Rik Mayall, Ade Edmundson, Ricky Gervais, Monty Python, Simon Pegg + Nick Frost, Bill Murray, Mark Wooten, John Belushi, Dan Akroyd, UCB, Mr. Show, Larry David, early SNL, Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Peter Sellers, Hugh Laurie, Eddie Murphy, Spaceghost (all of Adult Swim, really), Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Joel and Mike both) Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher, and many many more...you can’t be inspiring without being inspired.
TV Shows
Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central’s Straight Plan for the Gay Man, Gemberling (now known as Fat Guy Stuck in Internet for Adult Swim).
Films
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (as Showtime)
Twist a Cap (The amazing Bartender)
Albums
curtis's Interests
General
Playing guitar. Writing comedy. Performing. Drinking scotch. Holing up and reading long books in one sitting. Watching every zombie movie ever made. Being a closet geek. Finding new and amazing foods. Exploring the world.* Making TV shows and movies.
*I haven’t done enough of this. Recommend an adventure for me, please. I’m thinking New Zealand.
Music
Classic Americana (think O’ Brother Where art Thou) Webb Brothers, Beatles, Beck, Al Green, Otis Redding, Misfits, Ween, Tom Waits, Nirvana, Teatro is my favorite Willie Nelson album, Johnathan Richman, I’m a sucker for orchestral soundtracks from epic sci-fi and fantasy movies. Joanna Newsome, Gillian Welch, Neutral Milk Hotel, Devotchka, The Red Elvises, Jenny Lewis, Led Zep, Donovan, Dylan, Johnny Cash, B&S, Magnetic Fields, the list goes on and on.
Movies
Rushmore, Bottlerocket, Royal Tennenbaums, Lost in Translation, Magnolia, Harold and Maude, Troll 2, Punch Drunk Love, Amelie, Delicatessan, City of Lost Children, Withnail & I..., American Movie, Ghost World, O' brother Where Art Thou, The Hustler, Eternal Sunshine, Lord of the Rings (all of them), Shaun of the Dead, Cemetary Man, Science of Sleep, the George Romero zombie series (except Land of the Dead...boo!), The Exorcist, The Shining Mother & Son, Original BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, A Christmas Story, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal (pretty much any 80's fantasy), Battle Royale, Breaking Away, Youngblood, all Tarantino, The Natural, Cinema Paradiso, Amacorde, Story of 1900, 3 O'Clock High, Goonies, Evil Dead (all of 'em)The Straight Story, Crumb, Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, La Dolce Vita, 5 Easy Pieces, The Last Detail...too many to name. I'm a movie freak.
Television
Charles in Charge, Bottom, Black Adder, Mr. Show, The Brass Eye, Curb, MST3K, The Office, Ali G, The Young Ones, JAM, SPACED, The Mighty Boosh, Snuffbox, Shirly Ghostman, Deadwood and anything else I need to write a spec script for.
Books
Man and His Symbols, Pathways to Bliss, The Power of Myth, Life of Pi, The World According to Garp, Easy Riders - Raging Bulls, Robert Asperin’s Myth series, Low Life, The Little Prince, The Lord of the Rings, Steven King’s Dark Tower series, Illuminatus!, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy...so many...so many. I read relentlessly.
Heroes
My biggest entertainment heroes are Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmundson, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant, and of course Bill Murray.
Bruce Campbell!
About me: I live in Brooklyn. After living in Manhattan for 7 years, and deeply fearing moving to an outer borough, I must admit I was completely out of my mind. Brooklyn is where it’s at. Oh, and yes, I’m fully aware that that’s sort of a, "No shit, buddy" observation. But you never know about these things until you experience them for yourself.
I’m obsessed with Jungian theories and Joesph Campbell’s genius. They truly were transparent to the transcendence.
I’m one half of a comedy duo called The Cowboy and John with my ol’ pal John Gemberling. We’ve been working together for 1000 years, and have our very own TV show on Adult Swim called, Fat Guy Stuck in Internet. Check it out...it’s funny, I promise. We’re also both dangerous Japanese demons, called Genmas.
I perform a lot at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
I’m beginning to become obsessed with how to save the environment. Al Gore has worked his hoo-doo on me, God bless him.
Once upon a time I was in an indie band in Portland
Oregon. My Iron Maiden t-shirt is starting to erode but I
can’t stop wearing it.*
COME SEE ME PERFORM! Every Friday night, 11pm at the UCB Theater, with my comedy group, Death by Roo-Roo. The group features some of the best comedians in New York.
Alo, I perform in an amazing monthly storytelling show called, The Nights of Our Lives. Check out the MySpace page for more detes. www.myspace.com/nightsofourlives
You won’t regret it.
Who I'd like to meet: I’m looking for a foul mouthed toothless sea-hag to
sweetly
spend the rest of my days with.
But isn’t that what every young lad wants?
Activity partners? That’s the lamest thing ever. I can
be
reached for "activity conversations" at cjgwinn2 (IM)
what up old uncle chains. If i payed you $200 and a case of beer would you be in an indy film with me and a couple of pals? Only partial nudity required.
Hello Mr. Curtis Gwinn. Do you and John Gemberling have any plans for releasing your work on DVD? I love your stuff. I wish I could have gone to some of your live shows.
what is up my old friend. jeez how long has it been since the first day i bugged you for one of your headbands. lol my oh my those were the days lol so whatcha been up to?
Last night in my dream you hosted a total rager at your house which was on a boat or maybe in a marina and when it got really late and everyone was wasted you made all of us sit down and play this incredibly difficult computer trivia game, and I was like Oh Nooo! I woke up thinking: Why is my subconscious so transparent and hackneyed?
whats up bro man i havent talked to you in a while. i was eating some hickory wings the other day and thought of you(no homo) so i just got back from voting but got me thinking....2012 Chains for president....not of the US but president of something
