David Bickford(I)
- Actor
- Music Department
Making his television debut doing magic for the legendary comedy team
"Bob and Ray" on a local PBS special, this Middletown, Connecticut
native has been acting and performing since an early age, amassing many
local and regional theatre credits before going off to college in the
1970's. Politically active in his student years, David was an early
member of the central Connecticut chapter of the National Organization
for Women, and, while in high school, chaired the local students
campaign for US Senate candidate Joseph Duffy, reporting directly to
Yale Law student Bill Clinton, who coordinated the state-wide student
effort,. After graduating from Wesleyan University, with majors in both
Theatre and Government, he moved to New York where he first gained
national recognition in over 150 commercials as "Books Dalton", the
spokesman for B. Dalton Bookstores. While in New York he was the house
pianist at Perilous Pauline's pub, while recurring as press
photographer "George" on "The Guiding Light," and film editor "Dick
Entwhistle" on the "Edge of Night." He has never lived in Washington,
D.C. but some of his greatest triumphs were there. In 1985, he played
piano at the Kennedy Center Honors when Lerner and Lowe received medals
from President Reagan. He was also flown there by Steven Soderbergh to
shoot a scene with Michael Douglas in "Traffic" and even spent some
time in the artificial White House of "The West Wing" as "Karl" from
NASA. Now living in Los Angeles, he has been active for many years with
the respected Hollywood ensemble Theatre of NOTE; plays piano with "The
Black Orchid Trio;" is lead guitar in the all-actor rock band "Brando's
Pants," and continues to work in film and television
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