Caleb Spivak
{{short description|American actor, model, and entrepreneur}}
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Caleb J. Spivak is an American actor, model, and entrepreneur.{{cite news | title =Gay Atlanta actor bares all in primetime TV debut | publisher =projectq.us| date =21 December 2016 | url =http://www.projectq.us/atlanta/gay_atlanta_actor_bares_all_in_primetime_tv_debut | access-date =20 April 2017}} He is the founder of What Now Atlanta (WNA), a news resource for openings and closings in Atlanta's restaurants, retail and real estate.{{cite news | title =Caleb Spivak of What Now Atlanta takes job as Atlantic Station's Social Media and Community Manager | work=Creative Loafing| date =5 January 2012 | url =https://creativeloafing.com/content-215150-Caleb-Spivak-of-What-Now-Atlanta-takes-job-as-Atlantic-Station%27s-Social-Media-and-Community-Manager | access-date =20 November 2019}}{{cite news | last =Karishma | first =Mehrotra | title =Atlanta Supper clubs attract the adventurous | publisher =myajc.com| date =27 September 2013 | url =http://www.myajc.com/entertainment/atlanta-supper-clubs-attract-the-adventurous/bpjyU6pjnCfnwMqSU2afrJ/ | access-date =20 April 2017}}{{cite magazine | last =Cliff | first =Oxford | title =Millennials Mentoring Executives: It's a Brave New World | magazine =forbes.com| date =22 July 2014 | url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/cliffoxford/2014/07/22/millennials-mentoring-executives/#63de7ac388a9 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140725211515/http://www.forbes.com/sites/cliffoxford/2014/07/22/millennials-mentoring-executives/#63de7ac388a9 | url-status =dead | archive-date =July 25, 2014 | access-date =20 April 2017}}
Early life
Born in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England to Air Force veterans Mark Ian and Lisa Hay Spivak, Caleb and his older brother Joshua Aaron Spivak, began performing together on stages while growing up in New York City, Italy and other locations where the military work took his family to.{{cite web | title =Caleb J. Spivak Biography| website =imdb.com| url =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7080494/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm| access-date =20 April 2017}}
Career
Caleb J. Spivak moved to Atlanta in 2007 and attended Georgia State University pursuing a degree in Theatre and Journalism but later dropped out to build a career in the film and television industry as the Hollywood enterprise boomed in the South.
In 2010, Caleb founded What Now Atlanta; a news source for restaurant, retail, and multifamily openings and closings in Atlanta while working as Director of Social Media & Emerging Technologies for Commercial Real Estate Developer North American Properties (NAP).{{cite news| title =Spotlight: Caleb Spivak – Founder of "What Now Atlanta"| publisher =davidatlanta.com| date =18 August 2011| url =http://davidatlanta.com/2011/08/spotlight-caleb-spivak-founder-of-what-now-atlanta/| access-date =20 April 2017| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170424085933/http://davidatlanta.com/2011/08/spotlight-caleb-spivak-founder-of-what-now-atlanta/| archive-date =24 April 2017| url-status =dead}}{{cite news | last =KIM | first =SEVERSON | title= When Phones Come Out Long Before the Turkey
| newspaper =nytimes.com| date =21 November 2012 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/technology/when-phones-come-out-long-before-the-turkey.html&https://www.bisnow.com/atlanta/news/commercial-real-estate/JUST-HOW-MUCH-RETAIL-5316| access-date =20 April 2017}}{{cite news | last =SCOTT | first =HENRY | title=Caleb Spivak: The Blogger| publisher =creativeloafing.com| date =5 January 2012 | url =https://creativeloafing.com/content-232592-20-People-to-Watch---Caleb-Spivak:-The-Blogger| access-date =20 November 2019}}
{{cite news | last =Collin | first =Kelley | title=Blogging Atlanta Part 2| publisher =atlantaintownpaper.com| date =1 June 2011 | url =https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2011/06/01/blogging-atlanta-part-2/| access-date =20 April 2017}} He first joined NAP in 2011 to develop a Social Media strategy to revitalize Atlantic Station, a failing mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta.{{cite news| title =Caleb Spivak| publisher =journalismnext2014.com| url =https://journalismnext2014.com/caleb-spivak/| access-date =20 April 2017| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170424090107/https://journalismnext2014.com/caleb-spivak/| archive-date =24 April 2017| url-status =dead}}{{cite news | title =Best of Atlanta 2013| publisher =modernluxury.com| date =28 March 2013 | url =http://www.modernluxury.com/jezebel/story/best-of-atlanta-2013| access-date =20 April 2017}}
In early 2015, Caleb began studying the Meisner technique with actor and acting coach Erin Elizabeth Burns known for her role in Stephen King’s Cell. He also booked his first television role as "Harvey Robinson" in Your Worst Nightmare; a TV Series documentary produced by Crazy Legs Productions for Investigation Discovery within the same year.{{cite news | last =Jamey | first =Giddens | title =All My Children's Justin Bruening Got Royally Pounded Last Night on TNT's Good Behavior| publisher =daytimeconfidential.com| date =14 December 2016 | url =http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/12/14/all-my-childrens-justin-bruening-has-gay-sex-on-tnts-good-behavior| access-date =20 April 2017}}
In 2017, Caleb performed the role of Biometric Operator in the American television series 24: Legacy produced by Twentieth Century Fox for the Fox Network.{{cite news | title =Cast and credits of 24: Legacy | publisher =listal.com| url =http://www.listal.com/tv/24-legacy/cast | access-date =20 April 2017}}
Filmography
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| scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Title !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| scope="row" | 2015
| Your Worst Nightmare | Harvey Robinson | TV series documentary |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Snapped: Killer Couples | John Hawkins | TV series documentary |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Fun Town | Tanner | Short |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Good Behavior | Hot Guy | TV series |
| scope="row" | 2016
| My Annoying Dead Brother | Brandon Hayes | TV series |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Legends & Lies | Captain Corydon Heath | TV series |
| scope="row" | 2017
| #Murder | John Fox | TV series |
| scope="row" | 2017
| 24: Legacy | Biometric Operator | TV series |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Release | Robert | Feature |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Truth or Double Dare (TODD) | Jonathan | Feature |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Jodi Arias Special | Travis Alexander | TV series |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer | Stephen Terrero | Feature |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Dead Silent | Terry Childs | TV series |
| scope="row" | 2021
| Witnesses | Oliver Cowdery | Film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=nm7080494}}
- [http://whatnowatlanta.com/ What Now Atlanta website]
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Category:American male film actors
Category:Male models from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:American business executives
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