ActingHeartNYC
Cold Reading/Scene Study Technique Classes
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Instructor
and Founder of ActingHeartNYC, Wayne David Gasser has more than 25 years in the
Entertainment Industry. Starting off in the mail room at WNAC-TV (CBS- Boston),
he worked himself up the ladder as a liaison between the CBS stars and the local
station while they were in Boston promoting their various shows. At 19 years old
he was greeting such guests as Lucille Ball, Beatrice Arthur, Valerie Harper,
Bob Newhart, Dan Rather, Woodward & Bernstein, Vincent Price and Jimmy Hoffa!
Upon graduating
college, Wayne returned to New York City and through a chance meeting began
working as a freelance publicist with rising young actor Kevin Bacon and
Margaret Hamilton ('Wicked Witch of the West' in "The Wizard of Oz").
Moving to Los Angeles at 22 years old, Wayne was introduced to actor Bill Beyers, who was starring on the CBS Daytime Drama "Capitol." This prompted him to begin his own Publicity and Management firm, The Gasser Group, with Beyers as his first official client. Wayne soon began representing other stars from "Capitol," "The Young & the Restless," "Santa Barbara," "Days of Our Lives," "General Hospital," and actors Sonny Shroyer ('Enos' from "Dukes of Hazzard") and Anthony Perkins ('Norman Bates' from the film classic "Psycho").
One of Wayne's clients 'dared' him into taking their acting class with them. It gave Wayne a deeper understanding of actors and their challenges. Two of his fellow students in that class included newcomer Brad Pitt and Drew Barrymore! Wayne returned to his roots and New York City where he continues Personal Management for a select group of actors and teaches ActingHeartNYC cold reading classes.