Sina Amedson
Improv / Stand-Up / Sketch Comedy
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www.Twitter.com/SinaAmedson
Male
27 years old
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Last Login: 7/17/2009
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Sina Amedson's Comedian Bio
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| Bio | I’m an actor and a comedian. Born in Idaho, raised in California, Seattle and Utah and I consider the planet my home.
“Currently in his sixth year of stand up comedy, Sina Amedson clearly has what it takes to not only make others laugh, but contemplate life as well. His performances come across as relaxed and non-confrontational. Easily enjoyed by anyone no matter what comedic style you prefer.
Amedson is venting his passion these days through a microphone on a stage near you. He’s doing a show that he hopes will help change people's perspectives about comedians.
I highly recommend visiting Sina's Myspace page (www.myspace.com/SAmedson) for a thorough biography, amusing blog, tour dates, videos, and more. He is a humble and personable guy and you will not be disappointed.”
- Written by Chase Roper of Punchline Magazine (http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/about) | | Website | SinaAmedson.com | | Influences | My favorite comedians to watch are: Dave Attell, Doug Stanhope, Sean Rouse, Trenton James, Ron Shock, Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Brian Regan and Mitch Hedberg.
My friends make me laugh on a regular basis. I also love everyone I've met doing improv.
Adam Carolla is my muse and possibly my biggest influence. He inspires me on a daily basis. He is the funniest man alive in my mind.
| | Members | 5 inches on a good day. I guess it also depends on where I measure from. | | TV Shows | Sina Amedson's IMDb Page
T.V. SHOWS:
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Gym Rats (Pilot for 20th Century Fox & Myspace Video)
The Faux Show (Sketch Comedy Show)
Wiseguys TV Stand Up Special (KJZZ)
Promised Land (CBS)
Mountain Midday Live! (PCTV)
COMMERCIALS:
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Game Crazy: Rockband Elf (National)
No Crypto Utah: Crypto Man (aka Diarrhea Man) (Regional)
Xango/REAL Soccer: Office Streaker Guy (Local)
Questar Gas: Therm on the Street (Local)
Totally Awesome Computers: Rahjeed (Local)
ComedySportz AKA The Funniest People: Funny Person (Local)
Robert J. Debry: Juror 5 (Local)
Low Book Sales: Guy Dancing in His Underwear (Local)
INDUSTRIAL WORK:
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O.C. Tanner
Mrs. Field’s Cookies/Pretzel Maker
Bath and Body Works
Young Living Essential Oils
Malaluka Skin Products
Team Services
Many Local News Appearances
| | Films | Sina Amedson's IMDb Page
MY FILMS:
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DELIGHTFUL WATER UNIVERSE (A Trent Harris film starring Bill Allred from X96)
BIBLE STORIES (JEREMIAH’S CALL) (GO FILMS)
CIRCUMSTANCE (Indie Film by Maryam Keshavarz)
REFLECTIONS IN THE MUD (Indie Film by Nyk Fry)
A TREE FELL IN THE FOREST (Indie Film by Hassan Sherkat)
6 BLIND MEN AND AN ELEPHANT (Children’s Media Initiative)
WIENERS (w/ Jenny McCarthy, Andy Milonakis, Zachary Levi, Keenan Thompson, Daryl Hammond and Kyle Gass)
DARK MATTER (w/ Meryl Streep, Aiden Quinn & Liu Ye)
MY HABIBI (Sundance Film Labs with Director Kirsten Johnson)
CHURCH BALL (w/ Fred Willard, Clint Howard, Gary Coleman and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
ALL FOR HER (Indie film by Chris Landa)
THE OSSA BUCA EXERCISE (2 yrs @ Sundance Film Labs)
SINGLE TRACKS (Indie film by An Dinh)
THE CLIMB (Directed by John Schmidt)
THE MALDONADO MIRACLE (Directed by Selma Hayek)
VIDEO GAMES:
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I also worked with Microsoft back in 2000 to help make AMPED SNOWBOARDING for the X-BOX. It’s a snowboarding video game and you can find my name under the "Special Thanks" section of the manual. |
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Sina Amedson's Interests
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| General | Having fun. Working. In that order.
Categories of fun: Doing shows, making movies, writing, making people laugh, watching tv, reading books, Googling myself (it sounds grosser than it is), camping, going to shows and watching movies.
Categories of work: Everything I have to do to make the above things possible. Sometimes there’s some overlap...that’s when it feels like I did something right.
| | Music | I'll start off by making the cliche statement that I like all music.
With that out of the way...The last few albums I've bought are:
John Hiatt - Perfectly Good Guitar
Elvis Costello - The Very Best Of...
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold!
Aesop Rock - Labor Days and None Shall Pass
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Pulp Fiction Soundtrack
The Forrest Gump Soundtrack
The Essential Bob Dylan Collection
Pearl Jam - RearviewMirror
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Like Bad News
Queen - Greatest Hits
The Departed Soundtrack
A Tribute to Elliott Smith
Look at All The Love We've Found: A Tribute to Sublime
Bradley and Friends: Acoustic Sublime
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (Special Edition)
Hezekiah - Hurry Up and Wait | | Movies | Sina Amedson's IMDb page.
My movies...In order of their release (Newest to Oldest). Click on the pictures to go to their websites.
More to come!
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In Living Color, The Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead and Married with Children have probably influenced me the most from my childhood.
As a kid I also loved the whole TGIF line up:
Full House, Family Matters, Boy Meets World, Mr. Belvedere, Small Wonder, Out of this World, Saved By The Bell and cartoons like Looney Tunes, Tiny Toons, Gummy Bears, Tailspin and Duck Tales.
My current favorites also include:
Seinfeld
Family Guy
Southpark
Futurama
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
American Dad
King of the Hill
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
The Office
Human Giant
| | Books | Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist
Keith Johnstone -- Impro
Keith Johnstone -- Impro for Storyteller
Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller -- Live from New York
Jay Mohr -- Gasping for Airtime
Kevin Brockmeier -- The Brief History of the Dead
Steve Martin -- Born Standing Up
Hunter S. Thomson -- Hey Rube
Chuck Palahniuk -- Fight Club
Chuck Palahniuk -- Stranger Than Fiction
Ritch Shydner and Mark Schiff -- I Killed...True Stories From The Road
Chris Gardner -- Pursuit of Happyness
David Sedaris -- Holidays on Ice
Lois Lowry -- The Giver
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
Martin Gardner -- AHA!
Mark Twain -- Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and just about everything else he's written.
Brian Jacques -- The whole REDWALL series.
All of Shel Silverstein's poems and books | | Heroes | First and foremost:
Nolan Trenton Beesley (RIP 2002) and the whole Beesley family. Thank you guys for everything. I owe you so much that words can't explain it.
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Trenton James
My mom, my stepdad and my uncles (thanks for my sense of humor)
Bill Hicks
Robert Nesta Marley
Tupac Amaru Shakur (RIP 1996)
Tony Montana
And anyone else who personifies the achievement of the American Dream.
People who have touched my life and influenced me in a powerful way:
By clicking on any of the pictures below, you will be taken to their websites.
Trenton James. Star of Pirates of the Great Salt Lake and my best friend. He's also the star of the Trenton James Show and is a regular cast member of the internationally recognized improv troupe, Comedy Sportz He taught me improv and is probably the sole reason I am an actor and comedian today. I would've quit a long time ago if not for him. He's my Obi Wan. Click the picture to be taken to Trent's MySpace page.
Adam got me through my adolescence by being that voice of reason that young kids need and he just happened to be the funniest and sharpest guy on the planet. Self educated and self motivated, he created gold from nothing and I owe much of who I am today to the lessons and philosophies he shared (and continues to share via The Adam Carolla Show)over the radio waves to millions including a lonely kid sitting in his room looking for guidance and entertainment. In all my moves and instability as a child, he was the only constant that I could always search out and find comfort in. Adam Carolla, thank you.
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You have opened my eyes and made me understand the world in so many ways that I feel like I can never fully thank you. I look at comedy and life differently because of your philosophies. Thank you very much and I'll see you on the other side.
What you and did for the world of comedy will never be duplicated. You have enriched my life as well as many others. Thank you for the great times and all the laughs. You will be missed.
I have looked up to you since I was a child and meeting you was one of the greatest moments of my career. You and your work were and remain to be in a league of your own. Your insight into the world has sparked something inside my mind that will forever be grateful to you. Thank you...You were one of a kind. |
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Utah Comedians, Comedians of MySpace, Kirkland Laugh's !, DAVE ATTELL is AWESOME!, Benny's Dildicorn Brigade, tHe SuNdAy FuNnIeS!, Wiseguys Comedy, I hate Blaze Beau!
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Sina Amedson's Details
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| Status: | Swinger | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Tustin, CA -- Issaquah, WA -- Salt Lake City, UT | | Body type: | 5' 8" / Athletic | | Ethnicity: | Middle Eastern | | Religion: | Christian - other | | Zodiac Sign: | Aries | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No | | Children: | Love kids, but not for me | | Education: | Some college | | Occupation: | Super hero / Bond villian |
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Sina Amedson's Schools
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University Of Utah
Salt Lake City,Utah
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Marketing/Business
Minor: Philosophy
Clubs: Snowboarding Club, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS).
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Cottonwood High
Salt Lake City,Utah
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Snowboarding, Skating, Football, Soccer, and I threw a lot of keggers.
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1998 to 2000 |
Skyline High School
Sammamish,Washington
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
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Sina Amedson's Networking
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Film - Drama - Acting
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I've been involved as an actor in the film industry since 2000. I have had varying roles in several films from starring roles to day player. See my body of professional work at www.IMDb.com. I am eligible to join SAG.
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Television - Talent - Acting
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I've done a number of commercials and Industrial films...I've had one stand up television special.
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Sina Amedson's Companies
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Talent Management Group
Salt Lake City, Utah US
Talent
Actor/Model
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2004-present
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Comedy Sportz Improv Troupe
Provo/Worldwide, UT US
Cast Member
SLC/Provo
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2003-Present
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Sina Amedson's Latest Blog Entry
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The L.A. Chronicles Chapter 4 - Atmosphere
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The L.A. Chronicles Chapter 3: A Little Recognition 4/28/09
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L.A. Chronicles Chapter 2: Today was a bust. 4/30/09
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Check out this video: Sina Amedson - Comedy Competition 2008 (Finalist)
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Check out this video: Sina Amedson Acting Demo Reel (2009 Teaser)
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