Tim Whitcomb(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Tim was born in Milkwaukee, WI to parents James and Barbara Whitcomb. His parents opened the first bar in Green Bay to welcome black patrons in the late 1960's and early 1970's called My Brothers Place. While the decision brought his parents a ton of hate and death threats, Tim feels extremely fortunate to have met many Green Bay Packer Football Players, including Hall of Famers including Herb Adderly and Willie Wood, both who became close friends of the family.
Tim attended grade school thru high school in Green Bay, WI, but he spent every summer on Catfish Lake in Eagle River, WI. His passion for filmmaking began when he discovered Omen II was filming down the road from his parents summer home when he was 14. It was here he became fascinated with "movie magic" when he vividly remembers watching the filming of the "woman who's eyes were plucked out" before she was struck by a truck. He couldn't believe filmmakers had used a trained crow to remove the eyes to get to the food behind the prosthetic. Both grossed out and inspired , Tim began making home movies with special effects on his parents Super 8mm camera.
Tim later majored in Theater and Drama at Lawrence University in Appleton WI from 1986-1990 and was a classically trained actor in Stanislavsky, Meisner and Uta Hagen techniques. He won Best Actor for his portrayal of Benedick in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". He later had the lead in several more classics from Becket to Pirandello and worked with playwright Sam Gaines, a contemporary of legendary playwright Sam Shepherd. Tim also minored in Econ, as he wanted to be able to speak the language of financiers, and spent 4 years on Wall Street as a Vice President of OTC Trading for Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis. He then moved to Portland, OR after his divorce, so he could be closer to his 3 children. While working as a Trader in Portland, OR, Tim directed many Shakespeare plays in the summer including Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night. He was also nominated for Best Supporting actor for his portrayal of Elbert Lovborg in Hedda Gabler.
Tim left his lucrative Wall Street career in 1999 to produce his first feature, Anoosh of the Airways, for which he raised the $1m budget. His debut effort was selected as one of 8 finalists in the 1999 Hollywood Film Festival. The film received mixed reviews and only received foreign distribution. The film later became a cult hit in Eastern European countries, who identified with the Armenian immigrant story.
He recently produced the feature film City Baby, which was selected as first runner up Best Feature in the 2013 Dances with Films Festival in Los Angeles and is available on Amazon Prime.
He is most proud of the viral hoax sensation Blackstar Warrior HD which was screened as "lost footage" at the 2010 Comicon in San Diego. The media picked it up and many people thought it was a true origin story for Lando Calrissian and it went on to garner over 2M views.
Tim attended grade school thru high school in Green Bay, WI, but he spent every summer on Catfish Lake in Eagle River, WI. His passion for filmmaking began when he discovered Omen II was filming down the road from his parents summer home when he was 14. It was here he became fascinated with "movie magic" when he vividly remembers watching the filming of the "woman who's eyes were plucked out" before she was struck by a truck. He couldn't believe filmmakers had used a trained crow to remove the eyes to get to the food behind the prosthetic. Both grossed out and inspired , Tim began making home movies with special effects on his parents Super 8mm camera.
Tim later majored in Theater and Drama at Lawrence University in Appleton WI from 1986-1990 and was a classically trained actor in Stanislavsky, Meisner and Uta Hagen techniques. He won Best Actor for his portrayal of Benedick in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". He later had the lead in several more classics from Becket to Pirandello and worked with playwright Sam Gaines, a contemporary of legendary playwright Sam Shepherd. Tim also minored in Econ, as he wanted to be able to speak the language of financiers, and spent 4 years on Wall Street as a Vice President of OTC Trading for Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis. He then moved to Portland, OR after his divorce, so he could be closer to his 3 children. While working as a Trader in Portland, OR, Tim directed many Shakespeare plays in the summer including Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night. He was also nominated for Best Supporting actor for his portrayal of Elbert Lovborg in Hedda Gabler.
Tim left his lucrative Wall Street career in 1999 to produce his first feature, Anoosh of the Airways, for which he raised the $1m budget. His debut effort was selected as one of 8 finalists in the 1999 Hollywood Film Festival. The film received mixed reviews and only received foreign distribution. The film later became a cult hit in Eastern European countries, who identified with the Armenian immigrant story.
He recently produced the feature film City Baby, which was selected as first runner up Best Feature in the 2013 Dances with Films Festival in Los Angeles and is available on Amazon Prime.
He is most proud of the viral hoax sensation Blackstar Warrior HD which was screened as "lost footage" at the 2010 Comicon in San Diego. The media picked it up and many people thought it was a true origin story for Lando Calrissian and it went on to garner over 2M views.
