Acting Dead
{{More footnotes needed|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = Horror, Comedy
| creator = Brian Beacock
| writer = Brian Beacock
| director = Alan David Morgan
| starring = Brian Beacock, Jillian Clare, Chris Galya, Patrika Darbo, Paul Nygro, John Yelvington
| composer = Jamie Forsyth
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 11
| producer = Susan Bernhardt, Brian Beacock, Paul Nygro
| cinematography = Jared Hoy
| company = Leonian
| image =
}}
Acting Dead is an American satirical dark comedy about the world of Hollywood zombies.{{Cite web|url=http://actingdead.com/index.html|title=Home of the Delicious Zomedy Series - ACTING DEAD|website=Actingdead.com|access-date=2017-04-17}} The series focuses on Tate Blodgett (Brian Beacock), a zombie, and Alex Carbonneux (Jillian Clare), a ghost, as they both struggle with their new afterlife.
Episodes
- Episode 1: Career Suicide
- Episode 2: Throw The Switch!
- Episode 3: Polterguise
- Episode 4: Talent and Brains
- Episode 5: The "X" Is Silent But Deadly
- Episode 6: This Town Needs an Exorcist
- Episode 7: Take You Out for a Bite
- Episode 8: Money Back Scarentee
Cast and characters
= Main cast =
- Brian Beacok as Tate Blodgett
- Jillian Clare as Alex Carbonneux
- Chris Galya as Hunter Lee
- Patrika Darbo as Margot Mullen, Tate's agent.
- Paul Nygro as Paul Baker
- John Yelvington as Maddox Shane
= Guest stars =
- Debbie Gibson as Roberta
- Sheila Korsi as Rosalia
- Lori Alan as Zombietologist
- Carolyn Hennesy as Dr. Ivana Wurshter
- Christine Lakin as Snotty Casting Director
- Eric Martsolf as Lab Assistant
- John J. York as Tennyson Albright
- Cocoa Brown as Scared Casting Director
- Peter Allen Vogt as Xavier LeBeaux
Awards
Austin Indie Flix Showcase, 2014
| class="wikitable"
|• |Won, Jury Award |
| |Best Actress Jillian Clare |
Austin WebFest, 2015
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|• |Won |
| |Best Special Effects |
Brooklyn WebFest, 2015
| class="wikitable"
|• |Won |
| |Best Comedy |
FilmQuest, US, 2015
| class="wikitable"
|• |Won, FilmQuest Cthulhu |
| |Best Web Series |
IFQ, 2015
| class="wikitable"
|• |Won |
| |Best Director, David Morgan |
Independent Film Quarterly Film and Webisode Festival, 2014
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|• |Won, Festival Award |
| |Best Director of a Web Series Alan David Morgan |
Indie Series Awards, 2015
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|• |Won, ISA |
| |Best Guest Actor- Comedy Peter Allen Vogt |
| •
|Won, ISA |
| |Best Web Series - Comedy |
| •
|Won, ISA |
| |Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) Chris Galya |
| •
|Won, ISA |
| |Best Writing (Comedy) Brian Beacock (writer) |
| •
|Nominated, ISA |
| |Best Guest Actress - Comedy Carolyn Hennesy |
| •
|Nominated, ISA |
| |Best Supporting Actress (Comedy) Deborah Gibson |
| •
|Nominated, ISA |
| |Best Actress (Comedy) Jillian Clare |
| •
|Nominated, ISA |
| |Best Makeup Jen Grable |
| •
|Nominated, ISA |
| |Best Actor (Comedy) Brian Beacock |
| •
|Nominated, ISA |
| |Best Production Design Danny Cistone |
Long Beach Comic Con, 2015
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|• |Won |
| |Best WebSeries |
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, 2015
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|• |Won, LAIFF February Award |
| |Best Web Series (English) Alan David Morgan |
New York Comic Con, 2015
| class="wikitable"
|• |Won |
| |Best WebSeries |
Primetime Emmy Awards, 2016
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|• |Won, Primetime Emmy |Source |
| |Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Patrika Darbo• For playing: "Margot Mullen". |
Raindance Film Festival, 2014
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|• |Nominated, Jury Prize |
| |Best Ensemble Web Series |
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://starrymag.com/patrika-darbo-acting-dead/|title=Patrika Darbo – Acting Dead|date=18 October 2016|website=Starrymag.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/days/news/2016/0912-darbo_emmy_acting-dead.php|title=DAYS' Patrika Darbo wins primetime Emmy for Acting Dead|website=Soapcentral.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.nohoartsdistrict.com/north-hollywood-news-noho/item/4697-zombies-hollywood-emmy-acting-dead|title=Zombies, Hollywood, Emmy...Acting Dead. - NoHo Arts District|website=Nohoartsdistrict.com|accessdate=1 January 2018|archive-date=2 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102015503/http://nohoartsdistrict.com/north-hollywood-news-noho/item/4697-zombies-hollywood-emmy-acting-dead|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Emmy-Winners-List-2016-42367231|title=Emmys: Here's the Complete List of 2016's Big Winners|first=Maggie|last=Panos|website=Popsugar.com|date=19 September 2016 |accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2016/09/2016-emmy-winners-and-the-awards-go-to/|title=2016 Emmy Winners: And the Awards Go To....|date=18 September 2016|website=Tvfanatic.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/09/12/park-bench-short-form-emmy-awards/|title=AOL's 'Park Bench' Among Short-Form Emmy Winners, But Some Choices Raise Questions - Tubefilter|date=12 September 2016|website=Tubefilter.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/09/full-list-of-winners-from-the-2016-creative-arts-emmy-awards/|title=Full list of winners from the 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards|date=12 September 2016|website=Flickermyth.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/new-emmy-categories-short-form-youtube-digitial-content-childrens-hospital-1201705865/|title=Short Form Emmy Nominations: 'Childrens Hospital' Leads, Few Independents Honored|first=Jude|last=Dry|date=14 July 2016|website=Indiewire.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=https://dailydead.com/indie-spotlight-84/|title=Indie Spotlight - Daily Dead|date=6 October 2013|website=Dailydead.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=https://dailydead.com/indie-spotlight-83/|title=Indie Spotlight - Daily Dead|date=22 September 2013|website=Dailydead.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Category:American comedy web series
Category:Zombies in television
Category:2014 web series debuts