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Resumen
Sobre mí
Ian Koranek grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia where he attended thirteen years of Catholic school. In 2002, he enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University as a Theater Performance major. He trained in Shakespeare, Chekov, Tennessee Williams, Moliere, Greek tragedy, modern theater, and acting for the camera. He performed in numerous school productions such as "Our Town" and "Zoo Story" and also wrote and staged three original plays. Koranek honed his skills as a stand-up comedian alongside a group of comics known as the 955 club. He graduated in May of 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
The following October, Koranek moved to New York City. He began performing stand-up all over Manhattan in places such as The Village Lantern, The Grisley Pear, and The Playwright Celtic Pub. He has performed numerous times in the show Sunday Night Improv and once had the honor to do so for legendary comedy team Stiller and Meara. He landed the leading role in the independent film, "Troublesome Man", was featured in the promo "Man Oh Man", in the film, "Frankie", in a commercial for the Connecticut Shoreline Train, and played Al Capone in a PR stunt for the Comedy Central series, "Drunk History". He co-wrote and starred in the sketch comedy show "The New Normal" with IN Studios in June 2017 and produced the original sketches "The Waiter" and "True Charity", available on YouTube. Koranek also has been a background actor (extra) in two "Saturday Night Live" sketches: as a Christmas elf in their parody of "Serial" and as a clinically depressed Stormtrooper in their "Undercover Boss: Kylo Ren" sketch.
He performed in a dual production of “Richard II” and “Richard III” at the Times Square Arts Center in 2011. He has also been seen on episodes of “Celebrity Ghost Stories”, “Evil, I”, “Stalked”, "Monumental Mysteries", "Mysteries at the Museum", "Tainted Dreams", "A Crime to Remember", "Warakora", "Pandora's Box", and "Deadline Crime". On those shows, he played roles ranging from a 1970s serial killer to an 1870s baseball coach.
Koranek is represented by Take 3 Talent and Jaime Baker Management.
Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing
I have a weekly comedy show on Wednesday nights at 8:30 at Point Break (12 West 45th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues). I'm here to grow an audience.
Intereses
- stand up comedy
Música, películas y libros
The Matrix, Wayne's World, Dead Poet's Society, Forrest Gump, Simon Birch, It's A Wonderful Life, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, The Truman Show, Tommy Boy, Clerks, Spider-Man 1 and 2, Unbreakable, Aladdin, The Lion King, Inception, The Dark Knight, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Seeking a Friend For the End of the World, The Shawshank Redemption, Kill Bill, Good Will Hunting, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Groundhog Day, Wonder Woman, Deadpool, Logan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Goldeneye, Skyfall, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Fight Club, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Independence Day, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, etc.
Aerosmith, AC/DC, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revivial, the Beatles, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Adele, Nirvana, Alabama Shakes, The White Stripes, Weird Al, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Steve Miller Band, etc.
Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, Ender's Game, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Tender Bar, The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, The Screwtape Letters, 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Harry Potter Series, Man's Search For Meaning, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Night, American Gods, A Canticle for Lebowitz, Their Eyes Were Watching God, John Adams, 1776, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier and President, The Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy by Edmund Morris, Louis Brandeis: A Life, Citizens of London, FDR and the New Deal, Truman, Nixonland, Robert Kennedy and His Times, The American Odyssey of George H.W. Bush, etc.
Países que he visitado
Iceland, Italy, Scotland, Vatican City State