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I want someone to eat cheese with
Written and Directed by Jeff Garlin
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LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2006
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2006
35mm - 80minutes - English – Color– Not Rated
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SYNOPSIS
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM’S Jeff Garlin wrote, directed and stars in this poignant and humorous look at a man in search of a soul mate.James(Garlin) is a frustrated and underappreciated Chicago actor who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things in life: someone to love him, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses the title role in a remake of Paddy Chayefsky's Marty to teen idol Aaron Carter, and he sneaks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor. There, he meets Beth (Sarah Silverman) who quickly wins his heart but willthis cause James more problems than it solves?Or has he finally found someone to eat cheese with?Appearances by Bonnie Hunt, Amy Sedaris, Dan Castellaneta, Wallace Langham, Roger Bart, Paul Mazursky, David Pasquesi, and Joey Slotnick
BIOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER/STAR, JEFF GARLIN
Jeff Garlin's talent encompasses writing, producing, directing, acting and performing stand-up comedy.Garlin both co-stars and executive produces the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The unique comedy, which is one of the rare television shows to become part of the national zeitgeist, stars "Seinfeld" creator Larry David with Garlin portraying his loyal manager. The critically acclaimed series has won numerous awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy, The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award from the Producers Guild of America, and the AFI Comedy Series of the Year award.
Born and raised in Chicago and then South Florida, Garlin studied filmmaking and began performing stand-up comedy while at the University of Miami. He has toured the country as a stand-up comedian, is an alumnus of Chicago's Second City Theatre, and has written and starred in three critically acclaimed solo shows ("I Want Someone to EatCheese With," "Uncomplicated" and "Concentrated"). As a director he has helmed "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and both Jon Stewart ("Unleavened") and Denis Leary ("Lock-n-Load") in their HBO specials.
Garlin was seen on the big screen opposite Eddie Murphy in the Columbia/Tristar comedy "Daddy Day Care." Currently, he is immersed in shooting a pilot for TBS entitled "The Jeff Garlin Program" -- a modern take on the variety show inspired by Jack Benny, one of Garlin's comedic influences.
Jeff lives with his wife, two sons and two dogs in Los Angeles. His hobbies include eating puddin' and taking naps.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
SARAH SILVERMAN (Beth)
There is no doubt that Sarah Silverman’s star is on the rise. From stand-up comedy to film and television, Sarah has seen her share of success. But 2005 marked a huge year for the talented actress who is poised to make an equally impressive splash in 2006. The feature length film version of her one-woman show opened in theaters November 11th to rave reviews. The film, “Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic,” directed by Liam Lynch and filmed before a live crowd in Los Angeles in 2004 garnered major attention at the Toronto Film Festival and created huge national buzz. Silverman was in turn named one of the Entertainers of 2005 by Entertainment Weekly and landed herself a spot as the Breakthrough Comedian of the Year in People. On the heels of the success of Jesus is Magic, Comedy Central recently ordered 6 episodes of Silverman’s television show, The Sarah Silverman Program. The show, about a detached and eccentric woman with no discernible goals whose tale will be told through an array of comedic scenes and songs that, taken as a whole, compose a single day of her life, is (loosely) based on her life and is slated to premiere this summer.
Silverman recently wrapped filming the feature “School for Scoundrels” opposite Billy Bob Thornton and John Heder. Most recently, Sarah blew audiences away in the documentary feature, “The Aristocrats” in which 100 of the industry’s most prominent comedians tell a version of the same joke. Before that she co-starred opposite Jack Black, Mike White, and Joan Cusack in “The School of Rock” for Paramount. She has also co-starred in a number of films, including the blockbuster “There’s Something About Mary,” “The Way of The Gun,” Ivan Reitman’s “Evolution,” “The Bachelor,” and “Say It Isn’t So.”
Sarah co-starred on the FOX comedy “Greg The Bunny” opposite Eugene Levy. She has also guest starred in a slew of acclaimed and notable television shows, such as “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Seinfeld,” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David.” Silverman also lends her voice to the hugely successful Comedy Central show, “Crank Yankers.”
Sarah grew up in New Hampshire and attended New YorkUniversity. It was around this time that she began to pursue the Manhattan comedy scene and logged as much time in the comedy clubs as she did in the classroom. In 1993 she joined “Saturday Night Live” and has not stopped working ever since.
Sarah currently resides in Los Angeles with her dog Duck.
BONNIE HUNT (Stella Lewis)
The multi-talented Bonnie Hunt has conquered the worlds of film, television and theatre as a performer, writer and director, always giving the audience something to think about in every performance.
Growing up in one of Chicago’s blue-collar neighborhoods, Hunt worked as a nurses’ aid in high school, and later became a nurse at NorthwesternUniversityHospital. Simultaneously, she pursued her acting career, performing at the renowned SecondCity. After making the move to feature films, Hunt became familiar to audiences for her hilarious and unforgettable cameos. She made her feature film debut in Barry Levinson’s Rain Man as the toothpick-dropping waitress and was the comically dedicated White House tour guide in Dave (“We’re walking, we’re walking…”).
Bonnie will next be “heard” as the voice of Sally Carrera, the reformed-workaholic in Pixar’s new animated feature, CARS out June 9.
In 1996, Hunt portrayed Renee Zellweger’s quick-witted sister in Cameron Crowe’s smash Jerry Maguire. Other film credits include: Jumanji with Robin Williams, Norman Jewison’s Only You as Marisa Tomei’s best friend, and Charles Grodin’s beleaguered wife in Universal’s family hits Beethoven and Beethoven’s 2nd.
In addition to her many onscreen successes, Hunt directed the feature motion picture Return To Me in 1999, which she co-wrote with longtime creative collaborator DonLake. Starring David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O’Connor, Robert Loggia, David Alan Grier, Joely Richardson, Jim Belushi and Hunt, Return To Me is a sweet romantic comedy that shows us that in love our hearts lead the way. Return To Me was shot almost entirely in the filmmaker’s hometown of Chicago.
Hunt has since lent her voice to Rosie, one of the delightful insects, in Disney’s animated hit A Bug’s Life, and co-starred in two major features: in The Green Mile with Tom Hanks, and alongside Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas in Random Hearts. In 2003, she co-starred in the charming family comedy, Cheaper By The Dozen with Steve Martin, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo and Hilary Duff and reprised her role of Kate Baker for its sequel, Cheaper By The Dozen 2 in 2005.
Hunt’s television accomplishments are considerable and innovative. Previously a regular on two series, Grand and Davis Rules, in 1993, she was highly recognized as the first woman to write, produce and star in her own series entitled The Building. The ensemble comedy (which she also executive produced) featured Hunt and her SecondCity colleagues playing young adults living in a Chicago apartment building. She then wrote, produced and starred in the critically acclaimed Bonnie for CBS. Her frequent and hilarious appearances on talk shows earned her Entertainment Weekly’s appellation as “the hands-down best [talk show] guest in America.”
She finished production in 2001 on the Miramax feature Stolen Summer, directed by Pete Jones and costars Aidan Quinn and Kevin Pollack. Stolen Summer, has already gained incredible visibility due to the HBO “Project Greenlight” series chronicling the production of the film. Additionally, Hunt received raves for her performance in Stolen Summer when the film screened at the Sundance Film Festival in the spring of 2001. Hunt’s most recent television series ABC’s Life With Bonnie, garnered Hunt two Golden Globe nominations for Lead Actress in a Comedy in 2003 & 2004, as well as an Emmy nomination in 2004.
Amy Sedaris
Amy is a 5'0" Grecian spitfire who hails from North Carolina. She studied and performed with Chicago's SecondCity. Her New York theatre credits include Wonder of the World (Lucille Lortel Award Nomination), The Country Club (Drama Dept), The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told and Talent Family Plays (written by David and Amy Sedaris): Jamboree, Stump the Host, Stitches,One Woman Shoe (Obie Award), The Little Frieda Mysteries (Encore Award), Incident at Cobble Knob (Lincoln Center) and The Book of Liz (Drama Dept). Regionally, she has also appeared on stage in The Country Club (LongWharf). On TV, she was a series regular on Exit 57 and Strangers with Candy (both Comedy Central) and had recurring roles on Just Shoot Me, Sex & the City, Monk. She has appeared on Law & Order: SVU and is a regular on the Late Show with David Letterman. Her latest film projects include David Munro's Full Grown MENand David Gordon Green's Snow Angels with Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell. Prior films include Chicken Little,Bewitched, John Turturro's Romance & Cigarettes, Maid in Manhattan, SCHOOL OF ROCK, ELF and STRANGER WITH CANDY. Amy works to support her cupcake and cheese ball business.
David Pasquesi (Luca)
David is an alumnus of The Second City, where he won a Jeff award for Best Actor under the direction of Del Close. He has been improvising consistently since 1984, and continues to do so. His Chicago stage work includes Glengarry Glen Ross and The Dazzle at Steppenwolf, Chicago Conspiracy Trial at Remains Theater, and Romance at The Goodman. His own show, Kill the Messenger went on to play the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Television and film credits include: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Strangers with Candy (TV and Film), Father of the Bride, Groundhog Day, The Ice Harvest and Employee of the Month.
GINA GERSHON
Gina Gershon studiedat NYU where she met a group of friends with whom she formed the New York theater group, Naked Angels. Her film credits include: PRETTY IN PINK, RED HEAT, COCKTAIL, OUT FOR JUSTICE, SHOWGIRLS, BOUND, THE INSIDER, DEMONLOVER and PREY FOR ROCK AND ROLL. Television credits include guest appearances on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and a recurring role as Italian Cosmetics mogul Fabia on UGLY BETTY. Gershon also performed on Broadway in Sam Mendes’ CABARET.
MINA KOLB (Mrs. Aaron)
Mina Kolb began her career in Chicago in 1961 on a live TV show with Ray Rayner where she worked on the series for five years. She then went on to form the inaugural Second City Company with Paul Sills. Throughout her years as an actress she has worked with such greats as Alan Arkin and John Ritter and she has perfected the art of improvisation. Recently, Kolb was honored by the Chicago Improv Festival with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her hard work and dedication to the art of improvisation. She has taught her craft at SecondCity in Santa Monica, CA and Bronxville, NY.
Mina’s TV credits include, HBO’s hit series “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Sisters”, “Ellen”, “thirtysomething,” and “Knots Landing.” Kolb’s other film credits include, Christopher Guest’s “A Might Wind,” and “Bye Bye Love.”
Mina currently resides in Los Angeles and in her spare time she enjoys being a grandmother to her 4 grandchildren, going to the movies, and spending time at the Farmer’s Market.
CREW BIOGRAPHIES
David Miner
Executive Producer
David Miner is a partner at 3 Arts Entertainment, one of the entertainment industry's preeminent management/production companies. A New York native, Miner began his career in comedy as an intern at Chicago's legendary Second City theater and produced scores of comedy shows off-Broadway before joining 3 Arts at age 25. There, Miner thrived as he helped transition emerging comedy & theater artists into working television and film writers & performers while simultaneously learning to adapt his own producing skills to the screen.
Megan Murphy
Associate Producer
For over twelve years, Megan Murphy has worked in various capacities of the film and television business, from writing and directing to editing and producing.
Recently served as an co-producer on the Golden Globe®-winning, Emmy®-nominated hit HBO comedy series “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” she is responsible for overseeing the entire post production schedule for this uniquely innovative show. She initially joined the crew as a post production supervisor on the first two seasons of the show before moving on to become associate producer. Currently she holds a position as associate producer on a new improv series for Lionsgate.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Murphy graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio, TV and Film. That same year, she was elected publicity chairman of the Women in FilmVideo, Maryland chapter. As the youngest board member ever admitted, this proved to be a defining moment for her and a great foray into the world of entertainment.
In the Fall of 1993, Murphy found herself working as an assistant accountant on the hit feature film, “True Lies,” which was filming locally in WashingtonD.C. What was initially a two-week stint led to a full time position on the crew, following the production to several other locations before ending up in Los Angeles. During the hiatus period, Murphy moved into a position with 20th Century Fox’s post production accounting department, where she perfected the art of budget template comparisons, evaluating cost reports, organizing accounts payable and researching mismatched invoices and purchase orders.
As soon as production wrapped on “True Lies,” Murphy went on to work as an assistant production coordinator on Tom Clancy’s mini-series “Op Center” and subsequently worked on such projects as ABC’s “Babylon 5,” Trimark Entertainment’s feature film “Crossworlds” and New World Entertainment’s pilot “The Book.” She was eventually promoted to the position of 2nd 2nd assistant director, working on a mixture of television formats and feature film projects, such as Miramax/Shadowdancer’s “Smoke Signals,” Showtime’s “Menno’s Mind,” ABC’s “Hypernauts” and the NBC sitcom “Fired Up.”
These positions eventually led to her work in post production as an assistant on the 1998 feature film “Hope Floats.” At this time Murphy enrolled herself in an assistant editor’s course to learn the skills of maintaining and organizing a project on the Avid. Shortly after finishing the course, she earned her first position as an assistant editor on Robert Guenette’s documentary series, “Greatest People and Events of the 20th Century.” Delivering 10 hours of programming and specializing as the onlining assistant, she gained a deep understanding of the post production process on a television series.
In 1999, Murphy became an associate producer on a one-hour special for LucasFilms, titled “From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of ILM,” which aired on the Fox Network. From this point on she continued to work in post production on such projects as Triage Entertainment’s “Exploring the Unknown” and “Skeptic’s.” The vast experience she earned on these and all her other past projects ultimately led to her recent position on the feature “I want someone to eat cheese with.”
During hiatus periods, Murphy writes, directs and produces projects for her own production company, “hey, hon!productions, Inc.,” which she incorporated in 2002. “hey, hon!” has produced three short films and is currently in development on four original feature film projects. Murphy thrives on further understanding the art of storytelling with each project and continues to expand her knowledge of the filmmaking process.