RODNEY DANGERFIELD began using some of Gurian’s material on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. One night, after his standard, “I’m all right now, but last week was rough” introduction, he opened with Gurian’s line: “Just last week, I bought one of those whirlpools for my bathtub. The first night I used it, I lost three of my best ships,” and that started the ball rolling for Gurian. Later on, he used more of Gurian’s material on his album, “No Respect”.

Since that time, Gurian can lay claim to having heard his lines uttered by literally some of the biggest names in the entertainment world, among them: JOAN RIVERS, PHIL HARTMAN, RICHARD BELZER, GILBERT GOTTFRIED, ROBIN WILLIAMS, MILTON BERLE (who is also his sponsor in The Friars Club), RICH LITTLE, DICK SHAWN, PAT COOPER, JAN MURRAY, FRANK GORSHIN, JIM MORRIS, HENNY YOUNGMAN, JERRY LEWIS…and those are only the comics!

Gurian has also written special material for appearances by such non-comic notables as BRUCE WILLIS, WILLIE NELSON, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CHAD EVERETT, FRANKIE AVALON, ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, TONY LO BIANCO, MARTY INGELS, SHIRLEY JONES, DONALD O’CONNOR, news anchor CHUCK SCARBOROUGH, news anchor ERNIE ANASTOS, celebrity attorney JAY GOLDBERG, DAVID N. DINKINS, the ex-Mayor of New York City, and the father of comedy clubs, BUDD FRIEDMAN of the Improv. – and many of those projects took place while Gurian was still a nationally known Cosmetic Dentist , lecturer, and consultant to several major dental companies. .

Impressing heavyweights in the entertainment industry with his comedic talent, has been Gurian’s “M.O.”. This has brought Gurian encouragement, and guidance along the way from industry legends like JACK ROLLINS, HERB SARGENT, and BILL PERSKY, who personally chose Gurian as the sole comedy writer, to work with him on a project he directed for television. Judy McGrath, current President of MTV, hired Gurian for a stint writing scripts for MTV. It also brought Gurian a cover story in the “Style” section of the “newspaper of record”, The New York Times, as well as many appearances on radio and television, to discuss how he managed to combine two such diverse, yet successful full time careers.

He has written three films that got made. The first was a Sony project that he wrote with Michael Ian Black of “Ed” fame, and Ben ( Reno 911) Garant, both of MTV’s “The State.” It was called “I’m Your Man”, and was the first interactive film ever made, which debuted at the specially equipped Sony theatre on Broadway and 19th Street, in Manhattan.

His second film, “Face to Face” was written with famed actor Scott Baio, and starred Dean Stockwell, Alex Rocco, Joe Viterelli, Meatloaf, and of course, Scott Baio.

It was honored by being chosen the opening night film at the Taos, New Mexico Film Festival, and won for Best Comedy Feature at the Marco Island Film Festival, and the Valley Film Festival in Hollywood,CA. It has also been seen at festivals in Oregon, Palm Springs, Reno, and Sonoma, CA.

His latest film, “ I Am Woody”, is about a mob boss who’s obsessed with Woody Allen. He survives a mob hit, comes out of it with amnesia, and now actually thinks he’s Woody Allen. Only he’s 6’3” and weighs over 300 pounds. He’s a huge Woody Allen, trying to function in the world of organized crime, which thanks to him, quickly becomes “dis-organized crime.”

“Woody” won for Best Short Film at the NY International Film Festival, and featured the late Victor Argo, and Vince ( Johnny Sack) Curatola, star of HBO’s The Sopranos.

Having written for the N.Y. Friars Club Roasts for more than 25 years, has made Gurian not only an authority on “Roast humor”, but also one of the best known Roast writers on the East Coast.

As a result, he wrote the book for Kensington/Citadel Press called “Filthy, Funny, and Totally Offensive – Jokes So Dirty, Comedians and Entertainers Only Tell Them To Each Other” released in April of ’07.

The book is a compilation of jokes from more than 250 major celebrities including Drew Carey, Jason Alexander, Richard Belzer, Joan Rivers, Gilbert Gottfried, Jackie Mason, Chris Elliott, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Ice-T, Lisa Lampanelli, Greg Giraldo, Colin Quinn, Pat Cooper, Goumba Johnny, and Tony ( Paulie Walnuts) Sirico, Vince (Johnny Sack) Curatola, and Vinny ( Big Pussy) Pastore all of the HBO mega-hit, The Sopranos.

Gurian’s co-writer was journalist Tripp Whetsell, and Paul Provenza who directed the hit film “The Arisotcrats” penned the introduction.

From his work for The Friars Club, Gurian developed an association with Saks/Lipsky Entertainment Productions Ltd. Jeff had a direct working relationship with Bob Saks over the 11 years that Saks was considered the most successful producer of the Friar’s Roasts in the history of the club.

Saks knew who to call when he was looking for a head writer, and co-developer, for the television and film projects, he and his partner Mark Lipsky, (Eddie Murphy’s long time manager, and producer), intended to produce.

Finally heeding Woody Allen’s sage advice from years before, Gurian wrote, and directed several short comedy films for the Toyota Comedy Festival, called The “Men Who” Series, that coincidentally caught the attention of Allen’s longtime manager Jack Rollins. Those films are currently being distributed by Frank Chindamo’s company Fun Little Movies and can be seen on Sprint and Microsoft mobile phones, and Smart Technology devices. Gurian also wrote a one hour NBC after school special called “De La Salle” based on a real school in New York City for gifted children who come from disadvantaged neighborhoods.

He also wrote and directed a play dedicated to the legendary Chuck Zito, star of HBO’s hit show “OZ”, entitled “A Punch In The Face” which examined the question of whether man is inherently violent. He was a “reporter” for Weekly World News, where he wrote stories like “Tap Dancing For The Criminally Insane”, “Smithsonian Claims George Washington Wore Wooden Pants”, and “High Roller Wears Moustache Made Out Of Gold.” Gurian also writes his own celeb-based entertainment column called “Comedy Matters” for an online magazine at www.newyorkcool.com and will appear in Donald Trump’s new magazine, Trump Magazine, during the summer of 2007.

No longer in general practice, Gurian has maintained his connection to dentistry as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Oral Medicine/Oro-Facial Pain Department at N.Y.U. College Of Dentistry. Having been involved for many years in the esoteric art of healing through touch,using his own technique he calls “STAR” Therapy, an acronym for Spiritual, Transformational, Affirmative, Resonance Therapy, using a combination of modalities like Shiatsu, Reiki, Applied Kinesiology, Chakra Balancing,and Intuitive Healing, he treats stress -related illness and Depression, with a TMJ causation.

His other interests lie in developing a program for teaching young doctors to treat their patients in a more caring way. He is also the only non-clasically trained psychotherapist on the Board of The Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy, and he writes a weekly online column on Stress Tips for the Slim Fast company at http://www.slimfast.com , listed under Success Tips > Stress Relief.

Because of his work in “owning your own power”, and using that power, and positive energy, to manifest the things in your life that you really want to achieve, Gurian will be teaching a series of classes at The Learning Annex. The first class will be “How to Stop Stuttering Now”, where he’ll be sharing his personal cure for stuttering, (an affliction he suffered with until he was in college), to follow with a class on comedy writing.

It seems that no matter what happens, Gurian’s life continues to be split between at least two careers. He says, “I want my life to be about service, healing, spirituality, and comedy, and somehow, I found a way to make them all go together. What nicer thing can you do for people than to make them laugh, and take away their pain?”

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2010 started off with a bang! Early in January, my good friend, Mark Schoenfeld, advised me to begin auditioning for some theatre projects. I followed his advice, and within the week, landed the leading role as “Rose,” in the musical Sleeping Beauty for Galli’s Fairytale Theatre in Manhattan. The show ran for 3 weeks, and it was a fantastic opportunity to get my feet wet in this crazy city’s theatre scene! Shortly thereafter, I became the host of the New York public access show called Extreme Art Television for The Society of Unique Artists. It’s been amazing to experience New York art at it’s finest and interview some of the most cutting-edge artists in the world! In early February, my friend Schoolly D, a legendary recording artist and producer, listened to a partial track I had recorded and invited me to his studio to write and record some songs. Within a few hours we laid down a few really exciting tracks, and we’re continuing to brainstorm some great ideas. I was also involved in the making of his newest music video for the track, “Just Can’t Help Myself.” It was a completely crazy, funny, zany day, and the video turned out really comedic and light-hearted. In early March, at the world-wide premiere of the documentary We Live in Public, about/starring the social media pioneer Josh Harris, Josh personally asked me to present the official We Live in Public uniform jacket to the host of the evening’s events, Adrien Grenier. That was quite an honor!

During the VIP Talent Connect Event on March 13th, I was able to reconnect with the completely fabulous and always stylish, Jess Zaino! That very day, she cast me in the spec commercial she was producing for Brooklyn Lager. What a great day! I was also featured in 4 scenes on an episode of Gossip Girl in which Sara Conte cast me. A few weeks later, my friendJohn Buffalo Mailer asked me to audition for a role in Tell Me the Truth, a short experimental film by the Emmy awardwinning director, Gena Konstantinakos. I nailed the audition and was cast in the film alongside greats such as John Buffalo Mailer (Wall Street 2), Meital Dohan (Weeds), and Steve Colman (Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry). WOWOWOW, what an AMAZING opportunity! Working with people of this level was a dream come true, and Gena’s directorial style was magical!

April was a whirlwind of adventure! Another Emmy award winning director, Benedict Hadley, had begun filming a reality show about VIP, entitled VIP/NYC, and I was cast in a leading role. I was instructed to carry a KodakZi8 camera with me at all times, filming myself throughout the course of my adventures. Some of these adventures included volunteering some time at the 3 Dot Dash International Youth Leadership Summit for global peace, hosted by the great producer, Nile Rogers. I also documented my double-life as a regular on-air model for the QVC Network, modeling cosmetics for (the fabulous) Laura Geller. A ridiculously talented guy, Benedict also wrote an OUTSTANDING script called Boost. He cast me as the principle role of “Keran,” the best friend of the lead character, “Simah.” After spending loads of time filming theElectronic Press Kit (EPK), we are expected to begin shooting sometime in the late summer. I couldn’t be more excited (and impatient) to get started! In late April, I had the experience of a lifetime at the Twitter #140Conf, where I was not only able hang out with Ivanka Trump backstage, but also had the AMAZING opportunity to interview the great and powerful TV personality, Donny Deutsch! I was so nervous my head was spinning, and I think it turned out pretty darn good!

After attending the awards ceremony at the Babelgum Film Festival in May, my good friend, director Ali Hossaini, consulted with me about a screenplay I have slowly begun to outline, and also the development of a book of poetry I’ve been writing in dribs and drabs for years. As summer continues, I hope to delve further into these personal projects. In mid-May, I volunteered 5 days of my life at the HOBY, the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership summit, held in Central PA. During these 5 days, I facilitated an amazing group of high school sophomores as they learned about the art and selflessness of community service, made pertinent political decisions as they sat in the PA House of Representatives, and made great personal strides as human beings. It was an amazing and rewarding week! To top off a crazy month, I also began modeling for (the totally awesome) Kate Somerville Skin Health Line on QVC.

2010 has been quite a year, thus far. I can’t wait to see what the summer will bring!

I have devised a list of goals to accomplish until I update you again. Here they are!

1) Create my own weekly show on YouTube

2) Start auditioning as often as humanly possible

3) Finish my reel (I’m still waiting on bits of promising footag

4) VISIT HOLLYWOOD (finally!)

5) Finish my website (looong overdue)

Thank you for reading up on my life as of late. I hope this update finds you happy, healthy, and enjoying the sunshine!

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Pat Kiernan’s career in broadcast journalism began while he was attending the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Business in Edmonton, Canada. “I was offered a weekend job at 96K-Lite FM,” he explains. “It was a ‘lite rock’ station that didn’t want to devote much airtime to news, so my hourly updates were supposed to be 96 seconds long. I learned a lot about writing newscasts that get straight to the point.”
Pat has tried to deliver news in a similarly pointed manner throughout his career. Upon the completion of his Bachelor of Commerce degree, he accepted a full-time job as a general assignment reporter for CFRN television in Canada’s fourth-largest TV market.

While at the CTV network-affiliated station, he anchored a weekly business news magazine program and at various times worked as the station’s assistant news director, assignment editor, producer and news anchor.

Prior to joining Time Warner and NY1, he was the Senior Producer of the prime-time newscast “ITV News at Ten” on CITV, one of Canada’s satellite superstations, where his duties included an on-air role as host of “Your Money,” a popular segment he created.

Pat and his wife Dawn moved to New York in March of 1996. He joined the Time Warner family as the anchor and producer of the Fortune Business Report, and was named NY1’s morning anchor in 1997.

About VIP Talent Connect

VIP Talent Connect is not an agency, not a school, not a management company- VIP Talent Connect is a revolutionary, one of a kind, way for new talent to create personal and professional relationships with leading tastemakers and industry leaders in the entertainment field. We invite you to join us and have discussions with the VIP Talent Connect guests in this unprecedented gathering of powerful entertainers, artists, producers and style gurus.

There are many different avenues to enter the entertainment business. Models can attend “free” open calls at various agencies in any major city. However, many persons interested in a modeling career are not aware of exactly what is involved in attending “free” open calls. Many models are confused at an open call when certain less than reputable companies demand upfront fees for a variety of usually unneeded items, especially “professional” photographs.

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Bill Walsh is the CEO/Founder of Business Coaching/Venture Capital firm Powerteam International. He delivers a message of hope and inspiration combined with real life stories and strategies that empower people to understand specifically what it takes to build successful companies. As an accomplished author, speaker, radio personality and movie celebrity, Bill has the background to connect instantly with the audience by sharing the mindset, methods and systems required to win really big in today’s economy!
Bill has an extensive background in foreign currency trading, real estate development and building business in more than 30 countries. Over the past 2 decades, his firm has specialized in helping companies launch, grow and create exponential valuation in the market. The Rainmaker Summit and WIN University programs offered through Powerteam are designed to assist entrepreneurs in creating the focus, plans and partnerships required to build multi-million dollar companies!

About VIP Talent Connect

VIP Talent Connect is not an agency, not a school, not a management company- VIP Talent Connect is a revolutionary, one of a kind, way for new talent to create personal and professional relationships with leading tastemakers and industry leaders in the entertainment field. We invite you to join us and have discussions with the VIP Talent Connect guests in this unprecedented gathering of powerful entertainers, artists, producers and style gurus.

There are many different avenues to enter the entertainment business. Models can attend “free” open calls at various agencies in any major city. However, many persons interested in a modeling career are not aware of exactly what is involved in attending “free” open calls. Many models are confused at an open call when certain less than reputable companies demand upfront fees for a variety of usually unneeded items, especially “professional” photographs.

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Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve. He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin, and as an actor in the television drama The Sopranos, in which he played Silvio Dante. Little Steven was also in in a band called little “Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul”.

About VIP Talent Connect

VIP Talent Connect is not an agency, not a school, not a management company- VIP Talent Connect is a revolutionary, one of a kind, way for new talent to create personal and professional relationships with leading tastemakers and industry leaders in the entertainment field. We invite you to join us and have discussions with the VIP Talent Connect guests in this unprecedented gathering of powerful entertainers, artists, producers and style gurus.

There are many different avenues to enter the entertainment business. Models can attend “free” open calls at various agencies in any major city. However, many persons interested in a modeling career are not aware of exactly what is involved in attending “free” open calls. Many models are confused at an open call when certain less than reputable companies demand upfront fees for a variety of usually unneeded items, especially “professional” photographs.

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Referred to by many as “the lightning storm in human form”, Chad (or his company Against the Grain) is the co-owner of several companies in various industries, including health care (World Dental Club), author/speaker/publishing (BE); fashion (A.L. Gems Global); real estate investment (Cross Ocean International Finance Corp.). In addition to serving as a board member for V.I.P. Talent, Chad sits on the boards of Arts for Humanity Global; iDuplicate; SANG IV; Revolution Yes / Revolution 9; and a new independent film festival to be formally disclosed later in 2010.

His serial entrepreneurial exploits have made him an expert generalist with a mastery of the specifics and nuances comprising the areas of business development and strategic and operational planning. He has designed and project managed multiple client business development operations, that have included the design and implementation of organizational and departmental strategies, operational models, financial models, and marketing operations contributing to hundreds of millions in revenues for his clients in the energy sector, the real estate sector, the health and wellness sector, the technology sector, and at various levels of government.

Chad has worked with and motivated, inspired, and empowered business teams to achieve excellence, while providing them with the strategies and guidance to do so. Also a writer and business philosopher, Chad has co-developed and implemented several intellectual property business and marketing strategies, including the Non-Competitive Advantage, the D-N-A Matrix Marketing System, and the Metaphysics of Money.

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Adrian Grenier (pronounced /ˈɡrɛnɪjeɪ/, GREN-yay, born July 10, 1976) is an American actor, musician and director. He is best known for his lead role on the HBO original series, Entourage, as Vincent Chase.
Grenier was raised in the New York City borough of Queens by his mother, Karesse Grenier, a real estate agent.[1] His mother met his father, John Dunbar, in a commune in the 1970s and the two were never married.[2][3][4] Grenier is of Apache Native American and European descent.[5] He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and went to Bard College where he studied drama.

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What does a chance encounter with VIP Reality Project and legendary entrepreneur Russell Simmons mean? It means another level of being connected and being able to recognize an opportunity to utilize your connections to make something happen. That is exactly what Lorna did when attending the 140 conference party in NYC and had to chance to speak and connect with a music icon. Great job Lorna you are going to be a great coach in helping VIP talent make the connection. VIP Reality Project helping you find the path and the signs to follow to success.

About Russell Simmons
Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics.
Russell Simmons is the younger brother of Daniel Simmons, Jr., and he is the older brother of Rev. Joseph Simmons, better known as “Run” of Run-DMC, and son of Daniel Simmons, Sr, a public school administrator and Evelyn Simmons, a New York City park administrator. His brother Daniel Simmons, Jr is an accomplished abstract artist.
Russell Simmons has been vegan since 1998, and advocates the adoption of veganism citing animal rights along with the environmental and health benefits.
Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.
In January 2009 he was named Editor-In-Chief of GlobalGrind.com: The World According To Hip-Hop.
Russell Simmons is the fourth richest figure in hip-hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million, behind Jay-Z with $547 million, 50 Cent with $440 million and Sean Combs with $358 million.

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