Monday Morning Productions in association with Actorman Entertainment is announcing another Special Guest Star to add to its already impressive roster. Commercial and Feature Film Director Bob Giradli will be featured in the final episode of HE'S WITH ME, which will air on Youtube Monday, April 25th.
In the first of a two-part episode entitled "Adult Men", Mr. Giraldi will be featured as Robert Gibson, owner of Ted's (Bradford How) advertising firm.
"As our show takes place in the advertising world, having Bob Giraldi play a pivotal role in Ted's story line is a real coup for our show. He came to the set with enthusiasm, happy to be on the other side of the camera. We couldn't have been more thrilled", says series creator Jason Cicci.
During an amazing run of over 40 years as one of America's leading commercial film directors, Bob Giraldi has produced and directed over 4,000 unique visual marketing and advertising pieces-- as well as dozens of music videos, including the ground-breaking Michael Jackson's "Beat It", Jackson and Paul McCartney's "Say Say Say," Lionel Richie's "Hello" and Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield."
His 2001 feature film, "Dinner Rush" has become praised as one of the most important culinary films, influencing the many reality and fictional food shows that crowd TV and media today. As Giraldi reminds, "one of the most satisfying distinctions for me is that the film is required viewing in the curriculum at the Culinary Institute of America." He also directed the feature film "Hiding Out" starring Jon Cryer.
His latest short films include "A Poet Long Ago', written by the legendary Pete Hamill, and "A Conversational Place" by author/actor Jason Cicci, now enjoying a successful run in festivals throughout the world. He's in post-production with "New Year's Eve @ Sunny's"; a short film based on 'a 2015 Craigslist's Missed Connections posting finally written by a Viet Nam pilot who, in 1972, planned on committing suicide, only to be interrupted by a mysterious woman.'
Giraldi has also been on the faculty of New York's School of Visual Arts for over 30 years and is currently Chair of SVA's 'MPS in Directing' graduate program.
He and partner Patti Greaney co-founded the popular food site for chefs and cookbook authors; StarChefs.com-- which is still the leading go-to web site in the culinary world.
Giraldi also owns many successful restaurants; among them, in NYC, there is Jean Georges in Trump Towers, Mercer Kitchen in SoHo, Gigino Trattoria and Gigino @ Wagner Park in Tribeca and Prime Steakhouse @ the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
He plans on opening a new casual spot with his wife, Patti, at their vacation spot in Montauk, NY.
Created and written by Jason Cicci and directed by Sebastian La Cause, "He's With Me" premiered on
Youtube in June 2013. The show currently has over 3,100 subscribers and more than 225,800 views. "He's With Me" has been nominated for many awards and has been named an Official Selection by the Indie Series Awards, LA Web Fest, the
ROME Web Awards, Siciliy Web Fest and both the Seattle and Denver Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals.
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