Audition: Tidy Cat @ Dowd/Roman

Tidy Cat! My first audition ever for a pet product. No cats were present for the audition. They were ahead of schedule here, which rarely happens anywhere. I showed up, signed in, and was almost immediately whisked into the room. There were more girls than guys, so I was coupled up with two different "wives". The spot is simple and cute. Daddy needs to book!

Speaking of which, for those who don't know, we found out that we're due for a girl.

Audition: KFC @ Deborah Kurtz; AT&T @ Joe Blake

Back to back auditions, perfectly timed, conveniently located...nice. Both went great I think, aside from a slight delay on a line in one take at the KFC audition. It was one of those moments when I hadn't forgotten the words, they just would not come out of my mouth. It seemed like forever, but was probably just a second or two before I got back on track. Luckily, we were doing additional takes anyway. The AT&T was very smooth. After all that, I met a friend before he left for the holidays, and then had to jet off to work. Then, it was back to the house for holiday cleaning and visiting with another friend since we're departing Thursday ourselves.

Audition: Jack in the Box @ Alyson Horn

Jack in the Box is a fast food chain out here with some clever commercials. The audition was quick, good, and I got to wear the exact same thing I wore in my wedding. It's the nicest tie I have.

Audition: Microsoft @ Francene Selkirk

I believe this is my second time into this office. The audition went well I think, but again, it's one of those computery types. I seem to get called in for these, but I wonder if it's just as a counterpoint to the usual guys. Maybe I need to get some of those black, square framed glasses and give them a run.

Audition: Mr. Clean @ Craig Colvin

This was another of those after which you walk out laughing at the silly things we do in this line of work. Four of us guys went into the room at a time and were positioned behind four random objects (mine was a blender). Our mission was to smell the objects and enjoy the fresh clean scent over and over again until the session runner ended it. So, I smelled the blender and smelled it some more. Delightful.

A little Ghost Whisperer follow-up...the role was changed to require someone with blue eyes. So, no dice there.

Audition: Home Depot @ Ross Lacy

I did a number of Home Depot industrials when I lived in Atlanta. This may be only the first time I've auditioned for a Home Depot commercial here. The audition went great. You've probably seen the spots with their NASCAR driver, Tony Stewart. This will be one of them. It would be interesting to work with a non-actor personality on a shoot.

Audition: Red Robin Restaurant @ Landau/McRae

This was a quick-hitter down in Santa Monica. I felt right for it and that the audition was good. The session runner was an actor I met at the Subway callbacks. He gave me a couple of ideas and we did it twice. Seemed fine. My first time in this office.