D.W. Brown
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D. W. Brown is the co-owner and head instructor at the Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio in Santa Monica, California
. He began his acting career early at the age of 15 in his hometown theater company in Tucson, Arizona
Starring in "Desire Under The Elms". He later came to Los Angeles where he starred in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High
his own series, "Jo's Cousin," and performed numerous leading roles in film and on television.
He directed "Fleas" and "Porno Stars At Home," which won awards for both of its leading ladies. He has written and directed short films including: "One Clean Move," starring Harry Hamlin and Gary Busey, honored at The Taos Film Festival and purchased by The Sundance Channel, and "The Need For Flowers" that received a "Best Actor" nomination at The Method Fest Film Festival. He has co-produced and co-written the feature films: "Allie & Me," "Brooklyn Babylon," and "Perfume" (a Sundance Festival selection). Most recently, Brown wrote and directed On the Inside (formerly titled "In Northwood") starring Nick Stahl
and Olivia Wilde
.
after extensive training and subsequently he became an instructor. He has trained actors, writers, and directors for the past 20 years at The Joanne Baron/DW Brown Studio, of which he is co-owner with his wife of nearly 20 years, Joanne Baron. Some of his former students include Robin Wright and Leslie Mann, among others.
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. He began his acting career early at the age of 15 in his hometown theater company in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
Starring in "Desire Under The Elms". He later came to Los Angeles where he starred in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...
his own series, "Jo's Cousin," and performed numerous leading roles in film and on television.
Writer, Director
D.W. Brown worked with The Ensemble Studio Theater developing plays for production, directing his own works as well as those of others.He directed "Fleas" and "Porno Stars At Home," which won awards for both of its leading ladies. He has written and directed short films including: "One Clean Move," starring Harry Hamlin and Gary Busey, honored at The Taos Film Festival and purchased by The Sundance Channel, and "The Need For Flowers" that received a "Best Actor" nomination at The Method Fest Film Festival. He has co-produced and co-written the feature films: "Allie & Me," "Brooklyn Babylon," and "Perfume" (a Sundance Festival selection). Most recently, Brown wrote and directed On the Inside (formerly titled "In Northwood") starring Nick Stahl
Nick Stahl
Nicolas Kent "Nick" Stahl is an American actor. Starting out as a child actor, he gained recognition for his performance in the 1993 film The Man Without a Face and then embarked on a successful career as a child actor...
and Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde is an American actress and fashion model. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the serial-drama The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She portrayed Dr...
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Joanne Baron / D.W. Brown Acting Studio
Brown discovered a profound appreciation of the Meisner TechniqueMeisner technique
The Meisner technique is an acting technique developed by the American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner.Meisner developed this technique after working with Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler at the Group Theatre and as head of the acting program at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse and...
after extensive training and subsequently he became an instructor. He has trained actors, writers, and directors for the past 20 years at The Joanne Baron/DW Brown Studio, of which he is co-owner with his wife of nearly 20 years, Joanne Baron. Some of his former students include Robin Wright and Leslie Mann, among others.