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 David "Mosky" Moskowitz was born on a Christmas morning in Brooklyn, NY to a nursing instructor-caregiver-pianist strict mother, and a high school industrial arts (a.k.a., shop) teacher-artist-musician disciplinarian dad.He's an industry veteran who graduated from USC's prestigious School of Cinematic Arts (BA Film & Television Production). Taught acting for over a decade. Was a featured dancer in Justin Timberlake's hit music video, "Can't Stop The Feeling" (which has almost 2 billion -- with a "b" -- hits on YouTube!). And had a 15-year radio career in news-talk as a host, award-winning show producer, and reporter.He is featured as Santa Claus in "Guardians of The Galaxy: Holiday Special" (Disney+).
Bio:
David "Mosky" Moskowitz was born on a Christmas morning in Brooklyn, NY to a nursing instructor-caregiver-pianist strict mother, and a high school industrial arts (a.k.a., shop) teacher-artist-musician disciplinarian dad.He's an industry veteran who graduated from USC's prestigious School of Cinematic Arts (BA Film & Television Production). Taught acting for over a decade. Was a featured dancer in Justin Timberlake's hit music video, "Can't Stop The Feeling" (which has almost 2 billion -- with a "b" -- hits on YouTube!). And had a 15-year radio career in news-talk as a host, award-winning show producer, and reporter.He is featured as Santa Claus in "Guardians of The Galaxy: Holiday Special" (Disney+).
Tivia:
Chris Rock based his BFF Greg character on David in the CW series, "Everybody Hates Chris!".One of his hobbies is to find the best slice of pizza and burger in Los Angeles. (So far, he says, nothing comes close to New York pizza. Even the worst pizza place in New York is better than anything in LA. Must be the water).Huge Star Wars AND Star Trek fan.Pet peeve: Drunks.Took him a year to learn the moonwalk.Was BFF's with Chris Rock at Marine Park Jr. High in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, NY, 8th grade in 1978-79. Both times when Chris hosted the Oscars (in 2005 and 2016) he mentioned David's name as part of an Oscar gag.David is a pro-level guitar player. He learned guitar at his father's music store in Tucson, AZ in the early 80s. The first song he learned was a country song, Johnny Lee's, "Looking For Love in All the Wrong Places.".Played lead guitar in the Tucson-based band, The Sidewinders, in 1985. David left the band in 1986, to pursue filmmaking studies at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, before the band changed their name to the Sand Rubies.Can leg press seven times his weight - over 1,300 lbs. Took him over a decade to get to that massive weight level, and has to keep it up every week to two weeks or his leg strength atrophies. He does it to see how far he can go strength wise.Spent a month doing crossword puzzles (from the LA Times and NY Times) to prep for being a contestant on "People Puzzler" hosted by Leah Remini. (The episode he's in aired Fri., Oct. 7th on the Game Show Network [GSN].Auditioned for "America's Got Talent" - Season 14 (2019). Played guitar and sang 90-seconds of Boston's legendary classic rock song, "More Than a Feeling," as Pied Piper, a costumed superhero character he created. Unfortunately, he didn't make it as a contestant in front of the three main judges.Auditioned twice for NBC's reboot of Chuck Barris', "The Gong Show": In February 2017, and in March 2018, playing guitar and singing an original song dressed as a costumed superhero character he created, Pied Piper. Unfortunately - or perhaps fortunately - he did not make it as a contestant on the show.Even though he's from Brooklyn, NY, is a big fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, ASU Sun Devils and UA Wildcats since he lived in Arizona for 20+ years (Phoenix for 13 1/2 years, Tucson for seven years).Was a production assistant on Oliver Stone's, "The Doors," during his spring break (senior year) at USC, in March 1990.Born on Christmas morning (even though he's Jewish!). Has performed as Santa, for several years, at parties and events as a "bad Santa" based on the Billy Bob Thornton character in the "Bad Santa" films.Is also a professional mime. Has a mime act called, "Mosky The Talking Mime".Went to two World Series baseball games in Phoenix, AZ: Games 1 and 2 of the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. NY Yankees in 2001. (Dbax beat the Yankees in Game 7 to win it!).Volunteer on the Technical Committee for the Women in Film Festival, Los Angeles, 1988-1990.Volunteer for the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, for several years in the late 80s, while attending USC film school. (The event is typically held the day before the Oscars).Produced Marconi winner (the Oscar of radio), legendary radio talk show host, Preston Westmoreland, on news-talk KTAR in Phoenix for almost three years. The show was number one afternoon drive in Phoenix, and also won several Associated Press (AP) awards.Produced and arranged a rap version of the Star-Spangled Banner, called "SSB," in 2011. Rappers: Twilight (Garland Watson) & Nocturnal featuring DJ Akshen.Production assistant to the concert promoter, Tucson, AZ, in the early 80s. Worked with R&B groups: Kool And The Gang, Zapp & Roger (Troutman), Ready for The World, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, The Gap Band, The Dazz Band, Shalamar, and The Commodores (sans Lionel Ritchie).Worked in a bullet factory in Las Vegas in the early 90s. Got the job through a temp agency working on Excel spreadsheets. (Side note: The owner of the company, and his son, were USC alumni).Funkiest job: Dressed as a disheveled chicken holding a sign (that tried to embarrass one of the boxers) at a boxing weigh-in at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in the 90s. Security duly escorted him out as he approached the stage with the boxers.Wrote for the Las Vegas Business Press and Las Vegas New Times, for several years, in the early 90s.After graduating USC film school in 1990, David was a production assistant, briefly, for the legendary late director, Peter Bogdanovich right before he made the film, "Noises Off.".After graduating USC film school in 1990, David worked briefly as a production assistant for the Robert Evans Company (RECOM. Robert Evans started his production company after leaving as head of Paramount Studios in 1974).Pet peeves: Someone who stands too close invading personal space; someone only interested in talking about themselves (narcissistic) and not interested in what I have to say; bad body oder; poor grooming; bad teeth.(Thurs., May 26th, 2022) Contestant on "You Bet Your Life" hosted by Jay Leno with longtime sidekick, Kevin Eubanks. Episode aired 9/23/22 at Fox network.While attending USC's School of Cinematic Arts in the late 80s, was on the Committee for a More Diverse Student Body along with fellow student, John Singleton.Graduated from USC with a BA in Film-TV Production in 1990. His fellow classmates where: John Singleton ("Boyz in The Hood"), Matthew Weiner ("Mad Man"), and Bryan Singer ("X-Men").Has acted in over 20 music videos in six years.Worked in Human Resources at Binion's Horseshoe, downtown Las Vegas, 1997-98. One of his job functions was processing World Series of Poker dealers. Got the job through a temp agency, and is still close friends with the then Human Resources Director, Pam Davis.(Fall 2011) Started public speaking and accent reduction coaching online.Graduated from Catalina High School, Tucson, AZ, in 1983.Studied Music Theory and Composition at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, in the mid-80s. (Side note: His mom, Myrna, was a nursing instructor at the college, so she was able to get his tuition half off).Lived in Las Vegas 1991-98.First Las Vegas casino job: Imperial Palace, Fall 1991. Couldn't stand working as a Keno Runner, and quit at end of his first day.Taught acting for many years - kids, teens and adults, beginners and advanced. Summer 2007: An agent - at the agency he was represented by in Scottsdale, AZ - looked at his extensive resume and thought he could be a fill-in for the main acting instructor. Teaching acting never entered David's mind, but he thought he'd give it a try! So he trained under the acting instructor, started to really enjoy it, discovered he was good at it and found it highly rewarding.Taught a screenwriting course at Collins College, Tempe, AZ (Spring 2011).Wrote for Tucson Teen Magazine, for several years, in the early 80s. (Publisher Bob Zucker would later rename the publication, Entertainment Magazine). David wrote concert and album reviews, conducted interviews with musicians, and covered the Tucson music scene.Played baseball in the Bedford Bay Little League (now Amity Little League) in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, mid-70s. Growing up, David wanted to be on the New York Mets, and was an avid collector of baseball cards. (Sadly, he sold all of his cards before moving to Tucson with his parents in the summer of 1979).First film class at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, Spring 1986. Instructor: David Wing (who made a killer doc about a day-in-the- life of the late uber-successful Arizona entrepreneur, Karl Eller).Shot loads of Super 8mm films in the mid-70s to early 80s. He has since posted them on YouTube.Avid collector of comic books growing up in Brooklyn in the 70s. (David especially loved Spiderman!).Barry Manilow lived under his family's 5th floor apartment on E. 21st St. in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY in the late 60s. At the time, Barry worked for the Mattel toy company by day, and by night was an accompanist to Bette Midler. Barry's mom, Edna, also lived in the building, in an apartment on the same floor as David's family. But David's only memory of Barry is seeing him bang his head on an overhead pipe in the basement.Trippy connection: David took a USC film course with adjunct professor, Steve Binder, who co-directed "The Star Wars Holiday Special" (1978). Fast forward to December 2022: David plays Santa in the "Guardians of The Galaxy: Holiday Special," which Director James Gunn said in interviews, was influenced by the aforementioned Star Wars holiday special.Second cousin to Doug Weinstein, associate director/producer in sports television for the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG).Second City Hollywood improv training.An only child, but had a lot of neighborhood friends to compensate. However, David always wondered what it was like to have a brother or sister. (He surmises he was a handful growing up, and was all his parents could handle!). |
| Name: |
David Moskowitz |
Type: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Additional Crew,Writer |
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| Last update: |
2024-07-01 12:25:29 |
| Height: |
5' 5' (1.65 m) |
| Birth place: |
1785 |
| Biography: |
David \"Mosky\" Moskowitz was born on a Christmas morning in Brooklyn, NY to a nursing instructor-caregiver-pianist strict mother, and a high school industrial arts (a.k.a., shop) teacher-artist-musician disciplinarian dad.He\'s an industry vete |
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Chris Rock based his BFF Greg character on David in the CW series, "Everybody Hates Chris!".One of his hobbies is to find the best slice of pizza and burger in Los Angeles. (So far, he says, nothing comes close to New York pizza. Even the worst pizza place in New York is better than anything in LA. Must be the water).Huge Star Wars AND Star Trek fan.Pet peeve: Drunks.Took him a year to learn the moonwalk.Was BFF's with Chris Rock at Marine Park Jr. High in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, NY, 8th grade in 1978-79. Both times when Chris hosted the Oscars (in 2005 and 2016) he mentioned David's name as part of an Oscar gag.David is a pro-level guitar player. He learned guitar at his father's music store in Tucson, AZ in the early 80s. The first song he learned was a country song, Johnny Lee's, "Looking For Love in All the Wrong Places.".Played lead guitar in the Tucson-based band, The Sidewinders, in 1985. David left the band in 1986, to pursue filmmaking studies at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, before the band changed their name to the Sand Rubies.Can leg press seven times his weight - over 1,300 lbs. Took him over a decade to get to that massive weight level, and has to keep it up every week to two weeks or his leg strength atrophies. He does it to see how far he can go strength wise.Spent a month doing crossword puzzles (from the LA Times and NY Times) to prep for being a contestant on "People Puzzler" hosted by Leah Remini. (The episode he's in aired Fri., Oct. 7th on the Game Show Network [GSN].Auditioned for "America's Got Talent" - Season 14 (2019). Played guitar and sang 90-seconds of Boston's legendary classic rock song, "More Than a Feeling," as Pied Piper, a costumed superhero character he created. Unfortunately, he didn't make it as a contestant in front of the three main judges.Auditioned twice for NBC's reboot of Chuck Barris', "The Gong Show": In February 2017, and in March 2018, playing guitar and singing an original song dressed as a costumed superhero character he created, Pied Piper. Unfortunately - or perhaps fortunately - he did not make it as a contestant on the show.Even though he's from Brooklyn, NY, is a big fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, ASU Sun Devils and UA Wildcats since he lived in Arizona for 20+ years (Phoenix for 13 1/2 years, Tucson for seven years).Was a production assistant on Oliver Stone's, "The Doors," during his spring break (senior year) at USC, in March 1990.Born on Christmas morning (even though he's Jewish!). Has performed as Santa, for several years, at parties and events as a "bad Santa" based on the Billy Bob Thornton character in the "Bad Santa" films.Is also a professional mime. Has a mime act called, "Mosky The Talking Mime".Went to two World Series baseball games in Phoenix, AZ: Games 1 and 2 of the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. NY Yankees in 2001. (Dbax beat the Yankees in Game 7 to win it!).Volunteer on the Technical Committee for the Women in Film Festival, Los Angeles, 1988-1990.Volunteer for the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, for several years in the late 80s, while attending USC film school. (The event is typically held the day before the Oscars).Produced Marconi winner (the Oscar of radio), legendary radio talk show host, Preston Westmoreland, on news-talk KTAR in Phoenix for almost three years. The show was number one afternoon drive in Phoenix, and also won several Associated Press (AP) awards.Produced and arranged a rap version of the Star-Spangled Banner, called "SSB," in 2011. Rappers: Twilight (Garland Watson) & Nocturnal featuring DJ Akshen.Production assistant to the concert promoter, Tucson, AZ, in the early 80s. Worked with R&B groups: Kool And The Gang, Zapp & Roger (Troutman), Ready for The World, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, The Gap Band, The Dazz Band, Shalamar, and The Commodores (sans Lionel Ritchie).Worked in a bullet factory in Las Vegas in the early 90s. Got the job through a temp agency working on Excel spreadsheets. (Side note: The owner of the company, and his son, were USC alumni).Funkiest job: Dressed as a disheveled chicken holding a sign (that tried to embarrass one of the boxers) at a boxing weigh-in at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in the 90s. Security duly escorted him out as he approached the stage with the boxers.Wrote for the Las Vegas Business Press and Las Vegas New Times, for several years, in the early 90s.After graduating USC film school in 1990, David was a production assistant, briefly, for the legendary late director, Peter Bogdanovich right before he made the film, "Noises Off.".After graduating USC film school in 1990, David worked briefly as a production assistant for the Robert Evans Company (RECOM. Robert Evans started his production company after leaving as head of Paramount Studios in 1974).Pet peeves: Someone who stands too close invading personal space; someone only interested in talking about themselves (narcissistic) and not interested in what I have to say; bad body oder; poor grooming; bad teeth.(Thurs., May 26th, 2022) Contestant on "You Bet Your Life" hosted by Jay Leno with longtime sidekick, Kevin Eubanks. Episode aired 9/23/22 at Fox network.While attending USC's School of Cinematic Arts in the late 80s, was on the Committee for a More Diverse Student Body along with fellow student, John Singleton.Graduated from USC with a BA in Film-TV Production in 1990. His fellow classmates where: John Singleton ("Boyz in The Hood"), Matthew Weiner ("Mad Man"), and Bryan Singer ("X-Men").Has acted in over 20 music videos in six years.Worked in Human Resources at Binion's Horseshoe, downtown Las Vegas, 1997-98. One of his job functions was processing World Series of Poker dealers. Got the job through a temp agency, and is still close friends with the then Human Resources Director, Pam Davis.(Fall 2011) Started public speaking and accent reduction coaching online.Graduated from Catalina High School, Tucson, AZ, in 1983.Studied Music Theory and Composition at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, in the mid-80s. (Side note: His mom, Myrna, was a nursing instructor at the college, so she was able to get his tuition half off).Lived in Las Vegas 1991-98.First Las Vegas casino job: Imperial Palace, Fall 1991. Couldn't stand working as a Keno Runner, and quit at end of his first day.Taught acting for many years - kids, teens and adults, beginners and advanced. Summer 2007: An agent - at the agency he was represented by in Scottsdale, AZ - looked at his extensive resume and thought he could be a fill-in for the main acting instructor. Teaching acting never entered David's mind, but he thought he'd give it a try! So he trained under the acting instructor, started to really enjoy it, discovered he was good at it and found it highly rewarding.Taught a screenwriting course at Collins College, Tempe, AZ (Spring 2011).Wrote for Tucson Teen Magazine, for several years, in the early 80s. (Publisher Bob Zucker would later rename the publication, Entertainment Magazine). David wrote concert and album reviews, conducted interviews with musicians, and covered the Tucson music scene.Played baseball in the Bedford Bay Little League (now Amity Little League) in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, mid-70s. Growing up, David wanted to be on the New York Mets, and was an avid collector of baseball cards. (Sadly, he sold all of his cards before moving to Tucson with his parents in the summer of 1979).First film class at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, Spring 1986. Instructor: David Wing (who made a killer doc about a day-in-the- life of the late uber-successful Arizona entrepreneur, Karl Eller).Shot loads of Super 8mm films in the mid-70s to early 80s. He has since posted them on YouTube.Avid collector of comic books growing up in Brooklyn in the 70s. (David especially loved Spiderman!).Barry Manilow lived under his family's 5th floor apartment on E. 21st St. in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY in the late 60s. At the time, Barry worked for the Mattel toy company by day, and by night was an accompanist to Bette Midler. Barry's mom, Edna, also lived in the building, in an apartment on the same floor as David's family. But David's only memory of Barry is seeing him bang his head on an overhead pipe in the basement.Trippy connection: David took a USC film course with adjunct professor, Steve Binder, who co-directed "The Star Wars Holiday Special" (1978). Fast forward to December 2022: David plays Santa in the "Guardians of The Galaxy: Holiday Special," which Director James Gunn said in interviews, was influenced by the aforementioned Star Wars holiday special.Second cousin to Doug Weinstein, associate director/producer in sports television for the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG).Second City Hollywood improv training.An only child, but had a lot of neighborhood friends to compensate. However, David always wondered what it was like to have a brother or sister. (He surmises he was a handful growing up, and was all his parents could handle!). |
| Trademarks: |
Great character actor
Great facial expressions and body language
Chameleon
Very versatile
Authentic |
| Quotes: |
Life is trial u0026amp; error.
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Takes courage to get over the "suck."
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The harder I work, the luckier I get!
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In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Writer |
| Others works: |
(March 19, 2022 - March 20, 2022) Ballet: Don Quixote - playing Sancho Panza, a simple farmer in the Festival Ballet Theatre production of the Spanish literary classic, Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine, CA. Choreographers & co-directors: Salwa Rizkalla, Say |
| Parents: |
Arthur Moskowitz
Myrna Moskowitz-Taylor
Howard Taylor |
| Relatives: |
Doris Gartner Weinstein (Cousin)
Dennis Gartner (Cousin)
Doug Weinstein (Cousin)
Alyssa Weinstein (Cousin)
Rhonda Wechsler (Cousin)
Rozzie Moskowitz (Aunt or Uncle)
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