Falling back into the Groove

Farewell, summer.  Hello, autumn. 

It’s an overdue update since spring’s Mother’s Day message.  It’s been almost six months since I lost my mom to cancer and I still find it strange she’s not here.  March 6th she was raising the Irish flag at Toronto City Hall and a month later she was gone.

While it’s been a difficult stretch I am blessed to be surrounded by loving family, friends and colleagues.  Thanks to all who sent messages of support.

Peggy would also have been the first to say that the show must go on!  This newsletter will provide some of those details with projects taken on in the interim.

By summer’s arrival we needed to get away.  I, along with my amazing wife, Marlene, daughter, Teaghan (4), and son, Dillon (2), spent five weeks enjoying the Canadian Rockies, Vancouver Island and spots closer to home for a wonderful, therapeutic trip.

My mother was a huge fan of the Kennedy family so I’m certain she pulled divine intervention for me to get an audition and subsequent part in ‘The Kennedys’ miniseries filming in and around Toronto.

I play a reporter awaiting the arrival of the President and First Lady in Dallas 24 hours before the fateful November day in 1963.

The 8-part series is slated for broadcast in early 2011 on History Television, in Canada, and The History Channel stateside.  The big budget production stars Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes.

Above, Kelly is getting me 1960’s-fied for the roll.  I haven’t parted my hair like that since my dad did it.