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 Westberg was born and raised in Seattle, graduated in Radio/TV Speech from Washington State University, served a stint as a naval officer on board a destroyer primarily in the Western Pacific and arrived in Hollywood in 1966 to seek his fame and fortune. His progress moved along nicely, and by the early 70's, was earning a living as an actor, and continued to do so for the next ten years. In 1982, he moved behind the camera, and was hired as an admin. assistant at Actors Equity. There he oversaw the agency dept. and the 99-seat Waiver Program. In 1983, he joined the staff at ICM as the West Coast Head of Theatre at the agency. In 1986, he headed at Triad Artists Inc. where he covered theatre and independent features. Then, in 1991, he established David Westberg Management which he headed for the next fifteen years. Finally, inn 2006, he returned to acting, having come full circle. Westberg volunteers time and energy to entertainment-related organizations. He served four years as Chairman of the Western Council of the Actors Fund of America, sits as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SAG.AFTRA Federal Credit Union, and for the past four years, has been on the SAG.AFTRA Board of Directors of the Los Angeles local.
Bio:
Westberg was born and raised in Seattle, graduated in Radio/TV Speech from Washington State University, served a stint as a naval officer on board a destroyer primarily in the Western Pacific and arrived in Hollywood in 1966 to seek his fame and fortune. His progress moved along nicely, and by the early 70's, was earning a living as an actor, and continued to do so for the next ten years. In 1982, he moved behind the camera, and was hired as an admin. assistant at Actors Equity. There he oversaw the agency dept. and the 99-seat Waiver Program. In 1983, he joined the staff at ICM as the West Coast Head of Theatre at the agency. In 1986, he headed at Triad Artists Inc. where he covered theatre and independent features. Then, in 1991, he established David Westberg Management which he headed for the next fifteen years. Finally, inn 2006, he returned to acting, having come full circle. Westberg volunteers time and energy to entertainment-related organizations. He served four years as Chairman of the Western Council of the Actors Fund of America, sits as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SAG.AFTRA Federal Credit Union, and for the past four years, has been on the SAG.AFTRA Board of Directors of the Los Angeles local.
Tivia:
Named by AFTRA Nominating Committee for a seat on the LA Local Board of Directors of AFTRA. (March 2010)Returned to acting after being cast in a commercial for an anti-smoking campaign. (July 2006)Was the three-time chairman of the Western Council, Actors Fund of America. (June 2006)Working on a book, Just Be Yourself, a guide for actors to a successful career in the entertainment industry. (September 2009)Elected to the Board of Directors of the AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union. (March 2005)Elected member, Board of Directors, Los Angeles local, SAG.AFTRA 2011 and 2013.Elected Vice-Chairman of the Board, AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union, 2014.On March 29, 2019, Westberg was elected Chairman of the Board of SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union, a one-year term.In March 2019, Westberg was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union. |
| Name: |
David Westberg |
Type: |
Actor,Director,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 07:24:36 |
| Height: |
6' 2' (1.88 m) |
| Biography: |
Westberg was born and raised in Seattle, graduated in Radio/TV Speech from Washington State University, served a stint as a naval officer on board a destroyer primarily in the Western Pacific and arrived in Hollywood in 1966 to seek his fame and fort |
| Trivia: |
Named by AFTRA Nominating Committee for a seat on the LA Local Board of Directors of AFTRA. (March 2010)Returned to acting after being cast in a commercial for an anti-smoking campaign. (July 2006)Was the three-time chairman of the Western Council, Actors Fund of America. (June 2006)Working on a book, Just Be Yourself, a guide for actors to a successful career in the entertainment industry. (September 2009)Elected to the Board of Directors of the AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union. (March 2005)Elected member, Board of Directors, Los Angeles local, SAG.AFTRA 2011 and 2013.Elected Vice-Chairman of the Board, AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union, 2014.On March 29, 2019, Westberg was elected Chairman of the Board of SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union, a one-year term.In March 2019, Westberg was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union. |
| Quotes: |
An informed actor is an empowered actor! |
| Job title: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
| Others works: |
(2014) Member of the Board of Directors of Los Angeles local of SAG-AFTRA.
(2014) Member of the Board of Directors, AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union. |
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