Talbot Perry Simons
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Talbot is a unique and exciting character actor who has portrayed a range of characters from the funniest to the most dangerous! Born and raised in the Bronx he brings an element of street smarts to his work that makes his characters standout in every performance whether in film TV or on stage, resulting his receiving a total of fifteen awards, seven for his acting work in both drama and comedy roles, with three of his awards as Best Actor, and eight additional awards for directing, screenwriting, composing and producing.
As a writer, Talbot has written two feature film screenplays, Still the Drums and The Gangster Zone (originally titled "Planes"). Both screenplays have won 1st Place Best Feature Film Screenplay awards (see more below).
In 1970 Talbot moved to California. He first started acting in 1972, at Orange Coast Jr., College, in Costa Mesa CA. In college Talbot won the Irene Ryan Award as the Best Actor in the American College Theater Festival in the play "Lenny" and was awarded he a scholarship, which he used to continue studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute with Lee's favorite teacher, Pat Randall. Talbot later studied with Vera Vlassova of the Moscow Art Theater. Vera Vlassova, acted and toured with Stanislavsky's original touring group.
As a producer, Talbot, received six awards for his first feature film, "Still the Drums": Best Movie, Best Directorial Debut, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best New Song, "Nobody's Fault But Mine the P.T.S.D. Blues" and the Platinum Reel for Standout filmmaking at the Nevada film Festival. His latest screenplay "Planes", now titled "The Gangster Zone", won a 1st Place award for Best Feature Film Screenplay, at the 2011 Los Angeles Screenwriting Competition (his second 1st Place screen-writing award). Talbot also received an award for Directorial Debut for a short film that he produced and directed. In 2009 he received the Platinum Reel for "Still the Drums" for Standout Filmmaking from the Nevada Film Festival., giving him a total of seven acting awards, three producing awards, two directing awards, two screen-writing awards and one award for composing.
On January 26, 2012, Talbot was recognized as the new Guinness World Records® holder for filmmaking. The actual world record is: "The most film festival awards won in different categories by an individual for one motion picture is five, achieved by Talbot Perry Simons (USA) who was recognized separately as Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Composer for Still the Drums (2009).
As a writer, Talbot has written two feature film screenplays, Still the Drums and The Gangster Zone (originally titled "Planes"). Both screenplays have won 1st Place Best Feature Film Screenplay awards (see more below).
In 1970 Talbot moved to California. He first started acting in 1972, at Orange Coast Jr., College, in Costa Mesa CA. In college Talbot won the Irene Ryan Award as the Best Actor in the American College Theater Festival in the play "Lenny" and was awarded he a scholarship, which he used to continue studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute with Lee's favorite teacher, Pat Randall. Talbot later studied with Vera Vlassova of the Moscow Art Theater. Vera Vlassova, acted and toured with Stanislavsky's original touring group.
As a producer, Talbot, received six awards for his first feature film, "Still the Drums": Best Movie, Best Directorial Debut, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best New Song, "Nobody's Fault But Mine the P.T.S.D. Blues" and the Platinum Reel for Standout filmmaking at the Nevada film Festival. His latest screenplay "Planes", now titled "The Gangster Zone", won a 1st Place award for Best Feature Film Screenplay, at the 2011 Los Angeles Screenwriting Competition (his second 1st Place screen-writing award). Talbot also received an award for Directorial Debut for a short film that he produced and directed. In 2009 he received the Platinum Reel for "Still the Drums" for Standout Filmmaking from the Nevada Film Festival., giving him a total of seven acting awards, three producing awards, two directing awards, two screen-writing awards and one award for composing.
On January 26, 2012, Talbot was recognized as the new Guinness World Records® holder for filmmaking. The actual world record is: "The most film festival awards won in different categories by an individual for one motion picture is five, achieved by Talbot Perry Simons (USA) who was recognized separately as Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Composer for Still the Drums (2009).
