About a month ago, after 6 or 7 weeks of auditioning, I found out I didn't get the lead role of a new series that filmed in Los Angeles. It was disappointing on a lot of levels but most importantly it meant I had lost a job that would keep me close to my family and our new baby. It's become the most difficult part of our business and often an impossible choice we are all having to make too often. Do I take a job out of town to provide for my family or miss out on precious moments I know I will never get back.
The show I didn't get would have been really fun, and it was a job of consistency and close to home.
When I didn't get it, I was devastated. I was so close that I had already mapped out the next 5-7 years of my life and was fully committed to this plan. That was my own fault to count my eggs before they hatched but I was so close and I thought I was so right for the role, I convinced myself it had to happen. It didn't and I was crushed and panicked I would not find a job at home any time soon.
Flash forward a week later and holy f-in sh*t, I felt like I'd won the lottery when I got the offer to be part of this show.
This is a dream come true and I can't express my gratitude to @malcolm_spellman , @daveandron , @fxnetworks and the entire cast and crew who have welcomed me into this prestigious world so graciously.
To get to be a part of a show that is about the history of my home town, about the music that shaped my childhood, and filmed in the city where I get to go home to my beautiful family everyday is more than I could ever have dreamed of or deserve.
Thank you thank you thank you!
The downside of dawn patrol surfing is your still half asleep and accidentally grab your spring suit and don't realize until your already at the beach... 🤦🏽♂️🥶🤙🏽
There is nothing better than going on adventures with my family. All I want is to make my boys world magical and for them to appreciate how beautiful the world can be. Last year once everything was settled down from the fires and we had found a temporary place to call home we went to one of our favorite places in Costa Rica. This was the second time we had been there and it was so awesome to go to place far away but in some ways felt like coming home. Pura vida! 🤙🏽
The look of a dad who got all the kids dressed, fed, and out the door on time... Realizing in the car I forgot my shoes, food for myself, and to brush my teeth. Nailed it.
Today is my beautiful wife's birthday. The last year has been one of the hardest, scariest, life-affirming, overwhelming, transformative, and beautiful we've experienced together. And all of the good parts wouldn't have been possible without the magic Erin has created for our family. A year ago just before Erin's birthday we left our home for many months because of the fires. Here we are a year later celebrating her birthday and the coming of another beautiful baby. Happy birthday Erin, I love you more than everything. ❤️
A year ago so many people we know and love had the course of their lives permanently altered. The fire ripped through our community and took so much from so many... But with that pain and destruction came something else. As myself and many others in our community supported each other in so many different ways, putting out fires, bringing elderly food and supplies, opening their homes, and giving a shoulder to cry on, I witnessed the best in humanity. Those first few days were scary and hard. Three nights after we left our home which would turn out to be for many months, we found our way to the lobby of a hotel in Santa Monica to celebrate my wife Erin's birthday. She is the most incredible woman I have ever known. It wasn't what we planned but it was perfect in so many ways. The last year has had its challenges but ultimately I am grateful everyone I know and love survived the fires and we are all here together to keep building a better future. #PalisadesStrong
