Bill Ferris
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"Bill Ferris" is an American actor and writer.

Bill Ferris was born and raised in Okemos, Michigan, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting after many years in corporate America. Though his professional focus shifted later in life, his baptism in a movie theatre foreshadowed a career in the performing arts.

Meisner trained by former Playhouse West instructor Sean Barnes and in improv at Upright Citizens Brigade, Bill has appeared on Comedy Central, numerous independent films and in theater productions in both Chicago and Los Angeles. His classic good looks have frequently landed him roles in 1930s-40s period pieces and luxury car commercials such as BMW. His commercial career has taken him to Spain and Taiwan and allowed him to work with Academy Award winning cinematographers such as Janusz Kami?ski/Janusz Kaminski.

Recently, Bill has worked with a number of up and coming directors. In J Hanna’s feature film "I Was A Teenage Superhero Sidekick", he plays a superhero of dubious character, whose treatment of his young protégé leads to a troubled adulthood. Bill also plays baseball Coach Farrell in a movie trilogy by actor/producer/director Roger Lim, including the final installment "Young Again", which has a 2014 scheduled release date.

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