Born and raised in Steubenville, Ohio - home of Dean Martin, Jimmy "The Greek", and Traci Lords. B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics from The Ohio State University. A tenured Community College professor until I gave it all up to be part of the the first main stage cast of The Second City, Cleveland. It's been about 14 years of stand-up, indie films, improv and sketch comedy, radio DJing, and all around trying to do some good with with like-minded friends. I'm still teaching part-time, both college-level Mathematics as well as improv for acting, communication skills, creativity, and team-building. There's more here: www.caleodis.com
"The Automatic Dog Wash" - The Idea - keyboards, vocals, songwriter "The Great Donkey Catapult" - The Idea - keyboards "Great Big Purple Hickey" - Rik Roberts - Engineer
caleodis's Interests
General
Improv, Acting, Writing, Stand-up, Radio.
Music
They Might Be Giants, Too Much Joy, Barenaked Ladies, Cake, Cracker, Sublime, The Refreshments, Frente, Shriekback, Presidents, Offspring, Harvey Danger, Watershed, The Eels, XTC, Dar Williams, Liz Phair.
Movies
The Prophecy, Ghostbusters, anything in the realm of sci-fi geekdom, all things indie.
Television
Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, Nick at Nite (Cheers, Wings, Cosby, Fresh Prince, etc.), ATHF, South Park - NOTHING on TV is "real" :)
Books
Schroedinger's Kitten, Truth In Comedy, Douglas Adams, Caleb Carr, Laurel K. Hamilton.
Heroes
Phil Hartman, Carol Burnett, George Carlin, Mike Meyers, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Jane Curtain, Cheech and Chong, Steve Martin, The Smothers Brothers, Dr. Demento, "Weird" Al Yankovic.
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus,Ohio
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Combinatorics
Clubs: Thesis: The Development of GAP Code to Test the Depth of Schreier Trees Produced by Strong Generating Set Constructors
1992 to 1995
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus,Ohio
Graduated: 1992
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Mathematics/Biochemistry
Minor: Modern Greek Studies
Clubs: summa cum laude,
with honors in the Liberal Arts;
Sigma Epsilon Phi - "the REAL Greeks";
Phi Beta Kappa;
Alpha Lamda Delta/Pi Eta Sigma;
Strollers Student Theatrics
1987 to 1992
Indian Creek High School
Wintersville,Ohio
Graduated: 1987
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: back when it was called "Wintersville!"
"Golden Warrior" Marching Band - Field Commander
RANDOM SUNDAYS at IO West - $5 all night! (email me for comps)
9PM - news-inspired sketch comedy that I sometimes write and perform:
10PM - pop culture-inspired sketch comedy that I rarely direct, sometimes write, and perform:
By day I'm a Math Professor, by night an actor/comedian/improviser/DJ/etc etc etc.
Any work would be great. Indie films are fun. My long-term goal for the moment is to get on a sitcom. I'd make a great brother-in-law, wacky neighbor, asshole boss, or any supporting character.
Who I'd like to meet: Artists or Agents, Performers, Casting Directors, Anyone who loves improv, Writers, Comics, Anybody who'd care to hang.
Hi George! They talked about you on CD101 this morning. I thought that was pretty cool, since I sort of not really know you. But I do know people who know you. That counts, right? ;)
I said it on Facebook, I'll say it again here (slightly different phrasing):
This is from friends of mine, so there is a little bias, but it's feedback on last night's shows (they saw Big News, Wunnaweeks and Pop):
"We had a great time last night. All three shows were great but for me the highlight was the spa day. The interplay of the charts and actors was perfect."
Thank you for choosing my little sketch for our Best Of show, and giving us our wonderful staging that made it its best possible!
By day I'm a Math Professor, by night an actor/comedian/improviser/DJ/etc etc etc.
Any work would be great. Indie films are fun. My long-term goal for the moment is to get on a sitcom. I'd make a great brother-in-law, wacky neighbor, asshole boss, or any supporting character.
