Greg Scarnici is a comedic writer/director/actor who is probably best known for his viral music video parodies, featured on Fox News, "Best Week Ever" and in "Entertainment Weekly." He has also been featured on "30 Rock", "Nick Cannon: Short Circuitz", "Straight Plan For The Gay Man", and "Saturday Night Live", where he has also contributed jokes and promos. Other TV writing credits include The 2007 Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. Film credits include writing and directing the award-winning indie, "Glam-Trash" as well as numerous shorts that have played at festivals around the country.
For more hijinks and hilarity, including the "Blacklisted" Prince Parody, check out GREGSCARNICI.COM
Website
gregscarnici.com
Influences
David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Don Roos, John Waters, Russ Myers, Stanley Kubrick, Peter Sellers, Pedro Almodovar, Richard Linklater, Paul Thomas Anderson, Marty Feldman and Mrs. Roper from "Three's Company/The Ropers."
TV Shows
Best Week Ever, Straight Plan For The Gay Man, Saturday Night Live
Films
Glam-Trash, East Broadway, LVJ
Albums
Creative Junky by my alter ego, Skeeza. Available only on my ipod.
Greg Scarnici's Interests
General
Film, Writing, Comedy, Working Out, Eating Right (Vegetarian), Meditating, Taking Care of Myself - Then Forgetting About It And Drinking All Night Long, Interior Design, Obsessively Re-organizing ipod Playlists, Making Mix CD's (House, Electro & Disco Classix), Dinner Parties, Reading *Wallpaper magazine, cycling, yoga, spirituality, Science of Mind, Eating Chocolate.
Music
Electro-Funkdified-Disco-Jazz-Lounge-House, and of course, my hip hop alter ego, BQE.
Movies
2001, The Shining, Magnolia, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Mulholland Drive, Desperate Living, Glam-Trash, Blue Velvet, Basic Instinct, Eyes Wide Shut, Irreversible, A Clockwork Orange, Rosemary's Baby, Death Race 2000, Showgirls, La Dolce Vita, Cinema Paradiso, Hellraiser 2: Hellbound, Boogie Nights, The Warriors, Bad Education, Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down,
Television
Wonder Showzen, Strangers With Candy, Twin Peaks, The Jeffersons, What's Happening!!, Absolutely Fabulous, Robot Chicken, the Terry Sweeney year of "Saturday Night Live."
Books
The Interpretation of Dreams, Galapagos, Shadow Of The Wind, Picture of Dorian Gray, A Confederacy of Dunces, Girlfriend In A Coma, Me Talk Pretty One Day, The Corrections.
Cuny Hunter College
New York,New York
Graduated: 1994
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Film Production
Minor: English
1990 to 1994
St Francis Preparatory School
Fresh Meadows,New York
Graduated: 1990
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Alvernian Drama Society, Outdoor Lunch Club,
About me: Greg just joined Facebook, so if you're on there, look him up!
If you missed Greg performing live in "Queens: A Half-Man Show", don't fret. Say hello to Concetta Delvecchio, from Howard Beach:
See Greg in his parody of Amy Winehouse's performance at the Grammys. Over 300,000 hits here on The 'Space:
Check out Greg in this spoof of Britney's song & performance at the VMA's.
Over 2 million hits and featured on Fox News, TMZ, etc.:
Greg was also seen on "Nick Cannon: Short Circuitz" on MTV, in the music video, "Curious." Since it was edited for network standards, check out the unedited version here:
Curious - BQE
Greg in the "Fergalicious Parody." Over 1.5 million hits! It's hot, hot!
"Ring The Alarm Parody." Featured on "Best Week Ever" and in "Entertainment Weekly." Over 1 million hits!
One of my favorite parodies I've done so far, "Madonna: Recreated." I mean, come on, the first two parodies in this trilogy are like shot-for-shot remakes!
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4
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