Who's in the Cast
Chris Tarjan - (Tom Archer)
Chris Tarjan began his career in theater 25 years ago in Boston, Massachusetts.
His most notable performances include playing all four male roles in Shear Madness, a comedy whodunit, which holds the Guinness Book record as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd longest-running play in the history of American theatre. A true old-timer with Madness, Chris has performed in ten different cities, as well as serving as director of the Des Moines, Laguna Beach, San Francisco, Chicago and Milwaukee productions of Madness.
Other notable roles include Shpigelsky, A Month in the Country, Waldgrave, The Nerd, Diamond Louis, The Front Page, Lt. Rooney, Arsenic and Old Lace, at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple, Hans, Merry Christmas My Ass, at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts; Frank, Red Herring, Jane/Edgar, The Mystery of Irma Vep, at Next Act Theater Milwaukee; The one man show, Rush Limbaugh in Night School with Bialystock and Bloom Theatricals, Professor Arrant, in the world premiere of Boswells Dreams, at Renaissance Theaterworks; and Orin the Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
John McGivern - (Mark Archer)
Milwaukee native, John McGivern has appeared in numerous stage productions throughout his career, however he is best known for his role of Tony Whitcomb in the long running, salon-set sensation, "Shear Madness."
John is also the author and star of several one-man shows, for which, he has received national critical acclaim, including the John W. Schmid Award for "Best Writer of a New Work" and the "After Dark Award" for outstanding performance by an actor.
His first show, Midwest Side Story, opened to rave reviews at the Baliwick Theater in Chicago. Through the years his shows have taken on slightly different names including John McGivern Live, One of the Boys, Late Night with John McGivern, That John McGivern Thing, An Evening with John McGivern, and A Midsummer Night McGivern, all of which are based on his real life experiences as a boy growing up in an Irish-Catholic family.
Today, John resides in Milwaukee and is a frequent guest on the WKLH-FM 96.5 Dave and Carole morning radio show. He can also be seen on Fridays on TMJ 4 on the "Daily Dish" segment.
Brian Page - (Matt Archer)
Brian is very pleased to be a part of Bunk Bed
Brothers. He is originally from Connecticut and now makes his home in
Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the National Theater Inst. and the
University of Minnesota. In Minneapolis, he has performed at the
Jungle, Illusion, Playwrights Center and Chanhassen Dinner Theaters.
He has also performed at Lincoln Center in NYC. Favorite roles
include: Jimmy in The Rainmaker, Billy in Streamers, Puck in Midsummer
Nights Dream and Mozart in Amadeus. He supplements his theater habit by
doing commercial work, voiceovers and live interactive animation.
Pat Hazell - (Pat Archer)
Showtime declared Pat Hazell, "One of the Five Funniest People in
America." His kids don't disagree with that statement, but then again
he drives them places and pays for the food. Hazell made his first
appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1989 just days
before his ten-year high school reunion. So he had something to talk
about besides his weight gain. Hazell has since made six more
appearances with Jay Leno.
Hazell served as Jerry Seinfeld's opening act and became one of the
original four writers for the NBC series Seinfeld. As a playwright, his
first endeavor, Bunk Bed Brothers, which he co-wrote with Matt Goldman,
was critically acclaimed and eventually filmed as the sit-com, American
Pie, for NBC Studios. The Wonder Bread Years, a one-man show & tell has
been taped as a one-hour PBS special.
Pat currently lives in Austin, Texas where he and his wife Sydney are
shaping the future of a new set of Bunk Bed Brothers.
Clive Rosengren - (Art Archer)
Mr. Rosengren just completed a season at
the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, playing "Egeon" in THE COMEDY OF
ERRORS, "Bobby" in THE VISIT, and "Salisbury" in HENRY VI. He has been
associated with BUNK BED BROTHERS since 1991 and keeps wondering why he
returns to it like the swallows to Capistrano. Prior to and between
bouts of riding herd on Matt and Pat, he spent six seasons at
Cleveland's Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival. He has also labored in
the vineyards of Los Angeles for 18 years, appearing in such films as
ED WOOD, COBB, SOAPDISH, BUGSY and THAT THING YOU DO!. The smaller
screen has found room for him in "Cheers," "Seinfeld," "Ellen," "Home
Improvement" and the underappreciated television version of BUNK BED
BROTHERS called "American Pie." Spare time finds him writing a
detective novel, which he vows to finish before his hero is eligible
for Social Security.
John Mueller - (Pat Archer)
John Mueller born in Wichita, Kansas has been seen on
E!Entertainment, Ellen, Lois and Clark, Brisco County Jr., Return to
Horror High and in the soon to be released film Bloodline which
features two of John's original songs from his newly released CD,
Romance and Redemption. You may have also seen him on late night TV
(we're talking 3:00am) as the spokesperson for a crappy guitar he no
longer remembers the brand name of. Perhaps best known for his
worldwide acclaimed concert and stage portrayals of Buddy Holly, he
first portrayed Buddy in a world premiere stage production of Be Bop A
Lula in Hollywood that was produced by Adam Ant and The Door's John
Densmore. He then won a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Buddy in
the theatrical production of Buddy...the Buddy Holly Story at Kansas
City's American Heartland Theatre and held this role in San Diego,
Chicago, Toronto, and Miami. Theatre highlights over the years include
the national broadway tour of The Real Thing directed by Mike Nichols,
Henry V at Chicago Shakespeare Repertory and Flight to Arkadelphia at
the NoHo Theatre, a play that John also co-authored. Recently, John
undertook the portrayal of yet another American icon, Hank Williams in
Lost Highway at the Old Town Theatre in Wichita, KS. John is proud to
have performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with John Mellencamp,
Marshall Crenshaw, and Joe Ely. Other highlights include a live TV
appearance with over 2 million viewers nationwide on the Jerry Lewis
Telethon.
Craig Benton - (Matt Archer)
Mr. Benton has taken the unconventional, backwards approach to show
biz, starting with Hollywood movies, episodic dramas, and sit-coms,
then soaps, commercials, training films, and eventually way off
Broadway theatre in the mid-west. Ironically he's wound up working
with, learning from, and getting to know some of the very people he
admired on television 35 years ago. Don Knotts, Marion Ross, Jack
Klugman, Larry Storch, Jamie Farr, Gavin MacLeod, Richard Kline, Marla
Gibbs, Pat Harrington, Karen Valentine and Elinor Donahue have all
shared the stage with Craig. LA credits include Married With Children,
Wings, Coach, Step By Step, Herman's Head, Jake and the Fatman, Star
Trek: The Next Generation, Knots Landing and The Young and the
Restless. Recently dubbed "the Jimmy Stewart of Kansas City theatre" by
the KC Star, he shares his "wonderful life" with wife Kris, 11 year old
daughter McKenna, 8 1/2 year old son Cameron, and two cats.
Tim Decker - (Pat Archer)
Tim comes to Bunk Bed Brothers from Chicago
where he has worked extensively in theatre as well as commercial, film
and voiceovers. Favorite stage productions include Comedy of Errors,
Macbeth, Ghetto, All My Sons, Toys in the Attic, The Complete History
of America Abridged, and Black Star Line just to name a few. On
camera work has seen Tim land TV roles on The Untouchables,
Cupid, Missing Persons, and Turks and film roles in Joshua, Tenfold,
Liars Club and Charming Billy. Commercially, Tim has been seen and
heard selling everything from cinnamon rolls to spray paint.
William Ragsdale - (Matt Archer)
William Ragsdale plays the responsible brother of this dynamic duo. He is
probably most recognizable for his leading roles on the TV series "Herman's
Head," "Gross Pointe," and his reocurring role as Dan, the Pizzaman in
"Ellen". In fact, he is one of the few actors that can claim that he's had a
series or pilot on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and the WB. Theatrically he starred
as Eugene in "Biloxi Blues" on Broadway and in the national tour.
Moviegoers might remember him as Charlie Brewster, the all-american,
boy-next-door (who happened to live next door to a group of vampires)
in the films "Fright Night I & II."
Who's Who in Production
Matt Goldman (Writer/ Director)
Matt wrote two seasons on Seinfeld, one as a staff writer and the
second as a story editor, where he was nominated for a Writer's Guild
award. He wrote three years on Diane English's Love & War, serving as
story editor, producer and supervising producer. He then wrote on
Ellen for two years as a consulting producer and co-executive producer.
He also wrote for NBC's Working, serving as the show's co-executive
producer and Three Sisters, serving as a consulting producer. Matt has
also created pilots for NBC, CBS ABC, FOX and UPN. He's currently
writing a new pilot for ABC. Matt lives in Minneapolis with his wife
and two children.
Pat Hazell - Writer/Director/Producer
Pat wrote on the original season
of Seinfeld and served as the studio audience warm up for over 75
episodes. He later wrote for Love & War, Lois & Clark: The New
Adventures of Superman, and Showtime's Aspen Comedy Festival. He
served as the Producer on the sitcom America Pie for NBC productions.
He has made seven appearances on The Tonight Show and tours the country
in his one-man show The Wonder Bread Years. Pat is the founding father
of The Good Humor Men: America's Comedy Dream Team and is the president
of Sweetwood Productions. He enjoys hot cheese, cold Dr. Pepper, and
dancing in the kitchen with his kids.