Hi,

My name is Tony Slade.  I was born in a little town called Wellington, KS. My parents were gypsies at heart so we stayed there less then a year before moving to Illinois and several other places before we finally landed in CA where I grew up. I started acting, as most kids do, in kindergarten and then continued through Groter Elementary and then into high school at Colton Christian School. It was here that I really caught the acting bug and I was in every musical, play, and choral concert that I could get into, whether it was as stage crew or on stage.

I then continued in my parents footsteps and became a gypsy myself.  I joined the U.S. Coast Guard where I lived in 4 different states.  I conducted law enforcement and search and rescue missions. During my time in the Coast Guard I received a Presidential Letter of Achievement from Bill Clinton, The Coast Guard Achievement Medal, and the DOT Award for Outstanding Achievement medal for the saving of 23 people off a sunken fishing vessel.
I also received the Humanitarian Service Award for the massive effort that resulted in the saving of over 80,000 Haitian men, women and children.

While in the Coast Guard I was stationed in Lexington Park, MD where I also volunteered with the local rescue squad as an EMT and IV tech. While there, I received  EMT of the year, Rookie of the year, and Squad person of the Month several times.

I exited the Coast Guard and continued to work in law enforcement as a Patrolmen, Detective, and eventually Special Agent in 2 more states. All the while I continued to act every chance I got.

I eventually was transferred to Coos Bay, OR where I  went back to my high school ways of being involved with every aspect of the theater.  I  had something to do with almost every stage show.  I was involved in acting, stage crew, makeup artist, stage manager, director, co-director, lights, sound, promotions, advertising, board member, and many other roles. I also landed roles in short films, feature films and just recently my first music video.

I have recently moved to Philadelphia, PA and am working in the whole DE/PA/MD/NY/NJ/DC/VA area. I am willing to travel and I will work extremely hard for you once I am there. I have an ongoing blog of my life at www.myspace.com/lookin2bcast so please feel free to read that and add me to your friends list as well.

Thanks so much for reading this and please take the time to write me at my email or in my blog.

Tony Slade