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William Mesnik

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  • Writer
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Idyllic Suburbia.  Mom 'n Apple Pie.  Or not. This outrageous comedy turns suburban America on its head.   Mad cow disease, corporate greed, mob mentality, Motherhood, propoganda, and kitchen utensils all find a home in this social satire.
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In the Land of Milk and Money (2004)
Besides being an actor, William Mesnik is also an accomplished musician, playwright, and instructor at both The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, The Acting Corps in Los Angeles. His drama about folk singers during the blacklist, Three Songs, garnered Critic's Choice in the LA Times, an LA Weekly nomination for Best Ensemble, several regional productions, and a film option.

Bill's theatrical resume encompasses Broadway (La Bete, Oh! Calcutta!), Off-Broadway (Modigliani, A Weekend Near Madison, The Good Times Are Killing Me, The Rimers of Eldritch, among others), such major regional venues as Yale Rep, The Old Globe, McCarter Theatre, The Kennedy Center, and Actors Theater of Louisville, and a European-America collaborative productions of Shakespeare's King Lear and Chekhov's Ivanov.

L.A. stage appearances: several at the nationally renowned classical repertory theater, A Noise Within, most notably as Holofernes in Love's Labours Lost for which he received an Ovation nomination and The School for Scandal (DramaLogue Award).

Bill is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.
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  • Known for

    Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
    Minority Report
    7.6
    • Cyber Parlor Customer
    • 2002
    Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Val Kilmer, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman Forever (1995)
    Batman Forever
    5.5
    • Bald Guy
    • 1995
    Kirstie Alley in Veronica's Closet (1997)
    Veronica's Closet
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Ronnie's Lawyer
    Madonna and Rupert Everett in The Next Best Thing (2000)
    The Next Best Thing
    4.7
    • Ashby
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Actor



    • David Nathan Schwartz and Cerris Morgan-Moyer in I Love You Always (2024)
      I Love You Always
      Short
      • Mr. Riley
      • 2024
    • Bobo
      Short
      • Bobo
      • 2014
    • In the Land of Milk and Money (2004)
      In the Land of Milk and Money
      5.4
      • Mr. Gordon (as William Mesnick)
      • 2004
    • Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
      Minority Report
      7.6
      • Cyber Parlor Customer
      • 2002
    • Ving Rhames and Gloria Reuben in Little John (2002)
      Little John
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Mr. Bates (as Bill Mesnik)
      • 2002
    • Dharma & Greg (1997)
      Dharma & Greg
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Frank
      • 2002
    • Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)
      That '70s Show
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Irate Customer
      • 2001
    • The Mind of the Married Man (2001)
      The Mind of the Married Man
      7.3
      TV Series
      • 2001
    • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
      Curb Your Enthusiasm
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Pharmacist
      • 2000
    • Michael J. Fox, Barry Bostwick, Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman, Connie Britton, Alexander Chaplin, and Richard Kind in Spin City (1996)
      Spin City
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Rabbi Elgar
      • 2000
    • Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)
      Providence
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Ed
      • 2000
    • Madonna and Rupert Everett in The Next Best Thing (2000)
      The Next Best Thing
      4.7
      • Ashby
      • 2000
    • Stonebrook (1999)
      Stonebrook
      5.1
      • Oliver Franklin
      • 1999
    • Cracker: Mind Over Murder (1997)
      Cracker: Mind Over Murder
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Dr. Kessler
      • 1999
    • John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
      3rd Rock from the Sun
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Maitre d'
      • 1998

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    In the Land of Milk and Money
    In the Land of Milk and Money
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    In the Land of Milk and Money

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • William Mesnick
    • Other works
      (September 30 to October 31, 1982) He played Casca in William Shakespeare's play, "Julius Caesar," at the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Mainstage) in Louisville, Kentucky with Ray Fry (Julius Caesar); Steve Rankin (Octavius Caesar); Dierk Torsek (Marcus Antonius); Vaughn McBride (M. Aemilius Lepidus, Cicero); Hal Tenny (Publius, Citizen); Scott Phelps (Popilius Lena, Soldier, Citizen); David Schramm (Marcus Brutus) John Vennema (Cassius); Mark Loftus (Trebonius, Claudius, Citizen); Frederic Major (Ligarius, Messala); K. Lype O'Dell (Decius Brutus, Varro, Citizen); Fred Sanders (Metellus Cimber, Pindarus); Jay Oney (Cinna, Lucillus); Bruce Kuhn (Artemidorus of Cnidos, Titinius); Andy Backer (A Soothsayer, Volumnius); John Short (Cinna, The Poet, Messenger); William Mesnik (Strato, Citizen); Daniel Jenkins (Lucius); Mary Diveny (Calpurnia); Jessie J. Jones (Portia); Jack Palmer (Servant to Caesar, Citizen, Soldier); Clint Allen (Servant to Octavius, Citizen); Anita Lenhart (Waiting Woman, Citizen); Shawn Dougherty (Senator, Citizen, Soldier); Bruce Wieland (Senator, Citizen); Amy Appleby (Citizen); Teresa De Zarn (Citizen); Marc Lococo (Citizen); Robert Moran (Citizen) and Dawn Wyland (citizen) in the cast. Norris Houghton was director.

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