Will Maier
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Will Maier is an actor, comedian, musician, and performance artist living in Los Angeles
. He was a member of the IO West house Long-form Improv
team "Roberto Alomar" alongside Heather Campbell, Gian Molina, and Kevin Manwarren, which played weekly on IO
West's mainstage in Hollywood for 10 months. The team is currently enjoying an indefinite hiatus.
He has appeared in David Lynch
's Inland Empire
, J. J. Abrams
' Star Trek, and the award-winning short film Goiter Boy, which screened at Cannes in 1997
and won the year's Student Emmy for Best Drama. He has been recognized most recently from his role in the 2008 independent film The Air I Breathe
as Mr. Park, where he appeared alongside Andy García
and Forest Whitaker
, and from several appearances on SPIKEtv's MANswers
.
He is infamous for his YouTube
videos. These include Fun Rock T-Shirts--an advertisement for his website--and a comic act about experiencing Burning Man
. One of his videos has appeared on G4
's Attack of the Show.
His interests include birding, Werner Herzog
, and making comic videos.
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. He was a member of the IO West house Long-form Improv
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
team "Roberto Alomar" alongside Heather Campbell, Gian Molina, and Kevin Manwarren, which played weekly on IO
IO
Io, IO, I/O, i/o, or i.o. may refer to:-An abbreviation:* I.O., a theater in Chicago, Illinois dedicated to improvisational comedy* i.o., "in illo ordine", Latin phrase meaning "respectively"...
West's mainstage in Hollywood for 10 months. The team is currently enjoying an indefinite hiatus.
He has appeared in David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
's Inland Empire
Inland Empire (film)
Inland Empire, sometimes styled as INLAND EMPIRE, is a 2006 mystery film written and directed by David Lynch. It was his first feature-length film since 2001's Mulholland Drive, and shares many similarities with that film. It premiered in Italy at the Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2006...
, J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and composer. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity...
' Star Trek, and the award-winning short film Goiter Boy, which screened at Cannes in 1997
1997 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Isabelle Adjani *Gong Li *Mira Sorvino *Paul Auster *Tim Burton *Luc Bondy *Patrick Dupond *Mike Leigh *Nanni Moretti *Michael Ondaatje -Feature film competition:...
and won the year's Student Emmy for Best Drama. He has been recognized most recently from his role in the 2008 independent film The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe is the 2008 directorial film debut of Korean-American filmmaker Jieho Lee, who co-wrote the script with Bob DeRosa. It stars Kevin Bacon, Julie Delpy, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emile Hirsch, and Forest Whitaker...
as Mr. Park, where he appeared alongside Andy García
Andy García
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez , professionally known as Andy García, is a Cuban American actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, having appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather: Part III, The Untouchables, Internal Affairs and When a Man Loves a Woman...
and Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...
, and from several appearances on SPIKEtv's MANswers
MANswers
MANswers is a late night comedy series that premiered on Spike on September 19, 2007.The series is produced by reality television production company, SuperDelicious, and airs on Spike. The executive producers are Kyle Danielson the Third, Adam Cohen, Cara Tapper, Joanna Vernetti, Akifumi Takuma and...
.
He is infamous for his YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
videos. These include Fun Rock T-Shirts--an advertisement for his website--and a comic act about experiencing Burning Man
Burning Man
Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening...
. One of his videos has appeared on G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
's Attack of the Show.
His interests include birding, Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...
, and making comic videos.