Damian has been writing, acting, and reporting for as long as he can remember, which currently is back to when he was 8 years old. That’s when he began “borrowing” his father’s Super-8 movie camera and cassette tape recorder to began his filmmaking career, shooting epic dramas that starred his stuffed animals and Lego-people. He also did things like record one side of an interview on tape, and then play the tape into a second recorder while "answering" his own questions. Yes, he was bored as a kid.
By the time Damian was goofing his way through high school, he had begun videotaping live people, handing in completed videos in lieu of actual book reports and homework assignments. His path as a filmmaker and reporter was now underway as Damian applied to and was accepted at William Paterson University, which at the time was the best media-education facility that $2250 tuition per semester could buy.
At college, Damian honed his writing skills and helped co-create Test Pattern, a student-run production company that covered news-worthy events on campus which enriched his teamwork ethic and launched his broadcasting pursuits. He also videotaped goings on in his dorm apartments throughout his college career, setting the stage for reality-type entertainment that would take the country by storm in the next millennium.
After college, Damian took on stage acting and before long was landing leading roles in productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Over the River and Through the Woods, Rumors, The Odd Couple, Doubt, and Here on the Flight Path. He was honored with a New Jersey Association of Community Theatres Perry Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play as Lenny Ganz (Rumors) and won the Best Leading Actor award at Burlington County Footlighters as Pseudolus (...Forum).
But his lifelong affair with the camera continued to beckon Damian, and soon he complimented his stage work with appearances on TV and in films. The short film “True Identity” (a.k.a The Asylum), which Damian directed, won a “best of” award at the Philadelphia Film Festival, and appearances on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Average Joe 4, America’s Most Wanted, Saturday Night Live, and “10!” on Philadelphia’s NBC10. He then spent the 2008 NHL hockey season working as a web reporter for the Philadelphia Flyers, paving the way for Damian to expand his work resume and finally find his current niche as television broadcaster, host, and on-air reporter.
Today Damian can be found as host of Better Philly, a lifestyle TV show airing weekday mornings on myphl17 in Philadelphia, in addition to many commercials, industrials, and films. Visit the news section of this site often and follow this award-winning producer, reporter, and actor as he continues to make his mark on the Philadelphia and National media scene.
