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Not many performers since the days of Vaudeville have worked to create the broad range of talents that Bill Wolski has. As a jack of all trades, he has honed his talents as a character actor, singer, dancer, impersonator, stunt artist, straight man, comic relief, leading man, hero, villain - the list goes on. Over the length of his career, he has sought out every genre of acting experience possible, from Shakespeare to sketch comedy, musicals to melodrama, and has delved into the entire spectrum of performance art.
The story behind Bill's performance career began on a day back in 1981 - a day he will never forget. His sister was about to attend her first dance class, and his father decided, to be fair, he would ask young Bill if this is something he wanted to do too. From this defining moment - as the only pair of pants in a sea of leotards - he fell in love with the stage.
Years, and many dance classes and recitals later, Bill voyaged into the world of choir and theater. In high school, he stretched his creative wings and tried his hand at this new kind of performance. Entering college was much of the same. Although he took courses in science, he found the stage much more appealing. But he did not limit himself to the University stage. He ventured into many different theatrical opportunities and developed his craft in many different ways - he started to develop into the jack of all trades he is now known to be.
Since 1998, Bill has participated in more than 70 productions and given over 450 live performances. A staunch Blues Brothers fan, he also co-created an impersonation act, The Soul Men, and performed in various venues around his native Cleveland, Ohio. A self-trained harmonica player, he wowed audiences with his harp-playing skills and astonishing Elwood Blues impersonation.
A recipient of multiple awards for his acting ventures and impressive reviews from the critics, his talent and dedication has not gone unnoticed. Most recently, Bill was awarded the PV Players Best Lead Actor Award for his role in David Sedaris' one-man show, "The Santaland Diaries." A life goal of his, this one-man show proved to be as great a success as it was a challenge. In addition, for his role as the respectable, married side-kick in the romantic comedy, "The Tender Trap," Back Stage West extolled him by saying, "Wolski takes top honors. His [character's] attraction to Sylvia creates a much more interesting sub story than the rather cutesy ingénue-catches-swinger main event."
Since moving to Los Angeles in the fall of 2002, Bill has made many steps to further his acting career to the next level. Building a solid foundation of knowledge, experience, technique, and versatility, he has earned a reputation from his peers for reliability and integrity. He professes to bear scars from stunts he wasn't afraid to try and stretched ligaments from tap dancing at performance level when others were just going through the paces. And he has always taken a blue-collar approach to performing, treating it more like a job than a glory hunt.