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| Karen Spencer founded Spencer & Associates, Inc. after being in the Film and Television industry for over a decade. She has worked both in front of and behind the camera. She began her career as an actor and model and then as a talent agent and casting director. As a talent agent she booked talent on feature films, television, Industrials and print. A partial list of her credits include: Featured Films: Evan Almighty (Paramount Pictures) Television: John Adams (HBO), One Tree Hill (WB), First Landing (ABC), A Haunting (Discovery Channel), Psychic Witness (Learning Channel), FBI Files (Discovery Channel) Commercials: Busch Gardens, UVA, Colonial WIlliamsburg Tourism, Virginia Beach Tourism, Virginia Lottery Print: Panera Bread, AMC Theatres, YMCA Industrials: United States Navy, Coastal Technologies She has brought together a great team of associates to create a professional talent agency. "It takes great team work to make great things happen" is Karen's philosophy, and her enthusiasm for this creative collaboration is exactly what she brings to each project. |
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| Jay Gates is a 2003 Graduate of Old Dominion University. He has a double major in Communications and Marketing and a minor in Theater Appreciation. He taught Improv and Public Speaking for 4 years. He began his comedy career at age 19 and has since been booked at clubs and colleges from New York City's Times Square to L.A., with comics such as Dane Cook, Lewis Black, Dave Attell, Eddie Griffin, David Alan Grier and Tommy Davidson. His comedy will be broadcasted to homes all over England by NRE in 2008. Jay's award-winning writing has been recognized and featured on HBO's Project Greenlight, Maxim Magazine, Kevin Spacey's Triggerstreet.com, The 48 Hour Film Project ("Best Actor" & "Best Writer") and the Hawaii Funny Fest. He's appeared as an actor on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, TLC, and in the upcoming films ADRENALINE and CHASING VENGEANCE. Jay broke into directing in 2006 with his "BOB LAW!" television ad, which won the grand prize and his spoofs and short films have over a half million views online. Jay has just finished post production of SUBS, a sitcom he wrote, directed and starred in with a cast of over 30 children and looks forward to pitching it for next fall's network lineup. |
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jay@spencerandassociatesinc.com |
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| Talent Agency serving North Carolina and Virginia including Tidewater, Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Williamsburg. |
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