Damian also performed in back-to-back lead roles in the Woodbury Sketch Club's productions of Coming Apart and Here on the Flight Path. Both productions were very well received, click here to check out a funny scene from Here on the Flight Path.

But the really big news these days is that Damian has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers hockey organization as their new website and arena correspondent and will be performing various duties in front of and behind the cameras. His video work can be found on the Flyers website under the FlyersTV tab (or check out the featured videos here), and you will also find him reporting live from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia during Flyers home games. Check out his first report on Flyers center Daniel Briere here.

Things are heating up, so check back soon for the latest from the world of "DJ". Until then, goodnight, and good hockey.

May 15

"Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I'm free at last!" Damian recently uttered those words upon his departure from Tony N Tina's Wedding, (also known among cast members as "La Amistad"). Thus ends an 18-month odyssey in embarrassment of the Italian-American image in South Philly, Center City, on the Delaware River, Virginia, the Poconos, and Atlantic City. There were some great times along the way though. Did you ever see a movie that was really good but just too long to sit through? There you go.

Damian recently worked again on Saturday Night Live in a sketch with guest host Molly Shannon, in the role of a "goodfella" in a Sopranos-spoof that featured Shannon's character Sally O'Malley. Lots of screen time in this one, you can check out part of the sketch on youtube. Nice to be back on the 8th floor at 30 Rock with my favorite gang!

In other ventures, Damian has signed on to play the lead in two back-to-back plays at the Sketch Club in Woodbury, NJ. These will mark his first proper stage appearances since his NJACT Perry Award-nominated turn there in Rumors two years ago. Catch him as a bickering husband struggling with his marriage in Coming Apart on June 8-17th. And don't miss him as an aging bachelor who gets hilariously entangled with a revolving-door of single female neighbors in what apparently is the New Jersey premiere of Norm Foster's Here on the Flight Path. This special Sketch Club engagement runs from July 6-15th. Tickets for both shows can be purchased by calling 856-848-8089 or by email request at tickets@sketchclubplayers.org.

Damian has also been contracted to host a series of travel vignettes for Orbitz.com. Go to the website to check them out or you can watch them here:

Upper West Side
Long Island
Upper East Side

Also, Damian has signed on to play the lead character in a short film entitled Lost and Found. Produced and directed by Brett Groh, the 30-page short is a psychological thriller that will be a true test of acting range and sure to shock festival attendees! Think Jacob's Ladder meets Memento. Pre-production is already underway and the cameras roll in September!

Keep checking in to get the latest on Damian's (mis)adventures!

December 21

Happy Holidays! Hopefully, most of you caught Damian on Fox-TV's acclaimed and long-running show America's Most Wanted on December 9th. Damian played fugitive Jose Perez and marks his first primetime network co-starring debut! According to A.C. Nielsen, America's Most Wanted won its timeslot for the night, meaning that nearly 6 million people nationwide watched Damian yell in Spanish with no shirt on, a truly historic event. If you missed it, Damian's scenes can be caught here.

As the cold winter approaches, Damian continues to perform in Tony N Tina's Wedding. A six week run in Philadelphia at the state-of-the-art Kimmel Center kicks off on New Year's Eve, and runs every weekend until Valentine's Day. Tickets are available by calling 1-800-660-TINA. For those of you who missed Damian on the Spirit of Philadelphia, this is a great opportunity to see him perform on dry land.

Damian has also continued working with Murder Mystery Players, and has added to his resume by hosting the live game show He Said, She Said once a month at Dave & Buster's in Philadelphia.

On other fronts, Damian is working on returning to film production and will have some big announcements in that area shortly. Keep checking back to see what 2007 has in store!

September 26

Damian has finally broken through the primetime network principal role barrier with his portrayal of fugitive rapist Jose Perez in an upcoming episode of America's Most Wanted, which airs on FOX on Saturday nights at 9 PM EST. He has been itching to play a "bad guy" role for a while now and this one certainly fits the bill. Jose Perez is a Hispanic father of three who has been charged with raping his own teenaged daughter and turning all of his children into alcoholics. This was a very challenging and emotional role and Damian hopes the upcoming episode leads to the capture and conviction of this despicable person. This gig also gives Damian has some dramatic TV footage for his reel, and best of all, a nice fat paycheck! Once aired, clips from the show will be accessible right here, but check your local listings to catch the live broadcast.

Damian's performance in the Cherry Hill Nissan commercial he shot are just now beginning to pop up in the Southern New Jersey area. Its refreshing to have people come up to you, point and smile, and say "Hey, I saw you on TV" and NOT think you are Emeril Lagasse for a change.

Besides his Tony N Tina's Wedding gig, which continues to churn out matrimonial offensiveness on the Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship, Damian has also signed on with Murder Mystery Players, Inc. for some extra dinner-theater work. Shows are closed to the public, but Tony N Tina's upcoming shows are on October 14, 28, and 29 and tickets are available at 1-800-660-TINA.

Damian has also booked several industrial film days of work for MMT Technologies, and a local commercial for NexTel wireless phones. If he could just continue to make this kind of money from acting, he would probably have to use it all to pay the hospital bill when he collapses from exhaustion. Ahhh, someday.

July 22

Lots of projects are coming Damian's way this summer. Among them, he has just appeared as serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the Discovery Channel documentary Most Evil. Check out Damian's video page for a clip from this highly-rated series!

Damian has also begun work on the feature film Placebo, produced by his old buddies at Anomaly Pictures. Besides helping around behind the camera, Damian also acts in the role of Vic in the film, performing alongside such luminaries as Scott Schwartz, who played Bruiser in the movie Ocean's Eleven. Production concludes in August and if post-production goes along smoothly, the film may pop up in the festival circuit by October. Stay tuned.

July has also seen Damian take on his first AFTRA industrial for the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union in Philadelphia, in which he played an erstwhile electrician. He also got to shoot a Hair Club For Men commercial (Yes, as the "after" guy, wiseass) and is looking forward to more opportunities coming his way in voice-over production.

The Walnut Street Theatre production of The Thing About Men closed without Damian taking the stage, but the experience was by far the best of his theatre acting career and he cherishes the new friends he made and the confidence earned through working with the bright, adept, and immensely talented people involved with the production.

And naturally, Tony N Tina's Wedding continues its tradition as the show that will just. not. die. Damian will be on board the Spirit of Philadelphia to perform on July 28, and in August on the 11th, 19th, 20th, and 25th.

Finally, it should be noted that the one year anniversary of the premiere of Average Joe 4 has come and gone. Damian gives a warm shout out to all of his old friends from the show, including Bill Parks, Anna Chudoba, and Art Appicela, who have really made some great progress in their careers. Cheers, guys! Anybody want to throw a reunion party? Dante?

Keep checking back for updates on what Damian is up to!

June 14

Finally! Two and a half months of peace and quiet. Damian has enjoyed a nice little break from the furious pace of the first half of this year. Some nice things are coming up in the future, and a couple of new ventures have marked his recent weeks.

The American Red Cross/48 Hour film awards event took place in May in scenic downtown Washington, DC. Damian appeared in and helped create the nominated film Utter Disaster for Anomaly Pictures and was ultimately let down when the first place award went to another film team. Adding to the pain was the realization that a celebrity judge by the name of Jamie Lee Curtis cast the tie-breaking vote against Team Anomaly. Damian now regrets all the times as a teenager that he would pause and rewind her nude scene in Trading Places to admire her body.

Damian has stepped into the Actors Equity Association circle by signing with the Walnut Street Theatre to understudy the lead role in the musical comedy The Thing About Men, running through July 2. The experience has been simply incredible for Damian, as he had no idea that people could behave so professionally AND be so talented. He probably won't end up taking the stage, but the show is an absolute hit, with Broadway actors and Barrymore Award nominees all over the place. The director, Mark Clements, is the director of the original production that ran off-Broadway, starring Mark Kudish. Performances are from Tuesday-Sunday at 7:30, with afternoon matinees on Sat/Sun. Tickets can be purchased at the Walnut Street Box Office at 215-574-3550.

Recently the three pilot episodes of Ebenezer's Cafe were broadcast in Philadelphia, San Diego, Washington DC, Albany, and Hartford. Now the fun begins as viewers and syndicators alike will decide what they think of Damian's interviewing/hosting skills. Stay tuned.

And lastly, Tony and Tina's Wedding continues to sail up and down the Delaware River on the Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship. Damian has been splitting time between characters, but you'll probably catch him on June 16th and 17th, and in July on the 8th, 14th, 16th, and 28th. Tickets are available by calling 1-800-660-TINA

As the Summer glides upon us, Damian is beginning to lather upon him a cooling sunscreen of entertainment work, so check back soon for his latest (ad)ventures!

March 30

In true "life imitating the reverse of art", March has come in like a lamb and gone out like a lion for Damian. The first half of the month was a chance to rest and recharge himself after a furious pace of performing in live theatre, television, and film. But the second half of the month has seen a few diverse offers come Damian's way. The fine folks at KPMG in Philadelphia once again tapped into Damian's improvisational resources and hired him to perform in costume as an aloof lifeguard for a "beach night" party in the third floor ballroom of the Loew's Hotel in Center City. He didn't save anyone from drowning, but he did bust out a few nerdy accountants later at the poker table which, I'm sure you recall, is how David Hasselhoff got started.

In a departure from his usual 48 Hour Film Project work, Damian stepped away from the director's chair and collaborated with the uber-talented filmmaking team of Faith Sherry and Keith Feighan of Anomaly Pictures, Inc. to create a short film for a contest to benefit the 125th Anniversary of the American Red Cross. The film is called Utter Disaster (which will be judged at an upcoming gala event in Washington D.C. by an elite Hollywood A-list) and can be viewed, for now anyway, on the Anomaly Pictures Website at www.anomalypictures.com\utter.html. The experience was great fun for him and he looks forward to working again with Faith and Keith in the not-too-distant future.

Against the advice of every actor he has spoken with, Damian has signed on for a couple of murder mystery dinner theater performances in Philadelphia. Watch for him as Guido the mafia henchman at the Happy Hour Club on April 8, and LaSalle University on April 24. Besides a nice payday and unique acting opportunity, Damian always has the time to help further America's blind stereotyping of Italians everywhere. You gotta problem wit dat?

Damian has also signed on with Cathy Parker Management, Inc., who is providing many audition opportunities for him of late. He recently shot a commercial for the Cherry Hill Nissan dealership as the typical Italian, blue-collar, working man, car buyer. "Yo, I hope da trunk is roomy cause I gotta take care of dat thing later, ok?" See a pattern here?

And to complete the prejudicial picture, Tony N' Tina's Wedding continues to sail on the Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship, with performances on April 2, 14, 29, and 30. Go to Tonyandtina.com for tickets. All Damian needs now is to book one of those offensive Olive Garden commercials and he'll be crowned the "Uncle Tom" of Italian-Americans everywhere!

February 14
My, has it been two months already? Damian has been super busy of late, but always has time to update his fans every 60 days or so. Lets see.... Um..... Oh! February has been a whimsical trip down memory lane for Damian. Back in the late 70's Damian's favorite movie was Rocky, his favorite star was Steve Martin, and his favorite TV Show was Saturday Night Live (Even though he had no idea what was going on in those sketches!). The circle of life's experiences finally came back around as Damian spent three days shooting on the upcoming film Rocky Balboa in South Philadelphia and actually has a line of dialogue with Sylvester Stallone in a restaurant! Keep an ear out for "Hey Rock, hows it goin'?" to which Sly replies "Hey, eat up. Everything on the menu is edible." Oh, that Rocky. Damian is now a SAG member, by the by. Later that week, he was called up to appear on Saturday Night Live as a security guard for the super bowl in a comedy sketch. Oh, and the host of the show? Yep, Steve Martin. What a great experience for Damian to meet his childhood idol (No, not Traci Lords. The OTHER childhood idol) and work on a historic comedic institution at the same time. Damian also picked up an AFTRA union card as a result.

Tony N Tina's is winding down a decade-plus run at the Venice Plaza in Philadelphia. After this month, shows will take place exclusively on the Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship. The change is bittersweet, as some cast members and crew will not be kept aboard, but the dearth of performances also frees up Damian's weekends again, clearing the way for him to spend more time home alone, huddled in the fetal position in the south-west corner of his basement, softly weeping himself to sleep.

Lots more coming Damian's way in 2006! Check back to see what's next!

December 21

Acting work has been progressing steadily for Damian in recent weeks. Three pilot episodes of Ebenezer's Cafe have been shot and should begin to pop up over the air in various TV markets in January. Damian got to interview some very interesting people, including former Superior Court judge and current FOX-TV analyst Andrew P. Napolitano, who plugged his book Constitutional Chaos and Mozart-expert, writer, and composer Harrison Gradwell Slater. Check back soon for snippets of the show here at DamianMuziani.com!

Damian also shot an industrial film for Jannsen Pharmaceuticals in Princeton, NJ, as a sales representative who tries to persuade a doctor to put his patients on some kind of anti-psychotic drug of sorts. Speaking of psychotic, once again the brass at KPMG in Philadelphia booked Damian to perform a live improv for their 1200 employees at a 3-day "Town Hall" kind of seminar. Damian played the role of Tim Finn, a hands-on executive with the company who shows up in a business wetsuit, complete with snorkel, flippers, surfboard, and a live goldfish in a bowl. The stunt was to promote the company holiday party which was held at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Raves all around for Damian, who felt a bit more at ease with the performance, having done it all before in 2004. Did I mention psychotic? Oh, yes. Damian was cast by The Discovery Channel to portray serial killer John Wayne Gacy in their upcoming 6-part documentary entitled Pure Evil. Damian had to wear clown makeup and look menacing and behave, well, like a psycho. Look for the series to premiere during February sweeps.

Tony N Tina's Wedding is still going strong and Damian has been promoted to full-time status with the company as Father Mark, although he also recently got the opportunity to play Tina's ex-boyfriend in one performance, which was fun. Thirteen performances are already scheduled for the first six weeks of 2006. Tickets are available by calling 1-800-660-TINA. Keep checking back for the latest on what Damian is up to!

November 3

Sorry its been so long between updates. Sue me. Actually, Damian has been one busy bee since last we blogged. He has signed on with the cast of Tony N' Tina's Wedding in Philadelphia for the current season, primarily in the role of Father Mark. Damian broke in his bible on opening night October 22 to a packed house. The cast and crew are the best bunch of professional actors he has ever worked with. He will appear on Friday and Saturday nights, with Sunday matinees through March at the Venice Plaza in Philadelphia. Tickets are available by calling 1-800-660-TINA.

DDG Productions has signed Damian on as host for a new talk-show pilot, slated for possible syndication, entitled Ebenezer's Cafe. In a Tonight Show meets QVC-kind of format, he will interview East Coast celebrities, authors, filmmakers, and musicians in three half-hour pilot episodes in November. Fingers crossed on the series being picked up for syndication, which of course means Damian would finally earn enough money to build a disco room in his basement, fulfilling a lifelong dream.

In October, Damian also shot an industrial film for Pete Saffrin, and commercials for Comcast Digital Cable, and Gloucester County Federal Savings Bank. All of this "In front of the camera" work has kept him from entering the 2005 National Film Challenge, which saddens him, but he is excited about the new direction in his acting career, and a very promising 2006 awaits. Keep checking back for the latest on what Damian is up to!

September 26

Well, the end of a whirlwind summer has earned Damian a short break in his hectic schedule. After two years of service, he has left the Ritz Theater's children's performance troupe, taking with him a wealth of experience and lots of great memories. For those of you who have supported Damian by attending his performances over the last two years, he recommends that you take your children to see Mr. Malcolm's wonderful and creative shows at the Woodbury Sketch Club. Tickets are available here.

Damian has also taken a brief hiatus from the mainstage, but continues to pursue opportunities in the entertainment industry. He was recently invited by the Philadelphia Flyers to try out for the position of in-arena host at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Intermittently, he also has been spending a few days a month in Hollywood, where he continues to network with people in the biz in sunny California. The trickle-down effect of his appearance on Average Joe has definitely been a positive one.

Damian also recently attended the New Jersey Association of Community Theater's 2005 Perry Awards, as a nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play, for Rumors, in which he appeared earlier this year. He lost the award to 86-year-old Paul Nixon, who starred in Visiting Mr. Green at the Strand Theater in Lakewood, NJ. Congratulations to Paul! What an honor it was to be in the same room with the highest-regarded community actors in the state. Unfortunately, no nominees from South Jersey won an award (and if you consider Lakewood to be in South Jersey, invest in the Rand McNally company, please, and buy yourself a map) but hopefully our contingent made enough of an impact to be more-favorably considered in the future.

Elsewhere, the 2005 National Film Challenge is taking place October 21-23, and team COFI is still on the fence as to whether it will produce an entry this year. Last year's effort, Brad Interrupted, was a tremendously difficult undertaking and as a result, the final product suffered. If we do enter this time, the film will be scaled down considerably, with a focus on sharp dialogue and acting, as opposed to the gonzo stunt-filming approach we took last time. Maybe a chick-flick about relationships. OK, maybe not, but something more mature is probably the direction we will head in. Stay tuned!

August 9

What a summer this has been, let me tell ya. Yesterday, Damian was informed that he has been nominated for a 2005 Perry Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play for his recent work on the play Rumors. The Perry is actually a very coveted and distinctive prize given by the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters in recognition of outstanding theater in New Jersey. Up until this year, no one from the Southern part of New Jersey had been nominated in the "leading male" category. Lets just say that North Jersey theater's benefit greatly from their proximity to Broadway, and very rarely are actors and productions south of Trenton noticed in this capacity. This makes Damian especially honored, and he will be attending the awards gala in Somerset, NJ on September 18 with fingers crossed and body filled with sedatives. You can take a peek at Damian's key scene in Rumors on the video page of this site. He would like to also extend a giant thank-you to all of the actors, directors, and theatre-folk who have helped and supported his acting journey over the last couple of years. Each and every one of you share a piece of this nomination with me.

July 27

Well, the finale of Average Joe aired last night and the final chapter of this season has now been written. Damian has completed a whirlwind of appearances, interviews, television commentary, radio commentary, newspaper commentary, and personal promotion of the series and is now due to take a little break. In the meantime, a documentary film Damian shot in the spring has been published by Gannett News Services and can be viewed on the website of the Courier Post Newspaper here.

The film was shot on location in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, a dangerously isolated area known for getting campers lost and also for being the home of the Jersey Devil. Damian accompanied a reporter into the woods and documented her overnight stay. Kind of a Blair Witch Project meets Intro to Filmmaking 101. The text of the article can be viewed here.

August is the dark month for the Ritz Children's Theatre troupe so no mainstage shows will take place there until the end of September, but Damian can still be seen as "The King", performing outdoors in The Sun Princess on July 29 at the Hopkins House at Cooper River Park in Collingswood, NJ at 10:30AM and then on August 17 at the McLaughlin-Norcross Dell in Haddon Heights, NJ at 10:30AM. If there is a God, he/she will not allow 95+ degree temperatures for either of these days. Otherwise, look for Damian as "The Speedo King" on those days, shortly before his arrest for indecent exposure.

There are some new ventures that Damian has taken on, so keep checking back for the latest on this Average Joe alumni!

July 7

Well, the pomp and circumstance surrounding the premiere of Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back has finally cooled. Damian, as you probably know by now, was eliminated on the first episode. He was the 7th "Joe" out of 10 to get the boot. He had an incredible time at the premiere party in Hollywood, as these pictures clearly show.

Damian can still be found on television in the Philadelphia area, however. Catch him every Wednesday morning throughout the season of Average Joe on the NBC10 morning show cleverly titled 10! at 10 AM, where he will break down the previous night's episode for viewers in the Delaware Valley. For those of you that are ignorant to the Julian Calendar, please circle July 13, 20, 27, and August 3 and watch Damian on those days!

Elsewhere, Damian continues to perform at the Ritz for children and bored adults. Catch him in The Pied Piper on July 21, 22, and 23 and in The Sun Princess at Haddon Township Park on July 29.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Damian's Average Joe venture over the last year. He had the best time taping the show and wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Those of you now keeping your distance from him, knowing that he no longer is on the show and is now consequentially less valuable to your pithy existence, please continue to do so. Damian wants no part of you in his life and believes the world is a far better place without your "fair weather-friend" demeanor clouding his sunny existence. And yes, Damian did spend some time in LA chatting with Tom and Katie and The Church of Scientology is a wonderful entity, immortally etched by the late, great, L. Ron Hubbard, and there is a place there for you, too, if you will just keep your Eyes Wide Shut, and SEE what we have to offer. I'm a Firm believer that Scientology is Far and Away your best hope to escape the eternal Days of Thunder. Don't get caught in the Rain, Man! Are we happy with just A Few Good Men, making All the Right Moves in life, just to complete our Mission? Impossible! Don't use your soul as Collateral for God's plan. Happiness is just a phone call, and $1475 sign up fee away. Don't be shut out in life. Religion is a Risky Business, so be a Top Gun and then kick back with a Vanilla Sky Cocktail on us!

June 24

Only a precious couple of days until Damian's big premiere on Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back! The air is abuzz with heated anticipation, clearing only to allow the occasional reflection of the past in. Damian has been pushing this event on you, gentle readers, for almost ten months, now. The big day is almost here! Here's the latest:

Unfortunately, as much as Damian would love to throw a big bash locally and invite friends and strangers alike, he has decided to attend the Hollywood premiere of the show instead. Anna Chudoba, better known as "the hot chick" from this season's Average Joe, called and invited Damian to share in the festivities at ultra-trendy Le Dome on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. The potential exposure for Damian is just too tasty to turn down, so he will be flying out to the west coast early on the 28th. Don't miss him too badly, he's coming home late the next night. Sorry to those of you who wanted to spend the night of the premiere with Damian. It's not that he hates you, he just likes Anna more! There, feel better?

Local NBC affiliate WCAU has offered Damian a recurring guest appearance on its morning culture show 10! on Wednesdays throughout the run of Average Joe. Damian will be an in-studio guest once a week to chat about the latest episode of Average Joe and himself with hosts Bill Henley and the lovely Lauren Hart at 10AM EST on channel 10 in Philadelphia! Don't miss him!

Damian has also been featured in two local newspapers this week. On Tuesday, June 21, The Philadelphia Inquirer ran this story on him:

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/11943811

And then Today, the Courier-Post printed the following story about Damian:

http://www.southjerseynews.com/communities/gl062305a.htm

Its great to be newsworthy, let me tell ya.

Damian has finished performing in Rumors at the Woodbury Sketch Club. He would like to thank all of the people who came out to see him, and for all of the raves and encouragement he received. It was an enjoyable experience overall. His next stage venture will depend upon the limits of his schedule during the airing of the Average Joe series. Be sure to check the video section of this site to watch a clip of Damian from Rumors, coming soon!

Once again, THANK YOU, one and all for your support and interest! I'll try to write to you once more before leaving for L.A.!

May 28

Damian can now be clearly found on the NBC website, along with the other 17 sacrificial joes, promoting Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back, which debuts on June 28 at 8PM. You can even watch his interview and read all about him, as if you haven't learned all there is already from this website. PLUS, you can vote for him, based on face, physique, and personality factors. What fun! Vote for Damian here.

After the first day of voting, Damian was ranked #1 all across the globe by people who have nothing better to do on Memorial Day Weekend. Bored America, I THANK YOU!

Keep it tuned right here to find out where to watch the first episode with Damian in the Greater Philadelphia area. Buy him a drink, slip him your phone number, slap him with a subpeona, its all good, really.

Don't miss Damian's lead performance in the hilarious Neil Simon farce, RUMORS, at the Woodbury Sketch Club, from June 9-19. Damian is welcoming this needed distraction from the surreal world of reality TV, timed to end right before the big Average Joe premiere. Info and tickets can be obtained here.

Thanks for voting and check back soon!

May 18

It is now less than six weeks away when Damian will be thrust upon an unsuspecting America in Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back! The buzz is getting BIG and Damian can't get through the day without throngs of new fans asking him questions about the show, or taking a picture with him, or asking him to marry them. There will be a viewing party in the Philadelphia area for the premiere, so be sure to check back for details!

In the meantime, you can go to nbc.com/summer to see the promo picture and trailer for the new season. Damian is the 4th "joe" from the right, behind Anna's left shoulder, closest to her face. He can be seen in the trailer at the very end, as one of the faces moving across the bottom of the screen.

In other news, rehearsals for Neil Simon's Rumors continues. The show runs from June 9-19 at the Woodbury Sketch Club. Damian will be playing the lead role of Lenny Ganz. Tickets can be purchased by calling 856-848-8089 or online at geocities.com/sketchclub.

Damian will also be appearing in the Ritz Theatre Children's Series for the productions of Aesop's Fables on June 2, 3, 4. and The Pied Piper on July 20, 21, 22, 23.

Also, Damian has shot principal photography for a news-magazine feature on the Courier-Post newspaper's website, highlighting outdoor adventures in South Jersey. He traveled to the pine barrens of Ocean County to film a wilderness survival school as they train heady out-of-towners how to live through the apocalypse. Editing and post-production will take place throughout June and the webcast dates will be announced shortly.

Keep checking back for more news, new pictures, Average Joe tidbits, and other cool details!

May 3

Well, patient readers, NBC has FINALLY scheduled the premier of Average Joe 4: The Joes Strike Back! to air on June 28th at 8PM. There will be six episodes in all, and this marks Damian's first national over-the-air network television debut. The Gods have looked down with sympathy on Damian, who was beginning to wonder if it had all been a dream until now. A wonderful, wonderful dream.

Now the focus shifts over to exposure. Damian is working with his agents and members of the media to make the most of this opportunity and, pending NBC approval, we will be announcing some promotions involving him and the show soon. Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, back on dry land, Damian has accepted the lead role in Neil Simon's Rumors, which will be performed at the Sketch Club Players in Woodbury, NJ on June 9-19. Tickets and information can be obtained here.  He is excited to perform with this group, and it is a nicely timed diversion from the buildup of tension surrounding Average Joe.

He has also been nominated for a "Teenie" award in the category of Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Nick in Over the River and Through the Woods, which ran at Haddonfield Plays and Players last spring. The "Teenie" is kind of like a community theatre version of the Tony award. He is of course, thrilled to be nominated, and hopes one day to be able to proudly exclaim to the entire world, "I've got a Teenie!".

Stay tuned to damianmuziani.com for all of the latest news about Average Joe 4 !

April 11

Well, the dust has settled on a whirlwind production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Damian has finally earned a much-needed break. This experience was a memorable one for a variety of reasons, but even though the entire production was plagued with a myriad of problems, it was a very worthwhile venture.

Damian will be once again performing for the Ritz Theatre Children's Series in productions of The Princess and the Pea on May 5, 6, and 7, and Aesop's Fables on June 2, 3, and 4.

Damian is still mulling over entering the 48-Hour Film Project for Washington, DC. COFI entered this competition two years ago and it would be great to see some of our peers from the nation's capital again. It will come down to how much time he can spare.

Well, the buzz has been growing about the impending broadcast of what has become something of a folklore legend called Average Joe 4 for NBC. The latest scoop from the horse's mouth tells us that it will premier no later than June of this year! Tears of relief now trickle down from the salty corners of Damian's eye, as he can now reaffirm his connection with this show. Many of his friends and hated contemporaries have begun to scoff at Damian's so-called involvement in Average Joe as of late, pointing to the lack of any official broadcasted confirmation of his participation, a full ten months after it has taken place, as a sign that perhaps the irascible Damian has duped the general public into falsely believing that his 15 minutes of fame are on the horizon. More possibly, they are giddy with the hopes that the show might never see the light of day, thereby placating their own lack of talent and industry savvy by reveling in the crushed hopes for success by someone clearly more deserving. I just LOVE show business!

Actually, he may be speaking too soon, but stay tuned to DamianMuziani.com for links to other contestants from Average Joe and a complete breakdown of when and where you can watch the show in public with Damian himself (or a Damian look-alike, hired for multiple supermarket openings and special-drink bar nights) and watch the drama unfold with a real life Average Joe!

February 21

Updates to this page will pick up a bit now with so many ventures on Damian's horizon, honest. I know this promise is made in every news update here, but this time we mean it! Mum is still the word of choice at the National Broadcasting Company, in regard to when Average Joe 4 will air, but that has not stopped Damian from shopping himself around like a discounted gigolo to talent agents and casting companies in Philadelphia and New York. He has recently signed on with Claro Talent Agency in Philadelphia, and had a fifteen minute one-on-one meeting with casting icon Mike Lemon at his Philly office. Damian shared with Mike a funny story about how he first met him a couple of years ago, involving a bizarre case of mistaken identity.

On the acting front, Damian has accepted the lead role in Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which will be performed at Cumberland County College during the second week of April. More information can be found here: http://www.cccnj.net/. The part of Pseudolus has been much-coveted by Damian for some time now and he is excited to have this opportunity to challenge his talents and expand his capacity to entertain. Naturally, he is still mugging for little ones and their single mother's alike in the monthly children's shows at the Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, NJ. Next on the playskool palate is Damian as an opera-singing goose in The Little Red Hen on March 10, 11, and 12, followed by The Adventures of Peter Rabbit on March 31, April 1, and 2. Damian has just been reflecting on the fact that has been performing in the children's shows there for 19 months straight! Well-earned experience or dubious achievement? You decide!

As if that wasn't enough to keep Damian busy, the next 48 Hour Film Contest for Philadelphia will be in March. Team COFI is going to go in a completely new direction for this one, with our attempts to find the perfect formula of crew, cast, and chaos leading us into ever-more challenging territory. Following up the critical success of True Identity with an even better film will be a top priority for us.

And finally, Damian has begun work on a screenplay with Brandon Libby that will be pitched to industry-types in a contest during the Philadelphia Film Festival in March. Tentatively titled The Bishop, it follows the downtrodden exploits of two buddies who look an awful lot like two at-large urban criminals. One of them is trying to win back an estranged girlfriend while the other is trying to raise money to pay off a large gambling debt. As a backup idea, in the spirit of Damian's humor, the plot could also center around two downtrodden friends who enter a P.R. smokescreen-saddled sham of a screenwriting contest, at which one of the banal judges steals their idea and makes a blockbuster out of it, causing the friends to vow revenge and sabotage the location filming! Stay tuned for this one!

December 16

Things are a tad slow these days as NBC has postponed the announcement of when Average Joe 4 will air in 2005. In the meantime, Damian will be acting in a stage production of The Man Who Came to Dinner at Haddonfield Plays & Players in Haddonfield, NJ, in the role of Bert Jefferson. The show runs on weekends from January 13-29. Tickets and information is available here.

He can also be spotted monthly in the children's shows at the Ritz Theater in Oaklyn, NJ. Up next at the Ritz is The Little Engine That Could, running from January 19-22, followed by The Sun Princess on February 10-12.

Recently Damian was hired in an unscripted acting capacity, playing the role of a nerdy but energetic tax accountant at the Philadelphia headquarters of KPMG. He was required to clumsily interrupt an actual seminar conducted by a corporate executive and provide some comic relief for the 300 accountants in the audience. It was a lot of fun and certainly a unique opportunity and the company's feedback of his performance was very positive.

As for the National Film Challenge movie shot in October, (Wow, it has been a while since this site was updated), COFI was notified that Brad, Interrupted was picked as one of the top fifty movies entered in the contest. Not too shabby for what was an incredibly unlucky and stressful experience that still causes Damian to wake up from nightmares in a cold puddle of sweat and drool. The movie itself was screened in Philadelphia at Lucy's Hat Shop in November and got a warm reception. What got a better hand was the phony movie that Damian shot with Brandon Libby in the days leading up to the screening and was handed in to the organizers as a real entered film. Basically, since all of the real movies were shot on October 2, 2004, we made the fake film about a man who predicts the future and claims to know "beforehand" that the Boston Red Sox would win the world series, George W. Bush would get re-elected, and Scott Peterson would be found guilty of murder. Gradually, some of the audience caught on to the scam, while others were watching in jaw-dropped, stunned amazement. The last scene has Damian breaking character and confessing that the movie was a joke and congratulates all of the filmmakers there that evening. COFI will be taking a little break, but should be back with a vengeance for the next 48 hour film competition in early 2005.

October 11

Damian has finished directing and editing the short film Brad, Interrupted for Caffeine Overdose Films, Inc. (COFI) as part of the National Film Challenge contest. The movie is in the judges' hands now, along with almost 150 other entries that will be graded in the coming weeks. The Courier-Post newspaper followed our team around during the shoot, and a nice article and compliment web-video appeared on their website this morning. Many thanks to Courier-Post photographer Doug Bovitt and especially reporter Lavinia DeCastro, who did triple-duty that weekend as camerawoman and actress. Check out the story/video here:

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The filming process for Brad, Interrupted was the most difficult that Damian has endured, and the hard work and team effort that he and the COFI crew shared helped make the film a success. We shot scenes at a real wedding reception DURING the reception and at a live children's show DURING the performance. COFI always has tried to raise the bar when competing in these contests, or just knock the bar right down, and we believe we have succeeded yet again, but at what cost? Damian literally slept for six hours over the course of 4 days and as a result, has checked himself into a psychiatric evaluation ward as a precautionary measure. It seems that, during his sleep-deprived weekend, he decided to rob a convenience store with a rubber gun, screamed orders at the clerk in broken-Arabic, and made off with twenty cartons of cigarettes. This is particularly troubling for Damian because he doesn't even smoke! The asylum orderlies DO smoke, however, and in exchange for unlimited cigarettes, have made arrangements for Damian to come and go as he pleases from the clinic, in much the same way as Robert Downey, Jr. did in Malibu a few years back. There will probably be a local screening of Brad Interrupted in the Philadelphia area soon, so if you want to see it, along with other entries, check back here for details! Thanks to Stefan L. Smith, from DePaul University, who magically wrote the score for the final cut in only a few hours, and to our lead Kumar Dari, who never complained about being attacked by dogs or hit on by priests or diving head-first into wedding cake.

On other fronts, the updates to Damianmuziani.com have been slow lately, due to a snag in NBC's announcement of when Average Joe 4 will air this fall. We should know very very soon, and we will post the premiere date and time here when it is announced! Until then, Damian will probably be performing on stage somewhere in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in the coming weeks and months, and of course can be seen at the Ritz entertaining children in Beauty and the Beast October 28-30, the Snow Queen on November 18-20, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on December 13-18.

Last, but SO not least, Damian has just been signed by the Greer Lange Talent Agency, Philadelphia's most prestigious and well-known agency. Many, many thanks to Janine Jones and everyone at Greer Lange, and he probably also owes a letter to Amy Russ at ActorWebs, since he was told that this website was a "helpful factor" in deciding to sign him as a client. Finally, Damian can begin getting down to the business God laid out for him, as a pitchman for Cialis or something. "I knew finding the time to get away with the wife for a weekend would be hard, but not THIS HARD!!! Cialis, its not just for breakfast anymore." The future is mine, I tell ya. Yeah, I can practically smell the cash.

September 2

Damian was featured this morning in a front page article in the Philadelphia Inquirer (OK, not front-front page, but at least it was the front page of section "D") in connection with his upcoming appearance on Average Joe. The article included a posed photograph of him sitting on one of those little toddler horse rides that you see on playgrounds, eyes squinting into the sun, appearing very much like a mentally handicapped man-boy. Many thanks to Inquirer photographer Akira Suwa for talking Damian into posing in a manner which is bound to have casting agents and cold case investigators alike banging down his door. The text of the article can be viewed here.

Tidbits of AJ4 info have been slowly leaking out to the media as E! News Daily reported yesterday that some Average Joe contestants may have been given makeovers after they were eliminated to make a dramatic return to the show. Could THAT be why Damian has kept such a low profile since returning from California? The world finds out the truth when Average Joe 4 premieres on NBC sometime between now and the 2006 Winter Olympic games in Turin. Ahh, the metallic almond taste of bitter, bitter sarcasm. Missed you, my old friend. No official air date has been announced, but as soon as one is, we here at damianmuziani.com will splash the news all over this site, so keep checking back!

Elsewhere, Damian is busy planning his 4th foray into 48-hour filmmaking with the National Film Challenge on October 1-3. There are some very unique twists this time around, and this venture will test the limits of improvisational, gonzo filmmaking as Damian and his ever-growing crew of assistants take advantage of the reality TV boom in what will be his toughest film project ever! By the way, COFI (Damian's filmmaking company) has really grown in reputation in its only year of existence. We had maybe ten people who signed on for our first production, and now, after winning an award and having a soon-to-be reality television entity serve as director, there are a ton of ambitious people who have volunteered to help out. From the bottom of our cracked COFI pot, we THANK you.

August 21

Well, the clock is ticking as the premiere of NBC’s Average Joe IV draws ever closer. While exposure, fame and the chance to continue working in the entertainment world are high on Damian’s list of benefits he hopes to reap from this prime-time network television stint, what he would really like to have is a stalker. It’s so lonely in the real world and having someone there, hiding in your bushes when you come home at night sounds so comforting, don’t you agree? Call him old-fashioned, but Damian still believes in finding true love that was borne and nurtured through years of unyielding and blind obsession. In light of this, he cannot begin to understand why (name withheld - Average Joe IV) still won’t return any of his phone calls or emails and apparently is unwilling to lift her restraining order against him. This is completely unfair. I mean, he can’t help it if (name withheld) shops at the same malls as him. 300 yards away at all times? Do you realize how far that is? That’s over a quarter-mile, much too far away to photograph her without a 600x telescopic camera lens that ended up costing Damian something like $2000. He knows she likes to play hard to get (from reading her diary when he broke into her apartment last spring) but this is a bit over the top, no? Another four or five years of this, and Damian may just have to re-evaluate this relationship and consider moving on.

August 17

Damian is back from shooting Average Joe IV for NBC. He got very tan and fully enjoyed the experience, although he still cannot break the habit of writing about himself in the 3rd person. Damian will continue to perform for children at the Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, NJ this fall. Shows and dates are as follows.  Unless otherwise noted, all shows are at 10AM and all second performances on Saturday are at 1PM. Call the Ritz for directions and tickets (856)858-5230.

While the Children’s shows are fun for the whole family, Damian would like to especially encourage all SINGLE mothers to come on out with their kids.
No reason.