Brian White:
Brian White, also know as “B-Dubb” or
“BW” to his friends, considers himself a renaissance man and these days his
primary passion is the field of acting. Brian is also a businessman, son,
model, author, brother and mentor-- which helps to keep him fairly
busy.
Through this website, we hope to give you a brief insight into Brian's interests;
and ultimately pique your interest in working with him -- professionally--
in the future. We love to hear your thouhgts and comments regarding his work, so please feel free to
send email.
Please keep in mind that Brian
will do his best to respond to you personally - when time permits, and that it
may take some time. We also ask, that if your inquiry is in reference to Brian's
professional availability, in any field, that you please direct those
questions to one of Brian's representatives and NOT to him directly.
Note: All
representative contact information is listed below:
FILM AND TELEVISION AGENCY:
Gold - Liedtke Associates
Attn: Ms. Bonnie Liedtke
3500 W. Olive Avenue - Suite 1400
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: 818.972.4300
COMMERCIAL AGENCY:
Special Artists Agency
345 North Maple Drive - Suite 304
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Contact: Laura Fogelman
Phone: 310.859.9688
MODELING/DANCE:
The Bobby Ball Agency
4342 Lankershim Blvd.
Universal City, CA 91602
Contact: Ms. Christine Tarallo or Mr. Vahe Shaghzo
Phone: 818.506.8188 Fax: 818.506.8588
As far as Brian's biography - let's start at the beginning. So, for those of you who care,
his birthday is April 21st...which makes him a Tauras. He loves hearing your thoughts on his work-- as well as
receiving cards and gifts :-) so if you ever want to send him anything, you can send letters, items,
etc. in care of his personal management firm:
BRIAN WHITE FAN CLUB
c/o ROKLIN MANAGEMENT
8265 SUNSET BLVD. - SUITE 101
LOS ANGELES, CA 90046
Brian was born just outside of Boston, MA and come from a large family with 5, beautiful, younger sisters. He
attended Dartmouth College, in Hanover, NH; where he studied Political
Science, Psychology and Theater Arts. Brian also played Football and Lacrosse
there. Following graduation (yes, Brian has a degree!), he was fortunate enough to be signed by both
an NFL (New England Patriots) and NLL (Boston Blazers) team. By the
way...the NLL is the professional lacrosse league. If you're not from the northeast, you've probably never heard of
lacrosse; but lacrosse is pretty big there. An injury ended his professional athletic career shorter than he would have
liked and his life took an odd turn-- well...actually two odd turns! First, Brian began
modeling and secondly, Brian co-founded a professional dance company.
The dance company, Phunk Phenomenon Urban
Dance Theater, still exists today. These days, his co-founder, Reia Briggs, is the real heart and soul of
Phunk Phenomenon. She is a certified teacher, dance instructor and
humanitarian; and also Phunk's director. The mission of Phunk Phenomenon is to be a multicultural and
multiethnic conduit with which urban male and female "products" ages 18-28
can impart their life lessons and knowledge to their younger urban
counterparts ages 12-18. The tool Phunk Phenomenon uses to communicate is the
performing arts-- more specifically, dance. The ultimate goal is to entertain
while educating; for which we have coined the term, “edutainment.”
As for the modeling and acting, Brian got his introduction to the business by
attending a fashion show casting with a friend. It so happened that this
is where Brian met an agent. Shortly after the show, Brian had the good fortune to be signed by an
agency in his home town and began the process of learning the ropes and
developing his confidence. After about 1 1/2 years in the modeling business,
Brian had a pretty decent portfolio, head shots and a short resume.
If you are an actor, then you probably wonder about the union thing? The
answer is that Brian was lucky enough to have gotten his SAG card on the very
first commercial job he did-- which was actually the first job Brian booked, period! What was it? It was a
principle role in a national commercial for TJMaxx.
Actually, during that time period, Brian did several things to pay the bills,
including becoming a licensed stock broker, helping to further developing Phunk
Phenomenon, TV commercials, modeling and acting.
The next significant step occurred when Brian was presented with the
opportunity to work in Los Angeles, CA in 1999...and took it. That pretty
much brings us to today. Since 1999 Brian has been focusing on studying the
craft and business of acting; and has dedicated himself to trying to become
the best actor he can be. His goal is to seek out roles in which he feels a strong
personal connection to and sees a social significance. Ideally, his work will
inspire discussion among it's (the projects) viewing audience. Brian's promise
to himself-- whether the platform be film, TV or theater, is to attempt to
seek out material that is challenging: mentally, emotionally, physically and
spiritually.
In the world of modeling, Brian am always on the look out for jobs that will
allow him to express himself creatively and artistically. Brian also enjoys
traveling to beautiful and exotic locations and is hopeful for those few
opportunities in which modeling will allow him the chance to effect social
consciousness regarding some meaningful issue.
As we mentioned before, Phunk Phenomenon Urban Dance Theater is alive and
well. It is based out of Boston, MA. and current projects range from the production of a feature stage show,
to music videos and television commercials. The ensemble has evolved to a
full service dance staffing and casting organization but remains rooted in
the mission to try and make a difference in the world. To contact Phunk
Phenomenon, direct email to Reia Briggs (Address is linked).
In closing, We'd like to say that Brian hopes you enjoy your visit to his his site
and wishes you all the best in your future endeavors.
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