts and jobs given upon request
REGIONAL & THEATRE
Upright Citizens Brigade Troupe Member UCB Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing Don John Curan Rep. Theatre
Death of a Salesman Biff URI Theatre
Hurly Burly Eddie URI Theatre
Improv Group Player URI Theatre
TRAINING
Upright Citizens Brigade, Improv 101, NYC
Private Coach-John Mabry, NYC
TVI Studios- Cold Reading/Audition Course, John Mabry, NYC
Creative Artists Studio, Henry Ravelo, NYC
The Acting Scene Studios, Henry Ravelo, NYC
University of Rhode Island, Major in Journalism, Minor in Theater
SPECIAL SKILLS: Basketball, Soccer, Football, Horseback Riding, Baseball, Bartending, Weight Training, Cycling, Accents, Spanish and Italian.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
WHAT ABOUT BRETT FAV-RA?
Well, they finally did it. The Packers sent their golden boy Packing and it was far, far away from the NFC North. They sent him so far away that they would never have to see him again, ever, because the NY Jets won’t play Green Bay for three years and Favre will most likely be done by then…MOST LIKELY. Why were the Jets the ones with the winning ticket stamped for Favre-Land? Well, the first part of that answer was already mentioned, because they are out of the NFC all together. The second part of the answer is a bit more complicated.
Chad Pennington is a smart and savvy NFL quarterback who can think on the fly with out making too many mental errors while doing so. Chad also is one of nicest guys on the field, who always knows what to say and when to say it. He is polite and his rural, southern accent comes across so inviting, you would think he was running the local general store in town with his name on the front door. Chad, in my mind, is also the reason why Brett Favre is in NY wearing Gang Green. For nine years Pennington wore the number 10 for the Jets and after taking over for the journeyman Vinny Testaverde in 1999, started every game he was healthy enough to start. When he was unable to play, the Jets were mediocre at best with their other options and ever since Chad went down the first time with a shoulder injury, the QB position has been a revolving door of rookies and not so good veterans. The one problem that has kept Chad from achieving that high praise and success other QB’s have found is his arm. His arm is and never was strong enough to throw consistently down the field past then ten yards. He is known as a “dink and dunk” type of thrower. Which means he is very good at short, slanting type routes where he can hit the receiver in a crossing pattern or out on the flats. It also means he can’t throw far. Unfortunately, during a game, when the Jets’ running game is off and their defense is untrustworthy, not being able to rely on their QB to win with his arm ends up being a crutch for them. They lost a lot of games because Pennington under threw his receivers during a last minute drive, trying to win or tie the game. They also lost a lot of games due to interceptions thrown by Pennington, when he was trying to stretch the field and his ball just ended up being a lofty object floating in the air like a Frisbee. Season after season Jets fans had to wonder if Chad was going to be old Chad with no arm or if maybe he had found some miracle that transformed his arm into one like, uh…I don’t know, Brett Favre’s.
So trading a draft pick and releasing Chad Pennington was all that needed to happen to get a guy who still might be able to do what he did last year. He got his Packers to the NFC Championship, putting up MVP type numbers and turning 38 during while doing so. If Favre can perform like that, the Jets win out in the trade because last year they were a bad 6-10 and you have to think that anything is better then that. The Jets, prior to trading for Favre, also spent $140 million on upgrades to their Offensive Line and to their Defense as a whole. Who benefits from all that? Brett Favre and Thomas Jones, the Jets pro bowl running back returning for his second season. That also means that if Favre does make mistakes or his arm becomes fatigued, the new Offensive Line can carry a running game and the defense can secure a win, hopefully. I say hopefully because football is a sport where one or two injuries can change a team dramatically. Favre isn’t young and you might think that he is susceptible to injury because of that, but if you just take a look at his record of consecutive starts (257-check stat), which is still in tact, that thought seems far-fetched. There is one more thing that makes this situation seem like a plus for New York. The maturity, leadership and respect Favre brings to a team who never really had it. One guy who is going to reap the benefits of that is Kellen Clemens, the Jets sophomore and now second string QB. Clemens is a good athlete, with a great arm and good size; he stands at 6 feet 4 inches (check stat). He took over the starting position last year as a rookie when Chad was benched, but showed his lack of experience in almost every game. He also showed his potential, throwing 50-yard passes and moving in and out of the pocket well. What he needed was someone like Favre to take him under his wing and to teach him everything he knows about the game and their position. Having a teacher in Favre for Clemens is priceless and if he is going to be the future of the franchise, who better to learn from then the Mississippi Kid?
Chad Pennington is a smart and savvy NFL quarterback who can think on the fly with out making too many mental errors while doing so. Chad also is one of nicest guys on the field, who always knows what to say and when to say it. He is polite and his rural, southern accent comes across so inviting, you would think he was running the local general store in town with his name on the front door. Chad, in my mind, is also the reason why Brett Favre is in NY wearing Gang Green. For nine years Pennington wore the number 10 for the Jets and after taking over for the journeyman Vinny Testaverde in 1999, started every game he was healthy enough to start. When he was unable to play, the Jets were mediocre at best with their other options and ever since Chad went down the first time with a shoulder injury, the QB position has been a revolving door of rookies and not so good veterans. The one problem that has kept Chad from achieving that high praise and success other QB’s have found is his arm. His arm is and never was strong enough to throw consistently down the field past then ten yards. He is known as a “dink and dunk” type of thrower. Which means he is very good at short, slanting type routes where he can hit the receiver in a crossing pattern or out on the flats. It also means he can’t throw far. Unfortunately, during a game, when the Jets’ running game is off and their defense is untrustworthy, not being able to rely on their QB to win with his arm ends up being a crutch for them. They lost a lot of games because Pennington under threw his receivers during a last minute drive, trying to win or tie the game. They also lost a lot of games due to interceptions thrown by Pennington, when he was trying to stretch the field and his ball just ended up being a lofty object floating in the air like a Frisbee. Season after season Jets fans had to wonder if Chad was going to be old Chad with no arm or if maybe he had found some miracle that transformed his arm into one like, uh…I don’t know, Brett Favre’s.
So trading a draft pick and releasing Chad Pennington was all that needed to happen to get a guy who still might be able to do what he did last year. He got his Packers to the NFC Championship, putting up MVP type numbers and turning 38 during while doing so. If Favre can perform like that, the Jets win out in the trade because last year they were a bad 6-10 and you have to think that anything is better then that. The Jets, prior to trading for Favre, also spent $140 million on upgrades to their Offensive Line and to their Defense as a whole. Who benefits from all that? Brett Favre and Thomas Jones, the Jets pro bowl running back returning for his second season. That also means that if Favre does make mistakes or his arm becomes fatigued, the new Offensive Line can carry a running game and the defense can secure a win, hopefully. I say hopefully because football is a sport where one or two injuries can change a team dramatically. Favre isn’t young and you might think that he is susceptible to injury because of that, but if you just take a look at his record of consecutive starts (257-check stat), which is still in tact, that thought seems far-fetched. There is one more thing that makes this situation seem like a plus for New York. The maturity, leadership and respect Favre brings to a team who never really had it. One guy who is going to reap the benefits of that is Kellen Clemens, the Jets sophomore and now second string QB. Clemens is a good athlete, with a great arm and good size; he stands at 6 feet 4 inches (check stat). He took over the starting position last year as a rookie when Chad was benched, but showed his lack of experience in almost every game. He also showed his potential, throwing 50-yard passes and moving in and out of the pocket well. What he needed was someone like Favre to take him under his wing and to teach him everything he knows about the game and their position. Having a teacher in Favre for Clemens is priceless and if he is going to be the future of the franchise, who better to learn from then the Mississippi Kid?
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