Gary-- Steven C. Bennett

Steven C. Bennett plays Gary, the confused father who looks to the Count and his fabled hunt to lead him through an apparant mid-life crisis. 

He was most recently seen on MadTV, in the part of Dick Cheney on a heart monitor, The Bold and the Beautiful, and a few commercials that never seem to air as much as others do. He has also appeared in The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and numerous stage plays in local area theaters. He has been studying with film acting coach, Peter Looney, “for more years than I can count on my fingers”.

His first love has always been comedy. He studied improvisation comedy with DeVera Marcus and Off the Wall, a long-running improvisational group. That led to a few years as a stand-up comedian, where his life-long talent for impressions was put to good use as Johnny Carson, Casey Kasem (one of the first to actually do him), Yoda, and cartoon characters like Elmer Fudd/Carlo Rossi (of wine fame, they sounded the same). Through the director’s gleeful encouragement, this latter impression made its way into this film.

“The making of this film was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.When I first saw the script, I didn’t quite get it (in hindsight, that fits right in with the character). But once we got into the rehearsal stage, it became increasingly clear that this group of people had a child-like enthusiasm, which was very contagious. There was nothing they wouldn’t at least try in terms of comic possibilities, many of which actually made it onto the screen (to my complete surprise). Even though this may be a cliché, it was a true collaboration working with these Saturday-morning cartoon aficionados. I would work with these guys in a second (or even longer!)”